Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-04

tHc lWO SculleIHeU were DCTu III 4>cDIdSs
ka but were not acquainted, Mr. Cum
mings has a wife and two children ana
came here from Old Town, where he had
been located for seven years, three years
as superintendent and four years as
agent OF the Ounegan mills. Prior to that
ne mad been located in Vassalboro His
FAMILY will join him in Skowhegan in a
rev weeks and will establish their home
In the Parlin homestead on Elm street
owned by the American Wooden Co. and
occupied for several years by Mr.. Jones
and family. There will not be radical
changes made in the dwelling. Mr.. Cum.
H'ihes is not planning any deviation, for
the present at least, in the performance
or his duties at variance with those in
stigated by his predecessor and speaks
IN hearty commentator of the splendid
organization which he finds in the mills.
He is not bringing new employees. Mr..
Jones Is in Dexter this week but is ex-
pected back Saturday. His new assoc
ciate in the business deal which he has
lately contaminated in purchasing the
Wassokeag mills at Dexter is a Bangor
party.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Rollins have
their apartment in Miss Una Robinson's
house on Middle street. and Mrs. Rollins
mas taken up her residence with her
daughter. Mrs. Henry Thomas for the
present. Mr.. Rollins has returned to
Jackman.
Mrs. Charles Bushy who has been
passing two months with her father.
William Frye returned yesterday to her
home in Berlin. N. H.
Another inmate has arrived at the
state Reformatory for Women here,
coming from Portland Like the other
inmates the unfortunate woman is at
the institution for drunkenness. Officer
flaherty came to Skowhegan with the
woman who Is fairly young. All the
inmates are followers Of the Catholic
faith thus far and last Sunday accom-
panied by matron Miss Clara johnson.
they attended mass at st. Mary,s
church.
The parlors of the Public Library
were hives Of industry yesterday when
the members of the Woman's Club
seWed for sufferers in war stricken
France. The hostesses were Mrs. Maude
Avore and Miss Hannah r. Page and
picnic lunch was enjoyed at midday.
The feature Of the meeting was an ad-
dress delivered by DR.. A. U. Desjardins
OF Waterv1lle who returned from France
IN September and who brought to the
attention of the ladies what the war
meant In general way. His talk was
mainly confined to a sketch view Of the
conditions in France. telling especially
or the conditions in the early part of
the war and of conditnons now He
also told Of the life of the soldier in
the trenches. hospital environments, etc.
DR.. Desjardins was Is months with the
American Ambulance in Paris and. 8
months was with DR.. Blake of Ris-Or-
angis. Is miles from Paris. Half Of the
fifteen months he was in military SER
vice. The doctor has a S,ma Of war
incidents. which depict the terrors Of
the conflict. One incident he repeated
before beginning his address was tie.
description Of a soldier who had; his
thigh nearly blown Off He secured q
belt from nearly comrade, probably.
more unfortunate than himself even and
tied it around the injured member The
leg became a serious obstacle to him in
travelling, however. and at last resorts
he himself amputated the member with
jack-knife. The man recovered. Dr.
Desjardns is brother of FIR. p. E. Des-
jardns who for a number of years was
parish priest at St. Mary's Catholic
church. but is now located in West
brook. Mrs. Daisy ID. Merrill. president
of the Womans Club called for order
and introduced the speaker of the Gay.
The medicinal profession of the town
were particularly invited to be present.
Lloyd Benner of Rockland was here
yesterday from Rocklcnd to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Merton Taylor.
The stitchers at the plant of the
Somerset Shoe factory Wednesday de-
manded an increase of wages of 10 per
cent. which the management did not
feel that they could grant. Consequent
ly the employees of that department
quit work during the forenoon.