Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-16

| Rev. John A. Harding who has peen
pastor of the Madison Free Baptist ana
Arson Baptist churches for the past TWO
wears, has rendered his resignation as
pastor and accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Franklin
Mass. Mr. Harding will leave for MS ne"
pastorate the latter part of September.
| Harry L. Goodrich of Palmyra VINO re-
ceived the election for sheriff OF somerset
county on the Republican ticket is not 70
| move his family to Skowhegan during
the coming year, and if he does later Will
not occupy the jail house, owing to the
| health of Mrs. Goodrich, who is partial
invalid. She was before her marriage
Miss Evalena May Ham of North Ber-
wick. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich are the
parents of three sons. The eldest, Liston
L., is engaged in the potato business with
his father; Virgil F., the second son, is a
senior at Maine Central Institute, and
Clayton H., aged Ii, Is still at home.
There will be ball game between
teams from The Forks and Jackman at
The Forks at l P. NJ. Tuesday. At 2.So
there will be shooting match for which
cash prizes will be offered.
Mrs Cynthia Smith of Bingham, though
in her sOth year, is still very bus" wom-
an. Within two years she has pieced
and made 90 quilts Two of them were
silk quilts worked with fancy stitches.
The quilt top recently finished contains
1850 pieces.
The cattle show and fair at Starks vii
lage has been postponed to October ?.
The Mercer fair is also set for the same
date. Another coming fair is that at
Madison and Arson on Sept. q.
An automobile party consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. George Barrows and Mrs. Belle
Dudley of Newport, Me-, Mrs. Annie Mer-
rick and Mrs. ]. O. Morgan Of Lafayette,
Ind, passed Thursday with the family
of D. H. Bartlett of Madison avenue.
Mrs. Morgan is remaining for few days
visit while the others returned to New
port. -.-
Thomas McGauley who has been umpire
for the Skowhegan baseball team this
summer and Mrs. McGauley left Thurs
day afternoon for visit with Mr.. Nc
Gauley's parents in Worcester, Mass.
The first of October they will be located
in Manchester, ~ H.. where Mr.. Nc
Gauley will continue his study of law.
Vivian Hubbard of Canaan and her
grandmother. Mrs. Mary futile of Corn
Vile, will pass the winter with Mr. and
Mrs. X. A. Withee of Maple st. Miss
Hubbard has entered. the Freshman class
of the High school,
Mrs. John Dane is on her way to Cali
fornia where she will pass the winter
visiting with relatives in various places
She is not expected home until next
June when she will be accompanied by
her son John who by that time will have
completed two years Of teaching in the
government schools in the Philippines
About % people from Skowhegan were
in Norridgewock Thursday in attendance
at the seth annual meeting of the kenne-
bee Baptist Association
Golden Rod Branch of the 1nterna-
tional Sunshine Society will hold its next
meeting at the municipal building
Thursday afternoon.
Following are the recent vital statlsucs
for Somerset county:
Births: Skowhegan, daughter, Ami
ia, to Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse Bellefieur
skowhegan, ason, Henry Morrell, to VT
and Mrs Fred Allan; Canaan, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Adams.
Marriages: Scion, Sept. 9, Sidney T
Baker and Mrs. Hattie A. Wilson; Starks
Sept. S, Everett F. Creation and Miss Ra-
chel Evelyn Whitemore of Fayette;
Madison, Sept 9, Neck Aonka and Miss
Lizzie Syeech, both natives of Austria;
Madison, Sept. 6, DR.. Harold E. Danforth
and Miss Beatrice Towne.
Deaths: Canon City, Col, Aug. 20, Alvin
n. Ireland, formerly Of Skowhegan; Hart
land, DR.. George H. Turner. Jr.. IS years;
Madison, Sept. 10, Daniel Collins; Sept. 4,
Mrs. Oskia H. McKenney.
Mrs. c. T. Huff and son Lindon are
passing a few days in Dexter with Mr..
Huff's cousin, George Huff, and family.
William Walker of Seattle. Wash, is
a. guest of his sister. Mrs. Caroline w.
Estes.
Mrs. H. c. Taggart and Miss Gail Tag
CART have gone to Gorham, where the
latter has accepted position to teach
this year.
Merle Springer, who last year. was a
student at Coburn Classical Institute. and
who has been passing quite part of his
vacation in Franklin, is to enter Bow
doin college this fall.
Emery Dyer, who was graduated from
the Skowhegan High school in the class
of 1916, is to enter Boston university this
fall.
The recent sale Of the Charles F. Ward
Cos. stock of mems clothing to a New
York syndicate marks the removal from
the towns commercial center of long
established business. In 1861 Col. w. r.
G. Estes, who died last February, became
proprietor of clothing store which oc-
cupied various locations in FSkowhegan.