Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-22
Semi InonthIy ". c. I, U.
Meeting This Afternoon.
Miss Grace Merrill viii Give
A Washington Party.
Death Of Mrs. Clara Gilman on
Sunday, Aged SO Years.

Mrs. Clara Gilman died at / A. NJ.
Sunday at the home of James Emer-
son. Madison avenue Of pneumonia.
She was 83 years old. Mrs. Gilman
had been sick several weeks. One
sister. Mrs. James Emerson, survives.
Funeral services will be held at 100
p. NJ. Tuesday, Rev. George Merriam
officiating. Interment will be at Madi-
son. Mrs. Gilman was born in the
town Of Madison and until few weeks
ago always lived there having occupied
one house for over so years, her late
home being near the electric car line
about two miles from Skowhegan She
was the wife of the late Patrick
Gilman. One son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilman who died about Is years
ago Of pneumonia.
Miss Bertha Merrill. student at
Wellesley College, is spending few
days with her parents, Hon and Mrs.
f. ~ Merrill.
Miss Helen Childs. teacher at
Madison, passed Sunday in town as
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward f..
Merrill.
Miss Leora Withee, who has oc
cupied the Brown block below the rail-
road crossing as a millinery store,
moved her goods Monday to the new
Morrison block. She will occupy one
Of the stores on the lower floor Her
bert Judkins will move his goods about
Feb. % into the middle store of the
Morrison block. where he will run a
dry goods business.
f.. n. Merrill has in his office three
l.
the aggregate weight of 1O1a pounds
The Social Circle of the Methodist
church met Monday afternoon with
Mrs J. B. Maddocks on Summer street.
Washington party will be given
at the home Of Hon. and Mrs. +. u.
Merrill Tuesday evening by Miss
Grace Merrill. Twenty-Five young
ladies have been invited and will APP
pear in Martha Washington costumes.
The house will be decorated to suggest
Colonial customs. There will be light
refreshments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Durgin of Sher-
man. who have been the guests of
Supt. and Mrs. d. II. Perkins for sew
eral days, returned to their home Mon
day.
Skowhegan Grange will confer the
Third and Fourth degrees upon candi-
dates Wednesday evening. The annual
Harvest supper will be served.
prayer meeting was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tuscan,
Madison avenue Monday evening I'M
der the auspices of the Bethany Bap-
fist church. About 30 were present.
The semi monthly meeting of the w.
c. T. U. will be held this afternoon. A
patriotic program will be provided by
the children of the public schools. A
cake sale will be given by the w. c.
L. U. Saturday afternoon at Grand
Army hall
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Turner of Bath
passed Sunday with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Turner. Mr. Turner
Is proprietor of drug store there For
a number of years he was manager of
The city Drug store here
Walter p. Ordway Monday declared
himself a candidate for representative
TO the Legislature on the Republican
ticket. Mr.. Ordway Is owner and pro-
prietor of the largest dry goods bust
ness In Somerset county and at pres-
ent Is president of the Skowhegan
with Mr. Ordway in the field for rep
resentative that there are now six can
didatcs for the office: Roland T.. Pat
ten. who made his announcement last
Thursday. James Harmon. Major ]. w.
Foeler. George Cover and Amos X.
Butler. 1t has been reported that there
Is candidate for sheriff in the field
from Skowhegan on the Republican
ticket. but nothing definite has been
announced.
The first case to be tried at the
March term Of court will be Chester
Haynes of Norridgewock VS. Maine
Central Railroad. The suit is for in
iuries which the plaintiff sustained in
railroad wreck two years ago. The
amount sued for is $4,000 Merrill &
Merrill are attorneys for the plaintiff
and Forest Goodwin for the defend
ants
Hon. E. F. Danforth is in Portland
on business
Clifford Blair and Doris Blair. both
OF Jackman, were found guilty of
search ami seizure charge before Judge
r. f. Lawrence in the municipal court
Monday afternoon. Judge Lawrence
sentenced each to 800 and costs and
SO days In TAIL. Through his attorney.
Merrill 4 Merrill, Clifford Blair ap-
pealed The respondents are brothers
and run a hotel ut Jackman. Coun-
ty Attorney l.. II. Folsom of Norridpe-
wock appeared for the State.