Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-29
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Local Merchants Get Counterfeit Money = !iCldsy Rush
will of Amon Works Of Mer Ger PresS Probate -
plans for County Cow Owners to Be Received
for Distilled Alcohols Addie NJ Cannon Is so Years Old

a0le NJ. cannon Is 80 Years Old
of Carrabassett Lodge the following
officers have been chosen for the en-
suing year: v. c.. N. Lester Shepley:
Rec. Sec. w. A. Bailey: Fin. Sec, q.
b. Chase; Treas. A. B. Lamb: trustee
for three years, A. A. Porter. -.
Mrs. w. o. Chase has been visiting
this week with her mother and sister
IN Pittsheld. the former being in poor
health. tIl?-.
Raymond D. Allen has returned to
the Massachusetts School of Technol-
ogy, where he will resume his studies.
Owing to the Christmas cantata in
the Opera house next Sunday after
noon at $50 there will be a combined
service of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety and the regular Sunday night
meeting at z o'clock in the Bethany
church. There will be a sermon by
Principal Drew T. Hathorn of Coburn
Classical Institute and the service will
be under the leadership of the Chris.
tan Endeavor.
The present board of county COM
nlissioners, of which o. e. Libby of
Pittsfield is the retiring member, are
in session this week at the court house
assessing county taxes, making up
their annual report, etc. The report
will mot be announced probably for
several days yet.
Mrs. Daisy Savage left yesterday
morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Alma
Cooley in Augusta.
Little Ethelyn Mills, who is passing
the winter with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Mills of Pine street.
left here yesterday morning to visit
until Sunday with her mother in Wat
erviile.
Miss Myrtle Green, a teacher in the
p. Mantor, a teacher at Castine Nor
NAL school, and Miss Myra B. Rowell.
stenographer to the secretary of State,
left yesterday morning at sos to re-
sumo their duties.
Frank Martin. formerly employed by
the Maine Tel. & Tel. Co. at their
switchboard here, now has a position
with the New England Tel. &, Tel. Co.
at their Boston Office.
A. P. Bigelow of st. Adams was in
town yesterday on business. People in
this section are always interested to
hear from Hon. D. D. Stewart. the eld-
erly attorney of that town and Mr..
Bigelow reported him to be in his usu-
al health.
Agriculturists of this section will
doubtless be greatly interested in the
meeting called for Saturday next at
10 A. NJ. in Skowhegan with County
Demonstration Robert Stiles Of Jackson
in charge Of arrangements and l.. P.
Parker editor of the lewiston Sun as
the speaker. These meetings which are
scheduled to be held in each county are
| called under the direction Of Richard
Pattee secretary of the New England
Milk Producers Association. 1t is the
aim of the leaders to secure the CO.
operation of every farmer and to en-
roll him as a member of the organiza-
ton.
, Miss Alice sprague left here yester-
day for a visit in Lewiston before go
| ing to her home in Portland. In Show
hogan Miss Sprague has been the guest
| of her sister. Miss f. l.. Ellis.
There will be masses New Years
morning at o'clock and Z o'clock at st.
Mary's Catholic church.
- j. Wallace Blunt left yesterday on the
| midday train for Boston.
The Golfers of Somerset County are
about to be enriched by check of some-
thing over $3.50. Sheriff Thompson hav-
ing yesterday received a bill from w.
II Hunt & Co., Of Boston which indi-
gated that the sum just mentioned was
received for alcohol distilled from the
Somerset County rum seizures. Some
$50 gallons were sent from here at the
| last time to be distilled
Miss Bertha Terry Of Waterville has
been the guest this week of the Misses
Chase of Madison avenue
p Superintendent George w. Hinckley of
Good win Farm was at the Court house
yesterday to investigate relative to the
VIII of the late Hortense Patterson of
North Arson. the institution heretofore
mentioned being one Of the residuary
legatees Of her estate
The Skowhegan Rife Club held its
weekly shoot Wednesday evening. with
| the best record Of the season. The new
targets have just arrived and were used
for the first time "Bill" Golf who last
| week shot the lights cut of commission
In the revolver contest was high man
with the almost perfect score of "a,
| scores being as follows: Golf, "a: Row
| ell. %; Clifford. 49,. H. Savage, %: Tus-
| can Fl: Wells. 81: Dutton, Fl; Merrill.
u; Leavitt, 10: Dyer. 10; Parsons, 10:
Danforth. IS; A. L. Weston, IS; Moore.
49, A. Savage. II; J. Weston, Is: Stew
ard. IA. The shoot next Wednesday
evening is expected to be a most snir-
| tied one,