Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-07


talked very pleasantly on the topic,
mentioning in detail stock raising and
other phases Of farm life. c. Davis
Miller, who has Travelled in Canada
spoke on his observations of Canadi-
an farm lands, especially the fertility
Of soil. the growing of livestock and
wheat raising in Western Canada Sc
lectman W. II. Demo considered
methods of Town Improvement il
Canada and gave much valuable in
formation upon various phases Of
government, lack of taxation, town
officials, etc. The last speaker was
John L. Fish, who told Of his visit
to an Indian village in Canada and
his experiences at ST. Anne De Beau
pre-. The program was closed with the
singing of the National Ode with Miss
Stella kimball at the piano During
the evening Prin. r. w. Leighton
was admitted to the Grange in order
that he might bring the Junior Volun-
teer movement before the farmers.
lie described the movement, what the
agricultursts might expect from the
boys, their training, etc. He has al
ready placed 10 boys in this county.
At the next melting Of the Grange a
supper will be served and the first
and second degrees will be conferred.
Mrs. Roy b. Lewis arrived Wednes-
day evening from Aver. Mass. She
was formerly Miss Stella f. Sanborn
and has recently been married to Mr..
Lewis, who was among the men re-
Gently drafted from here to enter
military service at Camp Devens She
VIII remain in SkoWhegan for about
two weeks and then return to Aver to
remain until Private Lewis is trans
ferred 20 some other location.
| This is the last week PRINCIPAL
Leighton is requiring the boys of the
High school to remain III school pro
| NldlnG they arc 10 engage in either
agricultural work or some other line
of labor directly touching upon that
especially needed at this time. About
20 boys will have left the institution
to begin their work by next week.
Superintendent DIN Bridges Of the
Town farm has under cultivation
about Is acres this year. OF these
crops the principal one is grain, al
though some potatoes and yellow
corn have been planted Mr.. Bridges
IS cultirating several acres less than
usual, however, as he is attempting
to cut down ON The labor problem and
! is not competing to too great an eX-
tent with the high prices.
Robt 7. Young has received word
that his son, Private Clifford Young,
! is now with the 9Th Co 3rd TT. Bn /.
/ n
( was drafted from Bridgeport, Ct,
The odd Fellows and Rebckahs will
meet at their hall al 80 next Sun
day and Will so to the Southside Gem
! cterN to decorate graves of deceased
members. Delegations will proba bly,
! be sent to the North cemetery for the
same purpose
| The Sunshine society will meet next
! Thursday afternoon in the City build
| ing. June IS has been selected for the
annual county meeting which will be
| IN the nature of field day at Lake
i wood. There are six societies, all
auXillarieS of the International
Branch to be included in this gather
/ ing and it is hoped every Sunshiner
/ in the County will make an effort to
|
the local society, Golden Rod Branch
will be held the first meeting in JUL.
I The First Philathea Class met
! Wednesday evening with Mrs. Robert
! Hall and Mrs. c. c. Goodwin as hos
| teSses. Reports of the New England
/ Philathea Convention were given by
Mrs. Eta S. Bradley and Miss Cad
die Brown and considerable business
was transacted. The Anniversary
! banquet will be held June 10 and the
| following ladies were named on the
banquet committee: Mrs. Minnie
\ Russell Mrs, Lottie Griffin, Mrs. ia
net Thomson, and Mrs. Janet G, Min.
Joseph Pollard is away on q week s
vacation. He left Thursday morning
! for Portland and possibly Boston be-
| fore his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell and
Mrs. Warren futile left Thursday
morning for visit in Jackman with
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. John A.
Burke. Mr.. Crowel having business
in the up-river sections.
Wilfred King who recently enlisted
in the navy. left Thursday morning
| for Boston and from there was to be
| transferred to bingham, Mass, where
| he was to begin his service.
Lewis W. Brown has gone to Bath,
where he will be employed during the
summer vacation. II. NJ. Springer,
another student at Bowdoin who has
been visiting his parents on Middle
street. went to Madison Thursday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Morton of Oqu-
ossoc who accompanied Mr.. and Mrs
\ II. S. Hopkins home on their return
from the Rangeley regions and have
/ since been their guests departed
Thursday. Their nephew, Arthur Co
burn of Weld who has been in Show
hogan with them left with them
| Thursday.
Summer Enlks