Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-14

ly in the great German prison camps
which are open to church workers but
to no other international organizations.
Mr.. Smith marShalled his facts and
figures in regard to the greatness of
the need in most convincing way.
The contributions of America to the
Belgian relief, he said, was less than
that of Canada which had in addition
furnished many soldiers On being
questioned as to the best methods of
contributing to relief work. Mr.. Smith
stated the regular channels of the
church he thought the best. The NOM
mating committee was elected at the
morning session, consisting of Rev. l..
w. Grundy, West Paris. Miss Birdena
Catland, Lewiston, and William Pur-
ington, Bowdoinham; and the resolu-
tons committee of Miss Jessie Ames
of Bowdoinham, Miss Perry of Fair
field and Hollis Catland of Lewiston.
At noon a most appetizing dinner was
served in the vestry.
Delegates to the convention included
from out of town: Miss Birdena Cat
land and Hollis Catland of lewiston;
Miss Jessie Ames, Miss Jenkins. Will
liam burlington, MIR. Ames of Bowdoin-
ham; Rev. and Mrs. Leslie w. Grundy,
Miss Grace Brock, Miss Elva Brock,
Mr.. Cummings of West Paris; Miss
Belma Bush and Howard Chapman of
Athens; Rev. CRUDE b. Cornish, Rich
mond. president of the association;
Rev. E. l.. Farnsworth, Westbrook;
Rev. d. B. Holt, Auburn; jeff Smith,
State secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A.,
Waterville: DR.. Edward S. Ninde,
Providence, r. l.; Rev. Henry Turner,
Waterville; Rev. ]. NJ. Arters, Rum
ford.
Skowhegan is feeling quite flattered
to be included in the IS cities and towns
Grade C. by the New England Insur-
ance Exchange, only two cities in
Maine being higher. Portland and Ban
gor being in Grade B. These classifi-
cations depend on the quality of fire
protection afforded. The others in
Grade c are: Auburn. Bar Harbor,
Biddeford, Brunswick, Lewiston, Rock
land, Rumford, Saco, Sanford Water
vile and Westbrook.
FIR. Rondeau Of Lewiston will con-
duct a Tri Dunn at st. Marys Cath
Ole church beginning the 10Th of this
month. The services will be held eve
nings and possibly during the day.
DR.. Justin d. Ames of Oakland was
in town Wednesday on his way to the
leo and expects to be occupied in a
business way until Nov. /.
Norridgewock's Cattle Show and
Fair will be held Tuesday, Oct. II.
Cash prizes will be given on all exhib-
it's for first. second and third prefer
ence: draft horses, 81 first; S. second:
SO third; light class, Sc first; 81 second
and 81 third. Ball game in the after
noon and dance in the evening.
Ray r. Parmenter, son of Edward S.
Parmenter, and a graduate of Show
hogan high school in 1916, has enter
ed Wesleyan University, Middletown,
c.
s. H. Swain reports the sale Of the
Hiram Magoon farm in Athens to A.
Wallace Babb Of Sabattus, Me. Mr..
Babb will do general farming.
Beatrice Mitchell of Kennebunk ar
rived here Friday night to join her IA
Their, Arthur Mitchell, for visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Lena Woodbury.. She
came here from Lewiston where she
had been visiting for few days.
Following are the recent vital sta
tistics for Somerset county:
Births-North Arson. Oct. 2. a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard J. Rand; Lex
ington, a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Newell
Marriages-Brighton. Oct. 9, Sewell
Parker Foss of Waterville and Miss
Lucie Hazel Farrin; Brookline. Me-,
Oct. 8. Alton Covell and Miss Lillian
Johnson: Skowhegan. Oct. 5. Jack Car
10 Of Auburn and Miss Vira Wilson of
Portland; Madison, Harry Gee and,
Mrs. Ellen Cavanaugh: Skowhegan,
Oct. :, Miss Margaret Annie Young
and George Jones.
Deaths-The Forks, Oct. 5, Warren
Durgin; Skowhegan, Oct 6, Mrs. Amos
Tobey: Canaan, Oct. I, Charles L. AL
len; Berlin. n. H, John F. Chadbourne,
formerly Of East Madison; Lewiston,
Mrs Henry Conner of bingham &c