Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-03

Following the regular meetings or the
two Courts of the Societies of ST. John
the Baptist, delightful May Day party
was enjoyed in Convent Hall. A feature
Of the entertainment was the presenta-
ton of "A Pan of Fudge" an interest
ing playlet in which the following
young ladies appeared: Miss Fedora
Lewia, Miss Gertrude Groder, Miss
Margaret Turcotte Miss Lena Goulette,
Miss Florence Cowett and Miss Ethel
I-acasce. A May Pole had been ar
ranged in the body Of the hall and there
the May Pole dance was charmingly
executed by eight young women. After
the play and the dance a social was in
order. Ices were served before the
ladies and gentlemen dispersed.
James A. ScaNey of Madison has
bought the Johr Murray house on Pine
street.
Miss Edith Cabot, who has been
abroad for number of months, is at
present being detained in Ceylon be
cause of tho war conditions. Her
! hopes are that she may be able before
many months, however. to return to
America by a zone not touching the
war zone district otherwise than in the
immediate vicinity of Ceylon.
During the session of the county
commissioners several road petitions
were received. One was concerning
Bingham highway and was signed by
G.. w. McClintick and 80 others. They
petitioned that in view of the fact that
the county road leading in a norther-
ly and southerly direction beginning
at the home of Isaac Holway and lead
;pfr ut a
point near the Cooley farm, was two
! years ago discontinued and that since
| that time the road had been used daily
| by the inhabitants of Bingham and
other surrounding towns and that the
| town of Bingham is at the present time
using the road as highway over
! which to convey pupils as the result
of a disseminating of a school, the
! petitioners ask that the road be again
| lawfully opened and made suitable for
public use. They further petition that
| the road extending from the Benore
! Clark place, now occupied by George
McClintick, to the bridge at >the foot
Of Strickland Hill, a distance of about
100 rods, which was discontinued, be
rc-opened. The commissioners will
meet at the home of Isaac Holway in
Bingham, June IS, at 2.30 to view the
route and to afterwards hold a hear
ing. Another petition from w. p.
Dudley. F. NJ. Thompson and F. D.
Stevens, the municipal officers of the
town of Smithfleld, represents that
there exists in the town of Smithfield
in the village a townway leading out
of the road from Belgrade to Nor
ridgewock and continuing past the
grist mill, of which the true bounda-
ries are doubtful. The municipal Off
GERS accordingly have petitioned the
county commissioners to locate and
define the limits of the townway and
the members of the board will meet at
! the home of May Tracy in Smithfield,
| June II, to go over the toWnway and
later hold hearing in regard to the
same. Another petition comes from
| Lee w Foss, w. r. Tibbetts and I.
| n. Hayden, selectmen of Athens, ask
ing for an alteration in the road lead
| ing by Willie Nelson's on Lord hill in
| Athens, beginning near Trims Turn
| and leading in a southwesterly direc-
ton. The county commissioners will
meet at the Nelson place on the 18th
of June TO view the highway and later
will conduct a hearing regarding the
same. Joseph Roderick has petitioned
| the same officials for the laying out of
highway to his buildings off of North
avenue.
Word has been received here that
the high school squad of Co. f are
now doing service in the town of
| ursWick. passing their nights in a
box car and eating their meals at a
farm house.
The gravel walks on Steward and
Chandler streets which the town uot-
ed to build at their annual meeting
have been finished under the direction
Of Street Commissioner Sanborn and
the end of the walk on Milburn street
has been completed. The walk on
Leavitt street from Court street to.
Madison avenue will be macademzed
as Will the walk from High street
along Court street to Lcavitt street.
The commissioner hopes to retop sew
eral of the sidewalks which are most
greatly in need of repairs.
The SkoWheSan postoffice contrac-
tors are to employ local hricklayers in
the construction Of the new building
according to J. II. Grundy of the local
union. who stated Wednesday that the
services of the briclSlayers would be
| REQUIRED in about four days.
The committee appointed Mt meet
ing of citizens interested in a county
hospital have conferred with the own
err. Mrs Alice l.. Wndsworth, widow
OF the late Or, J. f.. Wadsworth, pro-
| prietor of Somerset hospital relative
to lease of the same for q term of
| from two to five wears probably, but
as yet Mrs. Wordsworth has not signi-
fed her willingness to lease the prop
erty. Until definite arrangements have
been made the physicians will not take
active measures to secure the support
| or the townspeople financially. hut it
| is thought there will be no trouble in
obtaining the necessary funds.
Charles w. Tarbell left Wednesday
| on an extended business trip to vart-
Gus sections of the west including Cal
| ifornia and Alaska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eurene Currier arc
the Parents of little daughter. born
| the 2Sth.
As the result Of filing Of bill of
equity asking for an Injunction to re-
strain Martin B. Heselton. the owner
OF the nartially burned wooden build