Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-07

Miss Myra Rowell. who underwent a
surgical operation at Somerset hospital
a few days ago, was reported Saturday
as making good progress toward re-
covery.
At Il meeting of the Skowhegan
school board, held Friday night, it was
voted 10 begin the schools. which have
been closed longer than the vacation
planned for on Jan. IL.
Mrs, Hazel Leavitt Langdon, who
has been passing a few days with. her
mother, AIRS. Clara +. Leavitt, return
cd Friday afternoon to Gorham. She
has been engaged in her profession as
elocutionist about Gorham and Port
land during the fall and winter Her
little daughter. Jean Langdon. who
has been With her during the fall, VII,
remain in SkoWhegan with Mrs Leav-
lit and other relatives.
Miss Grace Greenleaf, graduate of a
Massachusetts hospital and for some
time located in this vicinity as a train
ed nurse, has accepted a superintend-
ent's position at Somerset hospital, 10
take tile place Of Mrs. Louis Cav
enaugh. resigned.
ing a few days this week with friends
in Madison
The following hearings have been as
signed for the coming week in bank
ruptcy matters before Referee Daniel
Lewis: Thursday, first meeting of the
creditors Of Roscoe A. Berry of Con-
cord Saturday. cases of Wallace Bio
deau of SkoWhegan and Harry w.
Pease of New Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Neal Of this
town RECENTLY became the parents of a
daughter. Amy Louise
The members of the Methodist Sun
I DAY school at their annual business
session elected Lyle $. Moore. superin-
tendent, Earle Grundy assistant super
intendent and Miss Lizzie Is. Higgins,
secretary and treasurer
Miss Hazel Benjamin. who has been
a member OF the nursing force at the
hospital has completed her duties
there and returned 10 her home in
Bangor.
Mrs. Rachel Head
Mrs. Rachel Coburn Head died Sat
urday at her home five miles from this
village, across the line in Fairfield,
after a long period Of enfecbled
health. She had attained the advanced
age of s. years she was the eldest
daughter of the late Aaron and Sarah
Gngs) Parker and was born in this
town on a farm on the Middle road.
There We're three other daughters in
the family, who subsequently became
Mrs H. X White of Skowhegan. now
Il i. l,@n
Of California, and Mrs. G. Z. Turner.
WHO resides III Skowhegan. There is
one surviving son, Charles III. Hcald,
who lived with his mother Mrs.
Head was the widow Of Danville
Head. who died some years ago, and
While her home has been for a long
period on the farm where her death
occurred, the family resided at one
time a few years ago in this village.
The deceased was a member of the
First Baptist church, and was also af-
filiated with SkOWhegan Grange. haV-
ing been member of that organiZa-
ton since 1900 Her granddaughter.
who was married on Tuesday last. is
Mrs. Harold S. 1Ioxie of Dorchester,
Mass, and besides these relatives there
vey White and Fred Turner of Show
hogan and William Turner of Fair
field Funeral services will be held
fro mthe Head home at 2 o'clock this
tMonday) afternoon with Rev. O. Fl
Tracy. PHI. D., of the First Baptist
church of Skowhegan officiating.
Fred l.. Horne, a local milk dealer
who lives between here and Norridge-
wock, raised quite a quantity Of
! wheat this year for domestic use, and
was in Waterville Monday to procure
the flour which had been ground from
the product.
Mrs. Frank Lessor left Saturday aft
elnoon for visit in Augusta.
Mrs V. w. Nelson left Saturday aft
ernoon to visit with her daughter. Mrs
| Bertram Melvin in Waterville.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mills OF Port
land arrived Saturday evening to visit
at Mrs. Mills old home here.
I The fuel situation in Skowhegan sc
I far as coal is concerned remains prac-
! tically the same. Tho municipal Of.
! flcers have been assured that car
! load of coal is on the road to Skow-
hogan and in the meantime wood Is
being dealt out to those needing fuel
Because of the serious condition o.
/ the roads, however. teams have beer
unable to make trips 10 and from 'h'
town wood lot for a few days past
thus hindering the supply Of fuel from
! that direction. 4
| W. II. Cummings, agent Tor the Am
| erican Wooden Co. at their local plants
is away on q business trip TO Ros-
ton. Because Of the stocktaklng c'ert-
cal employees Of the firm We're obligec
70 work. half of them Saturday att
ernoon and the remaining half sun
| day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon F. Sandfort
learn from their son, j. u. SANFORD
| a member of the /. :. Aviation Corps
that he has been transferred from the
First Squadron into the advanced
SQUADRON but upon the arrival OF his
/ lost letter he was still in England
! After crossing the ocean, Mr.. sand
ford first studied at Oxford, Ge"leW-
ing studies which he had taken III ms
! training at the Massachusetts Inst
t11te Of Technology and from tHer.
went to Grantham, England, where ne
stlIdied machine guns. He was thef
transferred to Tadchester, "nEidhd
where he trained in SLOW hy:nS ne
4 fore advanced to the rapid lying.