Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-17
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on the. Island. rms nOuiuer VIII y
placed in front of the Congregations
church. A bronze tablet will be fas
tened to ii with this inscription:
September 90 October 4, I775 Eleven
hundred Revolutionary soldiers COM
manded by Col. Benedict Arnold
passed across this Island carrying
bateaux and supplies on their way
to Quebec.
To commemorate their daring and ill
fated expedition this tablet is placed
by Eunice Farnsworth Chapter Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution 1917.
The work of making the monument
is in charge of E. w Marble, the old
set marble manufacturer in Maine
When it is completed and set it Will
be dedicated with an appropriate pro-
gram, Gf
Supt E. E. Harris of the Skowhegan
Jersey Creamery reported Friday the
patrons having goo pounds or more of
butter fat during the month of Au-
gust. They included: r. Dunbar,
23l1 pounds from COWS; Lucy Bige-
low. 267.4 pounds from cows; l.. G.
Trafton. 306.5 pounds from cows and
6 heifers; George L. Foster, 1861
pounds. 10 cows and l heifer, III. Hall,
2191 pounds 10 cows; Turner Bus
we'll 291.9 pounds, 10 cows; r. 7. Pat
ten, 201.1 pounds. 10 COWS. The
creamery has added 10 its patrons H.
+. Wilson who has recently gone on to
the Brown farm on the Norridgewock
read and has fine herd of Jerseys.
One of the jolliest times of the sea-
son was the meeting of Ruth Gragin
Chapter of ID. A. r. of North Arson
at the home of Mrs Minnie Wheeler
in Skowhegan. Friday afternoon. A
special ear was run from Madison and
about 30 of the members of the chap
ter were present. Mrs. Sac Clark act
ed as hostess. with Mrs Wheeler and
everything was done up brown to
make it happy occasion for all.
The general decorating arrange
ment was of sweet peas, ferns and
asters. The guests gathered on the
piazza for the informal program and
business meeting, and the supper was
served on the spacious lawn. several
tables being set and all decorated
with sweet peas. One table, at which
Mrs. Warren of Augusta, real
daughter of the American Revolution.
sat, were asters. and the dishes were
of old fashioned china.
As guests of honor, besides Mrs.
Warren, were: Mrs E. e. Greenwood
of the Skowhegan Chapter; Mrs. Lot
tie Gates, Mrs. /. j. Smith and Mrs.
Horace Spear of the Madison Chap
ter.
The program consisted of an infor
NAL reception. followed by the BUSH
ness meeting. An original poem was
read by Mrs. Geneva Albee Hilton and
Mrs. Lottie Gates gave an interesting
original paper on Arnold. In the eve
ming two reeitations were given by
Kenneth Copp of Skowhegan. The
next meeting of the chapter will be
held at Lake Embden the second Fri
day of October.
Miss Doris Raynor went to Farm
ington Monday, to enter the Normal
school Miss Raynor will be the
youngest member of. the school. She
is now but Is years of age, having
been graduated from the Skowhegan
High school in June with the highest
rank. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Raynor of Summer street.
She will. after completing her course
in the Normal school, become a teach
err.
According to figures given out by
Supt. l.. w Gerrish of the Skowhe-
gan schools. there have come to Show
hogan II new families, and 20 new pu-
pills have been added to the schools.
Eight have been added to the High
school
f. T. Palmer is the latest farmer to
enter upon the raising of Oxford
Down sheep, and has a fine flock al
ready started He exhibited num-
Der of them at the Waterville Fair,
and won a good share of the premi-
ums.
Frederick H. knight spoke at the
morning service at the Bethany Bap-
fist church. Sunday, on the needs of
the Children's Home in Boston. lie
stated that this home had taken 1000
children in it's existence.
The funeral services of Frank /.
Estes will be held, at p M, Tues
day, Rev. H. G. McGlaufiin of the
Methodist church officiating.
News has been received here, from
Dwight Smith of Silver City, New
Mexico, where he went few weeks
aBo fOI treatment lie Is TeBdlnlnB
his health. He is in sanitarium
there. and physicians state that his
conditions for recovery are very fa-
vorable
John Mcclellan went to Lynn, Mass,
Monday, to visit relatives, for sew
eral days.
W A. Smith and family have moved
to Waterville, where they will con-
duct a boarding house.
The September term of the supreme
court will convene, at 1890 A. M,
Tuesday. Justice Leslie Cornish of
Augusta presiding. Prayer will be of
fered by Rev. II. c. McGlaufin of the
Methodist church, and the following
officers have been engaged by Sheriff
Mooers to attend court: r. II. Harris,
Canaan; G. e. Folsom, Cambridge:
r.. S McKenney, Madison; E. r.
Walker, Arson; and F. d. Stevens,
smithfeld There will be many cases
to come before the grand jury, this
term. There are many serious of
fences, Including breaking and enter
ing, larceny, assault upon young girls,
assault with intent to kill. and a large
number Of liquor cases. There will be
a new grand jury. 1t is expected that