Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-20
SKOWHECAN NEWS

The former state Champion basket
oalI PLAYERS Of the high school are All
10 be in Skowhegan during the Cnrist-
mas recess and game has been ar
ranged for them with the present hlgh
school team to occur in Engine nan Oh
Dec 26 This star team will be compoS-
ed of Miss Beatrice Smiley, Miss Helen
White and Miss Marion F. Adams, all
students at Pennington Normal school
Miss Pauline Emery, a student at Bry'
ant & Stratton's Commercial school OF
Boston Miss Geneva Smith, a student
at Posses school in Boston and Miss
Margarent Chase. bookkeeper for the
Maine Tel & Tel. Co. These girls play.
ed together for two years, the first
year winning the championship in this
part of the State and the second year
the championship of the whole State.
Miss l.. N. Withee, for a long time
in the millinery business here but who
has been in Salt Lake City and on the
Pacific coast for about year, has re-
turned to Skowhegan for visit, being
a guest of DR.. Julia Nay Kincaid. She
will probably remain in the east for
several months AT least
Miss ARA NJ Pike Of Waterville, who
with her mother, Mrs. l.. NJ. Pike. has
been passing several months in Corn
Vile, was passenger for Watervilie
on the last train Tuesday.
A large number of the alumni of
Skowhegan high school and undergrad
yates are expected to attend the Alum
nj ball which is being arranged as a
.i.,I h11s tlo
direction Of the High School Athletic
Council The affair will be held in
Grange hall Friday, Dec IS.
About $50 was cleared from the Phil
athca. sale held here Tuesday practi-
cally every article having been dispos-
ed Of.
Adolph Stevens of Monhegan Island
is a guest at the homo Of Hon S. J.
Walton.
Special Christmas observances will
be held at the Asylum on Christmas
day by the Knights of De Molay Com
mandery who will assemble at 1130, the
ceremonies to begin promptly at II
O'Clock noon. Eminent Commander
John H. Lancaster will open the OBJ
servance with appropriate remarks to
the Sir knights present and other
ICdies while responses will be made by
various Sir Knights. Music for the oc-
casion will be furnished by the double
quartet with solos by Sir Lees Hall and
Ralph w. Leighton. During the years
there have been five deaths in the COM
mandery: Sir Arthur McQuillan of
Nassalboro; Sir c. II. Girdler of Mer-
Ger; Sir Fred kincaid Of Skowhegan;
Sir Herbert Wentworth of Skowhegan
and Sir Augustine Simmons of North
tnson.
William Q. Flewellyn, a farmer Of
this town, has published his intentions
of marriage to Miss Merle f. Damren,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Dam
rem of Skowhegan. Mr.. Flewellyn was
formerly resident of Washburp,
Aroostook county.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. w Tarbell who
have been passing several weeks in town,
Mrs. Tarbell having been here and at
Athens for the past year, left Wednesday
morning for Boston and from there were
to go to Harrisburg Pa. to visit Mr.. Tar
bells mother 1t is probable that they
will eventually stop for some time at
least in Arizona, where Mr. Tarbell has
mining interests.
Mrs. B. f. Webb arrived from Jackman
Tuesday evening to remain in town until
after Christmas with her sister, Mrs w
II. Fowler
Sunset Chapter, Q. F. S, will meet Fri
day night to confer the degree. The new
officers will be installed at the first meet
ing in January.
The annual election Of officers in the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen occurs
January 3.
Joseph Cronin was removed from the
Gilbert home on East Front street Tues
day to Somerset hospital, threatened with
rheumatic fever.
Some $4,000 of the taxes, have been col
lected this far. The total assessments
are something over 100000.
Little Mary Clifford, who has been a
student at Mount Merici Academy in Wa
terville during the fall, is to return to
Skowhegan for Christmas and will remain
in town at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Leon Parlin.
The Woman's Reading Circle of the
Congregational church will meet Frida V
afternoon with Miss Hannah r. Pare
The annual election of officers will occur
at that time.
Miss Myra Cross one of the teachers
at the High school, is to pass her yaca-
ton at her home in Colebrook, y. II.
Mrs Leon Parlin went to Augusta
Wednesday morning for visit.
Among the cases which are assigned FOR
trial at the first day Of the January term
Of supreme court is that Of Dr. s. T.
Green Of Solon against the skowbeean
Garage Co. OF this town. Dr Green
brings suit for alleged breach OF warran-
ty' claiming the company mentioned in
stalled a starting system in his automo-
bile which was warranted to render good
service but which did not do so. Geo. w
Cover will appear for DR.. Green aud
Butler & Butler for Slxou.boo., ,.