Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-26

The annual county Field day or the
International Sunshine Branches Will
be held at the Methodist church, MAJ
ison, June 80. This will be an all-day
meeting.
The annual Memorial sermon to the
Russell Post, G. A. R., and Rehe1
Corps will be delivered in Bethany
church Sunday morning by Prof.. Her
bert c. Libby of Colby College
Robert K. Steward, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Steward of Skowhegan,
who has been for the past seven years
connected with the University OF IL
linois has resigned his position there
to accept one with the Michigan Agri-
cultural College at Lansing, Mich,
where he has been appointed to full
professorship in the department OF en-
cheering, having been made head OF
the department of drawing and design.
Mr. Steward is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Maine with the class of
1908.
Russell Post G. A. R., will observe
Memorial day, May 80, with the fol-
lowing order of exercises, opening in
the Opera house at 1.30 P. NJ: Selec
ton First Maine Regiment Band OF
the Maccabees, military department;
prayer, Rev. F. c. Rogers Of the Meth
odist church; address of Welcome,
Post Commander w. Harrison Wes-
ton: singing America the Beautiful"
Grades VII and VIII; reading Of Or
ders, post adjutant; Lincoln's address,
Master Kenneth Matson; Memorial adj
dress, William Folsom Merrill, Esq;
flag drill by girls Of Grades VII and
| VIII; America" by audience; bene-
diction. Rev. F. c. Rogers. The pro-
cession will form Immediately follow
ing and march to the North cemetery.
where prayer will be offered by Rev.
F. c. Rogers, the graves will be dec
Grated and taps sounded. The veter-
ans will then be carried by automo-
bile to the South Side cemetery. where
there will be ritualistic service.
On Memorial day also will occur the
first municipal concert by the First
Maine Regiment Band of the Macca-
bees at the Russell street bandstand,
with r. f. Washburn director.
Edward A. Bailey of Skowhegan has
filed a petition in bankruptcy and the
first meeting Of his creditors will be
held at the Office Of Daniel Lewis,
Esq, June 8; also Grover c. Green
leaf Of Arson, first meeting June II;
and David c. Johnson Of Fairfield, first
meeting June 10.
Prospects for Skowhegan's new post
office building are still most promis-
ing In addition to the 5000 appropri-
ated by Congress under the deficiency
appropriation bill some time ago, the
sundry civil appropriation bill now be-
fore Congress contains $4,000 more
for the continuance of the Skowhegan
postoffice, making $4,000. The postof-
flee lot is now being cleared of rub
bish ready for work.
There will be a special meeting OF
Skowhegan Grange Saturday night to
ballot on applications and to confer
the First AID Second degrees.
The Missionary basket meeting of
the Kennebec Baptist Association will
be held June 2, at the First Baptist
church., Skowhegan. The ladies will
arrive on the 1855 A. M. train and the
meeting will close in time for the 2.25
train. Lunch will be served at 1 o'clock.
Local Missionary Circles are invited to
the meeting.
National Defense week will begin in
Skowhegan Sunday, May %, with at
tendance by Co. E at the Roman Cath
Ollie church, where FIR. J. L. A. Renaud
is to preach a special Memorial SER
mon. Headquarters will be established
in the Merrill block, where an exhibit
Of war relics and recruiting posters
and National Defense aganda will
be or exhibition. The headquarters will
be open from noon until 10 p M. every
day of the week. A soldier in uniform
will be in attendance all the time to
explain the equipment and arms now
in use by the United States army and
an officer of the company will be at
hand at all times t. explain the ser
vice in the National Guard to any ap-
plicants for enlistment. He will be
prepared to enlist men on the spot.
Monday evening at 8 p. M. Co. E, Sec
ond Infantry, will give an exhibition
drill on Water street between the rail-
road crossing and Madison avenue and
at that time the various battle form
atoms, firing lines as now used in
Mexico by our soldiers will be demon
strated. Memorial day, Co. E. will es-
i; cort the Grand Army to and from the
hall, where the exercises are held and
, to the several cemeteries. There will be
something doing Of interest every af.
ternoon and evening during the week
and it is proposed on Saturday, June
8. to wind up the campaign for nation
al defense with a grand demonstration
Of patriotism by the people of Show
began. This means that privates will
be paid a little over 81. The citizens
of Skowhegan are resolved that its
quota of the National Guard shall be
brought to the highest degree of eff
cheney and strength. 1t is necessary
that about 80 men enlist in Co. E be-
fore the first week in June and 1t is
believed that there will be very many
more applications than the rolls of the
company will permit.
Miss Blanche Jewett began work
Wednesday as stenographer in the Of
| fee Of the new shoe factory.