Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-07
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List Of Farmers Institutes
In Somerset County.
4 Case Of OlphlherIa Causes
Alarm In the Town.
Other Items Of Especial Interest
Gathered BY Reporter.

Farmers Institutes in Somerset
county will be held as follows: Grange
hall, Skowhegan. Saturday, Nov. s;
Grange hall. Harmony, Monday, Nov.
10; Grange hall, Bingham, Tuesday,
Nov. IL; and Grange hall, Mercer, on
Wednesday, Nov. II. The sessions
will open at 10 A. NJ. and 1.30 p. M.
The speakers at Skowhegan will be
w. F. McSparran, Furniss. Penn;
Prof. r. P. Mitchell of Freedom Acad-
envy: Dr. w. L. West of Belfast and
Major E. f. Philbrook, field agent of
the department of agriculture for the
Gypsy moth work. Dairying. Agri-
culture. Education, Cattle Diseases,
the Gypsy Moth, and other subjects
pertaining to agriculture will be dis
cussed. At the other Institutes the
speakers will be Mr.. w. +. McSpar-
ran. who will speak on Dairying. c. e.
Embree, chief of the Bureau of Mar
kets and Supplies of the department
of agriculture, who will take up Or
ganized Marketing, and c. E. Wheel
er of Chesterville, who will speak on
Oreharding and the Grading and Pack
ing Of Apples.
Mrs. Sadie Foss, the wife of Dep
uty Sheriff Lee Foss. died. Wednesday,
Of scarlet fever. She was SO years
old and they had been married but two
years She was the daughter of Geo.
Smith of Bingham and leaves two
brothers, Bion and Carr D. She was
a member of the Northern Light Re-
bekah Lodge.
Rev T. II. Wilson has been engaged
as pastor of the Congregational church
for another year. Mr.. Wilson came
here from Cambridge, Mass. one year
ago, and the church has made great
progress in that time. Nine members
have been added and many new ac-
tiyities have taken place. He has or
ganized Boy Scout organization and
he Is considered one of the ablest pas
tors in the State society.
Work was begun. Thursday morn
ing, to clear the debris from the prop
erty known as the Maine spinning mill
building and recently purchased by
F. w. Briggs. The top of this build
ing was destroyed by fire, few weeks
ago, and II is understood that a pow
er house will be built here in the near
future oy MT 5lrlgSs.
Mrs. Charles Holden has received
word announcing the death of her sis
ter, Mrs Kate tHinds) Toby. In Brit
ish Columbia.
Mrs. E. L. Marsh. who has been in
town for several months al the home
of Miss Hannah Page. has returned
to her home in Providence, r. !.
Mr. and Mrs. G. e. Henderson of
Boston have recently come to town
and propose to make their home here
for the future. Mr.. Henderson Is to
be one of the force at c. r. divers
plumbing establishment. Mrs. Hender-
son was formerly of this place.
Bert Mccombs has sold his livery
business to Charles Russell Of Nor
ridgewock.
Mrs. Ralph Lewis of Lion Fails, n.
r., Is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Steward on Madison ave-
nue..
Mrs. Elmer LOOMS is i'll with what
the physician has pronounced diph-
liberia. Her condition is reported as
somewhat improved and antitoxin has
been administered to the other men,
bers of the household, hoping to ar
rest the spread of the disease.
Ernest Whitman left here. Wednes-
day, for West Medford, Mass, where
he Will visit for few days with his
cousin. Fred Whitman, son OF Isaac
Whitman of this place.
Mrs. Lura L. Fry of Boston depart
cd, Wednesday, after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Whittemore and 9TH
er relatives in town. Mrs. Fry was
formerly Miss Lura LOOMS OF this
town.
The members of the C!ementine
Weston w. c.. T. L. are to hold their
banquet, at $50, Tuesday evening, at
the dining rooms of the First Baptist
church, instead of at the Methodist
church.
Eureka Lodge, No. 1913, n. E. o. p,
will hold it's annual roll call at CT
A. r. hall, Tuesday evening, Nov. II.
A supper will be served to members
and their families at $50.
The Sorosis meeting set for, Tues
day night, has been postponed until
Wednesday night.
II. s. Brown will move his family
next week, to Reading, Mass.
Charles Alexander and family lef'
here, Wednesday. for New York, t.
make their home.