Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. w alter Ward ana MlsS
Estele Ward Of Lewiston have been en-
joying an outing at Lakewood with their
! Miss Ethel Ward, who are occupying their
/ summer home there.
| crew of men were engaged Friday
! in removing huge tank of 10.500 gallons
capacity from a car in the freight yard
which was to be lowered into an eXcava-
tion in front of the Holt & Hight ware
house for gasoline supply purposes
The lawn and home of Mr. and Mrs
| John w Steward were the scene of a
charming fete Thursday evening when
their youngest daughter. Miss Martha
Steward, entertained a party of young
people The grounds We're hung with
Japanese lanterns and American flags and
dancing was enjoyed with Nictrola ac-
compartment. Refreshments were serv-
ed and games also claimed the attention
Of the merrymakers during the evening
About IA couples participated.
Charles J. Wendell. formerly proprietor
Of the Peoples Laundry. and DR.. A.
B. Borden have combined and will oren
a laundry under the firm name of the
Skowhegan Steam Laundry Co.. with
headquarters in the block which DR.. Sor-
den recently purchased of Fred C. Dun
Il lap The building was recently partially
burned but as soon as repaired the new
firm will start in business, having already
ordered their new machinery.
There is a great demand for men to
work in having 81. so to 81 being paid. with
board.
I A Of INF
been recorded at the office of the town
clerk here in which DR.. !, Lee Salley,
prominent veterinary, has filed his inten-
tions of marriage to Mrs Bessie NJ. Man
ter, also of Skowhegan. Mrs. Manter is
a native of South Dakota.
Daily reports from non. S. ]. Walton,
who has been very i'll at Moose River,
where he was enjoying a change and at
tending to legal business. indicate that he
is steadily gaining and that he now sits
up a part of each day. No arrangements
have been made here for his return to
Skowhegan and his daughter, Mrs. w. j.
Abbott, has not yet arrived from Mon
tana.
Two new teachers have been elected
to teach in the Skowhegan schools. one
being Miss Bertha Young of Norridge-
wock, who will teach in the Parker dis
trict. and the other Miss Myra A. Cross
of Colebrook, y. H.. who is to teach
sciences at the High school.
An old offender was again brought into
the county boarding house Thursday
when officer Gurney of Fairfield brought
one Walter Cogswell up from Fairfield
to serve a 80 days sentence for drunken
ness.
! The first municipal concert to be given
/ this summer by the First Regiment Band
Of the Maccabee military department oc-
Cured Thursday evening. large crowd
Of people gathered around the bandstand
on Russell street and were highly enter
tanned.
Capt. ]. Wallace Blunt has entered the
United States service in the Quartermas-
ter's Corps and has been ordered to re-
port Monday next in Boston.
The switchboards Of the Me. Tel. & Tel.
Go. will be moved this week from the
Borden block to the upper story Of the
Philbricll block.
The old Parlin block, which was par
! TALLY destroyed by fire a number OF
months ago, is being rebuilt by Its pres
ent owner, Walter P. Ordway. Lord &s
Caswell are to return to their former To-
cation and their quarters are to be ftted
up with chapel for funeral purposes.