Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-22

ing, was a talk by c. Davis Miller on
his recent trip through Arcostook
County and into Nova Scotia as far as
Halifax. The program for the meeting
was in charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. c.
White and Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Beal
and included: Vocal solo, Miss Wini-
fred Gardner: eading. Mrs. Lara
Dinsmore; piano solo, Harry Diaslncre:
vocal solo, Miss Pearl Boiler: reading.
Mrs. Addie c. Beal: remarks by Mr..
and Mrs. c. D. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs
! White. Mr.. Young of Victor Grange
! Fairfield Center, Mr. Slip of Pittsfield
| Grange. The matter Of having a
i Grange fair this fall was mentioned
but nothing definite was done in re-
gard to having one.
Charles Burnor will have formal
opening for his new storehouse on
East Maple street on Friday night
! this being in part a Rebekah affair,
though any one can attend who wishes.
There will be dancing on the main liocr
and card playing upstairs,
Prof. ]. Abbott Kendall will give vi
/ olin solos at the First Baptist church
| next Sunday morning and Mrs. Ken
| dali will be organist.
| The Athletic Association Of the
| Skowhegan High School held its first
meeting for the year, Tuesday night
and elected the following officers:
| Cassimir Bison, President; Francis
| Crotteau. Vice Pres; Prin. r. w. Leigh
ton, Treas: Miss Beatrice Smiley. Sec:
Of 1Nroo Toh
sistant Manager of Track, Munford
Meader; Manager Of Baseball, Libby
Pulsifer; Assistant Manager of Base
Ball, Philip Lessard; Manager of Girls
Basket Ball. Miss Pauline Emery; AS
sistant Manager of Girls Basket Ball,
Miss Doris Wentworth.
The annual Freshman Reception of
the High School will be held in Grange
Hall. Friday night. The program is
to be in charge of a committee of
which Bruce White is chairman. Music
for dancing will be furnished by
Towne's Orchestra.
Considerable work has been done on
the Parkman Hill Cemetery property
owned by the town, about five acres
having been cleared according to the
vote of the town, and Civil Engineer
T.. E. Greenwood is to make topo-
graphical survey to lay it out into
streets and lots, though the grading
will not be completed this year on ac-
count of the smallness OF the appro-
priation.
The remodeled farm house on the site
of the Woman's Reformatory in Show
hogan, now fitted to accommodate six
inmates, is to be opened November 1.
Supt. Of the Reformatory, Mrs. Ger
trude Wight of birmingham, Mass, is
to pass the month of october inspect
! ing like institutions throughout the
country. The Board Of Commissioners
Of the Reformatory feel much pleased
to be able to secure the services Of
Mrs. Wight as she is very capable
woman and experienced in all depart
ments Of the work. The water system
at the Reformatory is now nearly COM
pleted having been run as far as the
foundation which is now being con-
structed for the first cottage to be
built. This water comes from a point
60 feet above the top of the buildings
and furnishes great water pressure and
is sufficient to supply 1000 people, it
is said.
The annual Wesserunsett Valley
Fair at Athens which is the talk Of the
county every year will come on Thurs
day, Sept. %. Robert M. Stiles, the
| newly appointed agricultural agent for
Somerset County, is expected to make
brief address Grange dinner will be
served at noon, and a dance will come
In the evening with music by Nutting's
Orchestra. The dance committee is
Fred McCollar. H. S. Elliott, Ora Jud-
kins; Supt. Of Stock, c. F. Dutton;
Supt. of Grounds, E. G. Fox; Supt. Of
Hall, Ellen P. Jones: Fred Weeks. Mar.
shall; w. r. Tibbetts. Secretary; and
Harvey D. Eaton, Esq, of Waterville,
President
Chester Cool has been elected presi-
dent of new Farmers Union organ
lied at Bingham; John Gordon, Sec. !:
r. c. Brown, Treas. There will be a
meeting of the Union in Grange Hall,
Bingham next Thursday evening. c.
E. Embree, President of the Maine
Waterville Union will be present, ac-
Somerset Pomona Grange will meet
| next Tuesday at Mercer and the fol-
lowing program has been prepared by
Lecturer Mrs. Kate B. Ellis, Singing,
America; welcome to Pomona. Master
of Sandy River Grange, John N. Fritz
| zell; acknowledgement, Worthy Mas
ter of Pomona; singing. Grange. Old
Folks at Home; reading. Eva Hatch;
| topic. What are the greatest dangers
threatening the farmer? How over
| come? Ernest Kimball, Susan Corson;
solo. Fred Hatch; reading. Edna
| Wood: Mistakes in the House. from a
Mans Standpoint, John Bacon. VIII
Wade; solo. Susan Corson: reading.
Helen Chamberlain: instrumental
trio; Mistakes on the Farm, from a
Woman's Standpoint. Mrs. Frizzell
Eva Hatch; song by Grange, Old Oak
en- Bucket; reading. Grace Dunton:
| closing thought by Worthy Lecturer
Sandy River Grange, Gertrude Green.
A new firm alarm box number 43.
has ben established at the corner of
Jewett and North streets. This part
of the town while quite thickly settled
has formerly had no box nearer than
Silver street, number AZ. This makes
Is boxes in all. nine on the south side
five on the north and one on the