Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08
kennebec Valley Wom-
ans Club Association
Passes Delightful Day Wednes-
day al Lakewood.


The members of the Kennebec VAL
ley Womafl,s Club Association, which
takes in the organizations in Water
vile, Fairfield, Oakland and Augusta.
arrived here by special train at 2.40
Wednesday afternoon. Cars were at
once taken to Lakewood where the
Field day exercises were held. Mrs.
Mary Steward Heath Of Waterville, a
former Skowhegan girl, is the presi-
dent. The visitors were met at the
station by the committee of arrange
ments, consisting of Miss Hannah r.
Page, Mrs. Daisy D. Merrill, Mrs. Hat
tie A. Danforth, representing the Wo-
mans Club, and Mrs. Edith S. Philbrick
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Merrill and Mrs.
Martha l.. Griffin of the Sorosis.
A literary program was carried out
among the speakers being Mrs. E. L.
Marsh of Providence, r. l., wife of a
former Waterville pastor. a Picnic
supper was served at o'clock. Cars
were taken for the return to Skowhe-
gan, where the special train was in
waiting which connected in Waterville
with the Pullman for Augusta. There
was large attendance and most en-
JOyuUle tIIhe is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Smith left
Wednesday for Midway, Mass, where
they will be guests of her nephew, Dr.
j. Howard Wyman. From there they
will visit her brother, Harley Wyman,
in Rehoboth. This is the first vaea-
ton Mr.. Smith has had in six years.
During his absence his coal business
here will be managed by his daughter,
Miss Margaret Smith, one of the few
women in Maine engaged in this occu-
patton.
Mrs Mabel Thompson was in town
for few hours Wednesday, the guest
of her uncle. William Rand.
H. c. Tobey of Athens is the guest
of his daughter, Mrs. j. A. Mooers.
Dwight F. Smith has entered upon
his duties as engineer and observer on
the magnetic survey yacht Carnegie
This yacht has recently been COM
pleted for the Carnegie Institute at
Washington, D. c.. and is under the
direction of the department of terres-
tial magnetism.
Miss Mollie Wheeler of Hallowell is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry
Dillingham;.
An Arson deputy, E. r. Walker, Sat
urday searched the place on Main
street Madison run by Gideon Fernald
and found number of empty jugs and
bottles and small quantity of liquor,
also evidence of several single sales
against the man. When he was ready
to arrest him Gideon was not to be
found. 1t is thought, however, he is in
hiding in that town and that he will be
apprehended later thought he is said
to have left for parts unknown. The
sheriff received word Wednesday that
the witnesses had been spirited away.
M. J. Doyle was arrested in Bingham
Saturday on the charge of a single sale
by Deputy FOSS. Complaints had been
made for some time that liquor was
being sold in that village to the detri-
ment of business and Sheriff Mooers
was asked to make an investigation.
But while he was being notified of con-
ditions his deputy had been quietly
working on the case and made the ar
rest 1t appears that Doyle came from
Boston and was employed as a hostler
in the stable of Thomas Cahl of Cam
bridge, Mass, who passes the summers
in Bingham, his native place. Deputy
FosS secured a warrant and searched
the stable, but was unable to find any
liquor. Doyle furnished bonds in the
sum of 5000 for his appearance in the
Skowhegan municipal court last Mon
day, but he failed to show up. In
stead. so Sheriff Mooers stated to the
writer Wednesday, he went to Scion,
" ichk 1,o
man to Oakland. There it is presumed
he continued on to Boston. His bonds
man is James Cahil. a brother to
Thomas. The sheriff and county attor-
ney have been asked to have the time
set for the trial extended to next Mon
day, as the surety thinks he will be
able to have the respondent i'm court at
that time. If not he will be obliged to
forfeit to the county the 5000.
The congregation at the close Of the
session of Good Citizens meeting held
lin the Methodist church Sunday night
took rising vote of thanks as an ex-
preston of their appreciation of the
good work performed by Sheriff Mooers
during the six months he has been in
office.
Judge Lawrence of the local NUM-
cipal court held a special session in
Madison Tuesday and one drunk was
fined So and costs. He paid.
At the close of the circus here Mon
day night the wife of the proprietor.
Mrs Al F. Wheeler had an exciting
adventure. but which resulted in no
harm, to that lady. she was leaving
the lot with sum of money in bag
when a man showed a revolver in her
face and wanted the cash She cried
for help and her screams were heard
by some of the canvas men who hast
ened to her assistance. The man ran
away and was lost in the darkness.
Mrs. Wheeler was unable to give any
description of the worid-be footpad.