Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16

organizations and walks OF life a new
Gospel is being preached which is to
help the community II is good re-
Iigion To be interested in building up
the community, he said, and the
church is the logical organization to
start the work
Home Amusemenis' was the sub
iect of Mothers meeting held by
the w. G. T. u. Tuesday afternoons
under the direction of Mrs Ella r.
Moeers with the following program
My Country, .Tis of Thee by audi
enee; devotional exercises. Mrs. Il. b.
Merrill; secretarys report song by
all, All Around the World" dialogue
The Triple Pledge" by the Misses
Cover Emery. Wadsworth, Masters
Chase, Wadsworth and Goodrich;
Home Amusements,s Mrs Lois Pat
ten; piano solo, Mahlon Gerrish
Sunday Amusements for Children, .
Mrs Lizzie Marble; eornet solo. palm
Branches Master Johnny McVicar:
poem, If Mother Would Listen Mrs.
Lola Blunt; violin solo, Maurice Phil
brick; reading. a Message to Garcia, .
Tobey Booers; paper, Indians of
Alaska" Mrs. Nellie Chase; solo, Mrs.
Eldena Halves: piano solo. Mahlon
Gerrish.
\ report from the Dead River drive
was to the effect that the crew finish
ed the driving opera tons on that ffv-
err. Wednesday night, having driven
about 25,000.010 feet of lumber for
the season. This is the earliest that
the drive has been completed there
since 1902. The weather and driving
conditions have been of the best and
every indication is that the drive on
all the rivers will be out earlier than
usual this syear. About 30 men have
been employed on the drive on Dead
River in charge of Walter TAYLOR.
There are $4,000 cords more wood to
be driven from the river but will not
be started until later
The Skowhegan baseball team will
open its seasons schedule, Saturday.
when 1t will play the Waterville Ath-
letie team at Fairyiew Park, tae game
to be called at 3 +. NJ. The batteries
viii consist of Piper and Piper. 1t is
expected that there will be games
every Saturday by the team during
the rest of the summer There viii
probably be games at North Arson.
Dexter Newport and Pennington. w.
r. Halves has been employed as coach.
Pete Debe went to Boston, Wednes-
day, on a business trip.
Mrs. M. f.. Jackson OF Mechanic
Falls who has been spending the vim
ter with e. l.. Savage and family re-
turned home. Wednesday.
5. w. Philbrick and Fred PhiIbriclx
went to The Forks. Wednesday, ON a
business trip.
Miss Mildred Weston gave her musi-
cal class piano recital in the Library
pariors, Tuesday evening. Miss Wes-
ten for the last five months has been
studying music in Boston ana the re-
citai was treat to her pupils.
owing tothe change of time on the
Somerset Railroad between Oakland
and kineo the mail that has been dis
patched on the $50 car over the Som
erset Traction line viii now leave
Skowhegan at p. M.
AT a hearing in the municipal court
tuesday. Gordon Lewis of Arson. was
pound over by Judge f. f. Lawrence
10 await the action Of the grand Jury
az the September term of the supreme
court in the sum Of $500 and the re-
spondent being unable TO pay was put
INTO the county jail Lewis was
charged with breaking and entering
the store of Napoleon Gilbert in An
son, and taking about $50 from slot
machine piano belonging to the Ban
gor Piano Company On the day after
the break which occurred April IA.
Lewis, boy of II. and Chester Foster
left town and bought tickets for New
Brunswick, at Bakers Siding, 50 miles
away, paying in five cent pieces. They
were traced 70 st. John by Sheriff
Mooers where Foster still remains.
Lewis WAS arrested in PASSPORT by
the city marshal. Sheriff Mooers con-
Quoted the case for the State and w.
! b. Brown for the respondent.