Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-09

street. Is seriously Ill with pneumonia.
He has been removed to Somerset hos
pital
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. A. Wentworth
left here Monday forenoon for st.
Petersburg. Fla. where they will re-
main probably until April. Their
daughter, Miss Lucille H. Wentworth,
returned to the Waynefiete School in
Portland on the midday train.
Mrs. John II. Jenkins and her two
children, Jack and Esther, left Monday
morning for a visit with relatives in
Beverly. Mass.
The new postoffice building is en-
tirely plastered and IS being dried out
preparatory to installing the wood
work and marble. The latter will be
put in place probably by the middle Of
the month.
The Ladies' Social Circle Of the
Methodist church met Monday after
noon at the Red Cross rooms and the
ladies of the Bethany Guild will meet
at the same place Wednesday after
noon.
The annual meeting Of the West
Skowhegan Aqueduct Co. was held
Saturday evening. Officers were elect
ed as follows: President, John K. Nc
Clellan; clerk and treasurer. b A.
Sawyer; directors. John II. Mcclellan.
4. II. Lang Is. \. Sawyer. Reports
were listened and routine business was
attended 1t was voted to notify
members individually instead OF public
notices of meetings in the future.
The mass services Sunday, the first
TO be held at the Congregational
church. were attended by large num-
her of people tho congregations of the
First and Bethany Baptists churches,
Methodist and Con~regat iordl church
cs being united. It was most success
Ntul in every respect.
The parochial School sessions were
resumed on Monday morninc.
Miss Maude Bacon, formerly a
teacher in the public schools OF this
town. now similarly occupied in the
CRY of MedforG. Mass. has been visit
in. for a short time with friends in
town.
The following officers Fave been IN
stalled by +. J. Butler in the l'raternal
Order OF t,aac5: W. =. +. +. Grodcr;
". V. T.. Waiter G. Cowett: W. Chap,
Clifford paradis: Sec. i. Is. Cole:
4 ltdS., Nf1itNt luit, Sutib,
Frank Greenleaf outer guard, Michael
Boulettc trustees. Augustus Gilblair,
John Provenchal, J. a. Avore.
Mrs. f. P. Head
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel
Parker Head were conducted from the
Head home Monday afternoon, Rev.
G. IT. Tracy, Ph.D., OF the First Bap-
list church officiating. The interment
was in the cemetery near the home of
the deceased.
About 1875 young girls observed COM
munion Sunday mornig at $50 at the
Catholic church.
Michael Darcy returned from
visit with his family in Andover'
Mass. Monday evening. lie has pur-
chased the so-callod Richardson farm
some distance from the village ana MS
family will probably pass part or the
coming summer there.
AS the result Of the membership
drive for the Somerset County Reu
Cross Chapter from the 18th TO the
31st q fetal of 1894 new members was
secured the total membership at the
present time being 5097. The Skowhe-
Gan membership was 507 at the begin
ming and 1854 new members which IN
cmdes members Joining from Solon'
bingham. East Madison and makes
tot.l of 1851. Athens has organized
and has III members: Cambridge had
) and gained sc. total u; Harlfohy
had 49, gained Al, total ~; IanaaIi
had So. gained 101. total 16b; Hartiahu
had Gil. gained 6S. total Ivy; Pltlsllelu
had SIS. gained 253. total 1851; flas-
staff had s. gained -. total IL; RlpieS
ORGANIZED during drive. 10 methpers'
Jaclzrnan. 213 new members; Manson,
total 721 members; Norridgewock nao
9as Gained 81, total 269; st. Albans
had 10 gained GO, total 81: North Al
con ORGANIZED with 5 members; RAJ
myra, A. ,;o,,
New Years engagement Which
win ha If much interest to Skowhegan
neonle was that of Miss Lucy e.
Sprague of Lexington, Mass, oaush'er
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r. Sprasue
and granddaughter of r. Is. Gurus u
SlSowhegan to Howard burnha'n
S,rague, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
n Sprague of Swampscott, Mass. MI
..nra gne IS a member of the Senior
class at Harvard.
Several packing boxes have oeen
filled this week at the local rooms Oh
He Red Cross Chapter to be shippeu
n the REQ Cross Supply service Oh
Roston. one box contained pa]amas,
IL convalescent gowns, II sweaters 90
wristlets, / pair hospital socks, "a pair
Of socks. Another box contains; =
pairs socks. 9 mufflers, 81 sweaters 10
comfort pillows, II helmets, 70 pairs
wristlcts. A third box contained ~
trench candles, were rolled ~ lne
Christian Endeavor Society OF WV
Bethany Baptist church