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

The Boy Scouts took hike to the
&c. r. Fogg farm Saturday. whcrC they
are to have q scout garden this sum-
mer.
Miss Alma V. Smiley Of Carbon,
teacher of science at the High school,
has rendered her resignation to take
effect shortly before the end of the
school year and the same has been ac-
cepted by the school beard. Miss Sm-
ley resigns because of her approach
ing marriage.
There are two families in Skowhe-
gan at least which arc samples Of
those of the good old days when race
suicide was not so noticeable, accord
ing to the records filed at the Office Of
the town clerk. air. and Mrs. Willie
Gueriow have become the parents Of
their 18th child, while Mr.. and Mrs
Alvin Glidden have also had their
family increased by daughter max
ing them II children en- all. Mr.. AM
Mrs. Alton Cleveland have a young
son, their fourth child, to which they
have given the name of Joseph Ken
dali.
The marriage intentions of Dennis
Willett of Skowhegan and Miss Alice
Miller. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
b. Miller of Beech street, were placed
on file Saturday evening.
The Mission Circle of the First Bap-
tist church was delightfully."- entertain
ed by Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble, at her
home Friday afternoon. The speaker
was unavoidably detained but letters
were furnished from Rev. John II.
Curtis and his wife. who are mission
aries in South India, where they are
conducting a school and doing settle
ment work for criminals. The different
ladies read various articles and a
good idea of the people and the coun-
try where the Curtis are working was
gained. Mrs. Marble served a delicious
lunch before the gathering was dis.
persed. The June meeting will be held
with Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler.
DR.. +. o. Sawyer attended the
Shriners' meeting at Bangor Friday
night. Mrs. Sawyer accompanied him
Rev. Ella Nash, daughter of the late
G.. w. Nash of this town, who has
been here visiting friends, has gone to
Jay. where she accepted the pastorate
of the Baptist church.
The serious illness of Eugene Tar
box from appendicitis is reported
A carload Of cement has arrived for
the new postofiice.
juno has been selected as the
date for the graduating exercises Of
the Skowhegan high school and the
Junior exhibition will probably be
given on the evening of June T. The
Junior Promenade program has been
Il II. <,lx.
conditions of the country and an Econ
omv ball with simple costumes by the
young ladies will be in order instead
This event will occur on the evening
of May %
w. z. Tryon has returned to his
home i'm the Quinnebassett neighbor-
hood after passing the greater part Of
the winter away.
4 large audience was present at the
recital of Mr.. and Mrs Phidelah Rice
in the Opera house Friday evening,
the last entertainment in the high
schol course series Both Mr.. Rice and
his wife who was before her marriage.
Miss Elizabeth Pooler. are INSTRUCTORS
at tho Leland Powers school and are
widely known here because Of Mrs,
Ricc's relatives in this section.
Miss Pauline Boulgier is numbered
among the patients at Somerset hos
pital, having undergone an operation
performed by DR.. StinchGeld.
The Jail residence is being reno
waited and improved.
Rents are rapidly filling in the VII
laSe and business is steadily inCreas-
ing at tho postofice according to the
officials in charge
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Boulgier are the
parents of daughter Mary Ellen
Annette.