Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-14

In spite of the heavy storm of Tues
day good number of Somerset
Patrons of Husbandry some 50 in num-
Der met at Somerset Grange hall in
Norridgewock for the March session of
Somerset Pomona. The Master. Eu-
gene Danforth of North Arson was
present as presiding officer with ;. +.
Emerson of Skowhegan at the secre-
tarys desk and Mrs. Lizzie Watson of
Norridgewock in the lecturers chair.
Degrees were conferred on two candi-
dates during the forenoon session and
at midday a bountiful Grange dinner OF
beans. brown bread and pastries was
served by Somerset Grange. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Witham acted as assistan:
steward and lady assistant respectively
in place of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Drawn
of Starks.
The program included singing by the
Norridgewock choir with Past Pomona
Master H. L. Heald of Norridgewock
voicing the welcome greeting. The
response was made by Worthy Steward
of Pomona, Grant Witham of Embden;
q reading was given by Katie Ham,
vocal solo by Frank Witham and
harmonica solo by Grant Witham of
Embden, with piano accompaniment by
Mrs. Ethel Holway. The principal ad-
dress was given by Mrs. May Robin
son of Peru, the worthy lecturer of
New Century Pomona who considered
the topics of Food Conservation and
Community Betterment. She also gave
q pleasing reading. j. L. Hall of
Waldo Pomona was present and gave
short talk and County Agent Il. NJ.
Stiles gave short talk. The topic for
discussion was What is the Trouble
With the Man or Woman Who Never
Finds Time for Anything but Work"
and the three leading speakers were
Mrs. Fanny Clark of Madison, Herbert
Gilman of Norridgewocll and W. n.
Ellis of Smithfield. \ duet by Mrs.
Ethel Holway and Mrs. Bertha Good
rich was another enjoyable feature,
also q reading by Lue Brown. The
second topic because of the lateness OF
the house was deferred until the next
regular meeting which will be held at
Mercer in May.
The ladies of the Clementine Weston
w. c. r. L. will begin a series of Cycle
Teas this Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble, presi-
dent of the Union. Mrs. Marble will
invite eight ladies to her home, these
ladies each agreeing to hold teas and
invite six ladies and so on down to
tea. The proceeds will go half for w.
n No nt1
benefits as is deemed advisable.
Owing to the annual town meeting
having been postponed until next Sat
urday afternoon at l O'Clock the time
set for the meeting of the Somerset
Dairymen's Progressive League, the
League will meet in the, forenoon in
stead at 1890 in municipal court room.
Prof. George f. Simmons, head of the
Agrimony department at the Uni
versity of Maine will repeat the same
address which he gave at the State
Dairy meeting in December, his topic
being Dairy Cow Feeds That Can
Best BE Grown in Maine" The con-
servat ion of manure on the farm will
also be discussed.
continued Wednesday with Judge G..
0. Small presiding. Among the wills
presented was that of the late Clara
Coupe of Mercer. Having given to
other heirs the amounts intended she
bequeathed to her son, Joseph I.
Coupe the sum of $50 and the farm in
Mercer formerly owned by Samuel
Williamson she bequeathed to her
husband James Coupe whom she also
named as executor.
The will of Allen Rswell, late of
was also presented for
probate. He bequeathed to his wife,
Mary l.. Rowell, the use, income and
benefit of all property owned at the
time of his demise. the same to be di-
vided at her death between the two
sons of the deceased. Ernest A. and
Harold f. Rowell. The above is upon
the condition that the widow does not
remarry as in that case the property
is to be divided into three equal parts
between the wife and sons. Mrs.
Rowell is named as the executor of the
estate. Out of town attorneys present
during the term thus far have been j.
Howard Haley, Hartland, r. Y. Brown,
l.. r. Folsom. Norridgewock.
and c. w. Hussey of Waterville.
The following results were reported
at the Somerset Exemption Board on
night: Men accepted for mill
tary service: Hazen L. Jewett, Scion,
John +. Sidell. Cornville: Speios
Kiriakon, Madison; Ben Leblanc,
Madison, Homer ID. Palkman, Newport,
r. +. d. was transferred and the fol-
lowing men were rejected: Royden V.
Brown of Bingham, for overweight,
Varlan kocgakian, Madison; Joseph
H. Begin Pittsfield: David Johnston.
lockwood; DIN Gail Greenleaf. trans
ferred from Division i, Cumberland
county; Frank Trask, Jr.. Starks; Wall
ter D. Westnan, transferred from An
droscoggin county, Division 2; julie N.
Westra, from Division i, Grand
Rapids; Allen Marks, lockwood; Au-
gust White, Long Pond; Abel H.
Webb, North New Portland. The men
not appearing were: James Ketchan,
Lily Bay; Napoleon J. Quirion, Jack
man: Everett E. Varney. Skowhegan,
r. F. D. 6; Clarence E. Trip, North
New Portland: Orban Burt, Rock
wood.
There was not owing to the in
clemency of the weather a large at
tendance at the w. c. T. u. meeting
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