Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-30

hesan: 1o1. Roland Rickfor& 17o5.
Smithfeld; LA, Lewis P. Cyr, Ses'
Fairaald; 1ss, Charles BouIter, 11SS'
Moose River: 141. Archie z. DAwes'
513. Dead River: 1so. Leon Waldo By
mons. $3.50, skowhegan; 172. Ralph G.
Fogg, $50, Bingham. Several men IN
this quota. which vas the first one
called. who have passed physical ex-
aminations. fled exemption on occu-
pational claims. and their cases have
not yet been decided.
Mrs. L. B. Jewett left Wednesday
for visit in Portsmouth. n. H., and
in Boston.
Mrs c. NJ. Fogg and Ruby Fogg left
Wednesday for a visit in Richmond.
President Charles H. Gardner Of the
Farmers Union Of Maine left here
Wednesday after q short visit at his
home in town. He was to be in Bel
grade during the week to attend
injecting of the Farmers Union and
will also attend a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the State Union in
Waterville Friday, Last week Presi-
dent Gardner. Treasurer w. s. Rogers
and Manager Bulge went to Boston
and purchased a car for the use Of
the Union, with the name of the or
ganization inscribed thereon
Much lumber is being loaded at the
Maine Central station by Mackie
Bros for Brockton, Mass. They have
s50,0o0 feet to be shipped and two mo-
tor loads a day are hauled here from
location about four miles above
Athens toward Brighton. y
Matthew Kennedy has sold the
James Palmer house on Madison ave-
nue. to Mr.. Crosby, farmer. living
about four miles out of the village.
The new owner purposes to move his
family there.
The quarterly meeting of the SOM
erset County Veterans Association
and Ladies' Auxiliary will be held at
Norrdgewock on Sept Z instead of to-
day.
The first rehearsal of the Skowhegan
Festival Chorus will be held this eve
ming in the High School building.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S F. Emerson attend
ed Pomona Grange meeting at Mercer
| Tuesday.
| T. f.. Getchell of Pittsfield MEM
Der of the Somerset County Exemp-
| ton board, was, owing to illness. un-
able to be present at the board ses-
sions here Wednesday, when several
more men were examined.
| Rev. j. w. Packard, pastor of the
East Ridge church in Cornville, and
a party of friends enjoyed the Sum-
day school picnic Of that church Tues
day at Barker pond. The weather
was good and the affair was a happy
! one. Picnic dinner was enjoyed at
noon and about so persons were pres
emit. During the day. Miss Allen fur
nished violin music and Victrola was
played for amusement.
| Frank Fitzmorris Of this town, for
| merly of Mercer. is bearing his part
Of the burdens of the great war; hav-
ing furnished three sons for the army
John, the older one. is a member Of
the Massachusetts regiment and Roy
and Allen are members of Comapny r.
| Friends here will be interested to
| learn that Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Hinckley Of Alton, became August %.
the parents of a 91-2-pound daughter.
who has been named Bernice Edna.
Mrs. Hinckley was formerly Miss amy
Malbon of the Malbons Mills neigh
borhoood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Atwell and
family of Stockholm with Miss Bearl
Mackay of Augusta are visiting their
sister, Mrs. George Conner.
The Ladies Social Circle Of the
Centenary Methodist church will meet
Monday afternoon with Mrs. D. A.
Porter.
| Mrs. Wilder Varney and children,
who have been visiting in Cornville,
left here Tuesday for Bangor. where
they are to pack their household fur
nishings and then go to Boston to es-
tablish their home.
Services at 100 this evening at the
Bethany Baptist church.
It is expected now that st. Ledger
and Smith, who have leased the Opera
house for term of years for the
showing Of motion pictures, will open
! their new establishment next Wednes-
day night.
Selectman Clyde H. Smith had bus
mess in the Capital City Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. I. Farley and son
Robert and Samuel Duckworth of
Norristown, Penn, Mrs. c. o. Wright
of Springfield, Mass, Mrs. p. A. Cham
/ bers of Orange, Mass. are being en-
tertained by w II. Ward and his
daughter, Miss Ethel Ward. at the
Ward cottage, Lakewood. Mrs. Caro-
lynne Chaplin Of Newton. Mass, is
also a house guest there.