Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19


noon. it being the first of the regular
monthly meetings for the season.
Mrs. A. r.. Cleveland and Miss Pearl
Currie are representing the local Ep-
worth League at the district conven-
ton being hcld this week in Gardiner.
Miss Lillian Swain left Thursday
morning for Augusta to visit her aunt.
Mrs. w. II. Gannett.
Pastor McElhney announced Thurs
day afternoon that there would be the
usual services at the Island Avenue
Congregational church next Sunday
morning. Tho church will be decorat
ed in the national colors and in re-
sponse to request from the New Eng
land Safety Committee of National De-
fence, the audience will arise promptly
at II O'Clock and sing the Star Span
gled Banner. In the evening there will
be a spccial patriotic and Liberty Loan
serN ice, at which the mems chorus,
composed Of ~ or more voices, will
furnish special music. 1t is expected
that there will he several speakers to
present the cause Of the Liberty loan.
School sessions have been taken up
at the Woman'S Reforma tory, with
Mrs, Clara n. s. Cleaves as instruc-
tor.
Funeral services for the late Joseph
Raney will be held this afternoon at the
home. Oak street. with Rev George
Merriam Of the Bethany Baptist church
officiating.
At the meeting OF the First Philathea
~ ho hall al
will be installation OF officers
The Boy Scouts have resumed their
meetings under the direction Of Scout
master f. Z. Estabrook From the %
to the % they will be engaged in Liberty
Loan work.
The funeral services ot Mrs Josephine
Fairbrother are to be held at l130 this
forenoon.
Sheriff n. L. Goodrich arrived homo
Wednesday night from Jackman with
Joseph Julian. Julian was confined in
the county Jail serving a 60-day sentence
on the charge Of Illegal possession OF in
toxicatng liquor when he received word
that his father had died at Jackman Be-
cause Of the sad incident Julian was al
lowed to 60 home for the funeral, the
OuTlng
the trip. This official states that mat
tiers generally are in good condition up
river.
Hon 7 q Bradbury, ex-mayor Of that
city and former county attorney OF som
erset was in town Wednesday and Thurs
day for a brief visit He was accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss N Alma
Bradbury. who IS an attorney at law
Sheriff Goodrich Is leaving next week
for Lake Onawa in Piscataouis COUNT
where he purposes 70 pass couple Of
weeks in hunting In the party besee
/ himself will be County Attorney Ander-
son. Harry Nutter OF Pittsfeld. WIN B.
Brown of Madison and E. r McCabe o.
Palmyra, with John Chapman OF Pitts
field as chef
Mr.. and Mrs. e. u. Blaisdell who were
recently married In Dexter and purpose
TO take A trip south to Virginia. have
been guests this week at the Skovhegan
House. Mrs. Blaisdell was formerly Imo
gene Bumps.
Beans were quoted in the local market
yesterda" as bringing $3.50 per bushel.
Eggs and butter are holding abou, the
same as week ago, with a general dro,,
in -four and feeds. Flour is now sl2 5,
per barrel. meal 81 %, bran 50 % and mixed
reed $40. Oats are 80 cents per bushel.
A hard freeze was reported in the vi
cinity OF skowhegan Wednesday nish,
and II was feared that the apple crop had
been seriously damaged From the Hi.
ton Hill section II was stated however
that there would probably be no bad re-