Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-25

Enrol Chase, a student at Annapolis
Naval Academy, is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Chase.
Herbert s Hopkins is in New York.
this week, attending the arbitration
proceedings now in progress with ref
erence to the wages of steam railway
conductors. Mr.. Hopkins goes as
general chairman of the Q. r. c. of
the Maine Central.
Mrs. Lydia @. Caswell has gone to
Boston To visit her nephew and other
relatives. Mrs Caswell is 50 years Oh
and made the "trip alone
According to present plans. Har-
mony is to have a new library. 1t is
proposed TO start with one of the
rooms in the High school building,
and one of the students act as Ii
brarian. Several contributions have
been made for the project
Probably the oldest married couple
in Somerset county is Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bingham of Canaan. They have
been married 81 years. Both are still
in good health and Mr. Bingham Is
the second oldest citizen of Canaan.
For over so years he has lived on the
same farm in the town. He still has
his natural teeth. His hair shows no
sign of gray and his step is marked
with yigor. Mrs. Bingham is in good
health, a fluent talker and both BID
fair to live till they have been mar
ried rs years Mr.. Bingham is 81
years old and Mrs. Bingham is SO
years old
Fred Sehwenehe of New York was
in town, Wednesday, interviewing the
farmers. He will give several demon-
strations, this summer, among the
various farmers with an object OF
destroying the wild mustard that )
so prevalent in the State.
Business men began plans. Thurs
day, To have Water street and. Madi :
son avenue oiled for the SUMMER. to
avoid .sprinklins. II is beleval thls
this method win be more satisfactory
and no mere expensive. - ago
A baseball game will be phyed ut
Fairview Park, at sssSe4k's "A Satur-
day, between Hallowcm High and
High $780,
Henry Chahback. for several years
manager Of the Good sWill farm, has
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L. II. Stevens farm connected with
his summer home on Bloomfield road.
Mrs. Emmons Head and two chill
dren, who have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Paine.
have returned to their home in Port
land
Miss Bertha Merrill, daughter OF
Hon. and Mrs. +. N Merrill, and a
senior at Wellesley College, has been
engaged to act as assistant in the
department of geology and geography.
Wellesley, for the coming year. Miss
Merrill has through her college :ours !
high rank. having won the
Durant prize and been elected to the
Phi Delta Kappa Society. She WAS
valedictorian of her class in the Show
hogan High school, having graduate
in the class of 1908.
Mrs. b. c. Phillips of Bangor is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Howard Dur
rell.
Mrs. Minnie c. Pishon is visiting
relatives in Augusta and Lewiston
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. McNeelie are in
Boston. visiting friends.
Cleba Taylor, one of the assistants
at the experiment station. Kents
Hill, is visiting his pareats, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Taylor
The executive committee, at meet.
ing of the directors of the Anti TIL !.
berculosis Association, held. Wednes-
day evening, was chosen as follows
Judge F. f. Lawrence, J. A. Chabot,
Miss Sarah Anderson, Mrs. Mabel
Philbrick
A meeting of the directors of the
Somerset Automobile Association was
held, Wednesday afternoon, and the
o IL wing committees appointed
Roads, Com. H. S. Hopkins. Skowhe-
gan; Albert Jewell, Fairfield: H. G.
Taggart and G. Abbey, Skowhegan.
and Z. B. Hinckley, Good Will; Pub
licity Com. Carlton P Merrill, r. T.
Patten and John E. Taylor.