Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-22
SKOWHECAN NEWS
First Philathea Class Observes NightTwo Or
carnations of Congregational Church Meet and Elect - ST.
John the Baptist Societies Have Impressive Installations
Plan for Better Water System Outlined

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a charter and this committee again
met Saturday evening to listen to and
discuss the charter as prepared by
Amos X. Butler, Esq. The present sys-
TEN of the Skowhegan Water Co. is
privately owned, Herbert Wentworth,
Hon. E. n. Merrill, S. w. Philbrick and
many others being interested, While the
system has been in use for something
like 20 years. The end when the Pc
titioning committee have in view Is 10
create a quasi municipal organization
for the purpose of providing a betler
pressure for fighting fire and a purer
supply of water. The plan of the new
system according to that presented Dy
Mr.. Butler, was agreed upon by the
committee at their meeting saturday
night.
A certificate of organization just
filed at the court house is that OF
corporation known as the Madison
Motor Co. The owners of shares are
Malon Boynton, Priscilla Pease and
Bernard Gibbs, all of Madison, un-
subscribed shares being 247. The cor"
poration is located in Madison and the
directors are the three persons named
as share holders with Mr.. Gibbs as the
president and Priscilla Fease as treas
urer.
In compliment to Miss Florence
Pooler and Miss Mabel Pooler, on
Saturday, Mrs. Fred r. Philbrick OF
"oburn avenue entertained at lunch
on. 1t was a decidedly dainty affair
the color scheme being yellow with
ionquil blooms. During the afternoon
bridge was played, Mrs. Charles Fol
Jones winning the souvenir. Be
side the guests of honor and Mrs. Fol-
SOMEONE'S there were four other
guests, Mrs. Matte f. Goodwin, Mrs.
j. Wallace Blunt, Mrs. Z. r. McNeelle
and Mrs. Robert Lord. The Misses
Pooler are departing in few days for
Boston, planning to leave that city
Feb / for California trip.
About so of the juvenile members OF
the Centenary NJ. E. Sunday school
were highly entertained Saturday af-
ternoon by Rev. and Mrs. F. c. Rogers
in one of the church parlors. Games
were played and refreshments of ice
cream, cake and fruit We're enjoyed. IL
was very happy time.
Mrs. Thomas Smith left Saturday
morning to visit her son, Clinton
Smith, in Dark Harbor
| Miss Ruth Breed of Meredith, N. H.,
who has been a guest of DR.. .. II.
Tracys family, left here Saturday.
There was a good sized attendance
at the entertainment in the Methodist
vestry Friday evening given under the
auspices of the Epworth League. Mrs.
Lottie York of Winthrop read
"Freckles" in a charming manner. her
brother, Masters c. Edwards of Au-
gusta singing the Woodland airs of the
delightful book The accompan1st was
Miss Hazel Peck of Winthrop. ,s,t
The hearing relative to awarding
damages to property holders along. the
proposed new street connecting Mount
! Pleasan avenue with Kennebec street,
providing a bridge is built across the
Kennebec river was scheduled for Sat
urday afternoon last before the select
men. No one appeared in opposition to
the road as laid out by Civil Engineer
Greenwood and Edward Bisson and
Charles. E. Young agreed to give the
| land for highway leading from the
river to the avenue, which is about "a
rods long. kennebec street on this
side of the river already extends to
the river bank.
Mrs. Myra F. Goodwin Of Pittsfeld
arrived here Saturday night to visit
Mrs. annie F. Fish. Mrs. Goodwin is
the widow of Former Register of Som
erset County Probate S. H. Goodwin.
Mrs. w. l.. Hilr arrived home Satur-
day night, following visit with a
friend in Waterville.
The following officers were installed
by Fr J. L. A. Renaude in the two
courts of the st. John the Baptist of
the Catholic Parish with DR.. Olivier
GAIA as maitre de ccremonie, assisted
by Mrs. Alice Cowett as mistress OF
ceremonies: Conseil Lafayette, No. ISL:
/ Doyen, William Beaulieu: president hon
ofaire. J. T. Thibodeau; president, J. P.
! Thibodeau: secretarie and percepteur,
! Joseph Fluet; secretaire adjoint. Amede
! Couture: Treas. Edouard Grondin;
mattre de ceremonie. Samuel BodriQue;
inspecteur de compte, Amede Couture,
Albert Breton; commisaire ordnateur,
George GirouN and Adelard Roy. The
officers Of Corsei,l Laval: Doyenne
Mrs. Elizabeth Thibodcau; presidente
| honoraire, Mrs Laura Beaulieu: vice
president. Josephine Goulet; secretaire
y
Ia Billodeau; preceptrice.. Marie Rod
rique; treasurer. Fedora Bizier; matt
resse de ceremone Laura Thibodeau;
commisaire ordonatrice, Selanire Beau
ford and Eugene Dionne; musicienne,
Rosa Lemieux; physician. both courts.
DR.. GAIA.
Joseph c. Viles. who is superintend-
ing his numbering operations in the vi
cinity of Skinner, is passing a few days
at his Middle street home.
Mrs. NJ. S. Mason has returned to
the home of her sister. Mrs. Deborah
Flanders, on East Leavitt street, fol-
lowing a visit with relatives in Athens.
After few weeks here she will go to
Rumford.
| Emery T. Dyer. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. f. Dyer. has been elected treasurer
| of the Maine State Club Of the c. 8.
A, Boston University.
| About so members were present at
the meeting of Sunset Chapter, o. L.
s., to respond to the roll call. Two can
didates were given the degree and there
was ballottng. Quotations were given
in response to the roll call. After the
work. cards were enjoyed in the ban
quet hall, nuts and candies being served.
The S1nshina Society cleared abou+