Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-18

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| The Canaan Grange fair will be held
Sept q, with horse show and a baby
show.
Col and Mrs. A. G. Blunt went
Thursday 10 Bridgton, where they
will spend several days.
T. NJ. Barrett. for many years q
prominent citizen of Canaan, is NOV
ing TO Skowhegan, where he will lake
up his residence
A temperance concert will be given
under the auspices of the w G. T.
L. at 7.30 p. M. Sunday in Grange
hall. The program will include pro-
hibition songs by the young cam
paigners; music by Victor Robbins;
Master Bruce White: remarks by
Mrs. E. L. Marsh of Providence, r. I.
1t is expected that the Boy Scouts
will escort Mrs. Arnor TO the Opera
house for the lecture Tuesday eve
ming, and after music by the band
Mrs. Armor win review the Boy Scouts
and speak few minutes out of doors
Another meeting CT the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society was held
Wednesday evening in the Municipal
building with Pres Clyde H. Smith
presiding. The meeting consisted of
making further plans for the fair and
listening to the report of committees
1t was voted to have an automobile
race or parade and to make it one
of the chief features of the fair. 1t
was thought by the committee on
baseball that a sufficient number of
games could be arranged for on three
days. There was considerable enthusi-
asm shown in regard to having a fly
ing machine. The committee will look
into the matter and report at the next
Injecting. 1t was voted TO choose c.
d. Miller to appoint the judges in
the different departments. The COM
mittee on races is to report at the
next meeting as TO the number of
classes. purses, etc. 1t was voted
that the committee be instructed not
TO exceed $1,000 IN the purses. There
were suggestions as TO having a good
exhibit of working horses 1t was
voted to leave the matter of repairing
the sheds to c. D. Miller. Clyde H.
Smith appointed on the automo bile
committee with himself. w. E. Hack
EFT and Morris Gledhill. The next
meeting of the society will be held at
LAS p. NJ. Wednesday in the Munich
pal building.
b. c. Wentworth, formerly pastor
of the Methodist church here, will be
one of the speakers at the big tenn
perance rally at North Arson camp
meeting next Sunday.
Baseball game at Fairview Park Sat
urday between the Skowhegans and
| the North Ansons.
Mrs Annie Gleason and two daugh-
tiers of Worcester, Mass, are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs w. b.
Whittier.
| Skowhegan Grange has postponed its
Field day which was to have been
held Aug 90. The date of the meet
ing will be announced later
The Field day of the Golden Rod
Branch, l. S. s., will be observed Aug.
"a mt Coburn park, with a Picnic sup
per- The committee on Field day is
| made up of Mrs. Eva Williams, Mrs
Jennie Ford and Mrs. GARNER.
Rupert E. jackson severed his con-
nection with the Skewhegan Trust
Co. as assistant cashier this week and
plans to leave here the last of the
month with his family for st. Josenh
MO, WHERE he mas accepted a position
as treasurer of manufacturing plant
He will assume his duties there
Sept. /.
| Mrs. #. L. Ford gave a Lawn party
Wednesday evening in honor of the
ladies of the Pythian Sisterhood and
their husbands on Madison avenue.
The lawn has beautifully lighted with
japanese lanterns. A pleasing pro-
gram was given consisting OF read
lngs, Rotations and stories, after
which ice cream and cake We're served.