Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-25

and Paper Hangers Union Of America has
been former in Skowhegan with a char
ter membership Of about 100 and with the
following list of officers: Pres. Harry
Chase; vice Pres. Hugh Brenigan; r. s.,
Roy Savage; f. s., James Johnson;
Treas. Fred Hollis; trustees. Chas. Per-
kins, f. d. Quimby, William Barney; bus
mess agent, Chas. Perkins; guides, Frank
Bryant and J. Fl. Wheeler.
The dress suit case containing liquor
which arrived in Skowhegan several
weeks ago unaccCmparied and which was
seized b. Sheriff Goodrich, was brought
up in municipal court here Tuesday when
Mike Dennis. for IA years boilerm: 6er
in Waterville, appeared and claimed the
same. Ee procured w H. Hawes. Esq,
for an attorney and Guy Hunter for an
Interpreter ard proceeded n the customa-
ry legal manner. The hearing lasted for
quite period. The fact that there was
nothing in the suit case except the liquor
was 4 feature of the defense and the
linuor was declared forfeited to the
county
The next meeting of the Town Improve
n1enI society w III Oe lSid l<iDi Pa
lors Friday afternoon with program IN
charge of Mrs. John w. Higgins upon
appropriate spring topics. Officers will be
elected and plans Will doubtless be in or
der at that time for the annual municipal
cleanup day.
Following the examination by Major
Delaney and his assistants there were
90 nf q p
cruits having been disqualified. On the
list were Lafond, Mckay, Garfield Green.
Padham, Roy Pratt. Clyde Corson, Han
naford. Dodge. Davis Geo. III. Thompson
Fred futile, Williams Brooks. Whitney,
Edwards, Guy futile Of Athens and Gill
bert Young. Drills as usual are in order
and the men have no idea as to the time
when they will lie called out. 1t was stat
cd Tuesday. however, by one of the OIL
cers that the company would not leave
Skowhegan until further equipment had
been procured
Dennis Leo, accompanied by his young
est child. has gone to Paytucket, r. l.,
where he will be located for a time
in order to pay the debt on the new
exhibition building at Fairview park,
and to purchase setteeS for the same.
tho members of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society are to run a Sc
,ics of dances beginning Saturday
right. May 5, and continuing each
Saturday in May and three Saturday
nights in June.
Library parlors were filled Monday
Cvering by local lovers of music When
piano pupils OF Mrs. Dora Trafton NNe
presented \ program Of music numbers
Pink and white carnations We're used In
the decorations and the performers, all
Young ladies and girls, were very
sweetly attired in dainty evening
gowns Those appearing were the
Misses EVELYN and Olena Viles, Phyl-
lis Whiting, Fayalene Decker, Rehec-
"a Russo koff. Dorothy Nye, Katherine
Mckinney. Bernice Holt Adelaide
Lancaster. Ruth Viles, Virginia Stinch-
field. Ruth lies, Helen Day. Doris Ray
rer and Ella NJ. Flanders.
Edward Sayers, who was discharged
from Co. T. because of his being mar
ried man. has repurchased his barber
shop which he sold to DR.. A. B. Bor-
den Mr.. Savers has also been reap
pointed one of the constables OF the
town.
An essence peddler was before Judge
BraZZill in the local court during the
forenoon of Tuesday. one ]. D. McDon-
aid of Skowhegan having appeared to
claim alcohol which was seized by
Sheriff Goodrich. Mr.. Mcdonald pro-
cured the services of Attorney Edward
+. Merrill and maintained that he had
ordered the alcohol to use in the COM
pounding of various essences, including
vanilla, peppermint lemon, etc, which
he made where he lodged and which he
peddled from house to house in this
county as far north as Jackman. He
has made this town his headquarters
for the past five years and runs a cart
from which various articles including
toilet supplies are sold. previous
sentence served in the county jail was
one of the fea lures against the man
and Sheriff Goodrich also brought out
the fact of a peddlers' license which
Mcdonald claimed he did not know
was necessary 1t was decided by Judge
Rrazzill that the alcohol should be for
feited to the county and Attorney Mer-
rIl ordered an appeal for his client.
At a meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
cietv Of the First Baptist church held
Monday afternoon in the church YES
try. Mrs. Ida S. L. Smith was elected
to the presidents chair owing to the
RESIGNATION Of Mrs. L.. E. Dow from
that office Plans were made for the
May day festival with a sale in the
afternoon and an entertainment in the
evening. Mrs. John Dugas will direct
the program arrangements.
On Saturday afternoon. April %. at
l O'Clock sharp. there will be meet
ing in the Muni' :pal building for the
purpose of perfecting the organization
of a Dalryman's Progressive League
among the patrons of the Skowhegan
Jersey Creamery. Those in charge are
particularly anxious to secure the
names of the young people among the
creamery patrons who will assist In
tha formation of the organization,