Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-04
Fire Destroys a House on
Hathaway Street.
Woman's Club Meeting The
Report Of The Public Library.
Carol Gates and Miss Minola Ell.
wood Married Wednesday.

The regular meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Woman's Club was held in the Lii
brary Parlors Wednesday afternoon.
The subject of the program prepared
BY Mrs. Gertrude Buchanan was Do
nestle Science" The hostesses We're
Mrs. Martha Griffin and Mrs Fannie
G. Wildes. The program for the meet
ing was as follows: Tribute to Mrs.
Clementine Weston by Miss Louis Co.
burn; piano solo, Miss Ella Hight; pa
per, Hygiene, Household and Person.
al Mrs. Mary c. Stinchfield; recess;
vocal duet, Mrs. Agnes and Miss LeOra
Withee with Miss Hight at the piano;
report of midwinter meeting of Maine
Federation Of Women's Clubs held at
Old Town, January IS, 1910, Mrs. Alice
w. Steward; paper, Home Decora-
ton" Mrs Lizzie A. Marble. The
president announced that the Fedora
ton meeting of the Woman's Club, the
Sorosis, and the Town Improvement
Society will occur the evening of Feb
ruary Sth, in the Bethany church and
there will be an address given by
Professor Robert j. Sprague of the
University of Maine on Vocational
Education and it's Effects on the
The following is the public library
report for the month of January: Total
circulation 1886; fiction 1921; juvenile
books 800; magazines let out 202; nom
fiction 104 The Skowhegan library
has about 1900 books in circulation.
A dwelling house on Hathaway street
owned by Uriah Foss and occupied by
Harry Edlelran was burned Wednes-
day night about o'clock. Damage
$40O.,
Bin Page, Marshall Viles and Walter
Hight went to Jackman Thursday
where they will be gone several days
on business.
Carol Gates and Miss Minola ELL
wood We're married at s o'clock
Wednesday evening at the Methodist
parsonage by DR.. F. A. Leitch.
Norris Clough who has been sick for
several weeks went to Boston Thurs
day where he will be operated upon at
a private hospital.
Hon. f. n. Merrill left on the morn
ing train Thursday for trip to New
York City. Before his return he will
go to Baltimore. He will be- gone
about a week.
Clarence Hight went to Jackman
Thursday on a business trip.
| A new magazine case has been pre-
scented to the Skowhegan Public libra
ry. The case was made by Willis
Bailey of this town.
The annual meeting of the Kenne-
bee Log Driving Company will be held
| on February 18th. Officers for the en-
suing year will be elected at~that time.
The Skowhegan Grange held its an
| nuai meeting Wednesday evening. The
| subject of the meeting was "Co-opera-
| ton" An address was delivered by c.
| ii. Blackwell, one OF the directors of
| the Producers and Consumers EX-
| change. Mr.. Blackwell gave an able
address and gave some good points on
the subject of the Changers doing bust
ness on the cooperative plan. 1t is
believed by many of the Changers that
the farmers should do their buying and
selling on the plan of cooperation.
They believe this is especially true as
to buying fertilizers The meeting was
in charge of Levi Bean.
r. l.. Mitchell was in Gardiner and
Hallowell on business Wednesday.
Ansel Holway of Norridgewock was
in town on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert Jewett has gone to New
York City, where she will visit her
daughter, Miss Lucy Jewett for sever
al days.
Miss Myrtle Hoxie of Baltimore is
visiting Harry Dinsmore ard family