Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-09-21

Maine General hospital at Portland
Friday night. after Il surgical opera
ton, performed in the morning. Miss
Green was in the employ OF Mr.. Will
SON for many years. During the past
summer she had been at the seaShore
at the cottage Of Mr.. and Mrs. \. II.
Totman. A brother. Woodward Green,
who lives in this town. survives. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Green OF this town. The remains
were brought to the home Of her
brother Saturday night The funeral
services will be held at 10 A. NJ. Mon
oiay and the interment Will be at Nor
r;dgeWock.
At the regular meeting of the superin-
tending school committee, attended by
Mrs Kate Ellis, Wilbur Mitchell and
Charles Lawry, and by the superintendent
of schools, w. O. I[ersey. many matters
deeply concerning the bettement of the
school service We're discussed and acted
upon. The matter that caused the great
est concern was the conSested condition
Of Grade III and " rooms. 1t was Ii
nally decided to open one of the rooms
in the Wlite schoolnouse on Lower Main
street for the use Of pupils from the
same grades from the North Grammar
and the South Grammar. taking pupils
who reside in this vicinity. The matter
of uniformity in the text books was con-
sidered and some action will be taken.
Algebra is to be introduced into Grade
IN ana zoology is to be removed. One
year the town supplied a drawing teach
el. and furnished materials. and when the
course was discontinued the material was
still furnished. and action was tn zen upon
the matter. Paper, pens and ink al" TO
be supplied. 1t was discovered by MI.
Hersey that the schools were not meeting
the requirement of the scnool law In re-
gard to the length Of school hours. Tney
we're nearly one hour short. The schools
will be in session from to Il and I15
to 4 o'clock.
George Poland who has boon cmr'nHcd
at parlin Pond upon tire construction Of
A large hote! and otlcr b-ilaiu@a r"r t'te
summer. has returned To his h"T" i'"l",
Forest fires are raging in thnt vicinity
and the condition of the ;tir does not
agree with him.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Nca, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas T. LaWry ana sons returned TO
their homes. after 4 trip to MoXie pond.
Euccna Davis. Who has been ON n visit
to relatives in Belfast ror a week. mas
returned To his hc,nc in Benton Station,
called by the death of George Shorey.
The furoral of the late George y. sho-
rev Of BENTON Station was bcld at the
home of Charles A. Brown at Benton sta
tion at > o'clock Sunday afternoon. Roy,
J. Z. Clark of the First BAPTIST church
officiating. Floral tributes we've sent by
clinton Ledge. p. of IT.. and hv friends.
The remains were inferred in the Ames
cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Vose have re-
turned from a weeks honeymoon trip.
They will reside in this town.
The general commmittee Of the Young
Peoples Society Of the First Baptist
church has announced change from the
regular manner of conducting the meeting
of the society. There will he song
and praise service for half on hour. and
ther PRAYER and the usual time will he
1eycteG to testimonials.
NJ. and Mrs. Sewell Pratt Of Sidney are
on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cain
at Benton Station for a few days,
NJ ard Mrs. Everett hunter ol Nlih-
ton were the guests of MI and Mrs.
i James Wares Sunday.
A very pleasant birthday party was en-
loved at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. c. G.
Totman on High street Saturday night
| IN honor of A. II. Totman. The guests
| # tre evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
y Turner Of Los Angeles. Cal. Refresh
! nents were served and a Jolly good time
passed
! The first accident to he recorded in the
| ;,,,,,e,;iate section resulting FROM auto
l r,o1;1es occurred F-iday night when Fe-
to, r1~u,aoin of Salem. Mass, was brought
1 - +Ie office of DR.. F. c. Hooper of this
town for treatment. The x ray was Tsed