Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-09
SkOWnECAN.
Marriage, Monday Night,
And Another, Saturday.
Melvin Vining- EmmeIiae Barnes
--Thos. BlgeIOw-liIIIe CorsOn.
Boy Speaker q Success-.0ther Local
Aad Personal Items.

Melvin vining and Miss Emmeline
Barnes. formerly of Providence. L.
l., were married at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Ernest Rayner on Summer
street. al As Monday evening. The
simple wedding ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist church, the
double ring service being used. Miss
Barnes was born in England but has
lived in this country since six years
of age. She has been in town since
last December and Mr.. Vining since
February. The couple will reside on
East Front street, Mr. Vining will en-
ter the upholstery business here.
Mrs. Rose Pitts was arrested, Sum
day, by Sheriff John Mooers and Au-
gustus Gilhlair charged with MAIN
tanning a liquor nuisance. Alton
Bushey was also arrested charged
with assault upon Odell Leo. The Of
ficers allege that Leo was invited to
the home of Mrs. Pitts in keenville
and there was given some home made
liquor and soon row followed. Leo
was knocked down and. as the Off
GERS allege, pounded to insensibility
by Bushey.
The Commonwealth shoe factory
has been shut down for two weeks
for the purpose of taking account of
stock. It will open for business, next
Monday.
Carleton p Merrill gave an address
at the meeting of the Y N. c. a,
Sunday afternoon. and frustrated his
address by comparing happiness to
a football game. The bali represent
ed manhood. the goal happiness. and
the players the various vices, with
the ball trying to get by the vices to
happiness
On account of the smallpox cases
at Madison the banquet which was
to have been held by the Skowhegan
board in honor of the Madison board
has been postponed to an Indefinite
date.
The feature of the Easter services
at the Bethany church, Sunday eve
ming. was an incident in the speak
ing of Bernard Holt. the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl NJ. Holt. His father
had told him that if he forgot his
piece not to stop but say something
and he would remember better. When
he was about half way through his
memory failed him and hesitating but
a minute, remembering his fathers
words, he said: 20, the Deviln' The
rest of the piece came to him and he
was appiauded for an encore.
Harry Smith left here, Monday, fer
Milo. where he will begin his new po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
Collegian clothes. He has been here
for about four years and for the last
year has been shipping clerk at the
shoe shop.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin left here.
Monday, for Ellsworth, where he will
be engaged for several days in the
trial OF several cases in the supreme
court there. He will be associated
with Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and dur
ing his stay in Ellsworth will be the
guest of Mr.. Hamlin.
Edward Look, proprietor of the
Eustis hotel, formerly of Skowhegan,
was in town, Monday, calling on
friends.
Miss Charlotte Davis of Skowhegan,
who has been attending the Normal
School at Pennington, has been APP
pointed teacher for the Snow district
Miss Lee Viles of Bingham has been
appointed teacher of Bigelow Hill
district. Miss Goldie Blaisdell of Nor
ridgewock began her duties, Monday.
as teacher in the Park school to sue
coed Miss Eva Huart. who has held
the position for two years and will
now act as tutor for a French fam
lily in Montreal
There will be a meeting of the
teachers of the village schools at the
superintendent office. Thursday.