Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Dexter
Modern Woodmen
Hold Field Day at
Seboomook Sunday

The Modern Woodmen Order of
this section of Maine enjoyed a field
day on Sunday at Seboomook. The
day was ideal and through the cour-
tesy of the Great Northern Paper
Company their park at Seboomook
was used during the day.
Two hundred Modern Woodmen
from Penobscot, Somerset, Piscata :
quis and other nearby counties jour-
neyed to Monson on Saturday eve-
ming where a fine meeting was en-
Joyed and degrees conferred on a
large class of candidates. The degree
teams of Dover Foxcroft and Green
Vile exemplified the work in a very
fine manner.
Supper was enjoyed at midnight
and social period enjoyed until
morning when the entire party mot
ored to Greenville where they board
ed the steamer Moosehead and SAIL
ed to Seboomook where the field day
was held. Breakfast was served on
the boat, N. w. Builelar Of Milo cat
ering.
The dinner of clam chowder was
served at Seboomook and in the aft
ernoon baseball game was enjoyed,
the married men playing the single
men with the latter victorious by a
SuDStantlal score.
Among the field workers attending
the meeting at Monson and the field
day were State Deputy G. c. Woods
of Bangor, State Deputy A. B. Bos-
ton of Vermont, District Deputies f.
c. Walker and H. r. Lewis.
Mr., and Mrs. A. w. Ketye and
daughters Arlene and Mrs. Carrie
Shea were Sunday guests of their
son and brother, Harold, at Wiscas-
set.
Frederick Coughlin has gone to
pass the remainder of his vacation
with his brother, James Coughlin and
family.
Arrangements have been made to
have the local Masonic club rooms
in the Masonic block used for rest
rooms on Saturday, August %.
Attention is called of the members
of the Dexter chapter of the Maine
Three Quarter Century club to the
second annual outing which will be
held in Augusta, August 80. A pic
mic dinner will be enjoyed at the
State park, after which the party
will go to the Blaine Mansion where
Governor and Mrs. Ralph o. Brews-
ter will tender them reception
from to 3 o'clock. This year there
are to be many new features to the
events of the day among which will
be horse shoe pitching contest, the
| winner of which will be presented
! with gold horse shoe. Those wish =
ing transportation to Augusta on
this day are requested to notify Mrs
/ William E. Brewster. 1913, and she
! will endeavor to arrange for It,
| Those who are not already members
of this club and are eligible. are
urged to go and join the ranks of
grand old people this year.
| Headquarters Company are max
! ing preparations for the State shoot
On Sunday the rifle team were at
! the local range and did some fine
| work. Sergt Ralph Richards made
some fine shorts at all ranges, and
| Pvt. Leo Peters did some excellent
shooting off hand, making a As out
| of every so, which is a new record
for this range.
| Charles H. Lander of Corinna was
before Judge A. w. Stone in the mu-
nicipal court Monday and paid a fine
of $12 and costs for reckless driving
| of a motor car.
Verne Hollis was before the cour,
on Monday and paid costs of 1920 or
a charge of driving without having
| his car properly registered.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Snow of To.
gus have been I'm town the guests OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde H. Smell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Cloutier
and son Omar have returned from sew.
| eral days at Wiscasset.
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Could and Mr.
and Mrs. James Grant enjoyed lob.
! ster dinner Sunday at Hancock Point