Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-09
Sk0WHECAN
Concensus of Opinion Favors a
New High School Building
Pioneer n. G.'s 3rd
Anniversary
REUNIONS IN HONOR OF
GAYLORD FAMILY

and had considered the various needs
As 10 buildings and favorable locations,
and at the meeting Saturday the con-
census OF oponion seemed TO be in faEcr
OF building a new High school building
and tearing down the old one. II seemed
best to cleac away the Brainard house
bought by the town last year and other
buildings in the rear OF the OLD High
schools and TO put the new building II
near the river. leaving the old High
school lot which wouli be cleared OF
for a recreation ground This location
of the building wiu,d make it much easie:
for pupils and teachers as j, would ID
sway with the noise from Island avenue
with the constant traffic and recitations
and study could De conducted more cas-
lily and without outside distraction Than
too. it seems rha, the committee nave
reasons TO think that eventually tbs
High school properly would be extended
TO include al, the rest o. the land toward
the south OF the Island which is nov
owned ~ Levi ". Weston
Hon. C P. Merrill is in Boston or
business
Herbert Wentworth returned Sunday
from Boston.
George ". Gowe- wen; 70 Portland
Monday on business.
Mr. and Ms Isaac Pierce and Miss
Lila Pierce were in town from Madison
Sunday visiting az the home o. NJ. an
Mrs Adelard Bsa!e.
Mr. AMI Mrs Henry CayTord we're din
ner guests Monday a the home OF Mrs.
Sophia Perkins
TIE ol3es. woman in Somerset county
and the only real daughter Of the AnA--
lean Revolution in this county. Mrs,
Mary ?. Ellio- % Athens. VIII next
month be % years old. Size will ce!e-
a-atee her birthday and will ce assiSte-:
BY tn. chapters @ the Daughters 0: Tire
american Revolution. Sne is stu ii
good general health and was able in the
fall . take an automobile trip a distance
Of 81 miles Sire vas born in Mercer.
daughter Of Benjamin and Margaret
fEuarO Baxter. her father having serve:
in tie Revolutionary war. She married
Adam E,lio- and children ware born
70 their. two OF these now living Horace
o. Athens, vii. WHOM, Mrs Elliot has
maie her home fer TIE last few years,
ana Ms. Hattie Delaro G. Acto-- Mrs.
Elliot is one o. = family Of FIVE chill
3ren Size IS al honorsd member @
Eunice Farn<wo-th Chapter. T. y R
The Pioneer Past Noble Gra-,ls cet-
eh-a.ed its -ai-i anniversary Ncn6aE
evening 1T t1e home c: Ms Li;iE
FRENCH. This vas eCes- eve-!ng ara -ne
celebration ope2e4s with supper served AZ
sN Music and readings OF various
kinds eulivene4 the evenings program.
rae Pas, NOBLE Gra1ds o. tie Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge I. O .. z. VITO United
TO form the association q Past Noh.e
Gra,ds. aye: Ms Jennie Richards,
Mrs. Helen Brown. Ms. Pamela Lav.ey,
Mrs Emma B!ckto-5. Mrs Vera 81ssey,
Mrs. Mary Bailey. Mrs. Mabel Bragg.
Mrs. Alice Baker. Mrs, Cc-a Hurley.
Mrs vio,e. Fog. Ms Is-3o-e Spear.
ant: Mrs. Lila French
OF the various musicals Of superior
quality il the series given al the Coz
gregatioIa! church, the concert fur
n.shed by local talent Monday eve
ming was TO mani The best Of all and
large audience was present il enlic-
!pa,ica Of the treat The singers need
ed no introduction 10 the people as
most OF them are we'll known, especial
" Kay hilgore, Lyle Moore and MIS-
Eta Bradley. The other 'wo. Mass
Ruth Greenwood and Miss Gladys
Pennell, though not 50 well known
have especially sweet voices The
quality OF the pialotorte work % the
young ladies. Airline Burlor. Lena
Landry. Faith Harris and Marion
Lord. was q is usual excellence. Il
was a pleasan, surprise % ulls.c
lovers % hear The organ playing q
Faith Harris. Mahion Gsrr!s1 and
Warren Merrill. as this Instrument Is
not 81 commonly studied as the piano.
The special features Of the program
were the playing Of Joseph Clouti@r,
yiolinist. and Of Miss F-e3a Harris CT
TIE cello
A union service viii T. held Taurs-
day evening in the Bethany Baptist
church
\ family ra-un:on with oyster dinner
was enjoyed Sunday st the hcCa -
Alonzo Smith. Z being 2 Gaylord re-
union. OF which family Mrs. Smith IS
3 member ana especially in honor Of
Henry Gaylord and the members Of
his family who have been visiting
here FOR some months Mr.. and MIS-.
GAYLORD and their four children plaa
to start Feb. y on their return jour
ney but will visit II Boston ana 9th
er places On the way 70 Saska tchewaa-
4 delightful reunion C the class %
Isea Of the Skow.legan High school
was held Saturday evening az the
home Of Mrs. Dora Goodwin McNe.Ea
at her home On Leavitt street This
affair IVES held at this time 70 90
honor 20 Mrs Alice Palmer Gaylord,
q member Of the class. who IS now
visiting her old friends ard relatives
here after = years passed IN Sas-
katchewan. where she went 70 make
her home Epon her marriage 20 Hen
~ Gaylord. Many Of the most inter
estsng tales Of the evening were true
ones from the life Of Mrs GAYLORD
The evening was passed in social
way with "reminiscences % the old
school days and class pictures 20 bring
back the past Refreshments were
served by the hostess These present
from the class were Mrs Gaylord Miss
Hannah Page, Mrs Bessie Fletcher
Thomson. Miss Blanch Pollard and
Mrs NcNeeIie
g O. PUrin,on. lecturer o. the State
Grange. win be present at the meeting
Of Somerset Pomona at Madison Tues
day and will give an address