Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
DeGeasein Commitments to
Somerset County Jail.
Boy Scouts Hold Annual Meet
ing and Election Of Officers.
Officers Named at Other Meetings
:. ..lnterestlng Notes Of the Day.

year just closed as compared with lO4
| in 1912, according to Jailer {. II.
| Chute's report Thursday and the Of
| lenses were as follows: IntoXication,
"A; liquor selling, A.; larceny, IL; as
sault, 3; vagrancy, 4 poor debtors,
A.; murder, 2; rape, /; adultery, l; re-
ceiving stolen goods, 2; unlawful sale
of cigarettes, 2; railer and brawler
/; evading car fare, 2; cheating, 1; ar
son, l. breaking and entering, 2; mis-
eellaneous offences, 6. The Jail now
has 10 inmates. The cases of four of
these will come before the grand jury
this month.
| Miss Eleanor Wilson, who has been
visiting her brother, Rev. T. H. Will
son, during the holidays, will return
to her home in Cambridge, Mass, Fri
day to resume her studies at Simmons
College.
There will be union service in the
Congregational church Sunday eve
ming. The speaker is to be Martin
D. Kneeland. secretary of the Lords
Day League of New England.
The Skowhegan Scouts at their an
nual meeting elected the following Off
GERS for 1914: Troup leader, B. By
ron; assistant troup leader, f. Friend;
Scribe, E. T. Dyer; Treas, L. w.
Brown; health inspector, ]. French;
protector of the colors, B. H. White;
| guide, Libby Pulsifer; quartermaster,
L. L. Jacobs; troup bugler, r. H. Bar
| ker; press agent, A. Thompson; as
sistant press agent, Alvan Buchanan;
ergeant-at-arms, Libby Pulsifer; door
tenders, Oddly and Lowther; Sunday
school lookout committee, A. Thomp-
son from First church; B. H. White
from Bethany church: E. Chase from
| Congregational church; l.. l.. Jacobs
| from Methodist church; and A. Bison
| from ST Mary's church; hike and
game committee, A. Thompson, chair
man, Fogg and Taylor; hockey cap
! tain, Libby Pulsifer; hockey manager,
F. Friend.
| c. E. Cookson has a canteen that
| he used in the battle of Lookout Noun
tain. Mr.. Cookson was with the
Northern army at that time as ambu-
| lance driver. His duties sometimes
called upon him to attend to the
wounded rebel soldiers. In one in
| stance he exchanged his eanteen for
| the one that he now has, which was
was thus able to relieve the thirst of
the wounded Confederate. The strap
shows spots of blood that were re-
eeived from the wounds of the Con-
| federate soldier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Simpson are WIS.,
iting their son William Simpson and
family in Bridgton.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Working League was held on
Wednesday evening. A supper was
served and the business consisted of
electing the following officers for 1914:
President, Mrs. Nettie Paddock; first
vice president Mrs. Della Bartlett;
| second vice president, Mrs. Ella La
| casce; secretary, Mrs. C. w. Good
rich: treasurer, Mrs. r. P. Wilson.
After the business the following pro-
| gram was given: Piano solo, Marion
Lord; vocal solo, Ruth Greenwood;
piano duet, the Misses Marion Lord
and Faith Harris; reading, Mrs. Geor-
gia Wilson; piano solo, Marion Lord;
vocal solo, Ruth Greenwood.
Harry c. Dunbar we'll known here
after having studied law in this coun-
ty. has opened an office in Boston. He
will be associated with Ellis & Balch.
Frank Tibbetts of Ripley has been
drawn to serve on the traverse jury at
the January term of court.
]. b. Dunfield, sub master in the
burberry Conn.,, High school, is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
II. Chute.
Skowhegan Military Band has elected
the following officers for 1914 Pres, A
E. Conant; vice Pres, Harry Murray;
Sec. and Treas, Clarence E. Green; bus
mess manager. ]. p Thibodeau; trustees,
Milton Washburn, Louis Eupea, Willard
]. Crotto; director. r. F. wasnpurn; SUBJ
director, Andrew Lessor; librarian, Nell
son Washburn: drum major, Nay S. Var
ney.
A cake and candy sale for the benefit
of the Skowhegan High School Athletic
Association is to be held in the High
school building Saturday.
New Years festivities were neld in Con-
vent hall Wednesday night. Fifty tables
were arranged for the entertainment and
at the close of the game a program was
presented consisting of music by the or
chestra; song, Miss Florence Murray,
Miss Mabel Bullet, Mrs. w. J. Lashon
and Miss Lena Carriveau; piano solo,
Mrs. A. B. Borden. Lunch was served
at midnight.
AT the annual meeting of the Pythian
Sisterhood the following officers were
elected: M. E. c., Mrs. Lottie Griffin: E.
c., Mrs. Martha Gilman; e. j., Mrs. Jen-
ME Ford; manager. Mrs. Emma Thomp-
son; M. of r. and c., Mrs. Helen Knight;
M. of F.. Mrs. Emma Flagg; P, Mrs.
Eta Elsmere; G. of O. G., Mrs. Flora
A. Dealey; organist, Miss Hattie Flagg
DR.. Charles r. Viles, who has been in
Kirksville, Mo-, for treatment. is much
improved in health and he is to go to St
Louis for further treatment.
Ellsworth c. Lowell of Ripley has filed
a petition in bankruptcy and the first
meeting of his creditors will be held
JAN IT,
Mrs. Mary d. Hayden has arrived here
from Woodstock, n. B., and is the guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter
Rowe.
Mrs. J. II. Wood has gone to Portland
to live with her son. DIR. H. A. Wood,
who has been here to attend the funeral
services of his father, DIR. j. H. Wood
who died in Bingham.