Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

The speakers will be County Agent Stiles
OF Somerset, County Agent J. Fl. Bodweil
OF Piscataqais and Edward Morton of the
! atlmal industry Of the extension board.
There will also be a home economic
school with kathr- Gordon and Ruby
Barker as instructors. Other schools are
being arranged by County Agent stiles
for The county. on Jan. I. 5 and . i~
same subjects will be considered at Har-
mony aside from the home economies,
and a school will be conducted at st. AL
bans Grange hall Jan. 10. II and IL with
County Agent Stiles. 2odwell of Piscata-
Quis and A. L. Deering Of kennebec coun-
ty. The subject will Farm Crops"
Albert a. Sheive Of Clinton has sold
to Walter Cover of Fairfield the Bar
rett farm, which is located partly in
this town and partly in Clinton.
One Of the most delightful social
events of the year occurred Friday
evening in Grange hall, when the an
nual alumni ball for the past and pres
ent High school students was enjoyed
The affair was directly in charge Of
the High School Athletic Council and
a feature of the evening was the nam
LIS VI liz IlltlIlptIS Oh ltE lpDlD2II
team who We're entitled to school let
tiers. Paul Murray. Skowhegan High
school, 1919, u. Of NJ, 1914. and for
mer football coach at both i~nstitu-
tons, called the roll and as he did
SO each boy took his place at the
front Of the auditorium. Mr.. NIur-
ray, who has been working for d zen
erai electrical concern in the testing
department at Schenectady. n. ". has
been transferred to the steam turbine
construction and is No receive three
months more training. one of which
VIII be in Lynn. Mass, and the other
two in Schenectady. He will then go
on the road He gave a brief address
at 1ntermission. speaking mainly on
athletics. Those to whom letters were
awarded were: Adolph Oiilblair, cap
tain, Ad0ipil Bisson. Merlin Dyer. lu-
han Goodrich, Montford Meader. Ed
ward Roy. Fay Stoodley, John Mead
e.. Raymond Fogg. Eliot Chase and
Willard O. Paul.
The ball room had been very at
tFactlNely trimmed with a quantity OF
Christmas trees in the corners ana
on the musicians balcony. Lovely
shades Of red trailed from the lights
70 the corners Of the room and MANY
beautiful ~ were worn, The
p~atronesscs, Mrs. Il. ". Leighton, Mrs.
alollie Marston Stewart, Mrs. Lois
Weston Patten and Mrs. Dora Goodwin
McNeele. We're all members Of the
atumnae except Mrs. Leighton, who is
the wife of the principal. An or
chcstra of young players from the
Grammar school under the direction Of
Supt. Of Music +. Il. Towne played
for the first two dances and her Mr..
Towne with his own orchestra render
ed a superb musical program for the
remainder OF the dances. Among those
= from out Of town in attendance were
MISS Helen Prince. Miss Helen John
son, Madison; Miss Lucille Wentworth.
Nayneflete school. Portland: Miss
Margaret I.eavitt, from the Walnut
Hlll school, Natick; Harold Sytnors.
Massachusetts School Of Optometry;
Miss Emerald Young. Skidtnore School
Of Arts. Saratoga. =. r.; Miss Eunice
f.. Patten, National Park Seminary.
Washington, d.. G.: Lauriston Jacobs.
Wesleyan University: and Libby Pull
slfef, Lewis w. Brown, Joel j.. Tavlor.
Francis Friend. Emery T. DYER. ]. e,
French, Beatrice Smiley, Pauline En-
cry and Prudence Wadsworth from
various other institutions Of learning.
owing to the inclemency of the
weather the attendance at the ioinr
meeting Of the Community Club ana
tse W~antoknnwit Club, two First
church organizations for men and
bows was NOT l. roa I1r;Ib,, x.
Dr. Tracy with his two sons. DIN ana
leighton Tracy, were hosts at the par
soha2e. Inc evening was passed So
clally with games, music ana refresh
hentS oin and Leighton Tracy, who
nave been taking a course Of study
az Bates College under the CHAMPION
wrestler Of the State, gave very in
tefestinG talks during the evening on
the Science Of Wrestling." illustrat-
ing the same with different criDs and
tricks. A roll call was held with DR.
Tracy presiding. The W~antokrowit
INN VIII meet in two weeks again
al the"parsonage and the Community
Clab about the middle Of January
me local branch Of the American
fuhd Tor French Wounded has rn-
Gently shipped two boxes continuing
~ PAIRS Of socks. u sweaters, muf-
hers' helmets. afghans. hospital socks
shirts. handkerchiefs, towels And
bandages.
ftaiph Sterling Of Caratunk has an
hohhced himself as a candidate for
ne Office Of general Of the
Cooperative Telephone 10
II IS understood thai w. & Hob,r,
the present manager, is also a candj-
date for reelection at the annual
meeting to be held in Norlideewock
the 9TH Or January.
iians are underway ~ the Chris
tan t.ndeavor Society OF the congre-
gaiional church for Il benefit supper
for the Red Cross. the same to &C.
cur in congregational banquet rooms
on Tuesday evening. gThe supper will
consist of oyster stew and a sociable
ana Program is being planned for.
Wallace Bilodeau. individually and
as a ~co-partner with William Pooler
under the late firm name Of BiIodeau
e. Poolcr, and City Bakery. Of this
village. has been adjudicated bank
rupt and the first meeting Of his cred !
itors will he held at the Office Of
Referee Daniel Lewis here Jan. IL. AT
His Tina craJjtorr o+ta,l ,z