Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-16
SkOWhEchN
Local d. A. Il. Entertains Visit
s0r from Madison at Home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Pow
ers Merrill
BUILDING BOOM EXPECTED
IN THE SPRING

/ IN IdE SfNlNO
Margaret Cote Moore Chapter. 2. A
r. Of Madison was royalty entertained
Monday afternoon at the home OF Mrs
Elizabeth Powers Merrill on Coburn ave
nue. by Eunice Farnsworth Chapter OF
| this town. Mrs Alice Steward and Mrs
Merrill acted as hosteeses and. as Is al
ways the case with any undertaking OF
these ladies. everything was beautifully
done. Decorations OF the house were o.
3onauils. Dainty programs bore a pic
ture Of Margaret COTE Pat,en. the name
sake of the guest chapter, in quaint
costume which she Wore later when she
gave a reading. ''Grandma's Dancing,
| and gracefully danced the ninuet- Mrs
Dora T. Nye furnished the pianoforte
music OF the program. which consisted
Of Romance Sibelius: "Berceuse.'
Opus 81. Chopin. and "Etude &c Concert
in d Fiat" List. all artistically rem
dered. Lyle Moore, one of Skowhegan's
most popular soioists, sang two songs
A Travelogue by Miss Elizabeth Oiney
was OF great interest. as are, all her
! talks on historical subjects and places.
since she speaks with the authority OF
long study and of personal observation
Mrs. Dora Goodwin McNeeiie with dis
| tinetion read The Last Duchess by
Browning. The concluding number was
a piano solo BY little Dorothy Nye. the
talented daughter OF Mrs. Dora T. Nye.
! who though but six years Of age has
already composed two pieces. Following
this came delicious refreshments. with
Mrs. Gertrude Buchanan and Miss Ger
trude Weston serving at the table. The
/ committee on refreshments were Mrs
Edith Philb-ick and Mrs. Dora Nc
Neelie.
Prof. Henry Brown OF Colby College
received big welcome Sunday morning
at the First Baptist church. His sub
ject was Constance" which ne devel-
oped in his brilliant but simple way.
An unusual boom in building in Skow-
hogan is expected beginning with the
spring season according 10 statements
of contractors ard rnasons Monday. Al
leas. fTe dwelling houses have been con-
tracted for 10 start soon, one on Ut
Pleasant avenue, one or Prospect street,
two or three in the rural sections 4
big mill is to be built here according 20
plans. Mascns are figuring on a brick
mill and the design information is NOT
! obtainatie. The plan. however, would
Indicate that il is 10 be built on the bank
Of river.
Dr.. L. A Dascombe went Monday TO
Lewiston where ne assisted in an opera
ton on a patient
Catherine Chase, stenograpfer with
Johnson & Perkins. Waterrille. spent the
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Day started Men
day for New York to- short visit.
! Miss Gala Packard, who has a posi-
ton with the Il. B. Crosby Co. of Wa
,erYiue, spent tie weekend in town with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. crria Packard.
Frost PilIsbury of Limiagton is visit
ing lis sister. Ms. 5. NJ. Cover Maple
street.
Mrs. Blanche Cha-bourne Hall ard lit
tie daughter are visiting Mrs. A. K Per
kins.
Clyde H. Smith and Frank Parkman
have invented 3 detachable pipe coup
hing FOR an automobile pump that is
proving the most practical thing Of its
kind ever invented. The device mention
ed is instantly applied TO the tire valve
and II cannot Jump of under pressure
the pressure clamp;ng it more securely.
but It is instantly released when the in
dation is complete.
Bethany Guild met Monday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. c. ". Lambert,
Pleasant street
! The Wonan's Club will hold its next
, meeting Wednesday afternoon in Library
/. pariors. Mrs. Martha Baker Dunn OF Wa
/ teYville, who was expected TO read one
| Of her stories, has been i'll and will be
unable 10 come. Mrs. Kathleen Oak will
have paper OF ALFRED Moves the
poet. illustrated by some of his charac-
teristic poems, and readings by some Of
the members will follow. It is expected
that the High School Orchestra Will
/, play. Mrs. Eva Greenwood and Mrs
Della Bartlett are to be hosteses.
| Union prayer meetings will be held
next Thursday and Sunday evenings in
the First Baptist church
Irwin L. Tibbetts OF Norridgewock
Ernest L. Parknan OF Hartland and Lee
ma n. Head OF Scion have filed petitions
IN bankruptcy.
| The marriage intentions OF Lindsey
Nutting Of Skowhegan and Laura Cor
son OF Athens are recorded at the town
clerks office
| The union meeting Sunday evening was
held n the Bethany church and one Of
the best attended OF the series. The
subject Of Repentance was taken up
| in three parts: THE Need OF Repent
ance." Rev. T. II. Wilson: Repentance,
an Actual Fact" Rev. H. G. McGlaufin;
and The Results OF Repentance, Rev
George Merriam.