Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-30

charmingly dedicated Friday afternoon
when Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Holt gave
a dancing party in honor OF their
daughter, Miss Bernice Holt. The
dances were enjoyed in the large show
room which was trimmed in the ma
tional colors, the color scheme being
carried in the refreshments of ices and
cake Eighteen little people. classmates
Of Miss Bernice were present.
The Skowhegan fire department was
called out twice Friday once In the
forenoon in response to a still alarm to
quell a chimney fire at the home or
Chas. Provost on Milburn street and
once toward night in the afternoon
when the old hearse house in the North
cemetery was discovered to be burn
ing. The origin of the later fire is
mystery. There was some hay in the
structure and a horse had been kept
there. The building was damaged but
little.
The annual meeting of the Town
Improvement Society was attended by
about so ladies last Friday. afternoon
in Library parlors. The hostesses were
Mrs. Effie Paine and Mrs. Laura Tut
tie and Mrs. Florence Higgins direct
ed the program which included TWO
papers, one upon "Old Fashioned Car
dens" by Mrs. Minnie Mantor and the
other upon Modern Landscaping Car
| dening by Mrs. Flora Lewis. The mem
bers discussed methods of beautifylng
the town, various improvements pelng
suggested An important one was 10
keep the backwards clean. Miss Coda
| Keene and Miss Lovina Murray, poth
| sang very sweetly and Miss Virginia
b. Stinchfield played a charming piano
solo. Mrs. Irene n. Turner gave very
| comprehensive report of the winter 5
work and the following officers were
elected, many of them for the second
time: Pres, Miss Gertrude w. weston;
vice presidents, Mrs. Elizabeth +. Mer-
rill, Mrs. Florence w. Danforth; Sec
retary. Mrs. Irene n. Turner; Treas,
Mrs. Emma c. Witham; directors. Miss
| Alice Danforth, Mrs. Minnie Mantor.
Mrs. Florence Higgins, Mrs. Violet ".
Foge and Mrs. Susie Jacobs. Refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served under the direction OF Mrs. lsa-
bel Donaldson. This was the last liter
airy meeting of the season.
Claimants for the several lots OF llq-
nor libeled Wednesday will be heard, II
thew appear in the municipal court
here, May Z.
| Mrs. Nellie Spaulding left Saturday
afternoon for a visit IN Woodstoch' M
B., her old home.
| Mrs. Burge Emery of Hartland, who
| has been visiting her brothers, WIN.
| Morrow and Ralph NJ. Morrow, the lat
| tor q recruit of Co. Z, returned home
Saturday.
T.. G. Traftorl's Jersey herd was in
| creased Saturday by the arrival OF an
exceptionally handsome Jersey helrer
purchased from DR.. Smith of Portland.
Three American flags are HoatinS
from the several buildings OF the
| American Wooden Co. here having been
raised without ceremony. The money
for these flags was raised by the en-
Moves and the sum of S4o was lett
over and this was turned over for the
Co. f fund.
Elias TAYLOR of Portland arrived
home Saturday night for a visit with
his parents.
Fred l.. futile Of Athens was be-
fore Judge Brazzill in municipal court
Saturday, charged with the larceny OF
army I1lte anu beS oiiNe A'S-N-
many E. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve 60 days IN jail anu
ordered to pay the costs OF the court
1t seems that futile, who was recent
w discharged from Company T., De-
cause of not passing the physical eH-
animation, had returned to ms nome
in Athens and the implements Whlch
were missing were found in the work.
shop of his father. The gun and bay
onet had been missing since last fall.
good number of farmers showed
their interest in the formation OF
Dairynans Progressive League by
meeting at the Municipal building on
Saturday afternoon. The principal idea
of the association is the same as the
COW testing organization, to have each
cows milk weighed and tested once
month at a regular time and to as
certain if possible the production and
cost of keeping each cow individually.
According to the returns from the
municipal officers the number of polls
will total about 1870 for the year 1917.
Miss Marah B. Stevens of Chester
willie. teacher of drawing here and at
Madison, has recovered from an opera
ton for appendicitis, which she late
ly underwent, and has returned to
Skowhegan.
An interested group Of boys and
girls gathered at the Municipal build
ing Saturday afternoon 50 learn some
thing Of the agricultural clubs which
are being formed throughout the coun-
ty. r. P. Mitchell, State leader of
Boys Clubs, spoke very entertaining
ly, telling the history of the organiza-
tions and some Of the plans. r. 7.
Patten presided and made announce
ment of the prizes offered by the
| Town Improvement Society for Garden
Clubs among Skowhegan boys and
girls. County Agent r. M. Stiles also
addressed the gathering briefly, tell
ing of the clubs which have already
been organized in the towns of Scion,
North Arson, North New Portland,
Pittsfield and Harmony. Announce
ment was made that the county prizes
would be divided out of 1925 for the
corn clubs, $50 for the poultry clubs
and 5000 for the canning, pig, garden
clubs, etc, in the county. These va
rious clubs at the time of the closing
Of the contest will be entertained by
the Skowhegan Board Of Trade at a
meeting held in Skowhegan October IL