Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-04

fore Trial Justice I. q. Lord IL the
Municipal court Thursday night
charged with truancy from school,
Attendance officer Edward f. Esta-
brook being the complainant. me
hoy is i student in the 9Th grade OF
the Park school and the warrant
stated that he had been absent al
various times during the months OF
February, March and April. The boy
maintained that the charges were
true The presiding justice imposed
a reform school sentence but revoked
the same SO long rs Maste! Mitchell
attended school. placing him mean
while in the hands o. Probation OF
Ger jacobs Mr.. Jacobs requested the
court to order the boy 10 report 10
him once every week and this detail
Wa accGra!ngiv attended TO.
Forrest Bryant who was formerly
employed at the Harvey d. Eaton
farm but las lately been located IN
Pittsficld has moved his family TO
Malbons Mills where he will be en-
ploycd by W. L. Walker
Miss Gracc G. Merrill is passing
several days with friends i'll por--
land
Sheriff Goodrich, chairman OF The
=. cd Production Committee has o.
tanned an allotment of buckWnea-
seed through Steward &, Smiley.
This allotment will be apportioaed 50
bushels to Skowhegan, 80 bushels to
Pittsfield and 80 to North Anson,
Steward & Smiley, c. f. :5eekirs and
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distributors in these three towns. III
W i'll he sold as rapidly IS allied for,
no exceeding one bushal To each
applicant.
MIR. and Mrs. c. B. Luce are the
parents of twin sons. Mrs. Luce is
at the home Of her parents Mr.. ana
Mrs Frank Palmer un the Mar9t %
farm.
A. X Jordan of st. Johns, N. B.,
accompanied by his son, Wilfred Jor
can have come to SkoWhegan with
the idea of purchasing a farm NJ an
while they have accepted employ
ment at the farms of w. Q. Chase &
Son and Isaiah Crowell on the River
road.
Arthur Chadbourne who live in
the Browns corner neighborhood re-
Gently nearly severed one II umb
from his hand while splitting wood.
George Lynch, for many years one
of the Hotel Coburn employees who
has been i'll for several weeks at SOM
erset hospital has been moved to llo-
tel oxford where he Will remain for
1t time.
Charles Green has announced that
he viii be candidate before the
June primaries for the office Of the
State Senator on the Democratic
ticket Frank Thompson former
sheriff Of Somerset county and pres
ent chief of police of Skowhegan who
at the Portland convention PRACTICAL
ly assured the members of the Demo
cratic party that he would again be
candidate for sheriff has SO an
nounced himself
H. b. Cole has opened the laundry
in the clyde II. Smith building
which was formerly operated by G. j.
Wendell, the same having been
closed for some time. 1t will be
convenience greatly felt by Skowhe-
gan people.
The regular meeting of Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge Will lie held next
Tuesday evening, May I. The an
nual children's night will be OBJ
served and each RcEekah who has no
children is privileged to invite one
child. The Rebckah Lodge is enc of
the local orders to buy Liberty
Bond having purchased one OF $500
denomination.
The annual meeting Of the BinG-
ham CONGREGATIONAL church and par
ish will he held this Saturday after
noon. The annual roll call of mem
hers will be read at this time and it is
hoped there Will be a large number
present for response.
The Methodist Ladies Aid met
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Eta Holt. The War Relief so
ciety will meet next Tuesday after
noon at Fraternity hall.
George Baker who while trying to
crank his automobile the first of the
week had the misfortune to hurt one
leg is now reported as being more
He has been confined
to his bed.
Pensioners of the Methodist
church are requested to remember
that the Sunday school will convene
from 1880 to 100 Sunday and that the
PRAYER meeting services are to be
held every Tuesday night at l-30.
There will be a special meeting OF
Bingham Lodge, f. & A. NJ. held IA
Masonic hall this Saturday with
work in the E. A. and F. c. degrees.
Master Malcolm Campbell of May
field has been visiting for several
Gays with Mrs. II. E. Skidmore.
Mrs. Alice Mitchell of North Arson
was a recent-visitor with her son and
family in town.
The family of Byron Crymble are
to make their future home at York
Beach having already gone to that
place. Mr. Crymble has n position
in the navy yard at Portsmouth, \.
II. and will so to and from his work
by trolley.
Recent birth in town are a daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs; Wallace Moody;
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Buxton. The infant son of Mr., and
Mrs. Lee Heath has recently died,
while a recent wedding recorded is
that of Leslie L. Mann of Embden
and Miss Ethel Burns of Embden.
Rev +. ". kennison, pastor of the
Methodist church i'll this village
officiated at the marriage service.
The pastor and members of the
Methodist church have extended the
following invitation to the Congrega-
tional parish is still without a pas