Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-03

There is O. movement on foot in
Skowhegan at the present time to form
a new military company, the Third
Maine Regiment being in progress OF
organization at the present time. 40
jutant General Geo. Mel. Presson has
authorized Edward II. lies through
Selectman Clyde H. Smith 70 go ahead
with the work and after a hundred or
a hundred and fifty names have been
procured recruiting Office will be
opened in Skowhegan and an examin-'
ing surgeon will be sent here to eN
anime The men. Those that are eiigi-
bic to draft can be taken into this
company. which it seems would be de-
sirable as this regiment will not he
taken into federal service it is under
stood unless it is absolutely necessary.
Mr.. Oles will probably go with the
company if the organization is
formed He is admirably fitted to di-
rect the movements because of his
previous army service having served
in the Boer War in Africa and also
as first sergeant OF Company a Of Dex-
ter on the Border last summer.
ut meeting of De Molay Com
mandery held at the Asylum Tuesday
evening it was voted not to hold any
more sessions until the fuel situation
is more permanently relieved The
reading rooms in Masonic building
! have also been closed and the other
bodies of Masonry will doubtless vote
at their next regular meetings to sus-
| pend meetings for the present.
Mrs Mary Boulette left Wednesday
morning for Marlborough. Mass, to
accompany Vera McCoombs back there
to enter school at st. Josephs Acad-
envy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Wood Of
Free street left Wednesday morning
for visit in Lewiston.
The officers of the Post and Relief
Corps will be installed Friday evening
! i'll Grand Army hall.
The Bethany Guild meets Thursday
afternoon in Bethany parlor for its an
nual election of officers.
The officers Of Sunset Chapter. O..
E. s. will be installed Friday evening
by Mrs. Laura ii. Dinsmore, past
matron. Refreshments will be served.
\ gathering of Protestant clergymen
and laymen held an important coun-
Gil at the office of Walton . Walton
Tuesday evening relative to the cos
ing of the churches and holding union
services at least through the month
of January. Rev. {. II. Mccihlney of
the Island Avenue congregational
church presided. With him from his
church was DR.. S. NJ. Cover, J.. l..
Walton, L. II. Goldsmith, w. a. Bailey
aud Il. q. Lord. Others present at
the session were Rev. Henry Clay
Turner. l. J. Smith, w. y. Steward,
J. II. Grundy, Charles L. Young and
l.. L. Jacobs from the Methodist
church, Rev. George, Merriam, Level
lyn Goodwin, G.. X. Fogg and Henry
Mitchell from bethany Baptist church
aud Charles r. Allen from the First
Baptist church. These three pastors
with DR.. Tracy, pastor Of the First
Baptist church, l.. +. Jacobs. J.. H..
Goldsmith. Henry Mitchell and c. f..
Allen were named as a committee to
confer together regarding future meet
I ing places, music, etc. IT seemed TO
be a popular opinion to have two OF
the organists play at each service, one
on the piano and the other on the
organ at the meeting of Tuesday
might and it was definitely decided to
hold the first union meeting on Sun
day at the Congregational church.
Rev. George Merriam was elected pub
lcity agent.
j. NJ. Griffiths Of South Lyndeboro,
n. IN has arrived to assume the du-
ties of bookeepcr and assistan, for
Steward d Marston in their Skowhe-
gan office. He expects to move his
family here later Miss Marie q.
Fletcher, who has been in the stew
ard & Marston office for q ;ong time,
has entered the law office or Amos X.
Butler.
A certificate of organization placed
on file at the Office of the Somerset
Register Of Deeds is that of the keyes
Fibre Co.. formed at WaterviIle and
doing business in Fairfield.
Word has been received from Err
nest G. Butler that he did not sail for
France on New Years day as expected,
but. is in New York for a week await
ing the departure.
Cards have been received. hero an
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Miss Margaret Moor OF Pennington
and Harry C. Day of Skowhegan Miss
Moor is principal of the SkoWhegan
kindergarten schools and Mr.. Day is
the youngest son of Mr.. and MIS-
Charles w. Day. He Is ASSOCIATED with
his father in the grocery business III
Sl<owhegan.
Mrs. s. NJ. Cover and two children ar
rived home from Lmington Tuesday
night where they had attended the we'd
ding or Monday of Mrs. Covers elder
sister. Miss Nellie Pilsbury. who had
frequently visited at the Cover home
here. The groom is Edward Smith. head
Of the science department at Stamford
High school. Stamford. ,om.., and the
bride has for sometime been a teacher
there.
The following officers were installed
Tuesday evening to serve for the ensuing
wear in parmenas Encampment: Cniel
Patriarch, +. A Williams High Priest.
Iyle S. Moore; senior warden, r. c. Wes-
ton: junior warden, Reuben French:
serbs, Eben B. Chase; treasurer. l.,
Jacobs; guide, l.. w. Gerrish; first watch,
Edward Spear: second watch, Robt. Boyd;
third watch, !. w. Dyer; fourth watch.
A A. Porter; I. S., y. L. Shepley; Q. s..
Willis Porter; guards Of tent, H.. X
1,oarca and T.ntiia Cavauauyh The install