Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-05-11
The Hour Club

The Hour Club
The Hour Club held it's annual meet
ing Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Jen-
ME Flood Kreger An informal well
come was given the past president,
returned from Florida, where she has
been passing the winter. after which
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Mrs. Ruth
Ames; vice president. Mrs Alta Mitch
ell; secretary, Mrs. Jennie kreger;
treasurer. Mrs. Elizabeth Reed; audi
tor, Mrs. Sarah Patterson. A very
enthusiastic business meeting was
held and new plans were made for
the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Savage of Au-
gusta were In town Friday on >busi-
ness.
Hugh Hight has purchased the Rom
CO house on Mace street.
Miss Pauline Dyer of Dexter, who
has been visiting relatives in Vassal-
boro, has returned and is visiting at
the home Of her aunt, Mrs. John Sui
livan.
Miss Helen Brewer. who has been
visiting Mf. and Mrs. Melbourne
Cronkhite, has returned to Augusta.
Miss Elizabeth Archer, Miss Goldie
Seltzer, Miss Bernice Orby, Miss Mar
guerite and Miss Vesta Warren were
in Clinton Friday evening attending
the play Getting Acquainted with
Madge," given by the senior class of
Lawrence High school.
Mrs. George Small and Miss Vera
Small motored to Skowhegan Friday
afternoon.
Miss Abbie Morse returned to her
home in Winslow Friday after pass
ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Crawford.
Charles Kicker has purchased a new
REQ car.
Miss Vesta Whitten has returned
from Dallas. Texas where she has
been passing several weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson Lawry.
Miss Muriel Brophy and Miss Eliz-
abeth Brophy went to Boston Thurs
day to visit friends over the week end.
Mrs Arthur Richardson and Miss
Annie Rolf of Clinton were shopping
In town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Denneth of
Portland passed short time in town
Friday on their return to Portland
after passing several days in Piscata-
quis and Somerset counties in the in
terests of the Union Mutual Life In
surance Co., of which Mr.. bennett is
manager of the Portland agency.
Mrs. w. H. Fowler of Skowhegan is
passing a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Addie F. Webb.
l.. p. Totman and son Walter of Du-
1uth arrived in town Friday with the
body of Mrs. Totman for burial in
Maplewood cemetery.
Mrs. Everette Totman of Needham,
Mass. is passing a few days with Mrs.
w. H. Totman.
Visiting her mother, Mrs. George
Shannon, returned to her home in May
nard Mass, Friday. She was accom-
panied by her mother, who went to
Peaks Island to visit her daughter,
Mrs. William Scott
NYES CORNER-Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Jennings of Augusta and Mrs.
calling on friends in this place Sum
Mrs. Frank Moors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Horne and
daughter. Maitland and Earl Currier
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Weed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Weed and
Merrill Stickles were guests several
days of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hender-
son.
Randolph Weed and Mr.. Stickles
have gone TO Portland to work and
the rest have returend to their home
in Fredericton. N. B.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Nye were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs Walter Basford on
the Ridge. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Devine were
guests Sunday of his parents.
Ida Haron is out again after an at
tack of mumps.
Mrs. Arthur Friend and son. Clar-
ence of North Anson were calling on
friends in this place. Wednesday.
Anyone wishing to see the work the
lightning did to a large elm tree
wants to drive to the Nye farm and
see a toothpick factory a short ways
from the house in the field. pieces
thrown for rods in all ways about
IL foot of the butt of the tree is SIM
ply in kindling.