Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-09
ATHENS

! Mrs. Ella L. MoOerS ana nSr Sou'
II. Tobey Mooers Of Skowhegan. who
| have been visiting at the home OF
her father. Horatio Tobey. returned
Friday to their home in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Chas. w Tarbell was also up
home recently from Rockland. where
she now resides.
/ Harry y. Flanders left July 4 to
visit with Mrs. Flanders, who is tax
ing a course in musical training in
Boston and from there was to go on
to Buffalo. y. Y. on business for
Holt & Hight of Skowhegan. Mrs.
Martha Coston, an aunt of Mr.. Elan
ders has been keeping house for him
during Mrs. Flanders absence.
! Mrs John F. Holman is quite a
/ little better. Her daughter, Mrs. W.
G. D. Candage. will probably return
to her home in Seal Harbor some
time this week.
! MIR. and Mrs. E. S. Ward were N
Skowhegan one day last week Mr..
| Ward not being quite as we'll as US
ual and the trip being made to CON
suit physician.
! MIR and Mrs. Louis Roth Of East
Boston have been passing two weeks
at their farm home.
Recent items Of interest concern
ing the farmers in this section is
that Linderoth & Ericsson. who CANT
to the Andrew Johnson farm from
I Brooklyn, y. ". are building new
quarters for their swine with a con-
crete bottom. Mathew Thompson
has been making improvements III
his barn by building an addition y"
! the same and changing the shape If
the roof, while Frank Gardner has
recently added to his stock regis
! tered Durham yearling bull from the
Adams herd at Madison
Howard f. Chapman was visitor
in Skowhegan Saturday with friends
He has recently been appointed To-
cal food administrator for this town
! and is ready at all times to assist in
food regulation requirements.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. \. ElilngWooc
were in Waterville Friday last to
attend the circus. Mrs. Parsons. the
mother Of Mrs. Ellinewood. who will
be s. in December. accompanied them
and enjoyed the event greatly.
CLYDE Williams has been at home
from the navy for a few days fur
! Tough.
l.. w. Austin and family are ex-
pected to arrive shortly from Ne"
York for a lengthy visit in town.
Every member IS requested to be
present at the meeting Of the Meth
odist Benevolent Society which will
be held Thursday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Hannah Barker.
A delightful program was present
ed at the last meeting Of the Coca
Will Club held at the church. Mrs
l.. \. Ellingwood was in charge Of
the entertainment.
Rev William Fletcher. who has
been away for some time. is expect
ed TO arrive this week and Will de-
liver the morning service at the I'm
ion church urocr the direction Of the
Baptist Society. curtis Hatch, u
young speaker from Fairfield, was
much appreciated on the occasion of
his visit to Athens. who also acted
as preacher for the Baptist parish.
George Scribner has recently pur-
cha sed of Beals & Walker the lard
in this town formerly owned b.
Frank Bangs. Edgar Fox has lately
bought of c. S Cleveland of SkoU-
hogan the NJ S Elliott place.
Mrs. Charles Brayton is preparing
to move TO Harrisburg. Pa. where
her husband is located and has pur-
chased a home.
During the summer the Baptist
Mission Circle will hold meetings on
~ once a month and the next CT
these meetings will be held Wednos-
day afternoon Of next week at Mrs.
Ella Parsons Ellingwood's home.
All the work for the Red Cross
comes now in allotments. The exec
utive committee has lately shipped Is
pairs Of socks. IL chemises and 5
sweaters besides fitting out the three
boys recently drafted from this
this town. Elwood Corson, Ben Cor
son and Will Ellis.
Mrs. Clara Doe formerly Of this
town but more recently of Bingham,
has been passing a few days here
with her sister. Mrs. Ella H. Rus
coll