Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-28

~, now similarly enSoSeo ~ sAS NAoS'
low Hin section Of Skowhegan. With thu
assistance of Verde croaby. u years
old. dug from y acres Of land and put
| in the cellar in II days. 1260 bushels Of
potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dunbar Of LAYER
moro Falls have beer visiting during
the mast week It tho homo Of his father.
Roscoe Dunbar, on the River road. xisa
Marion Dunbar. teacher at Newcastle
has also been at home. her school osins
closed owing TO 20 much fitness.
Word has been received here Of the
death Of Mrs. Nicholas !. Allen at her
homo in Everett. Mass. She was ;or-
merly Miss Laura Wing and was the
daughter Of the late Charles A. and
Clara L. Bowman King. The family
were former residents of skowhesan.
leaving here for Massa chusetts about Q;
years ago. Their home for a time wsz
on Island avenue and they also lived
for time on Mechanic street.
George w. Jlnenez Of Havana, cuba
and c. W. He'll Of Boston, were busines s
visitors in skowhegan Friday. Mr.. Bel!
is a member of the Bell Brothers con-
Germ and Is enc of the Somerset sioe
factory firm. Mr.. Jimenez Is also con-
nected with the concern az q buyer.
Mrs. Mae Dahne of North avenue Is In
receipt of a recent letter from her sos,
Supply Sergeant. Maurice Pratt, rom
"In-a-Dug-out In France" He In
formed his mother that he was not in a
dug out because it was necessary but
because II was a comfortable place to
be in. The letter was written on paper
taken from an abandoned Boche post Of
command formerly inhabited by The
Colonel of the Artillery and his descrip-
ton OF the furnishings, etc. is interest
ing indeed. The dug.oGt WAS built Of
solid concrete and was lighted by cleo
tricity, He was well at the time the let
ter was written.
Comrnissary Steward Kline Bigelow Of
the United States Cruiser Lanape aas
departed after a 12-days furlough with
his brother. r. G. Bigelow and family
here. Steward Bigelow has been over
seas Is times.
Frank Garvin OF Boston is among The
late visitors at Lakewood.
Mr. ana Mrs. Harold Reed, who for
the past four years have lived in North
Arson where Mr.. Reed was employo1 ~
tho North Arson Mfg. Co., have b.en
stopping with Mr.. Reeds parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Clark In North Maids IN.
intending to make their homo In The
near future in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Ida Lymer of Waltham, Mass,
who has been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l.. Savage for six weeks, left
Saturday morning for her home.
Prof. f. L. Weeks of the Colby
College Faculty came to Skowhegan
Friday night to visit with his FAM
lily ct the home Of Rev. George Mer-
RAM.
Mrs. Myra Booth Of Lewiston, who
has been the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Emerson OF
Summer street. returned home Sat-
urday. Mrs. Booth was Ill when she
came to Ssowhegan but is now much
better.
Memorial services for the late Al
den Giles were held from his former
home on the River Road Sunday
forenoon at 10 O'Clock. Rev. George
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist
church officiated and the remains
were inferred in the Southside GENE.
terry.
r. T. Patten, editor of the indie.
pendent Reporter, has returned from
business trip to Boston.
Lees Hall, who is employed in
! Pittstield, was at home Saturday and
Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. Tia Richard
son, Cayenaugh, wife of Lewis Cave
naugh was held Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock from the house on Baptist
hill. Rev. DIN II. Tracy, Phi. D..
pastor of the First Baptist church,
oficiated and the remains were in
tered in the new part Of the South
side cemetery. Mrs. Cavenaugh was
a member OF the First Philathea
class of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Helen L. Pulsifer went to Wa
terville Saturday on the midday
train to visit with her son, Libby
Pulsifer, student at Colby college
In the U. w. w. campaign which
is to be conducted in Somerset
county the week of Nov II to 18th,
the county chairman is w. H. Cum
mings. Skowhegan, county treasurer,
Leslie H. Goldsmith, Skowhegan;
county chairman speakers bureau.
Edward F. Merrill, Skowhegan and
county chairman Of publicity, F. r.
Madden. Skowhegan.
The following town chairmen have
been named: Athens, II. s. Elliott:
Bingham, Erwin Moore; Cambridge,
d. B. Whitney; Canaan, Harry B.
Harris; Cornville, S. II. Beal; Dead
River. r. " Stafford: Dennistown
Plantation. Amos A. Graft: Detroit.
Mrs. J. r. Beane; Fairfield, Charles
II. Parks; Harmony, r. Z. Gould !;
Hartland. l.. B. Wheeler; Jackmar1,
William Toulouse: Long Pond. Harry
Lally; Madison. John Width, George
Viles, town treasurer; F. c. Clark,
publicity chairman Mercer, C.. A.
Dunton; New Portland. Omar Chase;
Noridgewock. L. r. Folsom; North
Arson. Gould Porter; Palmyra. H. L.
Goodrich; Pittsneld, e. L. Bottom
ley; publicity chairman. i. G. MILL
ken; town speakers chairman, S. r.
Oldham; Ripley, A. G. Farrar; Show
hogan. town treasurer George Plum
mer; town chairman, Harry e.
Smith; publicity chairman. Frank r.
Madden; town speakers chairman,
c. B. Hight: Scion, Mark Pollard;
st. Adams. c. c. Hanson: Starks, F.
W. Grant.
The allotment for the county is
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