Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-25
Interesting Entertainment
At Wet. U. Meeting.
Field Day and Lawn Party Of
Priscilla Rehekah Lodge.
kennsbec Log Drive Eears Forks.
weddlng-.0iher Local News.

A comparison of the short story and
the short piece of music was illus
trated by Miss Margery Morrison with
various selections on the piano at the
regular meeting of the Ciementine
Weston W. C. II. T., Tuesday after
noon, Miss Morrison having entire
charge of the program, Music she
said is no longer considered some
thing to be understood by only few
but ii has become pleasure to all.
Some pieces are narrative in form
which she illustrated by the Scotch
Legend" of Mrs Beach and the Scotch
Cradle Song, by Brahms. Some by
the movement of the hands suggest
the time as dragon Flies by Cham
made and "Brer Rabbit" by MacDow-
ell Others like I'm Forest Paths"
form A setting and awaken a feeling
of doing something suggested In the
piece. The last number ON the pro-
gram was a musical recitation, The
Happy Prince For this, Miss Nor
risen played an accompaniment and
Don Morrison read the words. Mr..
Morrison responded to an encore with
when the Train Comes In" The
next meeting of the w. c. 7. e. will
be Aug. 10, when the annual Field day
will be held. probably at Coburn Park.
The Field day and Lawn party or
The Priscilla Rebekah Lodge was held
at the home of Mrs. f. /. Savage on
Winter street. Tuesday afternoon and
evening, and there were about ITO peo-
pie present. In the afternoon the la
dies enjoyed social time by playing
cards and listening to music from the
photograph At Q o'clock. supper was
served on the lawn at which the hua-
bands and friends of the ladies par
took. The delightful supper prepared
by Mrs. Savage, Mrs Willis Bailey.
Mrs. Martha Davis and Mrs Holmes,
consisted OF salads, sandwiches. cake
and ice cream. Following this sever
al selections We're given on the phono-
graph by the owner. J. N. Smith.
A report received here, Wednesday,
shows that the kennehec log drive
viii be out OF Indian Pond. Thursday,
and that two days later with the pres
ent conditions prevailing. it will be at
The Forks. This will be about
month EARLIER than last year The
drive. last year. reached The Forks
of the river, August Is. 1t is expected
that 1t will go over Skowhegan falls
about a month earlier than the last
two years There will be no lumber
left back. About 136,750,o0o feet are
included in the seasons drive and r..
100000 feet of this was left over, last
yem~
Robeft Boyd, jeweler in Skowhegan,
has curiosity that is not equalied
H.. ~. T. tod nut
that has two bodies, one head and
one neck and eight legs. This cat
was horn in Scotland and the mother
uf 1t at the same time gave birth TO
two other kittens that lived to be old
cats. This one died when nine days
old 1t has one body back OF its front
legs and then it divides into two dis
ttnct bodies and each one has two
back legs and then standing upright
in the middle of the back are two more
perfectly formed legs,
At Lakewood, Saturday morning. at
g. o'clock, Miss Catherine Mcdonald,
daughter of Mrs. Bryan Mcdonald,
will wed Samuel Hopkins Hadley of
New York City. The ceremony will
be performed at Madison at the Cath
Ollie rectory by Rev. FIR Albert Cur
ran. The couple will then go to Lake
wood Inn for the wedding lunch. A
special car will be awaiting them to
bear them to Skowhegan to take the
115o A. NJ. train for New York. Miss
Mcdonald has been a student in the
Dramatic department of the New
England Conservatory of Music. Mr.
Hadley is a film editor of a large pic
=, ture show company in New York and
IL the son of the famous temperance
q lecturer. Samuel Hadley Many noted
guests will be present at the wedding.
George L. II. Smith of the Smith
& Buasey clothing firm has bought the
Isaiah Lord homestead on North
street, where he will move his family.
This is the native home of Mrs Smith.
Frank Day of McGill University
Montreal is visiting friends and rela
tives here. Mr.. Day was formerly a
resident of Skowhegan, and is grad
uate of the Skowhegan High school in
the class of 1903 He moved from
here with his parents TO Maiden about
eight years ago. He graduated from
the Boston University in 1907. He is
now Professor of Economics in Nc
1Hi oIfseTSllg- ne mas with Hifui
Mrs. Day, this being her first visit to
Skowhegan.
Automobile parties coming to Hotel
Coburn, Tuesday. were made up Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Jones. Mrs. S. A.
Collister A w. Case of New York
City: also another party, Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Written and Mr.. and Mrs A.
8. Ham of Lewiston, with Fred Four
nier, driver.
During the first six months of 1912
there were rs deaths recorded at the
town clerks Office. The cause of 10
Of them was some form of heart dis
ease. ;3rights disease. S; simple men,
nights, L. typhoid fever, 1: apoplexy,
s.; pneumonia, 6; bronchitis, q par
alysis. 3: measles. s.; stillborn, %:
syneope, /; tuberculosis. /; acute en-
TENTS, l. chronic gastritis. L. old age,
2: amasmus, /: hemorrhage, 3; sep
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