Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-10
SK0WHECAN.
Topsy-Turvy School Franks
Are to Be Stopped.
State Superintendent Interested
Apple Packing School.
Cong. Gould to Tell Sorosis About
Washington Society.

She was a graduate of the Skowhe-
gan High school in the class or 1910
with high honors. She has been in
Boston about five years, where she mas
been employed as a stenographer. The
groom Is superintendent of a choco-
late factory The couple will make
their home in Roslindale, Mass.
The recent topsy turvy day of the
Seniors of the High school has arous-
ed considerable interest because of the
fact that several meetings of the
school board have been held since then
to see what can be done to stop this
form of sport The school board,
teachers and superintendent have no
objection to the festivities that make
up the event. excepting the going into
the school building and turning things
topsy turvy. They are now determin-
ed to have the custom ended in this
respect State superintendent or
Schools Smith has become interested
and has sent letters disappearing the
custom The school board will issue
a statement Thursday, giving the ac-
ton of the board in the matter and
letter from State Superintendent
Smith will be published.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Manson pass
ed Sunday in Hartland visiting at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. ]. P. Manson.
Donald Philbrick and Sherman
Shumwav were home from Bowdoin
College over Saturday and Sunday
Fred Richardson of Portland visited
his mother Sunday,
The Mozart Circle, composed of the
pupils of Mrs Florence E. Dunnington
met at her home or Water street Fri
day evening and the following pro-
gram was given: Duet, Tommy Co
burn and Fred Rayner: solos, AIDE
laide Lancaster, Dorothy Gaylord,
Gladys Dutton. Mollie Blunt, Carolyn
Cover and Mary Friend; songs, Miss
Ethel Mitchell, Tommy Coburn and
Helen White: paper. Bach Mrs. F.
T. Huntington; melody, Fred Rayner;;'
Flower Girls March. Christian Pool
er; Hungarian Dance, Doris Cover
and Cora Hopkins; solo, Geneva
Smith; song, Marion Carpenter: song
Doris Cover: paper, Mcdowell"
Mrs. F. Z. burlington; solo, Pauline
Emery: solo, Mabel Ross. Mrs. Philo
Steward was accompanist and follow
ing the program refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
Lester Shepley has been elected
truant officer by the School Board to
succeed a. I. Sawyer
Beginning Tuesday and continuing
to Thursday, Skowhegan will have or
chard meetings and an apple packing
school will be carried on at the mu-
nicipal court room. Major E. E Phil
brick in charge of gypsy moth work :
A. K. Gardner, hortieulturist of the
Maine department of agriculture: and
II. P. Sweetser will conduct the school
Box and barrel packing will be con-
sidered as to the various styles. At
tention will be paid to wrapping, kind
of paper, etc. In the barrel work most
of the time will be passed in facing
and pressing. Lantern slides will be
shown and lectures will be given dur
ing the course.
Rev. w. F. Berry. D. D. will speak
before the w. c. T. L. in Library
parlors Tuesday afternoon.
Sorosis will hold it's mid winter
meeting Wednesday evening with Pic
mic supper at $50 in Library parlors.
Mrs. w. S. Stinchfield will have charge
of the meeting and the hostesses will
be Mrs. Laura Dinsmore and Mrs. Mar
tina Griffin. The girls choir of the
Bethany church will sing
Miss Violet Robinson has secured a
position as stenographer at Augusta
and has gone there to assume her
work
A supper will be given in the Beth
any vestry Thursday evening for the
benefit CT the members and parish.
Stories of Lincoln will be given In
response to roll call at the next meet.
ing of the Town Improvement Society
Friday afternoon. There will be pa
pers on San Francisco, Past and Pres
ent," odd Chinatown THE China
town." The Chinese and Japanese in
California" poem. Columbus" with
sketch of author Joaquin Miller; and
Educational Institutions"
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Miller passed
Sunday with relatives in PALMYRA.
Report comes from the big logging
woods that living conditions are better
at present than ever before. MANY Of
the big lumber companies are provid-
ing food equal to that found at good
hotel
Former Congressman s. w. Gould
VIII hubicSS the SOTOSlS Wednesday
evening on the subject of Washing
ton Society" A Picnic supper will
be served at $50. The mid-winter
meeting will be changed TO a later
date.
Miss Mary Wentworth, a nurse
known throughout this section, died
Monday forenoon after an illness of
several weeks. She contracted pneu-
monia several weeks ago and had
practically recovered from it when she
was taken with stomach trouble, which
she has suffered with for the last two
weeks. She was born in Skowhegan
and was about 35 years old. She
leaves a sister, Mrs. Eden Boyd of
Skowhegan; her mother. living on a
farm in the lower part Of the town;
and q brother.
Mrs. David Jewett went Monday to
Waterville to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Hilton
BORN.
FRANKLIN.
New Sharon--Jan. rs, to the wife Of C.