Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
SKOWHECAN
D. A. r. Has Interesting Pro-
gram-Church Matters and
Activities in Various SOci-
ETY. and Social Ways
LOCAL HUNTER SHOOTS A
BEAR-PERSONAL NOTES

Eunice Farnsworth Chapter. D. A.
r., met with Mrs. Mary Brainard,
Madison avenue. Monday afternoon,
the subject being THE Pennsylvania
Dutch and Quakers" A paper on THE
Part of the Pennsylvania Germans in
the Revolution was read by Mrs.
Whitcomb and one on The Part OF
the Pennsylvania Quakers In the Revo-
luton" by Mrs. Brainard. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Merrill also read a paper on
1.-The Quakers.' Music consisted of vo-
cal solos by Miss Harriet Marble and
selections on the victrola. Refresh
ments were served. -
Housekeeping" was the theme of
the program given by Sorosis Tuesday
evening, with papers as follows: Com
parison Of Housekeeping Twenty
Years Ago and Now" Mrs. Alice
wadsworth; Systematic Housekeep-
ing. Aids From New Inventions, Mrs.
Emma witham; reading, selected,
Mrs. Maude Jewett; Cooking of Our
Grandmothers and Cooking Of To-
day." Mrs. Mary Stinchdeld. Music for
the evening consisted of two piano
solos by Miss Beatrice Smiley and
vocal solo by Mrs. Agnes Steward.
Mrs. Bessie Lambert arranged the
program and the hostesses were Miss
Leila Fairhrother and Miss Beatrice
Genthner.
The Mems class of the Bethany
church will give an entertainment
Friday evening at the vestry. The
committee in charge include Horace
Frost, Mr. Easterbrook and Mr.. Park
man.
Plans are being made for the
Thanksgiving social OF the Bethany
church for the interest Of the needy
families in town. which will probably
be held next Monday evening.
Judge C. o. Small Of Madison was
in town Monday on business.
George w. Cover went Tuesday to
Boston on legal business.
Work is soon to begin to preserve
the new cellar wall Of the foundation
of the proposed High school building
that was anticipated last summer.
| This is concrete wall cellar and
must be protected from the frost. 1t
already severed and the selectmen
will have 1t banked. Probably the new
building will be erected following the
annual town meeting, as the need has
become more potent than ever before
because of the crowded condition and
unsanitary condition of the old build
ing.
Isaac Keene, who has lived on
farm near Hinckley for number OF
years. has bought a place in Clinton
village and he and Mrs. Keene are
now moving there for the winter.
John Healey, who has been at Wall
doboro for several weeks, acting as
substitute agent for the American Elk
press, has returned to his position
! here for the company.
The official board of the Methodist
| church met Monday evening and the
chief business was to make plans for
the attend church campaign and the
following committee was appointed: w.
B Steward Rev H. c. McGlaufiin and
| I. J. Smith to make plans for the
method of campaign to reach the peo-
| pie.
Perley Lowe of Swahpscott, Mass,
and who has been employed in drug
store at Pittsfeld, has a positio nat
the Sampson & Avore store here.
Del Mathews Is the latest local
hunter to get bear. 1t is nothing new
for Mr.. Mathew to shoot there AMI
mails, for hardly a season passes but
that he brings down one. Mr.. Mathews
and his father are at The Forks hunt
ing and trapping and have thus far
met with great success.
Joel Taylor was down from Jackman
Sunday visiting his family He
brought with him a deer.
In anticipation that the map of Eu-
rope is to be changed by the present
conflict the schools here are dispens-
| ing with the study Of the geography
relative to that part of the country
and the superintendent of schools has
stopped the purchase Of further Eu-
ropean maps.
Rev. George Merriam was in Wafer
Vile Monday, attending the Baptist
Educational Committee meeting.
Van w. Nelson, who for the past rs
years has been fireman in the shoe
shop building, has gone to Boston,
where he has position for the win
ter.
I The election Of officers OF the Beth
any Guild was postponed again Mon.