Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-29

Elevated Railroad. Mr.. Cleveland has
worked for 25 years for the railway
company and during that time has
never had but one accident.
The quarterly meeting of the Som
erset County Veterans Association
and Ladies', Auxiliary, will be held
Friday at Norridgewock. The bust
ness session will OCCUR during the
forenoon and dinner will be served at
noon by the women Of the Grand
Army Circle. The afternoon session
will be called at LIS with the usual
entertainment. Reduced rates over
the Somerset Railroad from Bingham
and way stations and from Oakland
to Norridgewock, also on electrics to
Madison. 1t Is hoped there will be a
large gathering Of comrades, patriotic
ladies and Sons Of Veterans.
Daniel A. Polling, Associate Presi.
dent Of the United Society of Chris
tan Endeavor. is to speak in Show
hogan in favor of Equal Suffrage.
Friday evening. September Z. The
r,eeting is to be held in Railroad
Square. The Suffrage workers of the
town have also arranged to have Mrs
OI
National Woman's Suffrage Associa =
ton speak in the Opera House, Tues
day evening, September 4.
Theron Rowe, who was for some
time engaged In the business on
the Norridgewock road and who has
been working on bee farms in Con-
necticut and New York during the
winter, is expected to return here
shortly.
Word has been received here Of the
birth of an u-pound son to Harry and
Lula F'errin of Brighton. The lad has
been named Lyman Richard.
Skowhegan Grange will meet this
Wednesday evening. The first and
second degrees will be conferred.
Thomas Rollins has gone to Stock
ton Springs, where he has accepted a
position in the re-opened ship yards
His family will probably follow him to
his new location.
There will be no more Catholic
services at Lakewood this season
The approaching town meeting for
which no date has as yet been set
is occasioning some little interest,
especially as to it's outcome One of
the matters to be taken up is that of
raising more money Cor traffic regu-
1ations in order that an officer may be
kept on duty for a time longer
Twenty-Five members Of Parmenas
Encampment, Joined by a delegation
from Athens, went to Harmony Mon
day@evening. the degree staff Of the
Parmenas Encampment comforting the
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upon two candidates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram r. Bearce were
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. W. s. Milliken
Of Madison at the Bangor Fair Tues
day. The two ladies are sisters.
Lieutenant Jack Boyd. Vernon Boyd
and Waldo Hunt have returned to
Boston after visiting with Ernest c.
Butler at Lakewood.
Frank Oddly has returned home aft
err visiting in Lawrence and Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Elliott are
away on an automobile trip with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur r. Jones OF Dexter
formerly Of Skowhegan. They are to
ride In New Hampshire through the
White Mountain section and probably
to Massa chusetts before their return
Miss Phyllis Bennett Of West New
ton, Mass, who has been visiting at
the home Of her aunt. Mrs. J. Palmer
Merrill on Coburn avenue. left here
Tuesday afternoon to visit another
aunt, Mrs. L. M. White in Bangor.
A children's party was given by
Mrs. Joseph Butler at her home on
Leavitt street at which merry group
OF little folks were entertained.
The homo Of Mrs. D. r. Palmer on
Pleasant street was the scene Of an
other knitting Of relief work party
when the ladies Of the neighborf1ood
ana vicinity met there for army work.
A large number Of Skowhegan ladies
have been knitting squares for AZ
gaanA and .Tgsadax mas thu. day to