Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-06
SKOWHECAN.
Rev. wv. Packard Has a
Record for Travelling
Recent Marriages Interesting
Suit in the Municipal Court
Addresses on Sire Prevention.
Church Matters-.personals

Having Travelled S279 miles for the
purpose of preaching the gospel, Rev.
J. w. Packard of Skowhegan has been
given the distinction recently of hav-
ing travelled more than any other min
lister to carry on his work. He has
travelled since 1896 by team to conduct
meetings, 1922 miles and 1857 miles by
train. During the past year he has
travelled 662 miles to preach. He has
preached in 20 different churches and
10 different schoolhouses and he has
probably been the means of converting
more people than any other man in
Maine, these running into the hun
dreds.
Mr.. Packard was not born a preach
er, but was given the ability later in
life when he was called to become an
evangelist He believes that the Lord
wanted him to do this work and his
success leads one to believe this too.
He conducted his first meeting in
private home at Larone, Me. small
settlement He from that time SEEM
ed to grow in power and he became
missionary that the State welcomes in
that his work is among the people
that before did not have the privileges
of Worship His success as an evan
gelist caused the Methodist Confer
enee to realize what good worker it
had and granted him commissions that
come mostly to trained men. He was
farmer for so years and is now part
owner in the Bigelow Hill farm. He
is also president OF the SkowhegSn
md a
cal minister. He is alive to the Chris
tan cause and plans to devote the rest
of his life to the strenuous work.
Following are the delegates from
the Congregational church chosen to
attend the Conference of Congregation
al churches of Maine at Bangor, be-
ginning Tuesday: Rev. T. H. Wilson,
E. E. Harris, T. G. Lord and Miss Han
nah r. Page.
The Brotherhood Glass of the Beth
any church gave an entertainment on
Monday evening in the vestry. The
program consisted Of remarks by r.
F. Homestead, w. H. Halves, Rev. Geo.
Merriam. Charles A, Burnor and
Frank Bracket and solos by Fred
Nye. Sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice
cream were served.
The autos will begin its ser
vice between Waterville and Farm
ington next Monday. Headquarters
here will be at Bucknam's drug store
and an extra hour has been allowed
from last years schedule to give am
| pie time in delays.
Many OF the Aeitizens of this town
| under the auspices of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade enjoyed a most pleas
ing address Monday evening in the
Municipal building by State Insur-
ance Commissioner ]. w. Blunt on
Fire Prevention" His address was
so arranged that the most Indifferent
person would thoroughly appreciate it.
A dispatch received here Tuesday
announced the confirmation by the
| Senate of the nomination of Clarence
Manter for postmaster of this office
Miss Marian Adams has been chos-
| en- by Principal r. w. Leighton from
| the High school to take part in the
InterscIolastic prize speaking contest
May u at the University of Maine To-
hey Mooers represented the school last
year and won second prize.
Louis Nadeau and Alice c. Boulette
were married Monday at st. Mary's
church. Rev. P z. DesJardins officiat-
| ing William Provost and Lena Tur-
cote were also married. The couple
will make their home here.
An interesting civil suit was tried
at the municipal court Monday before
Judge H. H. Brazzell, Holt & Hight VS..
Mae K. Burton. The plaintiffs claim
| to recover for nom delivery of 10 tons
/ or1 dafa l.
leging that the market price went UP
after the sale and they suffered a loss
| of 50 per ton. The defendant denied
the sale TO the plaintiffs. Judgement
was given for the plaintiffs and the
defendant appealed. Judge F. F. Law
renee appeared for the plaintiffs and
| E. N Merrill for the defendant.
Guy Pennell and Tracy Gates have
| gone to Moose River. where they will
| be employed as carpenters for some
time.
Superintendent of Schools L. w.
| Gerrish reported Tuesday that the
| next State school examination will oc-
cur June 81. A new law will go into
| effect which will interest everybody
| who wishes to teach, as after Sept. /
every teacher will be required to have
a State certificate and no one can take
| the examination that is not a High
| school graduate.
The marriage of Gordon E. Bragg Of
| Portland and Miss Sylvia B. Murray
| has been recorded at the town clerks
office here They were married at St
| Mary's church, Rev. p. E. DesJardins
| officiating. They are both we'll known
here, the bride being the daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Murray, and the
groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles n.
| Bragg of this town. He is a graduate
| of the Skowhegan High school and
| Morgan's Business College. Mr. Bragg
| is employed as cashier and stenog-
| ra pher in Portland.
Miss Gwendolyn Nelson has gone to
| Somerville Mass, to pass month.