Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-15
SKoNAEeAIN.

cruiser Albany. now stationed off the
coast Of South America.
In addition to the class parts for the
annual Commencement exercises Of the
SkOwhegan High school and Bloom
field Academy, a list of which has al
ready appeared, four essays have been
chosen to be given on the night of the
graduation of the Senior claAs. These
were taken from 10 submitted to a COM
mittee composed Of Mrs E. N. Merrill,
E. C. Butler and l.. l.. Walton. The
awards went to Cleber Taylor, Sadie e.
Pennell, f. A. Markham and Marcia
Williams. To serve as alternates should
any Of the above be unable to be pres
eht two other essays were chosen.
These were. written by Maurice Pratt
| and William Andrews. 50
A. X Butler is in Dover on legal bus
mess. He is expected home this even
irg.
Among those who left Friday for
Orono to be present today at the inter-
collegiate track meet We're Everett Ba-
con, Leroy Seekins, James Reed,
George. Day, Morris Pratt Harold
Chase, .Malon Dane and E. Al. Parker
sub-master of the Skowhegan High
| was accompanied by Mrs. Parker.
Phil Neddo of NoT1'idgewocl< has be-
gun bis duties as porter at Hotel Co.
burn.
Mrs. e. A. West Of WatervfIle arriv-
ca Friday and is the guest of her
brother Col A. G. Blunt and family of
Elm street. She is the widow of the late
| George A. West for many years con-
l a.. T.,
town and Watervlle.
The store in the Oxford block, occu-
pied before the fire by the Wildes-Jud
kins Co, has been leased by the Dyer
Dry Goods Co., who will move in as
| soon AS it is ready for occupancy. The
latter company is now located on Mad
isoR avenue. 49,
A party composed of f. E. Briggs of
Pittsfield, John O'Day of Boston and F.
A. Sawyer of New York, left Friday
for fishing trip to the Carry ponds.
They will also visit other resorts In
that vicinity.
Arthur Birch of Arlington, Mass,
who is interested in the textile indus
try, was in town Friday on business
connected with the local mills. He was
| accompanied by Mrs. Birch.
w. b. X. Brooks of Boston was in
town Friday. He is the treasurer of
the Maine Spinning Co. and while here
| looked over the local plant.
Ms. Archie Clark of Caratunk was
the guest of Skowhegan friends Fri
day. ~''. t.:-
w. A. Purdy of Colby College was
the guest OF Skowhegan friends for a
few hours Friday.
r. II. Spear of Madison manager of
the w. c. T. U. office in that town, was
in town on business Friday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Churchill arrived Friday
from Yarmouth, N. S. for visit with
friends.
J. H. Prescott left Friday for Jack
man, where he will resume his work
with the Scribner concern. which is
driving artesian wells. From there the
| outfit will"go to Megantic, P. Q.
Miss Stella kimball. who passed the
winter in Foxboro, Mass, arrived home
Thursday night and is the guest of her
uncle, A. r. Smiley
Conductor Snort of WaterviAa isyin
charge Of the ,Skowhegan- Wa tsrville
freight during the absence Of James
Low, who is in Boston in attendance
of Railway Conductors.
c. f. Cheney, who has been passing
the week in town. left Thursday for st.
John. N. B., called there by tele-
gram announcing the death Of his wife.
An item in Boston paper Thursday
night contained the information that
Eben Fl. Paine died in London, Eng,
Wednesday. Mr.. Paine was a native OF
Jay in this state. He had been in
SkowheEan as the guest OF his brother
in-law, DR. T.. II. Stevens of North
Cambridge, Mass, who passes the sum
mer here at his cottage. Bloomfield.
Mrs. Paine is guest at Bloomfield ev-
cry summer. Up to Is years ago Mr..
Paine was selling agent for the Amer
lean Rubber Co. of Boston. When this
company was merged in the Rubber,
Trust he became it's New York repre-
sentative and for the last seven years
had charge Of the London Office. A wild
ow, two sisters. Mrs. f. n. Stevens of
North Cambridge and Mrs. Aspha
Leach of Whitman, survive.
An exhibition of a dry fire extin-
gaisher was given Friday night on
North avenue. Thirty of these have
just been ordered by the board of Sc
lectmen and viii be placed Ia the mu-
nicipnl building and the school,
houses ., rt:+ -..-
The ice has left Moxie pond and the.
fishing is reported to have started in
well at Mosquito. .-,9.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Town Improvement Society was held
Friday afternoon at the home Of the
president. Mrs. Cfementine A. Weston
d. F. Judkins started Friday for a
trip to the West. He will pass few
days in Saco and Worcester and then
go TO Elgin, ILL.,. where he will be Joined
by his brother-in-law, M. A. Whitney,
and the two will 60 to the Pacific coast
Mr.. Judkins win arrive home early in
July. .s.~