Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-11
SKOWHECAN
Catholic Fete Proves Very Sue
cessful-Final Sessions Spir-
itualist Association - Special
Town Meeting Next Saturday
Afternoon

begun upon his vacation which Is to
continue until the first Sunday in Oc-
tober. There will be no services at the
church next Sunday except the Ep-
worth League service but committee
has been appointed to arrange for
preaching services the last two Sun
days Of the month.
Mr. and Mrs w. H. Russell. who
have been occupying the lower apart
ment in the Heselton homestead on
Heselton street. have moved to Hart
land where Mr. Russell is employed in
the wooden mill. Jesse Russell. their
son. who has been chauffeur for the
family Of r. T. Patten, has also gone
TO Hartland.
Mrs. Frank Fales Of Pennington has
been visiting this week with her ia
Their DR.. I. L. Salley.
Malcolm Tilton. who has been pass
ing the summer with his father. c. H.
Tilton. returned Saturday to his home
in RoXbury. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Caswell with
their guest, Harry Burgess of New
York have returned from an outing
at Moosehead lake.
E. l.. Ford. who is inspecting State
road work in Greene, passed Sunday
at his home in town.
Mrs. Hazel Leavitt Langdon, who
has been teaching in the summer
schools at Oak Bluffs and Gorham.
arrived in town Saturday night to Wis
it her little daughter, Jean Langdon,
her mother. Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt.
and other relatives for about week.
Monday evening marked the closing
of the Catholic fete held as a dedica-
ton to the new school yard, with the
finances going as a benefit to the Pa
rochial school. The affair opened Sat
urday afternoon with a fair in Con-
vent hall directed by the ladies Of St
John the Baptiste Society. A number
of booths were arranged and were
deliberately decorated. In the center
of the auditorium was the refresh
ment booth in the national colors with
Mrs w. j. Lashon in charge. About
the room were many other attractive
~ arranged booths. At the vegetable
and canned goods table were Mrs. Jo-
soph Cariveau and Mrs. Mary Rod
erick and at the candy table Miss Alice
Turcotte WAS chairman. Mrs. Laura
Thibodeau was chairman at the fancy
work table and Miss Flayia Thlbo-
deau at the notions table. the Jap
Roll down game was in charge OF
Willard J. Croteau and Ernest Con-
row. During the early evening a large
of people were served to
chicken pie and pastry supper and the
with an entertaining concert by the
First Regiment band. Coloreo ish'-
ing effects were used on the GROUNDS
a profusion of red, white ana piue III
the banquet hall and gay colorlnss III
the bazaar headquarters. The CLOSING
features on Monday night was WHIST
party in the hall.
The final sessions of the Madlson
Association were hei"
sunday at Lakewood with very large
attendance from various sectlons u
tho county and State. In the FORENOON
DR.. George A. Fuller, the rem i's
nresident Of the camp delivered al
bio sermon followed by Mrs. Z. .
BRADLEY of Boston with messages IN
~ afternoon Wellman c. Whitney Oh
,.o;oine MANY messages. Geo. -
Cutter OF Boston furnished the must
There was an interesting seahce i"
the evening. The collections lot .lie
dav services amounted to apout Soo
The various speakers and MEDIUMS
denarted Monday morning.
Alfred T. Morrill,. who Is shortly 70
coil FOR France in the Y. M. c. A. war
Covnc,l WAS ordered to Portland sun
dav on his Journey to Portland ne
waa accompanied by Rev. O. n. ira
~ n D.. who passed few hours
Nth his wife. Rev. Eta G. Tracy
rbo has been a patient in a Woou-
fords hospital for several weeks:
The special town meeting Will pe
,e,d newt Saturday afternoon az .
o'clock in the Municipal building ana
me If the important articles to be con-
sidered will be to see II the cl'izens
will rescind their action OF March ~
n ST. whereby II was voted to limit the
amount Of coal to one ton TO each pur-
chaser from the municipal fuel yard
which is in progress Of establishment
here. The matter also OF seeing WHAT
action the town will take in regulat-
Ing the quantity of coal to be FURNISH
ea each person will be considered. The
other matters to be acted upon are
those relative to raising money for the
Of the enforcing Of traffic
laws, to see II the town will vote to
build a bridge at East Skowhegan In
the Richardson district; to see If the
town will vote to join with the town
oe Canaan IN building a bridge at East
and to raise the necessary
sums Of money for the carrying out Of
these plans.
A large number Of Skowhegan young
ladies' are to be students at Harrington
Normal school this fall. Those return
ing to resume their studies are Miss
Paddock, Miss Helen E. Mer-
Ram and Miss Ruth Greenwood, while
the new students entering this term
are Miss Helen White. Miss Marion F.
Adams. Miss A. Doris Tobey, Miss
Beatrice Smiley and Miss Elizabeth w.
Marsh
The east apartment In the house
pwned by Herbert L SWEET on Water
street. which has been undergoing re-
pairs for a number of months. IL to be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Leighton, who have been at Lake Wes-
5erunsett during the summer.
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