Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-02
Naturalization Papers

Probably LIS women Of Skowhegan and
vicinity attended the meeting held Thurs
day afternoon in the Opera House under
the auspices of the Woman's Club. A. NJ.
G. Soule who was expected to be present
ard speak on Food Conservation" was
detained in Augusta. but Miss Catherine
y. Piatts was in attendance as scheduled.
Miss Platts has in charge the Home
Economics Extension Work with head
quarters at the University of Maine. Inc
stage of the Opera House had been trans
fcrreG into veritable kitchen and in tho
midst OF this irnproyised culinary depart
ment Miss Platts told the ladies not only
OF the best methods OF canning but DEM
onstrated the art. She specialized par
ticularly upon the 'cold pack" methods,
differing from the cold water canning
plan and demonstrated with greens,
string beans and strawberries. She ex-
planned definitely the kind of jars. etcs
that should be used and right method of
sealing. Later she described ether meth
DDS OF food preservation by sailing and
drying. The implements required in the
performance OF these duties were very
simple, a deep kettle with rack bottom
being one OF the prime necessities. MISS
C NJ. Carpenter, teacher in the domes-
tic science school courses assisted Miss
Platts In tie demonstration work ana
Edward T. Merrill, Esq. the husband OF
the club president introduced the speaker
with a thoughtful address touching upon
food conservation.
The Spirtualist Ladies' Aid Society
met Thursday with Miss Olive Hayden,
the president, for an all-day session. The
annual meeting held under the auspices
of this association will be postponed to
the Sth of July when Rev. Frederick b.
Nicholson Of Boston will deliver addresses
and voice messages from the rostrum of
tne Lakewood Theater
Funeral services for the late warren
LOOMS will be held Saturday at 10 A NJ.
from the family residence
Mr. and Mrs. @. Il. Dow who have been
living on Summer street are to occupy
the Dunlap house on Cross street, vacat-
ed by c. w. Jewett.
Cassimer Bison of Company E arrived
Thursday evening to visit his parents on
a brief furlough. He accompanied into
Skowhegan his sister. Miss X. c. Bison,
Mrs. NJ l.. Greenleaf and son Phillip,
formerly of this town but for several
months residents of Norway. arrived
Thursday night to visit with friends in
this section.
Mrs. John w. Steward Is passing a few
days in Bangor as the guest of her daugh-
ter Miss Ethelyn Steward, a kindergar
ten teacher in that city. Mrs. Steward will
he away over Sunday and Mrs. Ella G.
French has been engaged to perform her
duties as First Reader Of the Christian
Science Society Sunday
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Liberty Loan on Thurs
day evening it was voted to conduct
house to house canvass and to appoint
solicitors in teams of twos The Boy
Scouts under the direction of Scoutmas
ter Edward J. Est abrook and with the
cooperation of G. r. Merrill of the
Savings Bank are also to start Lib
crty Bond campaign which will cover
a radius of some 20 miles in this sec
ton.
Because of failure upon the part of
persons ordering intoxicating liquors to
notify Sheriff Goodrich or his deputies
this official seized several lots of liquor
at the office of the American Express
Co here on Friday. The packages were
addressed to Placid Boulctte, c. II. Du
mont, Charles Perry, Paul B. Murray
and James Turner. all of Skowhegan.
Sheriff Goodrich expects persons desir
ing liquors for perfectly legal purposes
to notify him of their orders for goods
prior to their arrival in order that he
may more strictly enforce the prohibi-
tory law.
Miss Theresa Bison, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Bison, who has
been studying fashion designing in New
York, Is attending Ivy Day festivities
at Bowdoin College before returning to
Skowhegan for the summer.