Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-05

between the Cook road and land own
ed by Taylor: Edmund A. Henderson
to Flosie Williams Burke.
The choir of St. Mary's church, num-
bering 20 persons, with FT. J. Louis
A. Renaude. enjoyed a picnic Wednes-
day at the farm home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Omer Beaulieu.
Mr. and Mrs<H. E. Fletcher, II. H.
Fletcher and Miss H. NJ. Fletcher of
Montreal left here Wednesday morn
inc after a stay over night at the
Skowhegan House for the White
Mountains.
The following declarations of inten-
tons for naturalization have been
lately filed with Clerk of Courts Seek
ms at the Court House: Charles Jo-
seph Barney, farmer by occupation,
aged 81 years born in st. Cyril, Que
! bee. now residing in Fairfield, came
to this country in 1905: Abram Lubin,
a junk dealer, aged 33 years. born in
! Radisllowich. Russia, in 1884. now
lives at Arson, came to this country
in 1914; James Edward Target, aged
26, by occupation a mill man, born in
Harcourt, y. B., came to this country
I
! Wool is bringing so cents in the To-
cal markets.
! Henry H. Talbot of Boston is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. c. F. Fell
lows. and family of Bloomfield Green.
J Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Dean, DR. f. c.
/ Dean and Miss Lily Watson Of Mon
/ treal were members of an automobile
party to visit Tuesday and Wednesday
! at the Coburn.
! y strike among the conductors and
! motormen of the Somerset Traction
/ Companys electric road between this
town and Madison was nearly in prog
ress here Tuesday night, but was annie
! ably settled without serious difficulty
/ 1t seems that the men have been
| working for SIP a week and wanted
SIS, the question being settled by the
! management agreeing to pay them S14
| per week. 1t is understood that all of
| the men agreed to strike except one,
! aside from some of the men Just hired.
! The employees selected a wise minute
in which to take this step, as it was
the night before the Fourth. when their
| services were especially needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Witham. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Haines
! and Glennis Haines, were in Pittsfield
Wednesday.
Many of the local business places
are to he closed Thursday afternoons
during the months of July and Au-
gust beginning July u as follows:
George l.. II, Smith, Poulin e Laney.
Ira a. Norton, Walker Smith Cloth
ing Co. c. f. Dealey, Edward lies
. Bison & COnant, 1-ewia Shoe Co. w
p. Ordway, Dyer Dry Goods Co. w
b. Steward, Green Bros, Amy F.. Kin
caid, Curtis Hat Shop. Robert B. Cole
Bragg & Narney, Joseph p Oak. Chas
A. Goodwin, G.. B. Dow and John II
Lancaster.
Report comes from the east Skowhe-
gan section that n dog. whose owner
was not determined. has been shot
while attacking a flock of sheep owned
by George Ames. Six sheep were kill
cd and two more badly injured. one Of
which died. 1t would seem that this
I tramp dog may possibly have been the
suspected wolf which was causing
depradations liz Somerset county flocks
President c. II. Gardner of the
Farmers Union of Maine is returning
to Waterville today after a short visit
at his home here. Since the annual
meeting Mr.. Gardner has been pass
ing much of his time at the Unions
office in Waterville getting ready for
another years work
Mr.. and Mrs Roland Barker. who
have been employed at the Somerset
Shoe factory. have returned to their
! home in NorridgewoCk