Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-09
SKOWfiEGAN NEWS
Republican Campaign Of Somerset County to
Open With Whirlwind Tour-Death OF
Prominent Madison Man Noted-Lake Side
Annual Campmeeting Date Miniature Bat
tleships Made by Skowhegan Lads - Many
Personals and Local Mention.

, Newton H. Caswell is reported -
being very low. M. Caswsu has bAeh
staying recently at the homo Of ". l.
Hill. his nurse going there as house.
keeper during the absence Of Mr.. Hill
in Portland and Mr.. Caswell enjoyed
the change. He was taken very
much worse on Saturday. however.
and was removed on = cot to his home
on West Front street Monday.
Charles Coburn Smith IL expected
home Wednesday from PlattsburS, N.
T., where he has been taaiAg a
months training at the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. OrdwAy and Mr..
and Mrs. c. Davis Miller left Sunday
for an automobils trip through Nova
Scotia.
Mrs. Sullivan Russell Of Main stssst
who IL visiting her step-son Maurice
Russell in Washburn IL reported A.
being very Ill. ,...
Miss Louise Coburn, Mrs. J. ..
Smith and Joseph Coburn smith who
have been on an automobile tour
through this White Mountains ana who
visited also the Citisens' Training
Camp at Plattsburg are now IN Con-
cord and will probably not be home
until about the 18th.
| Miss Gladys Crimmin Of Haverhill,
Mass, and Wallace, Donald and Eve
Ign Pressey Of Hampton Falls. N. H..
who have been visiting the family Of
George w. Cover. Esq, left Tuesday
for Pennington for a visit before re-
turning home.
Probate court was in session for the
August term Tues1 lay. with Judge c.
o. Small Of Madison presiding.
The Republican campaign will open
in Somerset county August il ana Is
with a Whirlwind Tour Of Hon. Carl
Milliken. nominee FOR Governor; Con-
gresham John A. Peters, and Bert c.
Fernald and Frederick Hale, Kepubli-
can nominees for United states Sena.
tor. accompanied BY local candidates
and other prominent Republicans.
The following places will be visited
and meetings held: Monday morning.
at Fairfield at nine o'clock. Pittsheld
at eleven o'clock; Monday afternoon
Palmyra at 100. Hartland at 3.45.
Canaan at AIS; Monday. evening,
Bingham at 100. The meetings Tues
day morning will be at. Norridsewocls
at o'clock. North Arson at 1880 ana
Scion at 11:45. Probably the biggest
meeting will .be held at Lakewood,
Tuesday afternoon ut two O'Clock.
Mrs. Matte Mitchell who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Cyrus Newton
left for her home in Portland Tuesday
noon. accompanied by Mrs. Newton
who Kill visit for SEVERAL weeks with
her ard with another sister, Mrs. Ellen
lClough. also Of Portland. Mrs. Nit
lchell's older daughter. Louise. re-
manned for a visit with the family Of
Charles Holden, while tho younger,
Mildred, returned with her mothSr.
J. M. Gibson, chief quartsrmastsr
and ]. Thorburn. gCnner's mate. drst
class. Of Portland, were In skowheean
and Madison, Tuesday distributing lit
erature in regard to naval recruiting
station which will be opened in Wat
erville until Aug. IL.
The annual campmeeting Of the
Lakeside Campmeeting Association
convenes at Weber pond, Kennebec
Icounty, from Aug. 10 to Sept. 3, to
which everybody is invited. A good
meeting is expected with speakers Of
prominence.
Royden v. Brown, Esq, Of BINGHAM
was in attendance at probate court.
Tuesday.
The fourth municipal concert will be
given Thursday evening II the wealth
er is fair.
The Catholic order Of Forestees were
in attendance at the funeral service Of
Albert Cowett. Tuesday morning. at
st. Marys church.
Ned H. Lambert has quite an inter
esting exhibit In his window which
consists OF two ba.tleships, one made
by Earl Grundy and the other by IA
yid Lyon, and q destroyer made by
Earl Grundy. The Grundy battleship
Is about four feet long and is intri :
cately made in most workmanlike
manner. The other batleship ia two
feet long and the destroyer IL a little
larger. All are painted battleshfp gray,
Maurice Malbon lost quite q num-
Der more sheep by dogs Monday, this
being the second time dogs have been
into his mock. The dogs are said u
belong to Eddie Steward ana Charles
Steward. That Of Eddie Steward Aas
been Killed.
The county commissioners held
hearings in Arson and Embden Tuea-
DAY on petitions for the repair Of
highways there alleged to be unsafe.
Miss Rosalind Jewett Of watarvilIe
came Tuesday to VIII. her sister, Mrs,
Roy Lancaster Of Main street.
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