Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
SKOWHECAN
Breach of Promise Suit" Fri
day Night-Horse Show
NOtes-A Lecture
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| Preparations for the Breach OF Prom
Use Suit of the Mock Court trial TO be
given in tile Opera house Friday evening
under the auspices OF the Skowhesah
High school are going steadily on and
, with the cast of characters taking part
con siderable fun is inevitable. Col. \.
y. Newton. manager of the Newton En-
tertainment Bureau. the originator will
! conduct the case in person, acting as the
prosecuting attorney. Prominent people
of our town have given their sanction TO
the entertainment by taking part and
the cast will be as follows: Judge. Geo.
w Cover: clerk, ". t. Seekins; plain
tiff, Mrs. Lois W. Patten; defendant,
Hon. c. ?. Merrill: defendants attorney,
( Merrill & Merrill: prosecuting attorney,
Col. A. V. Newton OF Worcester. Mass. +;
court officer. Sheriff Frank Thompson:
witnesses. Francis Parker Mrs. Harold
Woodbury.. DR.. Charles r. Niles, DR.. Ar
thur Rodn. Mrs. Nellie Hill; jurors,
John Fl. Lancaster. Charles w. Day, r.
E. Atwood. L. H. Goldsmith. L. E. ia
cobs. DR. Milburn Fowler, Harvey Nc
CURE. DR.. Stanley NJ. Cover. George E.
Sampson, $ F. Emerson. Walter P. Ord
way. John r. Mcclellan.
Medical Temperance was brought
clearly 10 the minds Of those attending
the meeting Tuesday afternoon of Glenn
entine Weston ". c. T. L.. Mrs. Eva
r. Greenwood with her usual thorough
ness had prepared a paper on Proven
ton and the rest of the program under
her direction well carried out the sub
iect. The program: Devotional exer-
cises conducted by Mrs. Hannah Bussey:
piano solo and encore, Miss Christine
Pooler: prevention, Mrs. Greenwood;
piano diet. Mrs. Nellie Copp and Ken
meth Copp; piano solo. Kenneth Copp
paper. Temperance Patriots" Mrs. Kate
Holbrook; reading. National Prohibi-
ton Mrs Stora Pennell. The music
was in charge OF Mrs. Ada Phillips, and
the hostesses were Mrs. Ellen NJ. Smith
and Mrs. Winona Homested.
Report was received here of the death
Tuesday night OF Richard French in
Portland. Mr.. French was at one time
a resident OF this town, living on East
Leavitt street at the time being railway
mail clerk on the Maine Central from
, Skowhegan to Boston. Previous to that
he had had similar position from
North Arson 10 Portland. his last years
! were spent in Portland. where he was
transfer clerk in the Portland station
1t was but a few months ago when he
was in Skowhegan calling on friends,
though he had been in feeble health for
several years following an injury re-
ceived by being hurt by a train in the
Portland station yard. He was about 70
years of age. He was born in Corn
Vile and his early life was spent in
farming. He married Miss Emma Green,
who died about two years ago. They
had no children. Burial will probably
be here, as his wife is buried in the
North cemetery. 4 brother. Hiram
French of Bangor. railway mail clerk
on the Bangor-Boston train. survives.
+ The Town Improvement Society held its
annual Gentlemens night in Bethany
Baptist church Wednesday evening and
DR.. Arthur S. Phelps of Waterville de-
livered his lecture on "A Modern Wan
derer in Classic Greece" The arrange
ments for the meeting were in charge
of Mrs. Ella T. Mooers and the other
ushers were Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill MIS-.
Adelaide Ordway and Mrs. Ina Hill. Mu-
sic was in charge of Mrs. Ethel w.
Ames and was as follows: Organ volun-
tary. Mrs. Ames; vocal solos, Mrs. Eta
| Bradley and Lyle Moore. accompanied
| by Miss Lena Landry on the piano; vocal
duet, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Albert Wat
son, accompanied by Mrs. Ames on the
, organ. Following the lecture there was
+; short reception to the speaker and then
ice cream and waters were served in
the vestry by Mrs Matte Fairgrieve.
Mrs. Kate Turner, Mrs. Nellie Savage.
Mrs. Irene Turner. Mrs. Annie F. Fish,
the president, presided at the meeting.