Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-27

Local Nc. 1S6 have announced they will
charge 80 cents a day more, beginning the
first day OF April next.
Following are the recent vital statistics
for Somerset county:
Births-Pugh Corner. Nov. Is, daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith; Har-
mony. Nov. u, son to Mr. and Mrs
George White.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nov. 1s, Ross
Cleo Berry and Miss Carrie Bell Palmer,
both of Pleasant Ridge: Arson, Nov. Is.
Miss Olive c. Remick of East Wilton and
Herman L. Smith: Skowhegan. Nov. Is.
Miss Ruby Hamm and Ora L. Eastman.
both of Exeter; Norridgewock, Nov. 49,,
Miss Beatrice Stevens and Philip Thisseli,
formerly Of Lowell.
Deaths-Skowhegan, Nov. q. Timothy
B. Barrett, 81: Nov. %, Forrest H. Har-
Vile, 40; Fairfield, Mrs. Lizzie Marcou;
Clinton, Orrin Holt, IS: Scion, James
Sterling, 81; Madeira, Cal, Nov. I, Q. A
Corson, formerly of Scion, 62 years; New
Portland. Nov. is, Phlander Butts, g.;
Norridgewock. Nov. II. Mrs. Albert Moui-
ton, 55; st. Adams, Nov. IA, Mrs. Levinia
Hopkins Smith, "a years.
Following is the list of unclaimed
letters at the Skowhegan postoff1ce:
John l.. Buzzell, Ernest Mefew, Will
Best. Miss Inez NJ. Brann. Mrs. Gene
yer Harris, Joe F. Merrill
The last fresh cucumbers of the sea-
son reported were eaten. by the family
of Clarence Andrews of Mercer week
ago.
Miss Thirza Drake, who has been
employed Tor two years in the family
of DR.. L. A. Dascombe. has entered
the Maine General hospital in Portland
to train for q nurse.
Asa Emery and his son, c. A. Emery
of Athens, left last week for Washing
ton, where they will pass the winter.
Mr.. Emery is the second oldest man in
Athens. being Sc years Of age.
| Robert Morrow has been elected cap
tain of the football team for 1917.
| The SearchhGht Club is to give an
entertainment in the Congregational
vestry Friday evening of next week
Albert Butler, who for the past year
has been employed by j. d. Symons,
has entered the employ of the manage
ment of the Gem Cafe.
| The Mission Reading Circle of the
congregational church will hold its
monthly meeting with Mrs Mckinney
at F. NJ Tuesday.
| Willis Hobart has arrived home from
a two-months trip to MINNEAPOLIS and
other western cities. Mr.. Hobart was
a resident Of Minneapolis for Il wears
and is still a member of the Masonic
Chapter there.
Elmer Nolin, member of the Hos
pltal Corps of the Second Maine Peg
lment, left Friday noon for Laredo
rex 10 bring back five members Of the
! second Maine who were left at rhe
hospital and also Private Brooks NJ
Madison, who was injured on the re-
turn from Texas and left at Atho,
| Mass
Miss Mildred Varney of Aurusto is
expected home for THANKSGIVING and
| VIII be the guest Of her brother. Allen
Narney o''
Thinkers Singing Orchestra will gi,,e
Dig minstrel show in Grano.e hal,
on the evening of Dec. :. follouoa ~,
dancing. This orchestra is under ~
,ilahasement OF N. Frank Tinker, and
| mas been heard in this vicinity sew
NAAiiNf uuiiHS the summer.
tuesday evening at the Methodis+
ves.ry mere Will be Thanksgiving
soeiai win donations for the poor Of
ne Town Wednesday evening the reg
ular THANKSGIVING union sexvice will
oe heid at the Methodist church, with
sermon ny Dr. Q. II. Tracy. The Mis-
siohafE Society OF the church is to
pack barrel this week CONTAINING
mo fS.,
Portland. ''
About $1,000 more a week will he
addcd to the payroll OF the American
WOODEN Co. in Skowhegan by the 10
per cent, increase in wages to so into
erect Dec. 4. There are COO EMPLOYEES
III the Two mills of the company hero
ana they will receive the hjphas+
wages IN the history of the concern
Inc beginning of the old time skate
factory of J. T.. Williams and bis
Iather, the late G. A. Williams arc
Drought to mind by a pair of skates
now o6 years old which were made b,,
lhem for Moses Littlefield, then nro
prletor and editor of the Skowhae,,,
clarion. the local newspaper of tba+
gay, ana now the property Of Hoyv,r1
steward. Sixty years ago the WilIiars
laiiiiiy came to Skowhegan to MANI
,acture chlsels and in spare time after
MS DAYS work they made skates which
SOFA at 81 or IS pair, later siyina, ~
me making of chisels and MAXIM
Shates entirely. The old pair mention.
Gu are IL inches long, turned IN ~ ~.
TOE and like sleigh runners. The WOOD
IS nat and has two open places for tho
ieatner straps to hold the skates on
to the feet. W
cleveland has the honor of having