Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-30
SK0WHECAN
"Hit or Miss" Program at Show
hogan State
Board of Health Report
Interests the Town
STATE ROAD WORK ON EX-
TENSIVE PIECE OF ROAD


ried out at the meeting of Skowhegan
Grange Wednesday evening. There
was open meeting during the literary
program which was as follows: Rec
itation in costume, tDarky," Mrs.
Flora Dealey; vocal solo, Adolph
Boiler; morals of Hit or Miss" Miss
Dorothy Elliott; vocal solo, Adolph
Boiler; What William Henry Did,
Eva Withee; recitation, Miss Dorothy
Elliott; briggs and his Double Mrs.
EfIie Furber, illustrated by shadow
pictures Refreshments consisted of
| popcorn, cornballS and apples.
The last report of the State Board
| of Health shows that the cases from
| tuberculosis in the past year were as,
| q male and "a female in Skowhegan;
number of cases of diphtheria report
| ed, 70, 40 male and 80 female
| People here will be interested to
| learn of the resignation of Harold L.
| Hanson as pastor of the Rumford
| Baptist church. He will go to the
| First Baptist church of Charlestown,
| Mass. He is the son Of the first pastor
| of the Bethany church here, Charles
| V. Hanson. D. D.
| Clerk of Courts w. T. Sekins who
was operated upon for appendicitis
few weeks ago, was able 10 sit up for
the first time Thursday. He IS expect
| ed to be out of doors in about week.
Edward Snow has returned from
Moxie bringing with him big Dusk
deer weighing 16S pounds.
Judge F. f. Lawrence was in Madi-
son Thursday, where he acted as Off
cial stenographer at the inquest hear
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| by the train Wednesday.
| William T. Clark of New York,
former member of the Lakewood
| Stock Co., is here visiting friends for
| few days.
| Russell Post, G.. A. R., has leased
| part OF the upper story of the new
| Dodge block for headquarters and its
hall. The Post had its hall here in
| the old block that burned, for many
| years.
Fred Philbrick went Thursday to
Somerset Junction, making a long
tramp through the woods from there
| on business connected with the Ken
rebec Log Driving Co.
Charles H. Gardner has sold MS
| farm on the Canaan Malbons Mills
road to Charles Beathafn. This is one
| of the finest farms in the town, hav-
| ing ono of the most beautiful. home
| steads. Mr.. Beatham owned Il farm
| on the River road and the buildings
were struck by lightning and burned
during the summer. Mr.. Gardner has
not yet decided just what he will do
| in the future but at present he is in
| charge of the commission house of the
| Skowhegan Farmers Union and is
also kept pretty busy as president OF
| the Maine Farmers Union.
The funeral of Miss Fannie Lawley
took place Thursday at P. NJ. Rev.
T. H. Wilson officiating. The bearers
were: A. H. Lang, Clarence Manter,
r. F. Walker and Mark Harville. In
| terment was in Southside cemetery.
| Miss Lawley died Monday after sew
eral weeks sickness. Miss Lawley
was of English descent and came to
| Skowhegan in her childhood from
| Canada accompanied by her mother
and other children of the family Be-
sides Miss Fannie, there were Mary.
| whose home has been with her sister
| on Middle street; Joseph of Somer-
vile, Mass; George of Denver, Col,
| and Thomas, the well-known clerk
at Hotel Copurn. Miss Lawley has for
over 20 years been connected with the
| hotel of which her brother is clerk.
Miss Lawley was 62 years of age.
Arthur G. Bussey who recently went
| from here with his family to Iowa,
has secured a position in a clothing
store and Mrs. Bussey has a position
| in an insurance Office.
Horsemen from various parts of the
county and friends visited the home
| of Peter Merry on Chandler street
| Wednesday evening. The visit was
made on account of the illness of Mr..
Merry, who several weeks ago was
! thrown from sulky while training a
| horse and suffered several broken
| limbs The visit was a most enjoyable
one for all and before leaving Mr..
Merry was presented with several
gifts as tokens of his friends regard
| for him. Mr.. Merry is now able to sit
up, after many weeks of lying fiat on
his back in bed.
One of the gala events of the season
was the annual Ladies' night observed
| by DeMolay Commandery, No. 10,
Knighs Templar Thursday evening in
the Asylum A banque was served in
the dining hall catered by Ned H.
Lambert. the hall being decorated in
observance of Halloween. Extra fine
music was furnished by Towne's Or
chestra, which was supplemented by
vocal solos by Marion Drake-Flanders;
readings by Mrs. Maud Jewett; with
violin and cornet solos by members of
the orchestra The committee in charge
included: En-. Sir A. r. Jewett, Sir
George H. Plummer, Sir E. F. Merrill,
Sir E. c. Andrews Sir w. B. Longley.
Sir Erwin W. Moore, Sir C. A. Ross,
En-. Sir F. w. Bucknam and Sir VIM.
r. Elliott, recorded There were guests
from various towns in the county.
About 100 members and friends were
present at the banquet.
Commissioner E. L. Ford has now
practically completed one of the most
extensive pieces of State aid road in
the county. With the strip now in
process includes about three miles
This starts at Eddy Hill on the Ca
naan road leading to the top of Dor
rity HILL This has all been done I'M
der Mr. Ford's direction and has in
Guided blasting of lodges, Straighten-