Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-19
MONMOUTH

n SpIeDulu Talk was given ny LIZ
Henry E. Dunnack Of Augusta at the
mems supper, Methodist chapel, on
Friday evening. DIR. Dunnack spoke
on 1.-THE Happiness of Simple Living,
of Work, of knowledge and Belief"
discussing questions of deepest. in
terest to every human being. There
was a good attendance. The next
meeting will be held in one month.
The annual meeting, of the local
Farm Bureau. both mems and wom-
ems divisions, will be held at an all
day meeting In Grange hall, Friday,
Jan. %, opening at 1O.3O.A NJ. Elec-
ton Of officers will be held and plans
for the year will be made. County
Agent Clarence A. Day will be pres
emit at this meeting and also Miss
Grace Pennock. home demonstrator.
A novel entertainment is to be
held at the Methodist chapel Fri
day evening, directed by Rev. c. j.
Brown. whose expert leadership is
sure to make It striking success.
The opening hour. 7.30. will be oc-
cupied until 8 with q greeting of
friends; at o'clock a trial of one
of the prominent members CT the
Junior church will be held and after
that a social hour. The select COM
mittee, who are judge and jury at
the trial: Elmer s. Hascall, chair
man; Leslie Jewell, Everett Day,
Russell Rolfe, Clarence Carr; prose-
cutor, Rev. c. j. Brown: counsel
for the accused, Alden Hutchinson;
clerk, Miss Ida Robinson. The or
ganization of the Junior Methodist
church is as follows, as far as COM
pleted: Stewards, Irma Dudley, Amy
Pettingill, Freda Slauenwhite, Beu-
lah Slauenwhite, Martha Blake,
Chester Rolfe, Eleanor Flanders;
trustees, John Dudley, Alden Hutch
inson. Clement Smith: treasurer,
John Dudley: financial steward,
Martha Blake: recording steward,
Freda Slauenwhite: music commit
tee, Freda Slauenwhite, Martha
Blake: finance committee, Alden
Hutchinson, Martha Blake, John
Dudley.
Mrs. Elbridge Thompson returned
Sunday from Holbrook, Mass,
where she has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Alton Grindle and
family for a week.
Miss Martha Blake was a week
end guest of her brother, C.. F.
Blake, and Mrs. Blake, in Waterville
Mrs. F. L. Chenery, Jr., has re-
turned from Boston, where she has
been the guest of friends for two
weeks.
A new student at Monmouth
Academy, enrolling at the opening
of the winter term, is Miss Gertrude
Trull OF Waterville, who has entered
{ ia al q
boarding at the home of Mrs. George
Haynes.
Friends of W. w. Plummer are
business as usual, after his recent
accident, although still suffering
from the severe shaking I'D which
he received. Mr.. Plummer made a
trip to Lewiston, Monday, by train
A recital by the piano pupils OF
Mrs. F. l.. Chenery, Jr., was recent
ly given at the home of the teacher
Those taking part were Carroll Jones
| Eleanor Jones. Amy Pettingill and
Clement Smith. Mrs. Chenery gave
an interesting demonstration of her
| method of teaching and of sight
reading by her pupils, before the
audience. which consisted of the
mothers and friends Of the children
The death of Mrs. Chastina P
Smith. wife of Rev. Frank w. Smith
at one time pastor of the Methodist
| church here. occurred in November
at her home in Portland. She was
| So years of age.
Nelson Chandler. who has been en-.
joying % days furlough in town
will return to Fort Warren, Boston
Harbor, Tuesday. Corp. Chandler
who has been In the U. S. Army fol-
! five years, thinks very highly Of
army life. He is now employed il
! Quartermaster's Corps, at Fort War.
| rem, having charge of storeroom sup
plies.
Schools at North Monmouth open
! ed on Monday, after being closed OF
| account of scarlet fever, and the
quarantine has been lifted from near.
! ly all the homes where there have
| been cases of the disease.
] A fine entertainment was given a
! Grange hall recently at the regular
meeting Of the grang. in charge o.
Monmouth academy teachers, Mis-:
Helen Chamberlain and Miss Phyllis
Mason. The program opened with 8
piano trio by the Misses Marthe
Blake. Grace Berry and Marjorie
Richardson. This was followed by a
farce in two acts. 1.-THE Man with the
Nose" There were specialties be-
tween the acts, including a reding by
| Miss Martha Blakefi and Singing by
! the Academy boys chorus in cos.
tune, which made a great hit. The
| academy teachers were assisted by
Mrs. Gertrude Gile Barron, principa
of the Center Grammar school. who
acted as accompanist for the evening