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

/ Skowhegan VS.. The Somerset Traction
Companv was before the Law Courts
4 at Portland. The defendants are the
proprietors of the electric railway be-
| tween here and Madison ana Mr.
Smith is the owner of the motor truck
used for sprinkling the village streets
Of Skowhegan. The case arose over
| damages sustained to the motor
truck, it is alleged, by a car being run
over the traction companys tracks
the collision occurring on Madison
avenue and was tried in Supreme Ju-
dicial Court here last spring, after
wards being taken TO the higher
| court.
Duncan Hall returned to Augusta
Monday after visiting with his father
and sister IN town.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Fales who have
been passing several months in FLO
rida have arrived in Skowhegan by
automobile to visit Mrs. Falas' father.
DR.. /. l.. Salley and family, They
formerly resided in Pennington.
The Ella +. Mitchell Philathea
! Glass and Bethany Brotherhood of the
Bethany church, are to meet for
| picnic Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert e. JUDI
| kins on Fairview avenue. Inc fol-
lowing committees will assist: Enter
! tainment from the Phiiatnea, Mrs.
/ Bertha Briggs, Mrs. Kate G. Hol-
brook; from the Brotherhood, q. h
F'ogg and Cecil Gates; supper, Mrs.
! Violet Y. Fogg, Mrs. Alice Z. Mitch
ell Harry Burgess and II. c. Judkins.
The following list of Somerset coun-
" men have been called for phyelcal
| examination next Friday by the som
erset county exemption board. Inc
first six having been put into Class i
| on appeal. Walter z. Woodman,
Fairfield; Herbert W. Dursan, The
Forks; Earl S. Berry, Norridgewock,
Fred Laid. Bridgton; Ernest +. Me-
! servey, Arson; Harry W. Otis. FAIR
field Carleton Morrill,, II Mill street
Pittstield; Harry P. Smith, SkoWAe-
gan; John Arthur Dydell. Athens X.
! F. D. No. |; George Bouffard, Piopo-
| lis Lake Megantic, Canada; Homer
I E. Drake, Rockwood Francis W.
! Clarity, Pittsheld, Fred Z. King,
| Fairfield; Chester Goodrich, Solon'
Ruel 0. Gates, Moscow; George \.
! Jones. Moscow; Floyd y. Strickland,
! Fairfield; Alfred A. Powell, The
Forks. Laker King. Skowhegan; Clar-
ence Z. Hartwell, Pittsfield; Nlinur
E. Hanson, Palmyra; Lindon ;. De-
volt, Norridgewock. Carl Durren,
Fairfield; Arnold W. Davis. Hart
land; Eugene Carson, Bridgton; VIM.
/ a
] Bean, Harmony; Adjutor Boulanger,
Madison; VIM. j. German. The
Forks; Atlas Hulares, Skowhegan;
Wilbur l.. North, Randolph; Edwin
A Bonney. st. Adams; William Bel
anger. Showhegan: George \. Butter
field. Fairfield; William A. Cuddy, Jr..
Cambridge; Kenneth Grant. Nor
r1dgewock; Clyde H. Blackwell, Mad
ison: Irwin D. Hustus. Pittstield Fred
J. Leo. Skowhegan; Nivan A. Bouley.
Skowhegan.
While some logs are running down
the river from the upper numbering
resorts the main drive will probably
not be out Of Indian Pond for two
weeks and it is not probable that TINS
main drive will reach Skowhegan
Falls before the first Of August.
Miss Annie NJ Caswell, a student at
Bryant & STATIONS Commercial
School in Boston is at her home on
West Front street for the rest of the
summer,
Mr.,and Mrs. David G. Jewett have
returned from an outing at their cot
tage at Southport.
A marriage punishment Of particu-
lar interest lately recorded at the Of
nee of the town clerk is that Of Harry
c. Day, second son of Mr. and Mrs
G. w. Day and Miss Margaret Moore
principal of the Kindergarten Depart
ment of the Skowhegan Schools.
Supt and Mrs. L. ". Gerrish have
gone TO Castine for a visit.
Group Four of Methodist Ministers
Of the Augusta District held their an
nual meeting in Skowhegan Monday.
Rev Henry Clay Turner pastor Of the
Centenary Methodist church presided.
the sessions being held in the Ep
( worth League room of that church
edifce. The towns and cities Of this
district include: Waterville, Oakland,
Fairfield Madison, North Arson, So
4
1 les were assigned: Importance Of
/ Annual Conference Rev. f. w. Ken
nison of North Arson; The Unit Sys-
/ tenn" Rev. E. \. Legg of Waterville;
How to Improve Our SUNDAY
/ School" Rev. William Wood Of Mad
ison; Centenary Missionary Move
ment, District Superintendent Rev, D.
B. Holt Of Auburn; christian Stew
ardship," Rev. W. H. Narney, Fair
field Aside from cIergymen there
was not a large attendance although
several ladies interested were present.
During the forenoon session the
regular routine Of business was tran
sacted and Rev. ". H. Varney was
elected president Of the Group with
Rev. William Wood Of Madison as the
secretary and treasurer During the
forenoon Rev. Mr.. Earney gave his
address upon christian Steward
ship which as he said was broad
subject, dealing as il does with diff
ferent methods. usages and ideas of
different individuals. He considered
the question Of finances and the ne
cessity OF the spiritual life of the pas
LOT. advising the study and reading
Of books on spiritual living. He
brought up also the matter of con-
versation and said that the minister
should be careful Of his words giving
as an example his dislike of the word,
mighty although frequently used
by the pastors of the churches. His
talk was we'll given, and plainly ont