Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-30
SKOWHECAN.
Typographical Map Of The
Town Being Made.
Old Folks Day Observed, Sun
day, al The Bethany Church.
Jurors Drawn--ReligiOus Census Be-
Ing Taken.-peFsOHaIs.

1t was old Folks day at the Beth
any church, Sunday, and appropriate
services were held in honor of the
event. There was special singing bg
the children and Mrs. Tucker Of Bes-
ION also gave several vocal solos. The
pastor spoke interestingly paying trib-
ate to the men and women who have
PASSED three score years and ten.
Among those present at this age
were: Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Suiii-
van. Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Nye, Mr..
and airs Turner. James d. Emerson,
Mrs. Homestead, Il. L. Mitchell, Mrs.
Ellen Fletcher. Mrs. Sylvester Dow.
4 bouquet Of sweet peas was present
ed 10 each one Of these, given by Mrs.
J. O. Smith
The Helen CobuIn Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs Walter Nit
chell, Mechanic street. Friday after
noon. solos by Mrs. Tucker
A drunk was before Trial Justice O.
a Priest, Monday, having been ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Il. McKin-
ney He paid a fine Of S1335 and re-
turned to his hume in NorridgeWock.
Mrs. Mae I)ascombe Bowman OF
Charleston. Ut. with her son. Lee, is
visiting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. L.
A. Dascoinbe
Mrs. Charles II. Chute and daugh-
ter, Mildred. went to old Orchard,
Mopday, to pass several DAYS visiting
friends
Mrs, Edgar Murphy of Haverhill,
Mass. IS t.sit.ng ler parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Emerson. Waterville
road
Joseph K. Goodrich has the dis
tincfion of having landed the largest
piekerel ever caught from Wesserun-
sett Lake. known as Madison Pond.
While trolling in front of the cot
tages, Saturday, he realized that he
had something pretty big on his hook
and pulling in the line. lie found he
had a monstrous pickerel. II measur-
ed 26 inches long and weighed 4 IL
pounds There was enough for eight
people at dinner and then some.
The annual midsummer excursion
for The benefit of the employees is to
be revived by the Maine Spinning Co..
This Year, after about Two years
lapse. The entire force Of about $40
men and women viii leave, Saturday,
Aug. z By the early train Tor old
Orchard and there remain for the
pleasures OF the day Returning, The
party viii travel by special cars at
faehed TO the late train and from
WatervilIe up VIII run rs an extra
The company Will provide for trans.
poTtation and refreshments. with pas
going ON as usual
ff,l1k 5s,,..s,,a,, g1.fs f,.t.,-
three terms and the traverse jarymen
for the September term ct the sn-
preme court Were drawn, Monday For
tbs former: George Nash and Allie
Knight traverse jury, W. T. Hack
cit. S. II. Bradbury and Tracy Gates.
Edward Turcotte and Miss Annie
Bouchard We're married at St Mary
church at A. NJ, Monday Rev. p +.
DesJardins officiating. Miss Weleanor
Bouchard, a sister of the bride, and
Thomas Lanes attended the ceremony
as bridesmaid and best man, respee-
lively. The groom Is well known here,
being member Of the Skowhegan
baseball team
Rev. J. G.. Osborne has begun upon q
plan which il is believed viii work out
for the bettermeiit Of the entire town
He has begun 10 make a canvass Of tho
place to find out religious preferences
circumstances of the family, how mauS
attend church, etc. He viii have thesf
recorded and he plans to have an Of
free and some one of the ministers OF
the town stationed there each day or 3
clerk to assist in the work. They vii
try 10 interest the people in the WORK
of getting the men interested in church
work and another object win be tC
have charge Of the Y NJ. c. A. The
present plan is to have offices in tht
Y NJ G. A. rooms This however has
not been entirely settled. The various
pastors are anxious to get more Of the
young men interested in religious work
and il is believed that by the church
being in close touch with the Y. NJ. G
a. and INDUCING in it's activities thai
this can be brought about
Work has begun on making topo-
GRAPHICAL map of SkowhegaH, under
the direction Of DR. George Otis Smith
director Of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, with the co-operation OF
Hersew Monroe and Alvin Smith Of
this department in Washington. This
map viii show ali of the elevations
streets, valleys and buildings.