Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03
MADISON
One of Skowhegan ,Jail's Es-
capped Prisoners Captured
Other Surrenders to the
Local Selectmen
GRANGE MEETING-SESSION
OF THE SOROSIS

Samuel Dawes. one OF the prisoners
who Monday night escaped from the
jau al Skowhegan, was captured at 8
2. NJ Tuesday at the home of William
WeIch on Main street by Deputy Sheriff
r. s. McKenney and by Deputies Brophy
Of Fairfield and Lasnon of Skowhegan.
Dawes is supposed to have proceeded
Monday night to within about TWO miles
Of this place. where he obtained shell
ttr al the home Of William Fahey. He
then, this morning, walked into the vii
known to The sherifs. who came in Oh
the electrics. which pass the WEIGH place
quickly entered and found Dawes toast
ing his chilled feet at The stove SI1e
maze no resistance ana WIS taken back
10 Skowhegan on The $50 electrics
Wheeler. another of the scaped pris-
oners, walked into the selectmen's Office
Tuesday afternoon and gave himself up.
SAYING il was 100 rough weather for MIN
10 be burning around in H. had been
with Dawes and was around town about
all day. He will be taken back TO jail
as soon as the Skowhegan officers. who
have been notified. arrive.
Wore has also been received Of tina
CAPTURE Tuesday OF the third man in
" aterrille
The regular meeting Of hcnnebec Val
ley Grange Saturday evening had a
euod attendance. The business session
w~s followed by the program: Discus
sion on Bills to Come Before the Leg
iyulatIre in Which Changers Should be
interested, opened by 0. NJ. Hilton;
piano SOLO Carrie Adams, reading,
Charlse Merry: recitation, Miss Lucy
Pease Committees were appointed for
the entertainment of the Somerset Po-
mona Grange which Will meet Feb. 9, in
Madison.
An interesting session OF the Madison
So"osis Club was held Monday after
noon Il the home of Mrs. Nellie Hough-
ton on Main street The meeting opened
hy repeating the Club Collect, after
which came 4 short business session.
followed by the program in charge of
Mrs. H r. league: Roll call, responded
10 by notes on favorite authors and
quotations: parer The Fiction OF Yes
terday ana Today written by Mrs.
Frances Stanwood and read by Mrs.
l1ouchton: review OF The Eyes of the
World" by Mrs. Mabel Lancaster and
interspersed by reading extracts from
the book by Mrs. w. H kennison. At
this time came a number not on the
program in which the club president in
the following words by Mrs. W. 3.
Brown was presented with bouquet of
flowers from the cluo. Did you ever
think that every day in the Sear yes.
every day in the year is somebody's
birthday? Isn't it queer? And birthdays
come not TO children alone. but TO those
as well who have older grown. Some
the date Of their birth forget, l confess.
while others won't tell and we have to
guess. If our guessing is right, We have
here today one who's passing a mile
stone by the way. That her years may
he many and without alloy, her life may
abound in good health and much JOY,
is the wish of this club of ours in whose
behalf / am pleased to present these
flowers to our president, Mrs. Rachel
Sect" After the program came a candy
sale under the direction OF Miss Thelma
Pease Sherbert, waters and tea were
served by the hostess The proceeds OF
the sale will so to the endowment
fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gibbs and
daughter started Monday for St Peters
burg. Fla, where they will visit friends
and relatives Before returning home
Mr.. Gibbs expects 10 visit his brother in
California. making the water trip
through the Panama canal.
Roy Haywood and Earl Greene left
Tuesday for Boston. where they will at
tend business college
Rev J. NJ. Frost Of Auburn was the
guest over Monday night Of Rev. Royal
A Rich Mr. Frost will return to Madi-
son Thursday and in the evening will
give an illustrated lecture in the Metho-
dist church to be followed by the last
quarterly conference Of the year for the
local church.
Mrs Phoebe Haywood left Sunday for
birmingham, Mass, where she win
spend the winter with relatives.
Mrs. Silsby OF Freedom is spending the
week in Madison with her daughter. a
teacher in the Madison public schools.