Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
G. B. Fairgrieve Setting
1000 4-year Old Pines
Military Funeral Thursday for
the Late Clifford Green
Political hoies-.-Basehaii--.
Adams Wins EIocution Prize

George B. Fairgrieve has begun an
experiment that will if successful
benefit coming generations. He re-
ceiVed Thursday 1000 White River
pines four years old, transplanted
from Cheshire, Conn. He has placed
these trees on some of his useless land
near Wesserrunsett lake and he eX-
poets that in a few years they will
cover the barren places thereon and
that in 80 years they wall form big
grove of useful pines.
The annual meeting of the Somerset
County Sunday School Association
will be held at Bingham next Wednes-
day and the following program has
been prepared: 100 Devotional SER
vice, Rev. r. A. Rich; 1.45, greeting,
Rev T. 3. HAITI ?, reports and APP
pointment of committees; 2.45, What
Are the Requisites of a Good Sunday
School superintendent 9, What the
Sunday School Means to the Church
and Community" Rev. r. A. Rich;
$40, The Trials and Triumphs of the
Teacher in the Small School,, Miss
Alice E. Whitten; $50, address, Rev. J..
j. Hull; 4, conference, w. ]. Weir;
Ills, service of song; 7.30, address, w.
j. Weir; s, address, Rev. j. J. Hull.
The Progressive county convention
will be held here Saturday in the
municipal building. The session will
be called at 10 A. NJ. with James II.
Thorne of Madison presiding. 1t is
expected. that addresses will be deliv-
cred by Merton T. Goodrich of Bing-
ham; f. NJ Thompson of Augusta;
and Fl. P. Gardner of Patten.
A H. Wyman will leave Saturday
for Philadelphia 10 visit for about two
weeks his daughter, Mrs. w. H. Diller,
and his son, Prof. Levi Wyman.
Carroll Goodwin of Haverhill, Mass,
is at home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. B. Goodwin.
Michael st. Ledger having sold his
interest in the Star theater has pur-
chased the Bijou theater
John Mcpherson. who about two
months ago became suddenly insane,
died Thursday night at the Augusta
State hospital, where he had been for
some weeks for treatement. He was
about 40 years old and had been a
painter in Skowhegan for several
years. A widow. who was Miss Clara
Blackwell, survives. The remains
will be brought to Skowhegan for
burial.
The Skowhegan baseball team will
play the Madison team Saturday at
Madison.
Miss Louise II. Coburn has present
ed about 60 books in the French Ian
guage to the Skowhegan public IL
brary. This gift is being greatly APP
preciated and already the books are
being used freely. Many of the peo-
pie of Skowhegan who cannot read
English but are good French students
find these books very acceptable.
A meeting of the Democratic
county committee was held here
Thursday afternoon. Matters in re-
gard to the coming campaign were
discussed and il was definitely an
nounced that Allan Lander of Bing-
ham would be the candidate for clerk
of courts to fill the vacancy of the
ticket caused by the withdrawal of
John Partridge of Fairfield. Mr.. Ian
der is son of John Lander, is about 80
years old, a graduate of Bowdoin, and
a former member of the Progressive
party Among the prominent Demo-
Gratis present al the meeting were Hon.
A. f. Donigan of Binghami K. B.
Piper, Fairfield; Royden Brown, Bing-
ham. Fred Webster. Norridgewock.
The remains of the late Mrs. B. F.
Clark were brought here Thursday for
burial. She died in Guilford and
burial was in the East Ridge ceme-
terry. Cornville.
Miss Marian Adams, who won the
recitation prize at the University of
Maine prize speaking contest Thurs
day evening, is member of the
Sophomore class of the High school,
She is the first girl to represent the
High school in a speaking contest at
a college for some time. The prize
however, was won by Tobey Mooers OF
the Skowhegan High school last year
Miss Adams is prominent in social
circles here because of her ability as
reader. She comes rightly by this
ability naturally, as many Of her rela-
Gives are prominent in eloeution work
The Ladies of the Maccabees will
give a drill Thursday evening in
Grange hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hall have come
here from New York and will spend
the summer at Lakewood.