Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-16

Word was received Monday by ]. N
Smith Of the serious sickness OF his
brother, d. L. Smith Of Dorchester, Mass
Mr.. Smith was taken i'll about two weeks
ago and went to the Peter Bent Brigham
hospital in Brookline to undergo an op'
GRAFTON for gall stones as soon as ne
was in condition. He is under the care
Of DR.. Quimby.
Major and Mrs. J. W. Fogler,. Mrs. Fan
nile Cabot and Mrs. Mary c. Brainard
left Tuesday for trip OF several Gays
through the western part Of the State
Lewiston being their first stop after leav'
ing here. They make the trip in the ma
jors new Cadillac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bison OF Rum
ford arrived here to visit Mr.. and MRS
John Dugas, Mrs. Bison being niece
of Mr.. Dugas. Mr.. and Mrs. Bison are
on their wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Smith. Mrs. M. ].
Allen and Mr.. and Mrs. Ned H. Lambert
took an automobile trip to Togus Sun
day.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Turner early Monday morning.
M. L. Greenleaf visited in Hartland and
St. Adams Sunday.
Miss Martha Steward returned Monday
night from visit Of several weeks In
Lawrence, Mass, with Miss Marion Stew.
ard.
Miss Katherine Chase Of Waterville
came Monday night for visit with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Chase.
Mrs. Viola Smith left Monday after
noon for visit with the family Of he.
sister, Mrs. Wilbur Berry, in Vassalboro
Joseph Perry is finishing his duties as
motorman on the line of the Somerset
Traction Co. and will take position in
the new shoe shop.
Two new traffic signs have been added
to the four already in place on dangerous
street corners. The two new ones are
at the junction Of Elm and Madison ave-
nue. and the junction Of East Front and
Main streets.
Winona and Helen Pollard of Fairfield
returned with Ruth Homested and Heller
Hight Monday night and will visit here
for several days with the family Of r. F.
Homested.
Ned H. Lambert was quite i'll Sunday
some chicken which he ate Sunday.
DR.. Milburn Fowler of Skowhegan
has been mustered into the Dental
Corps of Maine with the rank Of first
lieutenant and the pay Of first lieu
tenant in the regular army. He is now
under pay awaiting orders from
Washington. He will be stationed with
the hospital corps at Laredo, Texas.
One dentist is allowed for each 1000
troops and as Maine has not yet 1000,
DR.. Fowler will be the only dental
surgeon on the Maine Dental Corps
for some time to come. DR.. Fowler is
sure to be popular with the Second
Maine. He has served three years In
Co E, being sergeant at the time OF
his discharge at Augusta in June.
Judge Turner Boswell of Scion was
at the court house Tuesday on legal
business.
George w. Foster was given a hear
ing before Judge John H. Lancaster,
Tuesday forenoon, for intoxication,
and paid a fine Of 1914.
Belfast baseball team will play the
Skowhegan team here Wednesday ana
Thursday Skowhegan will play Rum
ford here, the seeming misunderstood :
ing with Rumford having been ad-
justed In the series with Belfast for
the silver cup, Skowhegan has small
margin ahead and in the Rumford Sc
ries the teams are about equal, SO
great games may be expected.
The Misses Mandana and Elizabeth
Marsh left here Tuesday noon for a
weeks visit in South China.
Mrs. Fred Philbrick went Tuesday
to Lewiston to visit friends.
Mrs. Ethel Pillsbury. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. S. Stinch-
field, on Court street, left here Tues
day noon for Portland, where she will
visit friends before returning to her
home in Rumford. Her son, Walter,
will remain for a longer visit here.
Mark Emery with an Overland and
Edward Tague with a Maxwell start
ed from the Wooden mill here this
morning for a race to Waterville, a
bet Of $25 being up between Pooler