Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-08
Growing Crops Badly DAM
T.: aged by Heavy Frost,
First National Bank Building
Is Nearing Com |etion.
Fair Dates for Somerset...Person-
Al Items Of Interest.

Stinchfield went to Orono Monday to
be present at the Commencement ex-
ercises of the University of Maine.
Charles Smith, a son of Mrs. Smith,
will be one of the graduates, also
Edward Snow. Mr.. Snow, while at
tending the Skowhegan High school,
lived in the home of DR.. and Mrs.
StinchfieId.
Richard French. for number of
years mail clerk on the train leaving
here in the morning for Portland and
later mail clerk at the Union Station,
Portland, was in town the first OF the
weeks visiting friends.
Miss Maude Plummer went to
Gardiner Monday to be present at the
wedding of Miss Stella Spear. Miss
Spear is the daughter of Alden Spear
who was formerly a resident of this
town and at one time deputy sheriff
here
Myron Smith of Boston. who was
here on a vacation Of about month
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n.
Smith, was in Orono during the first
part Of the week attending the Com
mencement Exercises of the Uni
versity of Maine.
Mrs. MyraF Severance of South New
burg ewho has been a guest at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. PACK ard
since last Thursday, returned home
Monday.
Charles c. Cleveland, who was a
delegate from the Bethany Baptist
church to the Christian Endeavor
convention in Lewiston last week. re-
turned home Monday after visiting
for few days with his friend and
former classmate. Russell Taylor, who
Is principal of the Freeport High
school. Mr.. Taylor will be fire
warden at Tumbledown Mountain in
Somerset county during the summer
months. He has been reelected to
teach in the Freeport High school
next year.
Lieutenant Coburn S. Marston. who
Is on the torpedo destroyer boat
"Whipple" which is in the Pacific fleet,
Is home visiting his mother Mrs.
Sarah Marston Mr.. Marston's wife
arrived her Saturday night.
Miss Margery Morrison of New
York arrived here Tuesday night to
spend her summer vacation with her
son spent Sunday in Hallowell. the
considered to be one of the few high
class music teachers in New York
She does a great deal of concert work
and accompanying noted singers.
Donald Morrison will arrive home
June 90 for the remainder of the sum
mer. Miss Zaidee Morrison will not
come home until the latter part of the
summer. She is an artist in New
York. having a studio there.
Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam went
to Orono Tuesday to attend the Com
fnencement exercises at the Uni
versity of Maine. Frank Merriam, a
son. is one of the graduates.
Isaac Pierce, meat cutter in the
Union Store at Madison, spent Sunday
In town with his family.
A. F. Bison has purchased an Ell
more touring car.
feature of the services of the
Bethany Baptist church Sunday eve
ming was a solo sung by Hiram B.
Perkins
Miss Lettie Rowe. who is in a sani-
forum in Maiden. Mass. for her health
is reported to be improving.
cake and candy sale was held by
the members of the Skowhegan High
benefit of the Athletic Association of
the school.
A supper will be served in G. A. II.
nan saturday evening under the auspi-
ces OF the Skowhegan High school The
proceeds viii go for the benefit of the
Athletic Association
Sewall Dinsmore of BOSTON. formerly
prominent lumberman in Somerset
uru IN, tA,,
week
The First National Bank building is
nearing completion. The big glass
windows have been set and the frame
work taken from the front This bank
when completed will be the finest piece
Of architecture in the county. 1t is
situated on Water street facing Mad
isor avenue.
Mrs. Mollis Marston Stewart arrived
here from East Rochester Monday
night to spend few days with her
mother. Mrs. Sarah Marston.
Frank Briggs of Pittstield was in
town Monday calling on friends.
William Miller has a position as mo-
torman for the summer for the Somer-
set Traction Company
There was heavy frost in Skowhe-
Soi ''aeuiuoN night II was quite Sc
we're in the north part of the town on
the Plains. The tops of several pieces
of potatoes were affected and several
pieces of beans We're killed.
Fremont Hughes, a motorman last
season on the electric cars of the Som
erset Traction Company. has position
as motorman on the Shawmut 4 Fair
field cars.
The next meeting of the Clementine
Weston w. c. T. U. will be held Tues
day afternoon. June a. This meeting
will be Flag Day. Mrs. Abby G. Baker
o: Washington. D. c., will give an adj
dress on THE Stainless Flag"
The dates Cor the different fairs in
Somerset county are as follows: Som
e-set Central. Skowhegan, Sept 1915;
East Somerset, Hartland. Sept. %. %,
"a; Anson. Sept Is. 30.