Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-25
SkOWHECAN.
Rev. R. |. Sheaf Receives
Call to This Town.
Confident Of Trunk Line from
Here 10 Pli!stieId.
New Block for Odd FeIIows..yItaI
Statistles..Church Notices.

1t was announced, Friday, that Rev.
r. l.. Sheaff. who occupied the Con-
greeatonal pulpit here for some time,
this summer, has been given a call to
become the pastor of the NorridgeWocl5
Congregational church and it is expect
ed that he will assume the pastorate
November 2. Mr.. Sheaff goes to Nor
ridgcwpck from Newcastle, where he
has been a pastor for some time He
was born in Norridgewoek, son Of Nell
son Sheaff. He WAS educated in Bow
6oin College and was graduated from
Bangor Seminary in 1889 He immedi-
ately became a pastor and after nav
ing charge of churches in Maine lie
went to Barton. Vt. where he was
pastor of a Congregational church for
ten years. Since then he has been pas
tor in Gorham, n. H. and Newcastle.
He married Miss Eva Wiley of Show
began and two children have been
bern to them, Charles, a clerk in the
Maine Central station here and Har-
old of Concord, y. II. Mr.. Shean is
much interested in educational work
ard during his pdStorate at New Castle
has been superintendent of the schools.
Skewhegan will not get the trunk
lire frem here to Pittsfield according
To all indications this week. The pro-
posed line IS laid out by the highway
commission is from Pittsfield to Hinek-
ley crossing the bridge at Hinekley and
then connecting with the proposed
trunk line from Watersile to SHOW
he@an. y meeting of the commission
ers will be held in Bangor to discuss
the matter.
TIE plans are now To have a new
odd Fellows block and the carrabas-
sett Lodge together with the Rebekahs
are to have several entertainments to
help increase the fund. The first one
will be held, Nov. 8 and !, when there
will be a carnival and ball at Grange
hall. Several lots are now under con
siderat.en for this new block and it is
expected to have it in the near future.
Mrs. J. p Oak returned, Thursday
night, from Boston. where she had
gone to accompany her daughter Miss
Pauline who is attending Leland Pow
ers school, this winter.
Miss Lucy Taylor of Colby College is
at home visiting for a few days,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wentworth.
who have been in New York and At
lantit City for a week, returned home,
Thursday right.
On the evening of Friday Oct 81,
will occur the roll call of the Y. 2. S.
{. +. of the First Baptist church. An
invitation has also been extended to
the same society of the Bethany Bap-
fist church to be guests for this eve
ming, and also conduct their roll call
at the same time. 1t is expected that
Miss Lucy Di1smore of Hinckley. who
attended the Christian Endeaver Cen
gress ct San Francisco. will be pres
ent and address the gathering.
Ed King. fish and game warden, left
here Friday morning, on official bus
mess in Aroostpok county.
The Skowhegan Sorosis has made
out It's calendar for the season, which
marks the 2Sth annual season. The So
ciety was organized in 1856 and feder-
ated in 1882. The first meeting will be
held, oct. 2S. The Sorcsis has &c MEM
berS.
Richard French of Portland is in
town visiting friends.