Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-31
SKOWHECAN.
Bethany Guild Concert and
0peretta Pleasing Event.
Big Ayrshire Farms TO Be Estab-
Iishet in Somerset County.
Vital Statistics OF Somerset for
Week..A!gh SeheeI 3. B. Sche duIe.

The concert and operetta under the
auspices of the Bethany Guild in
Grange hall Friday evening was one of
the pleasing social events of the season.
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment consisted of Mrs. c. Davis
Miller and Mrs. c. M. Lambert, though
Mrs. Ethel Ames took the place of Mrs.
Lambert, owing to her sickness, and
Mrs Ames was the accompanist for
the evening. The program for the con-
cert contained the following numbers:
Piano trio, Dorothy Day, Airline Bur-
nor and Verna Abbey; reading, Miss
Gwendolin Nelson; character song, FL
sic and Fred Raynor, accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Ethel Ames; piano
solo, Miss Beatrice Smiley; song, Mrs.
Agnes Steward. accompanied by Mrs.
Ames; piano solo, Airline Burnor Fol-
lowing this came the two-act operetta,
"Grandma's Birthday" in which Miss
Alice Written took the leading part,
assisted by II of the younger members
of the Bethany Sunday school, Smith
Ames taking the part of Claude" 9th
ers were: Helen Day, Dorothy Pencil.
Virginia Hopkins, Florence Beal, Col
die Keene, Lois Mantor, Bernice Holt,
Lillian Hurley, Marguerite Merriam,
Marion Merriam, Geneva Pennell, Ma
rion Thompson. Virginia Ames, Smith
Ames, Elsie Rayner, Martha Steward,
Velma Fogg, Alice Written. Between
the acts there was a song by Miss Win
fired Gardner. accompanied at the pi-
ano by Mrs. Emma Dunton. The oper-
eta was made up of choruses, duets
vi a iad
The Ansel Newton farm in East Mad
ison has been sold to Burton E. Dun
lap of Upper Caverhill. n. B. Mr.. Dun
lop will enter into dairying, having
been a dairyman in his old home and
proposes to establish one of the big
gest AYRSHIRE farms in the State. He
has already purchased several head OF
pure bred Ayrshire stock and will bring
with him many more from New Bruins
wick. This is one Of the finest farms
in the county, having every improve
ment that is found on a modern Maine
farm.
DR.. William Mebane left here Friday
for Fort Worth, Tex. where he will
be veterinary inspector.
Elmer Elliott in the supreme court
Friday pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with burning the barn
of John Stafford in Hartiand last Mo-
vember. He was remanded to Jail for
sentence.
Miss Beulah Currie. teacher at the
White schoolhouse, was operated upon
Thursday for appendicitis in Lewis
ton hospital and is reported as doing
well.
The body of Mrs. Grace Quimby was
brought here Friday from Boston and
funeral services viii be held at p. NJ.
Saturday at the home of William Pitts,
Rev. T. II. Wilson officiating. She died
in a Boston hospital at the age of As.
She had been a matron of hotel there
for number of years. She was the
daughter of William Pitts of this town
ard ore daughter, stenographer in
Boston, survives.
Salvation will be the subject of the
Sunday morning sermon at the Con-
gregational church. At o'clock Opera
Forum in the auditorium, with topic:
rs Matt. still True Today?" Christian
Endeavor Progress" will be the sub
ject of the Christian Endeavor meet
ing with Harold Larry leader