Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

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A pen of Scotch Highland sheep at
the village farm of Fremont Homsted
on West Front street probably differ
! from any other breed Of sheep in their
! appearance and ancestry in Maine and
! in fact these belong 70 a party in Med
| ford, Mass, and are being boarded by
| Mr. Homsted. This unusual flock COM
! prises five ewes and a buck and are
understood to have cost S25 apiece. The
animals have horns and their wool is
somewhat of the AnSOra order.
The monthly meeting of tie three
allied Womens clubs will be held We'd
lesday afternoon in the parlors of the
public library with the Skowhegan
Woman's club directing the meeting.
Mrs. Lucy d. J. Franklin will give a
lecture on the american Home after
the War" The annual guest night of
the three clubs will be combined and
will be observed on Monday evening.
January u, with an address by II.
Charles Woods. F. r. G.. s., on The
Near East and the War"
Til memorial services conducted Sun
.day afternoon by the various members
of the Masonic fraternity in Masonic
hall for those who had died during the
year We're exceedingly Impressive and
although solemn brought a measure of
subdued pleasure to the members Of
the f How craft and their families pres
/ ent. George l.. Fl. Smith, worthy
master of Somerset Lodge, presided,
assisted by Rev. c. II. mckinney as
chaplain who read the scriptures and
7 7 oil nf
I Skowhegan was the first to voice the
three eulogies speaking upon the lives
and characteristics of the late Albion
L. Hilton. born in kingshury and died
! in Cornville; the late RoSamus l..
Mitchell born in Norridgewock. died in
! Skowhegan and the late Silas Leland,
| born in DiXfield and died in Skowhe-
/ gan. The second speaker was Judge
| Fred F. Lawrence, the deceased mem
/ bers assigned to him having been Phi
! lander G. JeWett, born in Scion. died in
/ Waterville; James w Holt, born in
Lynnfield, died in Skowhegan, and
| Herbert Wentworth a life long resi-
dent of this village, While the third
! speaker was George w. Cover. Esq.
He gave a short biography of the late
T.. Sprague Goodrich. born in The
Forks and died in Skowhegan, and
spoke at length upon the late William
! Anderson -COckburn, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence COckDurn of SkOWhe
gan. who had died as the result of an
illness While in camp as A corporal in
Company T.. The carefully collected
facts on the lives Of the dead members
were interestingly presented by the
kprc and tho tanIpr a.
mortal thoughts We're sincerely eX-
pressed. During the services the Ma
sonic Chorus Club sang as did the
Temple quartet, composed of Messrs.
NJ G.. Viles. G. RI. Mckinney. r. f.
Atwood and ". G. Hobart Carl w
Malley played selections on the pipe
/ organ and was the accompanist for the
afternoon. Solos were sung by Lees
Hall and l.. w Leighton and America
was sung by the audience. Carnation
pinks were the memorial flowers.
The Dairymen's Progressive League o,
this county will hold a meeting at 1.3D
Saturday afternoon in the municipal
court room with County Agent Il. NJ.
Stiles Of Hartland as the principal speak
er. T. f. Dean is expected to be pres
ent and tell incidents of his experience
with his pig feeder
! Skowhegan Jersey Creamery was
awarded first on butter at the Dairymens
Show in Newport ut the rate Of 97a per
cent, also first on pasteurized cream at
95a per cent. W. E. Marstons of Smith
field received the highest score on milk
at the convention.
4 The Ladies of the Sodality of St Ann
attended communion at St Mary's church
on Sunday
The local Paper Hangers. Plasterers
and Decorators Union will hold a meet
ing this evening in the municipal build
ing.
| The following real estate transfers have
lately been recorded at the Office of the
Somerset register of deeds
/ Smithfield-Wiliam Taylor to Nora De-
vol, place formerly owned by Eben s
Miller; Nora Devoll to Lizzie A Parsons,
place formerly owned by Wilbur Taylor.
contains nine acres; Eben S. Miller to
Wilbur Taylor. property formerly owned
by William E. Perkins.
I Skowhegan-Alice Wildes to Della A
Weston. place at corner of Water and
School streets; Almon F. Sanford to Ad-
die F. Gould, homestead farm containing
10 acres on Pishon's Ferry road; Emily
\ Callaghan to Blaine S Viles, undivided
half of land formerly owned by Francis
Lowe.
! Starks-John Ultz OF Romney, ". Va,
to Angler NJ Gray of Starks. land and
buildings near NJ. E. church
! Madison-Mott e. Russell to Ansel c.
Newton. place with buildings on East
Madison road Fred E. Daggett ct ais. to
John Mc1nnis, land with buildings in
Madison village.
/ Norridgewock-Byron A. Johnson to A.
NJ Percival. about six acres OF land for
merly owned by jeanette johnson.
Mercer-Willlson Rowe to Harry j.
Presley ct al. land with buildings on
Hatch schoolhouse road.
\ Bingham-Geo. A Corson OF Athens to
Beal & Walker about 1870 acres of land
formerly owned by Henry Cooley; William