Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-19

sad havoc with lily bulbs at the park
and that diggirgs have heen of such
proportions that considerable dirt will
! he required TO fill the holes made by
1 the little beasts. New bulbs will re-
/ place the destroyed ones. The mice. too
have been destructive, especially in the
rhodendron beds.
! IT is understood that the body of Ben
lainln Gushing will be brought here
from Massachusetts for interment on
| Thursday in the Cushing burial lot.
! Siias Leland, one of the towns old
est voters who has been in feeble
health for long time, is now confined
TO his bed and is reported as seriously
Ill. Ernest RoWell is also very i'll.
! Mrs. Mary Smith of Dorchester
Mass, is visiting with her cousin. Mrs
Lizzie i. Lombard. having been called
/ mere by the death of her cousin. George
: II. RurrS. Asher Davis of Scion was
also III Skowhe&an owing to Mr.. Burns
! death.
Inc regular social of the Christian
! l1ndcavor Society at the Congregation
al church parlors Tue sday evening
| was largely attended, the SearchIight
/ CLUB members being directly in charge
| OF the affair. Miss Beatrice Hodgkins
was the soloist of the evening and
| Misses Mary Friend and Esther
French played piano numbers. Dur
/ ing the progress of the entertainment
there were living pictures in which
the Indian Girl. the Old Fashioned
| Girl, the Society Dame and Liberty
were well portrayed from a frame fit
] tea leo
cones were served and games were
| played, Miss Elsie Rayner being the
/ prize winner in the penny contest.
! Owing to the removal of James
Fleming and his daughter, Miss Bird
! get Fleming, to a farm in Cornville the
first of May it has been necessary to
procure new assistant night operators
] at the Farmers telephone office and
/ Mrs. Eugene Swain and children have
! taken the position. Mr.. Fleming and
! his daughter have been very efficient
in the performance of their duties.
! Because of some of the candidates
\ having enlisted and for other reasons
I a special meeting Of Somerset Chap
I ter. 4. a. NJ, will be held this Thurs
/ day evening. y supper will be served
at $50 and the Royal Arch degree will
be conferred twice.
| Co f has received orders to drop II
| of their members from active service
! because of their being married. This
/ includes G. Earle Patten, who was in
| line for appointment to the office of
| first lieutenant but who had not re-
| ceived his commission at the time or
| the orders for discharge. Corporal NJ.
]. Green, who was married only last
/ Friday, was also dropped and the toll
! lowing men have already received
! their discharges: LIST Sergeant Arthur
| Roderick; Corporals Everett NJ.
/ Avore and Philip Chapman, Mechanic
| Jas. d. Galway, Privates j. {. CROCK
| er. Edward Savers, Allie o. Dore, John
| E. Leo and Frank w. O'Reiley. Prl-
waite Andrew Matthews will also be
| dropped. Six new enlistments were re-
! ported shortly before noon Wednes-
/ day: e. II. Hugey of Jackman, BOYD
| of Pittsfield, Yeates, Whitney, Brooks
| Savage and Cassimlr Bison, the lat
for being a High school student mere.
/ Mrs. Lila V. Lee of Utica, n. y
and Davis Howes of Concord nave
| been in town this week to settle the
| estate of their late aunt, Mrs. Martha
| P. Davis. The property was oelils ap
| praised Wednesday by c. n. Bragg, w.
! T. Seekins and John H. Lancaster.
| Harry F. Morrow of Hartland' VINO
has recently enlisted in the Navy, was
! in town Wednesday for brief visit
| with his brothers. William Morrow ana
| Ralph Morrow, the latter being among
! the recruits Of Company E. Mr.. Mer-
row is leaving shortly for Portland ana
win go from there to Charlestown
! Navy Yard. where he will be staloned
| in the Commissary Department.
| The purchase of the Eugene Goodrich
| farm in Canaan by Herbert l.. Purlng-
! ton was reported in Skowhegan yes
| terday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Whorf have re-
! opened their home on Middle street
| after an absence OF several weeks at
| Frank Burns farm in Madison.
The Rebekahs have postponed their
! entertainment planned for Tuesday