Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-12
Apples -Four Cents Apiece
In Capital Of Somerset.
important Address by Rev. G. ".
Hinck|ey, Monday Evening.
G. A. R. Observes Anniversary of
Lees Surrender--Town Gossip.

Frank Thompson and |. l.. Salley
were in Augusta, Tuesday.
There is every indication that a good
orchard pays the Name farmer Bald
win apples We're selling in Skowhegan
markets, Monday and Tuesday, for four
. cents apiece.
Mrs. John f. Taylor was in Water
Vile, Tuesday, where she attended a
meeting of the Alumnae Association of
the Sigma Kappa Chapter of Colby
College of which she is a member
Elvin +. Wills and Miss Florence l..
Nye We're married in East New Port
land, Saturday, by Rev. l.. Hutehins.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Church Society the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Moderator, Thomas c.. Lord ;
clerk, r. d. Baker; auditor, Miss Han
nah Page; prudential committee,
Thomas G. Lord, J. c. Griffin, Walter
Hight: music committee, Carleton
Merrill, Charles Sheaff. Mrs. Nettie
Paddock. The society voted to extend
the call to Rev. B. B. Merrill to con-
tinue to act as pastor of the church.
Mr. Merrill has been pastor of the
church about seven years, coming here
from Brewer.
The ice in the Sandy river and Car
rabasset river has gone out. The pros
poets are that the ice will not leave the
Kennebec for several days, as it is re-
:. ported that the ice is very thick above
Skowhegan.
1t was with a great deal of interest
that a good crowd gathered at the
meeting of the Brotherhood of st. Paul,
Monday evening, and listened to Rev.
George w. Hinckley. founder of the
Good Will Home, on the subject of
Sexual Hygiene. After his address
the matter was discussed at length by
the members of the society and it was
voted unanimously: Resolved: That
for the sake of social efficiency il be-
comes the duty of our school authori-
ties to ascertain, at the proper age,
whether the children under their care
have received such instruction regard
ing sexual hygiene as is vital to their
welfare and to provide for the same
where the parents fail"
Mr.. Hinckley brought out in his ad-
dress that it was practically impos-
sible for young man to lead a Chris
tian life if society leaves to grow up in
ignorance. Those who took part in til
discussion of the subject were: Chair
man of the School Committee T. G.
Lord; Principal of the High School r.
w. Leighton; C. p. Merrill. trustee of
the State Normal Schools: DR.. J. E
Wadsworth, DR.. F. S. Bigelow Rev.
George Merriam, Rev. F. l.. Hayward,
c NJ. Gallup, L. f. Jacobs, NJ. G. Plum
mer and II. A. DinSmore
The members of the degree staff of
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge We're enter
tained with their husbands, Monday,
by Mrs NJ. B. Steward at Heseton
hall. There were 35 present After
joyfully spending a large part of the
evening in p'a''ino cnrr1cr ~ r--t.
were served with refreshments OF cake
and coffee.
The anniversarv of Lees Surrender
was observed Monday evening in G. "A.
X. hall by the members OF Russell Post
u. A. r. Supper was served at 6
o'clock About 100 We're present with
the members of the Relief Corps. The
following program was carried out:
Welcome address by Commander p. A
Cleveland; song. Mrs. Emma Dunton;
address by Department Commander j.
w. Webster; Instrumental ~nnein h''
the Misses Faith and Freda Harris and
Marion Lord; address, W. Il. Dana
past department commander: remarks
by Rev. F. L. Hayward; song by Mrs
Agnes Steward; remarks by Gen. Isaac
Dyer; reading, Mrs. Ella Crowell:
reading, H. B. Perkins; poem, Alice
Baker; solo, Mrs Frank Gould; re-
marks, Harold Phillips; reading. II.
u. Perkins; poem, Mary S. 7. Burns;
poem, Hon. L. L. Walton; remarks S.
r. Emerson; remarks. +. II. Wing.
MRS. Vesta Withee thanked the
members of the Post for the fine en-
tertainment. The following made up
the committee of arrangements: p.
"A: Cleveland. w. II. Weston, X. A.
Withee, S. F. Emerson, F. II. Wing and
Frank Bickford.