Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
begin military service at Fort Slo

cum, y. Y, having enlisted.
Mrs John McIwrath and little
daughter. Flora Louise. arrived
Wednesday night to visit with Mr.
and Mrs. S. c. Robinson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Bishop Of
Leeds arrived Wednesday night to
visit with Mrs. Bishops sister, Mrs.
Adam Simpson, at the Simpson home.
Mrs. William Simpson of Oakland
and her daughter Lucille have also
been guests at the Bishop home.
Joel +. Taylor of this town, who
won a prize of s25 in the mems di
vision for Freshman Scholarship, has
been at home this week on brief
visit before leaving for the White
Mountains, where he will play ball
with the Mount Pleasant Hotel this
season. He will also teach tennis
while there.
II. Tobey Mooers, who has gradu
ated with the 1918 class from Bow
dom College this year in spite.of the
fact that he was overseas for six
months serving as an army ambu
lance driver in his Junior year, de-
livered on Tuesday the Glass History.
standing beneath the famed great
Thorndike Oak. 1t will be interest
ing to learn that Mr. Mooers has for
the second time been awarded the
Hawthorne prize at BoWdoin
DR. and Mrs. l. L. Salley arrived
home Wednesday night. Mrs. Salley
had been in Waterville and the doc
tor had been in Bingham.
There was a large attendance at
the meeting of Skowhegan Grange
held Wednesday night. During the
early part OF the meeting resolutions
were read and adopted on the death
of Franklin Danforth. this memorial
being presented by the lecturer; on
the death of Samuel Whittemore,
read by Mrs. X. A. Withee, and on
the death of w. A. Jewett, by Mrs.
Fred Tuscan. At the conclusion of
these sympathetic resolutions, the
lady officers closed the service by
draping the charter, Miss Stella Kim
ball playing the dirge. The matter of
the Food Administration Committee
from the odd Fellows and Rebekah
members furnishing a program of
, speakers and music in Grange Hall
was discussed and Friday night the
18th, was selected. There were sew
the first and second degrees were con-
ferred on one candidate during the
evening. f. f. Harris and Mrs. C. D.
Miller assisting in the music of the
degree work. The program included
a vocal duet by Mrs. C. ID. Miller and
Mrs. Emma Fl. Dunton. after which
came reports Of the outlook for hay
and other crops from various sections
, of the town by different farmers. A
! piano and harmOnica duet was en-
! joyed, Miss Stella kimball and Miss
Lillian Holmberg playing the respect
! i've instruments. S. II. Bradbury. Il
prominent memhcr Of the Skowhegan
! Farmers Union, brought message
from that organization. while Geo. l..
| Parker secretary Of the local New
! England Milk Producers Association
| branch, represented that organiza
! ton. and Elmer f.. Harris, secretary
! of the Somerset Dairymen's League,
spoke of his society. Miss Lillian
. tlolmber@ gave Il mOnOlogue. The
/ Necessity of Live Stock on the
Farms" was the topic assigned to c.
| Davis Miller a violin and piano
number was played by Master Royce
/ Tuscan. vioinist and Mrs. Fred Tus-
can. pianist. After the program a de
licious banquet was served under the
/ direction of a committee of gentle
men and ladies made up from two
! sections of the order. The members
! Of the Grange are especially urged %
/ attend the food conservation and adj
| ministration meeting to he given by
/ the committee from the, odd Fellows
and Rebekahs in Grange Hall on the
evening of the 2Sth. Each member is
privileged to invite a friend or
friends
The following will be the schcduif
Of summer train service: Arrive wee!
days at A. H. 11,07 A M. 500 T. NJ.
Sundays, I1.1a A. M. Leave week
days. AS a, NJ, s A. NJ. 11.35 a. NJ
100 y. NJ, Sundays. 40 p. NJ
Ali of the public schools in the Vii
lage close Friday. The high schoo
graduating exercises occur this Fri
day night in the Opera house
DR.. and Mrs. G. X. Niles left Thurs
day morning to visit in various dow
river towns. their probable destind
ton being Northeast Harbor.
Miss G. NJ Carpenter. teacher OF
Domestic Science in the pubic
schools left Thursday for her home II
Pittsficld, Mass. Her friends will bt
interested to learn that she will re-
turn next fall to resume her duties.
Herbert McCoombs is in town unit
probably after July 4. He is employed
near Skinner by the Warren concern
Recruiting officer Collins, with ser
eral other recruiting officers of the
navy, including William Harrington
Of Providence and Harold Mckray
of Nassalboro, have been in town this
} week interesting local men in enlist
ments in naval service. 1t IS under
stood some 90 men became interested
in the proposition Mr. Collins SPOKE
at the motion pictures Wednesday
evening.
Miss Alice Danforth, noble grand
and about % members of the Priscill.