Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

Two more prominent citizens were
before Judge Brazil in Municipal court
Monday charged with exceeding the
speed limit OF 10 miles per hour while
automoblling on the streets of Show
hogan Roland L. Patten was one OF
the parties concerned and pleaded
guilty to the charge against HIN He
was lined So and costs, which he set
tied l.. T.. Jacobs, the other victim of
Traffic Officer \. l.. Shepley's enforce
mont, pleaded not guilty, fought his
own case and was adjudged guilty by
the presiding justice. He took an ap-
| pea.
! Street Commissioner Sanborn has a
crew Of men working on bridge over
Cole road on the back road to Corn
! Vile which leads past the Roscoe Big :
Glow farm. 1t is about 20 feet long.
! e. O. Dow has been appointed con-
ductor on the train leaving Skowhe-
| gan at 4.50 a. m. and is greatly pleased
with the village.
Miss Gladys +. Pencil will leave
| Wednesday for Auburndale, Mass,
where she will enter the summer
| SSIloOi dl AdSelle SUMMARY tI1e SSS-
| sion lasting about three weeks.
! The usual holiday hours will be OBJ
served Wednesday at the Skowhegan
| post office. The office will be open
| from to 9 o'clock and 1890 to Il
m. Rural carriers will make no trips
and there will be one delivery and one
collection 10y the city carriers. The
Journals representative was misin
formed relative to the SkOwhegan
! train service Sunday, as there is but
one train out, that leaving at 40 Mail
sent cut on the train goes through to
Portland and then is sent back from
there to the way stations between that
city and Skowhegan
Skowhegan Friends of Mrs. Mary
Crowcll. mother of Clifton Crowell, will
be- gratified to learn that she is i'm
proving somewhat from the effects Of
a serious illness.
Among the out of town people here
owing to the illness of the late Mrs.
Elvyn Richardson, were Mrs. Ella La
verify Of Portland and Mrs. Fannie
Cannon of Everett, Mass
Mrs. Fannie Luce has made arrange
ments to remain during the summer
I with her daughter. Mrs f. D. Bessie
in Oakland. returning to Skowhegan
in time for the opening OF the schools
this fall.
Miss Hazel Durgin of Colby College
finished out the High School at Cara
funk owing to the illness of Principal
Simpson. who was obliged to return
to his home in Patten.
4 union graduation was held Satur-
day evening of the schools Of The
Forks and West Forks at the Congre-
gational Chapel The members who
were on the program numbers were.
Primary class-Nilla Myrtle Adams,
Bertha Emily Harris, Raymond Grace
| Kennedy. John Fairfield Lawrence,
Evelyn May Smedburg Fred Ralph
Woo: ter. Hazel May O'Neil.
nte!meliate-Hazcl Pearl Berry.
Herbert Earl Berry, Harry Wilbur
Burns. Leona f. Farley, Flora Belle
| Spearin. Norma Allen ORrien.
Grammar-Roland Ambrose F'itzsim
mons, Austen Henry Kennedy, Will
liam j. Mckay, Jr.. Henry Washbltn
Pierce, Marjorie Ella Wooster. v Ha
Acl Wooster. The teachers for the
term have been Mrs. Jennie c. Adams,
Mary f. Mckay, Agnes Mahoney.
A young Italian boy aroused much
sympathy and interest in municipal
court here Tuesday morning, Judge II.
II. BraZzill presiding. The boy had
been brought down from The Forks
Plantation by Deputy Sheriff Durgin
charged with being vagabond and
going about begging. Sheriff Good
rich got him a place on the big farm
of Perry Furbush to work for the
next month. The lad seemed happy al
the opportunity of being released and
to obtain a situation. Clifton McDon-
aid of PASSPORT, who appeared to be
a companion of the Italian boy and
who was held as a witness. also de-
cided to go to the Furbush farm tor
the haying season.
Helen Halves. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. HAYES. who was very ill
the first of the week with bloodpoison-
ing. is reported as somewhat improved.
The boys of the Wantoknowit Club
with Rev. O. H. Tracy. Phi. D.. of the
First Baptist church, are passing the
greater part of this week at North
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