Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-05

Religious Services at Count
The fuel situation which has be-
come critical again this week has beer
';leatly relieved during the last few
'.'Es by wood from the municipal wooC
IN spite .. no coal being available
i ;he village. From Thursday morn
.'r, 10 Saturday night approximately
cords OF wood had been hauled il
"nn the town lot. the Selectmen hav-
100. put on large number of teams
o.. the same was distributed to those
. s., despcratel. N need of the fuel
.lcept at the Municipal building
,.h here green wood is being burned, not
over n load wa left in a place, the
needs OF inan, being thus alleviated
toi a time at least. Saturday nigh,
me load OF wood was left at the High
x rool building TO help cut in the
-leatiAl problem there. Negotiations
IaNc been made for the cutting OF q
lot more wood for municipal purposes
~ the selectmen from the Tilton LOT.
The members ot the WantullnoW i,
Cub of the First Baptist parish were
entertained by Mr.. and Mis-. T.. L
Cross of Water street Friday evening
their son. Master Ardcll, being the sec
rotary of the organization.
Skowhegan friends will be greatly
interested to learn that j. Edward Nc
Donald of New York, who passed last
year at Lakewood and enlisted as {
the 103rd Regiment to assist in the
censor's office in Paris.
Miss Gertrude Mcdonald, superin-
tendcnt of the Girls Industrial schoo
AZ Hallowell brought a young woman
20 Skowheean Saturday who had beer
nj the home and who is to he detained
for a time at the Reformatory for Wo-
men in this place.
Sko~hegan friends will he greatly
interested to learn that 2nd Lieut.. Viii
liam Wildes who has been with his
company in Texas. has been selected
as one of a hundred Young men t(
go to France for special training ant
expects to leave the first Of this month
He will have a hort furlouGil, how
ever, and will visit his mother Mrs
Abbie *. Nildes OF this village. who
is now visiting with another of ho1
sons. Gordon Wildes in Chicago. The
reserve militia ana is drilling now il
preparation for service when needed
" lille Or. Robert Wildcs Of Wareham
Mass. another son of Airs. Wildes, has
enlisted and is now lieutenant in the
Dental Corps and is awaiting his cal
To the colors in Wareham. The three
Young men referred to have larg'
circle Of friends i'll this community
where they were born and reared. Thei
father was the late w. II. Wildcs.
The annual meeting of the loca
branch - the New England Milk Pro
,luc.rs' Association will be held at n,
Municipal Court room next Tuesday
at O'Clock with state Dairy lnstluc-
tor II. NJ Tucker as the princip pa
speaker.
-Four quarts Of WhiakeN seized a
kineo Station by Deputy Sheriff J. I.
Lamb of lockwood was on Friday for
feited as no claimant appeared in Mu-
nicipal court here TO procure the same
The consignment was billed to &c
Johnson
The Red Cross rladc its first ship
ment OF surgical dressings on Sat
urdaN. Contributions have also beer
received from the Athens Branch ant
from the Canaan Branch the follow
ing donations have just been received;
. bed puffs. sweaters. is pairs Of
socks, | lluffler. helmets % pairs
wristlets wash cloth and IA con
Il o. Vnn1S
been greatly hanaica ppod III her REQ
Cross activities since the smallpox ep-
idemic there. but when the danger Of
Il further spread of the disease is ovel
the articles on hand at that time vii
be fumiaated and forwarded to the
Somerset headquarters. A number OF
new branches in the county have late
ly been organized as follows: Deac
River, chairman. Il. Y. Stafford: vice
chairman. l.. G.. Marsh: treasurer
Blanchard Rand; secretary. Fay NJ
TAYLOR North New Portland reports
50 members with the following slate
of officers: Chairman. Rev. 7. b. Mad
sen. vice chairman, Mrs. i. r. fratt;
treasurer and secretary. Mrs. Laura
Clark. East New Portland Branch
took III So members for the month OF
January and the following are the Of
ticers OF this branch: Chairman, Mrs
Lottie Young: vice chairman, Mrs
Minnie T. Walker: treasurer, Mrs
Beulah Walker; secretary. Madeline
Emery.
The meeting of Skowhegan Grange
will he omitted on Wednesday eve
ming because Of the tuel situation.
w. f. Hackett was reported Mon