Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-10

gave some sound facts ana admitted THAT
he felt sorry to learn that so many OF
the Oranges were out of debt. MI. Fos-
ter believes that the grangers will work
little harder and keep little more
closely together if they have to struggle
with debts, evidently the kind not so
overwhelming. His whole-souled address
was closed with kind wish and God
bless ye, keep a-goin'."
r. J. Goodrich, master of East Somer-
set Pomona, and master of Hartland
Grange: A. P. Howes of Palmyra, Lee
turer of Pomona Grange, and w. S.
Bemis of Harmony Grange were pres
ent, and all three spoke briefly, while
Dean Leon S. Merrill occupied the floor
for a few minutes advocating a con-
structive program on the part OF the
| Grange and touching upon the anatomy
| of organization. Other routine business
occupied the patrons until the dinner
/ hour, a bountiful repaSt of baked beans,
brown and white breads, with pastries,
being served in the banquet hall after
grace invoked by Chaplain Watson. The
session is continuing through today,
with a fine program. Among those pres
| SHI - oAAi oNI VI lOWLI dSAbS - OiAA tilooC
already referred to are Mrs. H. L..
Head and her son Walter of Norridge-
wock, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Drawn of
Starks. d. B. Hobart of East Madison,
Mrs. Frank Adams, George Savage of
Arson, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Watson.
Mrs. Helen Stevens. Mrs Charles Saw
age, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert J. Albee, Mr..
and Mrs. Cheviot, Mrs. Flora Lander and
Herbert Gilman of Norridgewock.
Mrs. Willard H. Cummings, who is
shortly to come here to live in the
Parlin homestead, departed yesterday,
after visiting with Mr.. Cummings, the
new agent for the American Wooden Co.
at the local mills.
| Mrs. Mary Varnum left here Tuesday
for No. Brooksville, called there by the
illness of her grandson. Adrian Howard.
the second son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Howard. 1t was expected that the lad
would have to undergo a surgical
operation.
Mrs. George Ware of Center street
was reported as slightly improved Tues
day morning.
| W. H. Russell, who has recently dis
posed of his farm in Athens and came
to Skowhegan, has obtained a position
in an automobile establishment in Bos-
| ton and has gone there. Other members
of his household had preceded him.
Mrs, Mrs. Russell having planned to
spend considerable time there this win
| ter.
Elizabeth, infant daughter of Merton
and the late Edna Getchell Taylor, who
died at Dr. Woods private hospital in
Rockland, was brought to Skowhegan
and placed in the receiving vault at the
Southside cemetery Tuesday. The child
was about three weeks old, and lived
only a few days following its mothers
demise. The body was taken in charge
by Undertaken Lord after it's arrival
here, an aunt, Mrs. l.. G. Stevens of
Hilton Hill, with her husband, accom-
panying the body to the tomb.
The annual meeting of the Milburn
club was held Monday evening in the
club rooms. E. E. McNeelie was elected
president to succeed c. p. Merrill and
the remainder of the board is as follows:
Vice pres, ]. w. Blunt; sec, Everett
Bacon; treasurer, Geo. E. Sampson; di-
rectors. G. P. Merrill, Carl Curtis, Dr.
M. M. Fowler; auditing committee, l.. NJ
Goldsmith, B. w. Page and H. c. Wood
bury. A buffet lunch was served during
the evening, n. H. Lambert catering.
! Prof. r. n. Dickinson, director of ath-
letics at Holderness school in Plymouth,
n. H., departed Sunday after visit with
the family of William Simpson.
The Clementine Weston w. c. T. U.
held very interesting meeting in the
| afternoon Tuesday at Library parlors.
/ The program was directed by Mrs. Ethel
| NJ. Hight and the hostesses were Mrs
! Clara Mckinney and Mrs Nettie w
! Paddock. The following music numbers
were given at intervals on the program:
! Song David Lyon of the First Baptist
! church choir; piano solo, Master Allan
! Stinchfeld; piano solo, Master Harold
Sanborn; piano solo, Master Linnwood
| Savage; cornet solo, Master Kenneth
Copp, with piano accompaniment by
Misses Lois Hubbard and Beatrice Wes-
ton. 1t was mothers meeting and trin-
utes to the mothers were read by Mrs
( Margaret K. Goodrich, Mrs. Elizabeth
/ Nelson, Mrs. Harriet Cleveland Mason
and Mrs. Cora Nye. Practical work or
/
er's standpoint was considered by Mrs
| Nettie w. Paddock, Mrs. Eta Lacasce,
Mrs. Nellie Copp and Mrs. Celeste Roul-
! lard, and Mrs. Hight read an extract
from an address given by the late Fran
ces f. Willard on Mothers" The chill
| dren were entertained in the octagon
room during the meeting by Miss Doro-
| thy Day, Miss Winifred Gardner Miss
Beatrice Sanborn and Miss Helen Hight.
| A valuable pure FLOODED Guernsey COW
has just been shipped by express from
the farm of George II. Weston & Son to
/. II. Bartlett of East Berkshire, Vt.
| The High school boys who plan to train
for a relay team to be sent to the inter.
scholastic meet at Bowdoin in Bruins
wick Feb % were out for practice for
the first time Monday night. Each man
must run 30 yards, and because of lack
of better place the students practiced
at the High school building, They are as
yet only beginning to tougher up a bit
and are practicing starts. Libby Pulsi-
fer is captain and John French is man
aeer Cassimir Bsson, Clyde Badger
Joseph Haskell Raymond Pooler. Joel
TAYLOR, Karl Tobey and Alec Thomson
will probably try for places