Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-27
Poultry Show Starts.


The only birds of the kind in the
State are among the exhibits at the
annual poultry show of the Somer-
set Poultry Producers Association
that started here in the Merrill block
on Russell street, Thursday morning.
Everything bids fair for the best show
ever held here. There will be about
500 birds exhibited, and up to noon.
Thrrsday, the greater part of the
entries had been made. Under the
direction Of 9 c eveland Arthur
rewett. Wills Ba1es L. L Sanford
ana i. Is league the show is nro-
crossing and is being made the most
Interesting place in town. Fred
Weston is showing his pheasants, the
only ones in the State, and he. has
also his water fowl of % specimens
here that won of the II first prizes
at The Freeport shohw, and 3 second
prizes. g. G. Cleveland has Silver
Laced Ny&nGottcs. Light Bfahmas
BuG Leghorns. Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Lewis Whiting has Barred
Rocks and Almon Sanford has an ex-
cellent pen of single comb Rhode Is
land Reds, and l.. L. Sanford a fine
exhibit of Rose Comb r. L Reds. one
of the biggest exhibitors is H. 3.
Heagan of Norridgewoek, who has
some excellent birds of the Orping
tons. White Plymouth Rocks and
Partridge Rocks. l. c. Trufant has
some goo1 Columbian Wyandottes. ".
C. Emery has some good birds, among
them being Buff Wyandottes. E. E.
Whiting, Barred Hooks, and F. B.
Tao ar,,a Whit Dlv,,anutl, Doo1yc Tho
business men have entered into the
enterprise and most of them have
given special prizes.
Roy Symons has returned from
Rumford, where he was employed in
the Office of the pulp mill there and
has accepted a similar position in the
Skowhegan Savings Bank.
Mrs. Herbert n. Pratt went, Thurs
day. to Auburn, where she was sum
moned, owing to the death of her
aunt, Miss Flora A. Whitman of that
city.
Frank Emery, a student at West
Point. is visiting, during the Holt
days, his mother. Mrs. Frank Emery,
on Main street.
Miss Velma Fogg went, Thursday,
to Auburn, to visit at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Fred A. Leitch.
The next meeting of the Town I'm
provement Society will be held, Fri
day afternoon, and the following pro-
gram has been arranged: Vocal duet;
address, Maeterlinck's THE Life of
the Bee; Mrs. Minette Simpson;
song; music in charge of Mrs. Philo
Steward
At a meeting of Parmenas En-
campment, No. Is, /. O. o. f., Tues
day evening, the following officers
were elected: C. P, Arthur G. Bus
sey; H. p, F. O. Eaton; S. W., Her.
bert c. Young; scribe, George H.
Burns; treasurer, w. C. Eaton: ]. w.
Forrest j. Brown. The installation
will take place, Jan. IA, at which
time the grand patriarch will be
present.
On Dec. 80 Mary Cushing Palmer
will entertain at the meeting of the
Woman's Club. in Bethany church.
Each member will invite a guest. The
Sorosis and Town Improvement So
cieties are invited.
Miss Rowena Flynt of Mt. Holyoke
College is passing the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs F. L.
Flynt
Harold Savage, student at the
Eric Pape art school in Boston, is at
home for a visit
Mrs ]. w. Weber and little
daughter of Lewiston after visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson
Savage, have returned home.
Miss Marcia Williams. a Kinder
earten teacher in Franklin, y. H. ie
ENJOYING the holidays with her par
enis, Nj and Ms Carleton P. Nor
rill.
James 3. Erskine of Norridgewocl,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
The first meeting of his creditors will
be held Jan. II.