Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-27


pearance of city streets Is improved.
Howard B. Hilton, senior vice de-
partment commander Of Veterans OF
Foreign Wars of the United States,
left Monday morning for SANFORD,
where he will assist in organizing
a Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States.
Rev. George Merriam, pastor OF
the Bethany Baptist church, on
Sunday afternoon resumed conduct
ing services at the Federated church
in Hinckley, which he has been I'M
able to do during winter because of
the travelling.
Rev. I. b. Mower, d. D., of Wa
terville, who visited over Saturday
night at the State Reformatory for
Women and who spoke at the Beth
any church at the morning service
Sunday, went to Fairfield in the aft
ernoon, where he substituted at the
Baptist church in the evening for
the pastor, Rev. Alexander Hender-
son, who is i'll.
George Breach Of the Burns De-
tective Agency of Boston, who has
been a guest of Deputy Sheriff and
Mrs. Elton Markham, returned on
Monday to Boston.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow, pas
tor of the Federated church, will be
one of the speakers at the annual
meetings of the State Congregational
Conference, which will be held in
Portland, May to &. Mr.. Thurlow's
subject will be 1.-THE Kingdom of
God in Maine"
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Seamans
and sons, Herbert and George, who
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Fla, arrived at their home at NAL
bon's Mills, Saturday afternoon,
making the trip by machine. They
have had a fine winter in the south,
where they like very much. Their
daughter, Miss Mamie Seamans. q
stenograpl.rr who has a fine position
in Sarasota, has not returned.
Miss Lillian Boulette is a patient
at the Deaconess hospital in Boston.
Miss Agnes Gatherer of Waterville
is a guest at the home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Lord of the River road.
Many friends in town Of w. O..
Chase of the River road, who has
been critically i'll with pneumonia,
will be pleased to, know that his
| condition is improving.
Peter Sired has sold his farm on
the River road to Mr.. Smith from
Portland, who will move his family
, here in the near future. Friends
of the Sired family are sorry to have
| them leave town as they have made
many friends here. They plan to
make Springfield, Mass, their future
home and will leave for that city
the last of May or the first of June
Mrs. Dora Witham, who cares for
her father, James Hammond, in
Mercer, is passing a few days in
town with the family of her son,
Benjamin Witham.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Staples, who
have been in Livermore, have re-
turned to Skowhegan, where Mr..
Staples has employment With the
Maine Telephone and Telegraph Co.
| They are now staying at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fairfield,
/ but plan to occupy the Mills house
on Pine street later, as they did
when they formerly resided here.
No services will be held this week
or on next Sunday at the Centenary
Methodist church because the pastor
and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Herbert L.
Nichols are in Rockland attending
the Maine State Methodist confer
| ence.
Glasses of the Colby College Ex-
tension course will convene at the
| high school building this Tuesday
evening. directed by Professor We
Der and Librarian Mariner. Mem
bers of the Madison teaching force
! will attend the classes.
| The choir of the Methodist church
will meet at the church Friday even
! ing for practice, under the direction
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/ supervisor of music in the public
I schools.
| Young people Of the Federated
church who wish to attend the sum-
| mer school conducted at Cobbossee-
contee, by the State Congregational
! Conference, are requested to report
! this week to the pastor, Rev. George
l.. Thurlow or to officials of the
| church. The church expects to send
a large number of their young peo-
| pie to this conference.
The following dentists have an
nounced an agreement to close their
! respective offices, Saturday after
Moons during the months of MAY to
Octooer' inclusive: Fred o. SAWYER,
| Stanley NJ. Cover, Charles X, Viles,
Arthur E. Rodded, Raymond A,
Derbyshire and Harold Dumont.
| Many young people of the FEEDER
ated church are to enter the Congre-
! gational church Extension ociety es-
say contest, writing upon the subject
! of How to interest those outside the
| church in the church." A layman has
offered $3.50 to be distributed in
! prizes. The essays to be written by
| two groups, one ranging in ages un-
! der Is years and the second from is
! to % years of age.
| Mrs. Eva Fairfield and SON in law.
Jack Helstrom, who have been
, guests at the home of Mrs. Fairfield's
! son, Howard Fairfield on Pine street.
/ have returned to Portland, making
the trip by machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Carpenter re-