Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Spirituast Ladies' Aid Members for Service
Schooboard Holds Lively Session Tuesday Aftenoon-Con
gregaona Womens Mission Circle Meets-Commttee of 20
Begins Work-Nlrs. Fred Avery Passes Away

! The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid are al
ready making preparations for their
| annual June service at Lakewood and
have selected Rev. Frederick Nichol-
son of Boston to deliver the addresses
and conduct their seances. meeting
of the Society was held on Tuesday at
the home of the president, Miss Olive
Hayden, near Madison Center. with a
good sized attendance. The following
speakers have also been selected for
the annual fall camp meeting at Lake
wood in September, Mrs. May S.
Vanderbilt of Brooklyn, n. y; DR.. Geo.
A. Fuller Of Greenwich Village, Mass;
Mrs c. s. Bradley and Mr.. Senter of
Massachusetts. With the exception Of
the last mentioned all have previously
appeared at Lakewood. Miss Hayden
entertained the ladies at an all day
meeting serving delicious luncheon at
mid day.
one of the liveliest sessions ever
held by the school boards of Skowhegan
and Madison Jointly, occurred here
Tuesday afternoon in the Municipal
Court room. l.. w. Gerrish, superin-
tendent of schools in the two towns
had previously rendered his resignation
and the meeting was called to take &C
ton upon the same Stanley Renter of
the Madison Board presided, with w.
A. Bailey of Skowhegan as secretary.
Mr.. Gerrishs resignation was read. 1t
was voted eventually to table the mat
ter of the Superintendent'S resignation,
for two weeks, the vote being to | in
favor of the same During the session
a petition signed by Principal Leigh
ton, Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot and other
members of the High School faculty
and grade teaC hers asking that some
arrangements might be made whereby
Mr. Gerris1i might be retained in his
present capacity, was read. lnharmony
in school details with other school Of
ticials at Madison is understood to be
the cause of Supt. Gerrish's step at
this season Of the year The matter has
aroused much interest here, the local
board composed Of w. II. Halves, Esq,
". A. Bailey and DR.. w. S. Stinchfield
favoring the present arrangement.
There was q good attendance Of the
members of the Woman's Mission
Circle Of the congregational Church at
Miss G. s. Weston.
There will be meeting of Russell
Relief Corps in Grand Army Hall next
Friday afternoon with program to be
directed by Mrs. Lizzie Hcxie Nye.
AS has been the custom for some
years past. the Committee of Twenty
appointed by the selectmen to consider
the articles Of the town warrant and
offer recommendations will probably
hold its first session Monday or Tues
day night. The list of voters whose
names have been already published are
to serve with the exception of George
II. Burns. who. owing to illness will not
he able to atterd. l.. l.. sanford,
prominent farmer and president of the
Farmers Union has been selected to fill
the vacancy. j. is more than probable
according to the present outlook that
there will be no opposition to any Of
the present officials who are up for re-
election and it is more than probable
that the entire list of the municipal Of
fcers will continue to be the same Tor
the coming year as for the past.
As the result of getting his hand
caught in the planer of his saw mill
Tuesday, d. Is. Hobart Of East Madl-
son. a member of the board of select
men of Madison, lost the ends Of four
fingers of his right hand. The men,
bers were amputated beyond the first
Joint. Mr.. Hobart recently had a thrill
ing experience in his mill when he
nearly met his death, although his In
iuries did not prove so serious as on
this occasion.
There will be no meeting OF Show
hogan Grange until Wednesday even
ing of next week.
Capt. Roy l.. Marston of Company f
accompanied by Mrs. Marston left here
Tuesday afternoon for a trip to Boston,
Providence, New York and Washing
ton. D. O.. covering a period of about
three weeks. This is providing the
Captain is not called back to attend to
the duties of his company here in
case of further military orders. He
stated Tuesday that he had all his men
located except one who had gone to
Ohio.
Deputy Sheriff John E. Lamb OF
lockwood has been in town this week
and added another notch to the liquor
enforcement proceedings being pressed
IN dlfferent parts of the county. he
had seized at the lockwood railroad
station seven quarts of whiskey labeled
with the name of Walter Mcdonald.
Deputy Lamb has begun the work Of
clearing the ground for the erection of
his new mill at lockwood.
Master Stanley Kimball. the young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Kimball who
live beyond Malbon's Mills, is reported
as doing nicely following the straight
ening of his arm by DR.. Dascombe. The
member was injured by log rolling
over the child
Gordon Yale of Fairhaven. Mass, Is
passing a few days in town renewing
old acquaintance and visiting with the
FAMILY Of Carroll G. Goodwin. Mr..
yale, ten years ago. was in the employ
or H. Z. Goodwin, local contractor