Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-19
SKOWHECAN.
Annual Fair Of Grange Is
Opened Thursday.
Those In Charge and 0iher Notes
OF First Days Exhibition.
Officers Elected by Two 0rganiza.
tlons-.BuiIdings Burned.'wedding.

tl0nS..buildlngS bIrHe1"WecQiHgs
The annual fair of the Skowhegan
Grange opened, Thursday, for two
days exhibition. The decorating
scheme was built of evergreens with
Christmas bells. Booths were ar
ranged about the hall. including the
guessing table, where the number of
seeds is to be guessed in a pumpkin
and the one coming the nearest is to
get box of canned corn and the
second nearest, two pounds of coffee.
Canned goods are displayed here and
the committee in charge is made up
by Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Gardner, Mr..
and Mrs. F. p Pennell, Mr.. and Mrs
H. ~ Pratt and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Pierce. The candy table is in charge
of Miss Marion Adams. The ice
cream and cake table is in charge of
Mrs. Alonzo Smith, Mrs Mary p.
Archer; and the apron table, Mrs.
Clarence Allen and Mrs. Emma Hall;
fancy work table, Mrs. Emma Green;
fruit and vegetables, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peregrine White and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Dean. In the evening an en-
tertainment was given in charge of
Mrs c. Davis Miller which included:
Piano solo and reading, Miss Gwen
dolyn Nelson; solo, Albert Watson;
vocal duet. T. G. Lord and E. e. Har-
ris; farce, Popping the Question"
with the following cast, Mrs. Cyrus
Goodrich, Mrs. Clarence Allen, Miss
Beth Parker, George Parker, w. L.
Walker and 5. F. Emerson. Friday
night chicken pie supper will be
given in the dining room.
At a special town meeting in Nor
ridgewock, Tuesday, $500 was appro-
priated for the repair of the covered
bridge across the Kennebec river. The
repairs are to be made as soon as
the ice is strong enough in the river
to work upon.
The Ladies of ST. John the Baptist
have elected The following officers for
the ensuing year, President, Mrs.
Sarah Vigue; vice pres, Mrs. Eliza
Thibodeau, Mrs. Georgiana Poulin;
sec, Mrs. Arthur Goodness; treas,
Mrs. Eliza Lashon; Perc., Miss Cert
rude Beulette; trustees, Miss Anna
Murray, Miss Clara Beauteau; mas
ter of ceremonies, Mrs. Samuel Rod
erick: first o., Mrs. Clara Vigue; sec
ond o., Mrs. Sarah Fortier
America and England met at the
last meeting of the Utopians which
was held at the home of Miss Edith
GIedhiH. The most substantial part
of the program and also the first part
was an English dinner served by the
hostess and her mother. using old
English china With various kinds of
English flags as place card decora-
tions. English plum pudding and
roast beef were prominent in the
menu Following supper all joined
in singing some of the old English
ballads with Mrs Edna Page Smith
at the piano. Mrs. Alice Wadsworth
read selections from Mark Twain's
Diary of Adam" while Mrs. Eliza
beth Merrill took charge of physical
exercises according to the chart of
DR.. Charles Barker and found her pu-
pills very proficient. The program
concluded with discussion of some
of the new plays and books.
Arthur Merriam of the fish and
game department of Massachusetts is
spending the Christmas holidays with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam.
Milburn Commandery, No. 305, U. o.
G. c., has elected the following Of
ficers for the year 1914; N. c., Clar-
ence J. Hayden; V. n. c.. Cassie A.
Hayden; w. p, Dora E. Hanson; N.
X of r., May E. Pratt; F. K. of r.,
Angie B. Steward; treas, Erwin B.
Gates; w. H., Howard H. Steward;
w. I. G., Roy H. Pratt; w. 0. c.,
Hans Hansen; P. n. c.. Henrietta
Gates; trustees, George H. Burns,
Charles P. Adams, Horace Lowe.
Miss Anna Boynton has a position
as bookkeeper for w. R. Whitney.
The farm buildings of F. E. South
ard in Norridgewock were destroyed
by fire, Thursday morning, at about
6 o'clock They were installed with
an electric lighting system but this
being temporarily impaired he took
a kerosene lantern with him to the
barn to do his chores and set it down
on the floor to step into another part
of the barn. When he returned the
lantern had been tipped over. sup
posedly by the dog, and the barn was
on fire. He got out his stock and
large part Of his furniture from the
house The buildings were practically
new, having been built by Mr.. South
ard about two years ago. and were
located near the old trotting park.
They were valued at about $500 and
he carried a small insurance.
Mrs. Philena Homestead.
Mrs. Philena Ames Homestead died
Wednesday night after a sickness of
two days. She was 81 years old and
had lived with her son for some years,
r. f. Homestead on West Front
street. She was a charter member of
Skowhegan Grange. She is survived
by one sister, Mrs. Alonzo Richardson.
The funeral will take place Saturday
at II A. NJ, Rev. George Merriam
officiating. She will be buried in the
South Side cemetery beside her hus-
band, Reuel, who died several years
ago.