Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-09
Annual Strawberry Festival
Of Grange a Big Event.
Nearly SO from Madison Grange
Hall Crowded Wednesday.
Ko-ileenss Meeting Friday Night
lynn Runaway Boys Sent Home.

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the SkoWhegan Grange was held
Wednesday night. 1t was one of the
big events of the year Nearly 90
came from the Kennebec Valley
Grange of Madison. Besides these
there We're many other visitors who,
with the local members. crowded the
hail. The First and Second degrees
were conferred upon eight candidates
After this a delightful program was
furnished as follows: Song by Grange
quartet: Address of welcome by
Past Master w. b. Whittier; an en-
tertaining skit, "a Call to Arms by
Miss Hazel Leavitt and Ralph Brown;
vocal solo, r. d. Pollard of Portland.
heartily encored: recitation, mo
More Potatoes" by Miss Belle Emer-
son: song, and encore. and reading
Miss Leavitt; piano solo, Mrs. Wor-
cester of kennebec Valley Grange;
duet by Miss Leavitt and Mr.. Pol
lard. and encore.
The committee of arrangements
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Burns, who
were highly congratulated. Worthy
Master George Fletcher of Kennebec
Nelley Grange responded to the adj
dress of welcome. Then downstairs in
the big dining hall refreshments of
strawberries and cream with cake and
other dainties were served, three ia
bles being filled
There will be a meeting of the No
License League at the office of Judge
F. F. Lawrence, Friday evening at
which time more plans will be made
to carry on the work for the retention
of the prohibitory law.
Henry Gallagher was taken Thurs
day to the Insane hospital at Angus
ia. Gallagher was arrested at Cara
funk last week on a warrant charg-
Ing him with threatening to kill Car
rol Bean. At a hearing at Bingham
he was allowed to go free on the con-
dition that he leave the State. He
instead went to Somerset Junction and
signs were that he walked the rail-
road track all night He was arrest
ed the next morning by Deputy Sher-
lif Charles Adams of Jaekman, and
brought to Skowhegan where Sheriff
Mooefs took him in charge.
John Frawley and Joseph Jones of
Lynn, came to the decision, Wednes-
day, that there is no place like home.
These two boys had been reading
some of the newsstand magazines of
the bravery of the characters in the
stories as they told Sheriff Mooers
and thought that they would venture
out into the world for them selves
About two weeks ago they took what
pennies they had in their banks and
took the boat to Hallowell and there
began to walk into the country for a
job on the farm. They did not have
the luck that they had anticipated and
kept on walking and finally landed in
canaan and then to Skowhegan When
they arrived here they were getting
homesick and Sheriff Mooers found
them In most detected state of
nina He wired their parents in Lynn
anu money was sent for their return.
Life seemed very sweet to them as
they boarded the train here wednes.
day.
The 18th annual convention of the
somerset County Women's Christian
temperance Union closed here, Thurs
oay noon, after very successful ses-
SION Marked enthusiasm was shown
throughout the meetings. One of the
pest addresses heard here for a good
WINE was given by Mrs. Cora Sc
Derry OF New York, national lectur-
er OF the W. C. r. u. "Wednesday
evening, on the subject, "Shall the
frohIbitory Law be Retained ." There
was singing by Christine Hal, and a
SOLO by Mrs. Eldena Halves, and sing
ing The Maine Law by ten girls
ne Thursday morning session opened
WIN PRAYER by Rev George Merriam,
"nich was followed by singing. The
eoun,y superintendents made most
Ncehent reports in regard to the
sIo"tn and standing OF the local
;n There are new members be-
ins added each month and every ,inion
- working hard for the retention =,
,he prohibitory law. It was renorted
oy MIS- seberry that Comdr. Hobson
probably would be In this part of the
. this summer to deliver his lee
e,as.s prohibition. The convention
'ioseo oy singing 1.-THE Maine Law"