Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-06
A Semi Professional Ball
Team Is Assured.
Games viii Be Played Every
Saturday al Fairview.
Somerset Congregational Confer
I ence June $40 At Bingham.

tended the Schunann-H eink concert
in Augusta Friday night were Mrs. r.
r. Patten, Miss Addie Swain, Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin, Miss Lola Goodwin,
Mrs f. f. McNeelie, Mrs. Helen c.
Wing and Mrs Edith S. Shepherd.
skowhegan will have a semi-profes
sional ball team this summer and
games will be played at Fairvew park
every Saturday afternoon. The mana
ger is Harry Danforth, who will also
captain the team and play in center
field. 1t is expected that Joe Haley of
. Lewiston will do the bulk of the pitch
ding. He has played in the Trolley
League and last season was with Liv-
ermore Falls He is said to be a fast
man. Max Clark will do the catching.
ROderick, last season with Watervilie,
will cover first base. He is a good man
and heavy hitter. Pete Provencal
will be located at second. On third will
be Lewis. who has played that posi-
ton this season with the SkOWhegan
High school. Dore will be at short This
twill make d very strong infield. Savage
will be in right and Harville Of East
Madison will play left and pitch occa-
sionally. The only thing needed to
make the season a success will be sup
port. The fans will turn out if the boys
put up IL good game. On paper the
. team looks like a strong one.
G. w. Bicknell and S. Il. Chase return
ed Friday noon to their home in Ha
verhil Mass. While here they bought
two of the get of Stirling. One was a
mare, five years old, bought of Frank
Parker, the other a yearling from II.
r. Bcarce This was out of Nettie w.
Roth horses were shipped that morn
ing.
+. G. Danforth has been elected
president of the Skowheean Electric
Light Co. taking the vacancy caused
by the death Of the late William
Doran.
j. w. Packard will conduct services
In tho Union church in East Cornvlle
tomorrow morning at 1879. Mr.. Pack
ard has charge of the Methodist mis-
sion at Bigeow Hill.
Clyde Spofford of Scion has secured
situation with f. X. Delano, the
terer AMI has entered upon his duties.
Hon. Turner Boswell OF Scion was
in town Friday on his way home from
a business trip down river.
Folsom Merrill has returned home
from Bowdoin College and will pass
che summer vacation here with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f. N. Merrill.
Mrs. Perley Greenleaf left Friday for
Gardiner for visit with relatives. She
will make trip to Bar Harbor before
returning.
r. f. Avery Of Brighton Plantation
was in town on business Friday.
Il. X. French. who had been the
days, returned to Portland Friday. He
IS the transfer mail clerk in The Union
station in that city.
The Good Will Club of the Congrega-
tional church had an excursion Friday
to Good Will Farm, where the mem
hers attended the exercises of the grad
uating class of the High school. AT
noon Basket lunch was enjoyed.
There were IS ladies in the party
A chorus choir Of 20 voices has been
organized in the Congregational church
and a rehearsal will be held in the yes
try at o'clock this evening.
James Low, conductor of the mixed
train. was off duty Friday. He was one
of the bearers at the funeral of his
lifelong friend. George A. West, which
occurred in Waterville that afternoon.
were Col. and Mrs. A. G. Blunt and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Blunt.
Edward ~ Snow and Frank f. Mer
riam. students at the University OF
Maine arrived home from Orono Fri
day for the summer vacation.
Deputy Sheriff J. D. NJ. Foster was
in town over Thursday night. bringing
here a drunk who was sentenced in
xI,,,A xA,x- t,,
days in the county Jail.
Mrs. J. H. Woow left Friday for
Richmond where she will attend the
annual convention of the Seventh Day
Advents of Maine The date of the an
nual campmeeting will be decided up
on at this time and an assignment of
workers made for the ensuing year
Mrs George o. Smith. two children
nurse and maid arrived Thursday from
Washington. D. c.. and will pass the
summer in their Elm street home.
The S5th annual conference of the
Conversational churches of Somerset
county will be held in the First Con-
gregational church in Bingham next
Tuesday and Wednesday. June . and
10. Each church is entitled to two dele
gates Reduced rates have been Sc
cured on the Somerset Railway and the
electric car lines. Those who desire to
attend are requested to send thelr
names at once to Rev. w. A. Rich
mond, Bingham. The following is the
complete program:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Two o'clock, organization; Els devo-
tional services. led by the moderator;
23O, address of welcome, Rev. w. A.
Richmond: response by the nodera
! tor: 245, address. THE Ground ana
Value of Optimism in Christian
Work." Rev. B. B. Merrill. Skowhe-
I gan; 3.15, conference sermon. Rev. e.
D. Boothby, Madison; Communion
I service Rev. T. b. HIATT. North An
son, Rev. E. S. Cudworth, Scion, wo-
mans missionary hour.
TUESDAY EVENING.
devotional service, Rev. T. B. HIATT,
s7.3o; address, 1.-The Young Peoples
{ Missionary Movement" Rev. j. {.