Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-10
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Agricultural Club Project Contest Premiums AnnOuncedSke
Conditions Not mproved-Average Cost for Quart of Milk
Still Aarm-Sunday Dinner for Company Fair to Be
Held at Harmony,

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Cullen left
Thursday for their future home in
Salem. Mass. MIR. Cullen has been To-
Gated in that city for some time and
during his absence Mrs. Cullen has
been occupying an apartment IN the
Nutting house on Winter street and
conducting a dressmaking establish
ment down town. The couple have
made their home in Skowhesan for
several years, having moved here from
Concord, Mass.
Mrs. Maurice P. Merrill is spending
the present week at Pleasant pond
where her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
J. Lander Of Maiden. Mass, are pass
ing the greater part Of the month.
A committee OF several ladies was In
attendance from Bingham at the meet
ing Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Wednesday afternoon IN
Library parlors to learn more
Of the details In making surgical
dressings, such as the local daughters
are engaged in making at the present
time for the soldiers. The commlttec
which is shortly to begin similar
work in Bingham was composed u
Mrs. Forrest H. Colby. chairman, MISS
Rel,e Colby, Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs
Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Haig. chiio anu
maids have arrived from ProVlue"oe,
r and are at the j. Palmer Meii II,
cottage. Lake Wesserunsett' MI. "i.u
Mrs Haig formerly lived in the faIiil
homestead on Elm street. MI mans
having been agent for the American
Wooden Co. >, l.. g.. he
..rha Man From Home Is 70 oe
,,,.ved at Lakewood theatre next weeN
With lanes Durkin as Daniel Nofhee'
Pike. .,,,od home
Miss Helen f. Merriam arrived no'ae
,roanasd.v from a visit to Port tyloe'
Nice susie Gilman has returned -
caaa w,u after visiting Mrs. A. fich
or Miss Alice Kicker accompanied
for a short stay - West
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. bennet. doy
%ayton Mass, are expected No
+o ,,;s,t Mr.. and Mrs. J. falniei
IN the two ladies being slS'e's
D. = Pooler, Rex Kelley ana nu.
,,tor ,uere the only three men iioi'
e,,.on,hesan on the reserve hs' WI.
,ad the examinations or were ~
p rted because Of marriage or o'i,..
@,;an+ reasons. Among tnoso
oxenonted were Weston brache..
r-,,aret+ R,;zzell. Harold G. "oouD
,1-.,,,ar, Demo. Elroy Lacasce' nai.
". var, Thibeau. r. r. foo'e'
DuiDo -. home on a four day iu' :
,ouoh was called back .,ad on,v
~ Ia at train, having been aiio"oN
half of that time Rantist
No services at the bethahs
church next Sabbath. Athens
Dr Stinchfield was calieu ~ i'll :
,rodr esdav owing to the cont'h'eu Ms
~. Frank Whittier, ana W.,
l,vs nurse, went with MIN "
a., .he caro- of the patieh'. c.,.s ~
III W. Agent Robert M. eu'es y,
Noun' nos in town THURSDAY anu
i'ai .i &c the Somerset County As'!
cultural club project coh.es' 20 =. an
y. ~ hold in Skowhegan OCT
..,nced the following Es' VI a.,
;,,,os the project being naineu ~ no.,
~ .,oount in prizes in each pio'.e,
'ie s;,,;s;on secondly and OF the WV
sa,res lastly quoted the hrst aeh''e.
10 amount of the prize ana 'ne i"'.
.ha lumber of prizes offered Ia wa
''Ie sweet corn, amount sl'l :
nr,zes. ssh; s7-1; SOL; 3d. 80 .eo'
sa-,5. $3.50. Potatoes, amount ~
nrizes, SOL; SAL; $685. wv 80
rarden amount, $50; canning amount
sso. al; A-1;. ss-5; s2-1o; sl-lo' pig
Mount $50; prizes. $5-1 Sal; ~;
CO =. .,-5 poultry, amount. sSo'
WHO'S s5-1; s4-1; s3-5; 500; sl-o'
NJ and Mrs. Maurice B. Magoon are
49, narents Of an S-pound son, porn
"wednesday afternoon. The lad nas
heen named Maurice Bernard Masooh
Jr. &,
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mills were IN
Aub,,rn Thursday to attend the an
ma, reunion Of the 4th Maine bat-
,erv If which Mr.. Mills ia one OF the
tew surviving members in this sec
ton.
The strike conditions here were no!
improved yesterday and the ioca'
n,ants of the American Wooden 20.
we're still closed. Quite Delegation o.
tho employees have gone to manson
whore the mill is now running nights
but will probably return to skowhe-
gan when the mills reopen. The spin
ners Yesterday in conference with the
Journals reporter here were anxious
to have a report corrected, which has
been somewhat current. and that was
thew were not striking for IS cents an
hour but we're asking for a guarantee
of s17s5 per week and as much more
as they could make After this appear
was made. according to the spinners,
and was denied, they quit work. They
claim to have had such a guarantee
in black and white but this. II Is al
i.-el rr.ar Aalan aUa1, froHn them