Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
COMPANY e Soldier Writes Home from Laredo
in Interesting Manner-Miitia Fund is Swell
ing-Town Baseball Team Schedule A Re-
cent Real Estate Tran sfer 49, Many Personals

George r. Pray Of Mountain View
Farm is we'll underway with his hayins
as he has purchased new o-l0 Avery
tractor The moving has been done with
the machine, with Mr.. Pray's youngest
| daughter. Olive, as the operator With
Ralph on the moving machine drawn by
the tractor and Ruth on the rake drawn
by the colts. if the smart boys of Bigelow
| Hill have gone to the border there are
some smart girls left.
Mrs Lettice Bradbury has been ap-
| pointed superintendent of the schools at
Highland.
| The fund OF money being raised for
/ delcacies for members Of Company in
| Texas has now reached the sum of 1926, IS
and is constantly being added to. Part Of
this money has already been sent to the
boys and is much appreciated.
| Miss Marjory Dinsmore of the Congre-
gatonal choir of Madison will sing
! 1.-THE Lord Is My Light" by Allitsen next
Sunday at the NJ. E. church, and her
brother. Robert NJ. Dinsmore, the organ
| ist, will play the Choral Prelude Mas
Colt Tut, Das list Wohlgetan." Garg
Ebert; offertory, Kind Jesus" choral,
Gade; postlude, "Festal March in c."
Calkin.
| Skowhegan baseball team will play the
following games next week; Belfast AT
Belfast. Monday; Rumford at Rumford,
Tuesday; Belfast at Skowhegan, Wednes-
day; Augusta at Augusta. Thursday; Gar
diner at Gardiner, Friday: Rumford at
Skowhegan, Saturday, possibly a double
header.
| Mr.. and Mrs Thomas conroy OF All
burn have arrived to visit their son, Jul
ian Conroy, who has lately accepted po-
sition as foreman in the lasting room Of
the Bell Bros factory.
w C. Thompson Of Sherman Falls
Mass, is in town this week. the guest Of
his sisters, Mrs. Herbert Wentworth and
Mrs. George H. Plummer. Except for a
one day stop In 1905 Mr.. Thompson ha.
not previously visited here for % years.
Erwin s. Fuller of Fairfield Center =.
visiting in town for few days.
Mrs. Hattie V. Lamb Of San Joe Cal.
is visiting relatives in Somerset count,
and is expected to visit in Skowhegan be
fore her return to the Pacific coast.
Mr.. and Mrs James Nichol of West Rox-
| bury. Mass, are visiting Mrs Nichols
brother. Harry Hubbard, on Main street
also his sisters, Mrs. Potter and Mrs
Nellie Salisbury of Canaan, and Mrs. ]
n. Smith of Water street.
Miss Gladys Pennel has gone to Orr's
Island to pass the month of August
| Miss Phehe Chase is acting as substi
| tute In the Farmers Cooperative Tele
| phone Cos. Office here during the alb
sence of Miss Fife Corson.
Charles Estes. who has been engaged
in the livery stable business at South
Paris in company with c. l.. Russell, for
merry Of Skowhegan, has sold out his in
terests to Mr.. Russell and returned t.
Skowhegan.
| MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Haskell have pur
chase the Frieve house on East From
| street. where they are to move from
Hathaway street, having disposed 81
their home there to Bert Taylor of Ath
ems. This house was formerly owned h,
| Mr.. Taylor. He will return here this fall
Mr. Haskell is moving his blacksmith
shop to his new property.
Skowhegan friends of DR.. and Mrs. Ed
ward A. Parker will be interested t.
known they are located in Maryville, Mo.
loI tie SUMMER, where tne doctor is cor
Quoting the osteopathic practice of Dr. c
A. Bone.
The trustees of the Womans Reform
atory Commission have appointed Clydt
H. Smith superintendent of construction
in connection with the reformatory build
| ings which are to be erected 4.
Robert Wentworth is taking vacation
from his duties as salesman in the c. F
Ward store and will pass a part Of it or
an automobile trip to Quebec
Miss Corinne l.. Salley has position
near Rangeley in the Mingo Springs Cam
for a month.
Mrs. Matte Mason of Rumford is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. 3. F. Flanders.
The Philathea class will hold a picnic a
Lakewood next Wednesday, taking the
O'Clock car. They will take picnic lunch
es.