Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-15

oSpoly SClLSu several UOAeS OF uQuOT
| the first of the week on the Bingham
Concord line.
The Changers had a busy day here
Tuesday especially the ones employed
in reducing the Grange debt and man
ageing the sale, supper, entertain
ment and dance at the Grange hall.
During the afternoon the auditorium
was thronged with persons pEchas-
ing of the fair ladies behind the various
counters the goods which the matrons
and maids had been preparing in pre-
ceding weeks. There were the usual
tables from which food was dispensed,
aponS sold, fancy work also given
away to say nothing of sweets and ices.
or the miscellaneous counters. Miss
Stella kimball was in charge Of the
wonderful cake made and decorated by
Mrs. X. A. Withee, while Mrs Lena r.
Woodbury. sold tickets on crazy quilt
the number method being employed
in this lottery. The big feature of the
early evening was the SPLENDID supper
admirably served under the direction
of the committee of which Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Tuttle We're the chairmen. The
menu included beans, cold meats, SAL
ads, pickles, brown bread. assorted
cake. tarts. pies and coffee. The
crowds awaited the hour of serving
in lines reaching into the streets al
most, while large number also waited
for seats At the second table. The
three act comedy Miss EuEby's Board
arS" was the theatrical of the evening
and a most happy choice it was with
Ms Louis L. Dow as the star per-
former in the role Of 2 vaudeville act
ress. Another leading player was Miss
Marion +. Adams as the colored maid
while the plot of the story was wound
around the parts taken by Mrs. Ed
ward t,stabrook and Chas. ". Walk
er. Mrs. George l.. Parker was Miss
Buzby and others taking part in the
performance were c. A. Stinchfield.
Geo. L. Parker Miss Lillian Holm
berg, Mrs Margaret y. Jones, Harold
". Bradley and Roy Pratt. Lyons
Orchestra furnished music both for the
play and the dance that followed.
The coach of the evening performance
was Miss Gertrude Carter of Skowhe-
gan.
Probate Court was in session again
Wednesday at the Court House with
Judge C. O. Small presiding. The will
of the late Albina C. Hilton of Arson.
but who for nearly a year was an
inmate at Somerset hospital here was
presented for probate. After the
usual clause providing for the funeral
debts, etc, Mrs. Hilton ordered that
one third of the remainder of the
property should be given to VIM. w.
Drew, Frank Drew, Katherine NJ. Pad
dack (now Bickford) and VIM. Wood
man, grand children of her deceased
sister: one third to niece, Georgiara
Hilton of Norridgewock and one third
to another niece, Helen G.. Mantor.
According to a provision made in the
will in case of the death Of Mrs. Hill
tons husband Geo. A. Hilton, Mrs.
Katherine NJ. Paddock (now Mrs.
EckfordD is the executriX nominated.
Another will which is of unusual
length is that of Mary Mcfarland,
late Of Fairfield Mrs. Mcfarland is
estimated as being worth considerable
property and bequeaths the same to
widely scattered relatives. The monies
dispensed were to Maria Chase of
Waterville $4,000: to Ellen NJ. Dunbar
of Fairfield, $4,000: Blanch Starbird.
Wollaston, Mass, $500; Annie Craw-
ford, Waterville, $1,000; Helen M.
Rideout. Richmond, $1,000: Annie
Crawford $500: Fannie Hall, $500;
Mildred Chase. $500; Myrtle Starbird,
$500: Harry Williams, .Tr.. $500; Cath
crime Williams, $500: Maude Plum
mer of Hallowell. 500; Dora Totman
of Duluth, Mimi. and Olive Cotton of
Tacoma. Wash. each $50; Mary Folk,
Los Altos $500: and Arthur H. Tot
man of Fairfield $500 worth Of stock
in Fairfield National Bank, the rest
in the bank to be given to the Uni
versalist Sewing circle of the Univer-
salist church. The remainer of the
estate except articles not mentioned
heretofore is to be divided between
Ellen M. Dunton. Helen NJ. Rideout and
Maria Chase. The household articles
of the deceased and her clothing was
described in the will and disposition
of various pieces of furniture were
made.
The Clementine Weston w c. T. L.
met Tuesday in Library parlors with
Mrs. Eugenia Merriam in charge OF
the program in place of Mrs. Eva f.
Greenwood.
Skowhegan was visited by serious
fire having it's outbreak about mid
night or ii. the early morning OF
Wednesday when the Heselton block on
the lower section of Water streets
business houses was so badly damaged
that repairing will be probably lmpos-
sible. The total loss is estimated at
So 500 Night Waterman Steward
pulled in the alarm. smoke having been
discovered pouring out of the front OF
the building which is a wooden one
Mr. Heselton estimates the loss, on his
stock Of toys. books. tinware, etc, OF
which there was a large supply as be-
ing s20GG, while the loss on the build
ing is estimated at $4,000. There is an
Insurance On the structure of about
81 900.
The Elks' loss is estimated at S2200,
with insurance of $500 reported. The
militia Headquarters in the rear suffer-
ed less from the ravages Of the con-
flagration than others in the block, al
though their equipment was badly wet
down. The brick block adjacent to the
one destroyed which is also owned by
NJ. B. Heselton, was damaged by wa
ter to tlAe extent of 5000.
The origin of the fire is a mystery,
but seems to have ignited first in the
wall of th.. nool room near the back