Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-06

tend and bring their little ones with
out disturbing the meeting, Mrs. Clara
mckinney and Mrs. Nettle w. Pad
dack are to be the hostesseS.
There was rather an excited but
withal orderly gathering at the NUM-
cipal building Thursday evening when
some SO of the strikers from the Som
erset shoe factory met to appeal to the
trustees of the corporation regarding
the situation confronting them. They
| had struck for 10 per cent. increase
and Bell Bros, the proprietors of the
mandatory, had not deemed it advis
able to comply with their request
Quite a good many of the participants
were, however, said to be ready to re-
sumo operations and before the SEES
sion was over with all express a will
ingness to resume their former work
lat the same rate of wages as before
! the occurrence happened. H. V. Bell of
the firm and MessrS. Stackpole, Wild
der and Jack jenkins, the latter but
lately arrived here, were in attendance
and it was plainly evident that they
were willing to do what was right.
Clyde II. Smith, chairman of the board
of trustees, presided and, handled the
situation in a manner to be heartily
Improved. With two exceptions the en-
tire board of trustees were in attend
ance at the session. 1t was developed
during the meeting that Bell Bros. are
to begin the manufacture of canvass
shoes entirely at the local plant, and
this being easier work pleased the OPP
eratives greatly, especially after they
were assured that they would still re-
ceive as much as though they were
working on leather goods. The opera
tives do piece work in the department
in which the strike occurred. Chair
man Smith advised the stitchers to CO.
operate and bear patiently until the
new firm was underway in the bust
ness and at the close of the meeting
handshaking was in order and all
hands seemed generally pleased at the
outcome of the meeting. With one eX-
ception every stitcher was back on the
job Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred French of West
Front street left here Friday on the
mid day train to visit in Lewiston, Do
yer and Lynn, Mass. They will prob
ably be away for about two months
and in the city last referred to, will be
the guest of their daughter.
The joint installation of Permenas
Encampment and Canton Somerset
was held Thursday evening in Odd
Fellows hall and was a genuinely
pleasant social affair. The following
are the officers of the encampment,
Henry Aver of Vassalboro acting as
the installing officer: G.. p, Geo.
French; H. p, Fred A. Williams:
senior warden. Alfred futile; Junior
warden, Rev. c. II. Mckinney; scribe,
Eben b. Chase; treasurer, w. c. Eat
on; G., Robert Hall; LIST watch, Ed
ward Spear: I'd watch. Ralph Weston;
3rd watch. Hiram Bearce; 4th watch,
Lyle S. Moore: l, s., Edward%Tague;
o. s., Elmer Gerald; LIST guard Of tent,
John Cool; End guard of tent, r. b.
Cole. Gen. Will c. Miller of Augusta
installed the officers of the Cantons,
Leslie Z. Jacobs being installed cap
tain. Other officers arc: Lieutenant,
Edward Spear; ensign, stephen c.
Mills; clerk, Fred A. Williams; ac-
countant, l.. w. Gerrish. After the
ceremonies a delicious supper was
served of oyster stew and pastry.
Mrs. F. f. Atwood and Miss S. J.
Anderson, two members of the COM
mittee from the Woman's Club, who
are working for the American Fund Of
French Wounded, were invited to at
tend the meeting of the Watorville
Branch OF the fund Friday afternoon
Mrs Atwood was in attendance.
County Demonstration Robert Stiles,
now located in Hartland, will he in
SkoWhegan next week to attend the
Pomona Grange sessions.
Mrs. Amanda Witham has gone to
Dead River, where she will visit with
her son. She was called there, however
owing to illness.
Green Bros, proprietors of the s. and
Decent store. who considered removal
from their present location to the Chas.
F. Ward store just vacated by the New
York Syndicate, have decided not to
make the change and have signed a
10-years contract for the store they
now occupy in the Goodwin block.
Sheriff Goodrich received word Fri
day that his eldest son, student at
Maine Central Institute, was i'll. He has
later been reported as improving.
The installation ceremonies of Sun
set Chapter. o. f. S, We're held Friday
evening in Masonic hall. The affair
was private. Mrs. Laura H. Dinsm0re
performing the duties of inStalla ton
assisted by Mrs. Emma L. Simpson.
both ladies being past ma irons of the
chao ter. The following are the officials
for the year: w. NJ, Mrs Minna 3.
Savage; ". F.. Adam Simpson: A.
NJ, Mrs. Ethel Jcwett Morrow; Sec,
Mrs. Blanche .. Sheaff; Treas, Mrs
Florence Higgins; Cond.. Mrs. Jessie
F. Fletcher: Asso. Cond. Mrs. Kate
Sawyer Simpson; Chap, Mrs. Abbie
Robinson; Adah, Mrs. Frank Madden:
Ruth, Mrs. c. r. Vies; Esther, Mrs.
Effie c. Furber; Martha. Mrs. c. NJ
Holt; Electa, Mrs. Edith Rayner; mar
shall, Mrs. Nellie Savage; sentinel,
Mrs. Helen b. Weston. The flower
committee is composed of Mrs. w 3.
| Steward and Mrs. Frank Benner. Aft
er the installation Mrs. w. S. Stinch-
field, Mrs. j. H. Lancaster and Mrs
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