Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-03

a half mile in the rear Of the Hugh
Comber place and lived an hour after
the accident. He leaves his wife, who
was at West Forks with him. formerly
Miss Carrie Fogg of Cornville, and a
daughter, Harriet. Mr.. Patterson was
born in Athens, the son Of Horace Pat
terson and his mother. now Mrs. Ora
Judkins. still resides in that town. He
has been in the grocery business in. Scion
about II years. He was member OF
the Masonic fraternity and the ]. 0.
%. F.
At the Reformatory farm here the past
summer about 225 bushels Of potatoes
have been harvested and a good supply
of vegetables to be used in furnishing
food for the inmates. Very soon two or
three cows. hogs. hens and horses are
to be purchased for the farm. The new
farm manager. George X. Wight, arriv-
ed this week to take up his duties and
his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Wight. SUPER
intendent Of the reformatory. 10 also here
with one assistant, Miss Clara johnson
of Sullivan. trained nurse as matron.
Mrs. Wight for IL years has held SIM
liar position at the Industrial School for
Girls at Lancaster, Mass, and for the
last five years has been connected with
the only reformatory for women in Mass
achusetts. located at Sherburne.
In North Arson a project IL on foot
to buy up the center Of the town. which
was left in ruins following fire three
years ago, and make a public park of
it. D. D. Stewart of st. Adams has Of
fered 5000 toward the purchase and lay
ing out Of the land II the citizens will
provide an equal amount. One of the
means Of raising money for this purpose
is by Community Fair to be given on
November 9 and 10. the first of the kind
in the State. The Methodist and Congre-
gational churches. the Sunshine Society.
Grange. Woman's Club, G. A. r. Circle,
Eastern Star, Rebekahs and the D. A.
r. are united in their efforts. This ba-
zaar will be held in Grange hall. All kinds
of fancy work, vegetables and food will
be on sale on the afternoon of the first
day. There will be a rummage sale and
q doll carriage parade ana concert oy
SCOTS Star band in the evening. The
second day the fair will continue with
the special feature in Carrabassett hall in
the evening, when play. THE Private
Secretary" will be given by Madison tai
ent under the direction OF the Misses
Doris and Laura Carpenter.
Miss Leora NJ. Withee, who has been
in the millinery business in Skowhegan
for about 30 years, is closing out her
business and will return with her sister,
Mrs. Albert Holstein of Salt Lake City,
a,,s< Sho
visit in California and will probably be
away a year or more. She was for some
time with the E. B. Curtis Millinery Co.
and for the past II years in business
for herself In the musical circles of the
town she has been prominent as a vo-
calist for over Is years and will prob
ably take up her musical work again in
IL near future.
e. e. Fairbrother has sold out his wood
working business to Michael Darcy Of
Boston, the latter taking possession this
week.
DR.. George Otis Smith, director of the
United States Geological Survey. Wash
ington, D. c., has been engaged to adj
dress a mass meeting in the municipal
building Sunday, Nov. 10, on the subject
Temperance and Good Citizenship"
Miss Ruth Nelson has returned from
a visit with Mrs. Alison spearin In Wat
erville.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Somerset Loan & Build
ing Association. held at the Office of
the secretary. Fred F.. Lawrence. on
Monday evening. the following officers
were elected: President, John r. Nc
Clellan; Treas. Edward F. Danforth;
Sec, Fred F. Lawrence. William H.
Fowler, William T. Seekins. w. 8.
Stinchfield and S. w. Gould were
elected directors to serve three years,
and Arthur r. Jones and Lawrence
Cockburn were elected to fill vacancies
for a term of two years. The annual
report of the secretary showed the fol-
lowing as of Sept. 80: Number of
shareholders, 143; number of borrow
ers. Sc: number of shares outstanding
1902; number of loans Sc: accumulated
capital. $71.40s.25: advance payments
$20,479.S9; guaranty fund. $382335:
profit and loss account $790.3S. The
rate of dividend the past year has been
5 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everard Henderson.
who have just returned from a trip
through the Provinces and have been
visiting Mrs. Henderson's mother, Mrs.
L. B. Haskell. left Thursday morning
for Boston. where they will visit be-
fore returning to New York.
Miss Iva Holway returned Wednes-
day night from q visit in Gardiner and
Augusta.
The Congregational Working League
had an ll-day meeting Wednesday at
the church parlors. Dinner was served
at noon.
DR.. O. H. Tracy has been chosen to
deliver the Thanksgiving sermon this
year and the place win be the Metho-
dist church.
The Woman's Relief Corps 10 to have
its inspection Friday afternoon in
Grand Army hall with Mrs, Sarah
White OF Bangor AZ inspecting ON.
Ger.
Because Of the present high prices
which are prevailing for hour. the
farmers are talking the wheat prong
sition and 1t il understood that Quit.
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