Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-01
''Weeds' TALKED 0vsr hJ
The Skowhegan Grange. !
State Dairy Meeting May Be
Held Here in December.
4 Canaan Dlsturber Of the Peace
Brought to Account.

j. w Averill of Tracey. Mimi, has
been in town this week. the guest of his
sister. Mrs. Paul Relonga, whom he had
not seen for 46 years. He was accom-
panied by his wife.
| Miss Miriam Merrill has gone to
HANCOCK, where she is the guest Of
Miss Ethel SCrabtree. Before return
ing she will go to Rockland to be one of
house party with friends from Mar
| ion, Mass.
| An effort is being made by the Maine
Dairy Associations members to hold it's
next meeting in SkOwhegan in Deem
her Should they decide to come here
| they will be given hearty welcome.
| Miss Ethel Mitchell has gone to Jack
man, where she will he the guest for
several weeks of classmate, Miss
Rena Nichols
| Weeds was the subject of the meet
ing Wednesday night held by Skowhe
gan Grange in the Pleasant Street hall
The program was in charge of Miss
Myrtle Goodrich Miss Annie B. Stew
ard and Miss Elizabeth Parker. Mrs.
| Elva G. Ames gave a piano solo,
vocal duet was rendered by A. F. and
|
Ell b" Miss Inez Bailey. Thomas G.
| Lord read paper on weeds, Their
Kinds, Growth and Nature, and the
| Best Methods of Destroying Them"
There was also an interesting discus
! sion on the subject SHOULD There be
a Penalty. Accessible Against the Own
er OF Land. for Failure to Keep Weeds
from His Property and the Auditing
| u I.,sxI 49,
| firmative and II. N. Pratt the negative
sides of this question. There were a
number of specimens of weeds brought
in by members found in their locality
| The next meeting will be held July A.
| The members of the Congregational
Working League were entertained
| Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. B. B.
Merrill at the parsonage on Main
street A Picnic supper was served on
| the lawn at 6 o'clock and the evening
passed socially.
| Miss Selma Weller of Methuen, Mass,
arrived Wednesday and vel pass the
summer with her brother, Richard and
family, of West Front street
The Misses Lillian and Margery
Smith were at Cushing's Island
Wednesday, attending the md-sum-
mer Meeting of. the Maine Coal Dealers
Association The banquet was served
at the ottawa House and they rep
resented their father. S. w. Smith, the
wcll-known local dealer in the black
diamonds.
| Mrs G. w. Phillips. who had been
| the guest of her sister, Mrs. f. p.
Pennell. returned Wednesday to her
home in Lewiston.
Mrs Charles Scribncr of Charleston
is the guest of her son, j. H. Scrihner,
at the Maine Central hotel.
| Mrs Augusta Wilson returned
Wednesday to her home in Carmel. She
had been the guest for a week of her
niere, Mrs. Walter Adams.
| Mr. and Mrs. Albert Watson have re-
turned from their trip to his former
home in England. They report a pleas
ant journey.
| f. W. Marble was the guest Wednes-
! day of relatives at his native town.
Nassalhoro.
The first municipal concert of the
season was given Wednesday night in
Railroad square by the Co. E Military
| Band.
/ Mrs. w. B. Pierce and two children
1
her mother. Mrs. Emma NJ Smith.
Rev. and Mrs George Leighton of
Portsmouth. n. H.. arrived Tuesday
night and are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs S. L. Whittier He will preach
in the Universalist church next Sun
day.
Mrs. r. L.. Tozier and two children
who had been theguests of her par
cnts. Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Pennel, re-
turned to their home in Washburn
Mrs. A. p. Bigelow and her daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys, who had been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Cool, have
returned to their homes in Palmyra.
Mrs. Rebhecca Martin of St Adams
and Mrs. Hannah E. Reed of Charles
ton. who had been the guests of their
nephew. Daniel Lewis and family, have
returned home
Deputy Sheriff Trafton of Athens
Monday brought mere one Eugene
knights. charged with intoxication and
disturbing the peace one month ago in
Canaan. Since then he had been at
large. but Sheriff Moores learned that
ne was at work in a mill at West
AthenS and instructed his deputy to
place the man under arrest. In the
municipal court that afternoon he WAS
given a fine and costs by Judge Law
renee which he paid and was dis
charged.