Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
SKOWHECAN NEWS
Burglars Enter Bowman Hard Co. Store-Heseon Build
ing Also Entered-Sezure by Sheriff Goodrich-List of
Those Whose Exemption Claims Are Dened-Supreme Court
COnvenes Next Tuesday

The Clementine Weston w. c. T. U.
resumed It's meetings for the fall and
winter Tuesday afternoon in Library
Parlors with Mrs. Laura H. Dinsmore
and Mrs. Nellie Chase serving az host
esses. The program of the day was
directed by the president. Mrs Lizzie
A. Marble with Rev. c. II. Mckinney,
pastor OF the Island Ave. Congrega-
tional church conducting the devotional
services. The matter of September
: a. being the Nation Wide Patriotic
Day vas presented by Mrs. Eva r.
Greenwood who read the appeal. Mrs.
Marble following with an explanation
of conditions as they now exist and
what the women might do. Mrs. Dora
T Nye and Miss Ella NJ. Flanders
played delightful piano duet and then
Miss Louise II. Cohurn told something
Of the Lillian VI ~ Stevens Monument
dedication and read extracts from Mrs.
Calp's talk. War Relief Work was
especially emphasized from the w. c.
I. L. standpoint during the meeting
Tuesday next the members meet al
the home OF Mrs. Marble to piece
the afghan which the ladies have been
making for the soldiers comfort and
10 talk over plans for the ensuing
year.
Miss Margaret Moore of Pennington
superintendent Of the kindergarten,
grades has returned to Skowhegan for
visit with friends prior TO the begin
ming Of the school
Somerset Fair.
George B. Coffin Of Freeport will be
Judge of the poultry al the fair Of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Society
which will be held here from the Goth
&c 2?d, with F. s. Adams of Augusta
as Judge of the livestock and s. n.
Eston Of Augusta as judge Of fruit
and vegetables The committee Of
awards In the needle and fancy work
dc partment are Mrs Mollie NJ Stew
art. Mrs. F. r. Philbrick and Mrs w
l.. Hackett. j. w. Folger, Mrs W. p.
Ordway. Mrs. Maurice Gledhill and
Mrs. G. f. Avore are to be the COM
n:ittee In charge Of the exhibition hall
and other general committees have
been named as follows: f. T. Good
rich. G. w. Day. ground leases and
privileges; Edward J. Dysart, Carl
Curtis. r. B. Hill and J. II. Lancas-
ter. tickets; n. F.. Mason, horses and
stalls; S. II. Bradbury. Fred Tuscan.
: horse department; c. H. Gardiner
draft horses and draft cattle; Perley
Foss and G. J. Dean, cattle depart-
menti @. W. Weeks, C. H. futile.
: sheep department; I. A. Homsted, T.
@. Dean. swine department; c. B.
Hight c. 6. Robinson, Frank Briggs
and Warren Caldwell. poultry depart
4ment.
~ the result OF liquor seizure at
tie once Of the American Expres,
90. here Tuesday by Sheriff Goodrich
tho lot has been libeled for hearing
on September %. The liquor was ad-
dressed to Joseph Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Emerson. the
secretary and Flora Of Somerset Po-
mona Grange. attended the meeting
OF the order at Scion Tuesday. 9th
erS TO 60 from Skowhegan were Mai
j. W. Fogler. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Green. Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. withee and
Mrs. c. W. Goodrich.
". e. Clark. who has been manager
J Of the local branch store of the A. &
p. Co.. has returned to Presque Isle,
where he formerly resided.
A new house IL In process OF con-
. struction by Andrew Cobb at his
farm between here and Lakewood. The
family have been occupying a large
tent on the place during the summer
The management of the Bowman
Hardware Co. found upon entering
their store Wednesday morning that
someone had broken in during the
night previous and taken therefrom
firearms and cartridges. The break
was made through rear window,
Romeone having apparently cotton
Through the window and afterwards
unlocked the door either to let accom-