Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
SKOWHECAN.
New System Of Teachers
Substituting introduced.
Socialist Speaker Denied pTIVI-
Iege Of Speaking in Church.
Junior League Formed--.smateur
Speakers In Bethany Church.

Each day that the regular tVSiCHei HSt9
visiting time off the school VIII be ear
ried on by the substitute, instead of
closing the school, as heretofore. Mr..
| Cerrish announced Monday that there
were Y conveyance teams run by the
schools. six of them being run by the
| village The number of scholars CON
veyed is 60
| There was new departure from the
regular services at tho Bethany church,
| Sunday evening. when the time was de
voted to amateur preachers. Several of
| the members of the church occupied
| the pulpit. each one choosing text
and delivering sermon. The speakers
were: L. L. Goodwin. Fremont Home
sted. G. D. Wells. Fred Nye and Clifton
Whittemore,
one of the finest Holsfein calves born
| i'm this vicinity, recently, came last
week, to Pansy, owned by X. r Patten.
Rev. Paul Drake. the Socialist speaker
did not deliver a lecture in the Metho-
dist church. Sunday evening, as adver-
tised by tiers. Mr.. Drake had spoken
to Mr.. McGlauflin. the pastor of the
church, Saturday. and asked IL he might
speak at the Sunday evening prayer
meeting and Mrs MeGlaufin told him
that he could, as long as he stuck to re-
iigfous subjects, within an hour from
that time posters had been distributed
throughout the town by the Socialists,
announcing that Mr.. Drake would de-
liver lecture on Socialism at the
church, Sunday evening. The confer
ence board of the church. learning of
the plan adopted by the Socialists, de-
n. L., he, ,aRfxF Of
ing in the church.
Victor Grange Fairfield, Will be the
guest of Norridgewock Grange, next
Thursday evening.
A meeting of the Town Improvement
Society will be held, next Friday after
noon. The following program has been
arranged Duet. Mrs. Ethel Anes and
Miss Harriet Marble; song, Lyle Moore;
poems written by Arlington Rogers:
address, 1.-The Panama Canal Con-
gresham S. W. Gould; songs, Miss Mar
BILE; poem. "The Bridge of Waters;
song, Miss Marble. The meeting will be
held in the Bethany church instead OF
library parlors.
Mrs Ethel Buker of Boston, who has
been here with her sister, Mrs. f. F,
Fairbrother. for several days. returned
home, Monday.
Ansel Newton went to Lewiston. Mon
day, where ne will buy several full
hlooded Ayrshire cows to go with his
big herd.
The Misses Florence and Mabel Pooler
went Monday. to Boston, where they
will pass several weeks. Before their
return they will visit their aunt, Miss
Julia Coburn, in Concord
Parker Foss clerk in the Water
vile postoffice, passed the weekend
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah
Foss.
viii Dutton and Sumner Ward went to
Chase Pond Monday, with others, on a
two-weeks hunting trip.
The receipts of the candy sale. Satur-
day, given by the High school Tor the
benefit of the girls basketball team,
amounted to SIS. More cake and candy
sales will be held later for this pur
pose.
been passing some time at his farm,
Kicare, returned to his home, Monday
1t has been found that since the death
of DIR. Amos Dunlap, which occurred
recently, in Ripley. DR.. Ivory Lowe of
RdnduI Is NOW tnf bIutSt DfdClittllS
physician In the county He has been
in practice in Canaan so years. He be-
gan the practice of medicine in Starks
and was there for three months. lie is
now 76 years old.S lie was born in Mer-
Ger. He has been a prominent citizen
of the town, having served on the school
board board of Health and has been
prominent in politics. He is the only
physician In the county that has the
old-fashioned Doctors buggy which has
a narrow body, is very light and a chance
for one to sit. He has had this for near
y so years, and it is still driven by the
doctor and in is good condition.
Guy Conant, who is employed in the
shoe shop at Gardiner, passed Sunday
with his family here.
Folsom Merrill, student at Harvard
Law school, is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. n Merrill, until after cleo
ton.
II will be lecture evening at the Show
hogan Grange meeting, Wednesday eve
ming, and Mrs. Eben Chase will give a
lecture on her trip to Alaska. 1t will be
illustrated by views upon a screen. Music
will be furnished by Prof. Ralph Leigh
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Burrill, who were
visiting in Fairfield over Sunday, were
in Skowhegan, Monday.
\ Junior League has been formed at
the Bethany Baptist church with 20 char
ter members, The first regular meeting
was held sunday. and about 40 little
ones were present. The league was form
ed through the efforts of Mrs Ethel
Ames and Miss Alice Written. The Off
| GERS elected are: President, Margaret
Merriam. vice president, Lyle Stinchfield
secretary Fred Reynor; treasurer Wen
dell Thompson.
II. II. Brazzell held his first term of
court Monday, as new judge of the
Western Somerset municipal court The
work consisted of cases from the civil
docket.