Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-11

choir sang Lord, God Almighty, o!
Verdi, and Bucks Rock of Ages" was
sung by a quartet composed OF FREQ
Rayner, Mrs. Fife Pooler Malley, Mrs.
Howard Friend and r. W. Leighton.
The Lost Chord by Sullivan was
played by David Lyon, violinist, ana
Carl w. Malley played the organ. A.
the forenoon service, Rev. {. II. McEi-
hiney was the speaker and Mrs. Eta
s. Bradley was the vocalist. The cholr
sang "Cantate Domino" and the ac-
companist were Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Wes-
ton and Mrs. Friend.
The body Of Joseph Johnson, the z
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyprl-
an johnson of Madison, was brought 10
SkoWhegar Saturday and taken to the
home OF relatives on Railroad street
TO await interment. Mrs. johnson pc
fore her marriage was Miss Hermatila
Perry of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis, who have
been living in the Dinsmore rent Oh
East Front street, have returned 70
their home at Madison Lower MILLS
Mr.. Davis has accepted a responslple
position in the mill there.
0. r. Wilder of the Somerset shoe
factory left Saturday afternoon 1of DOS,
ton in which city and vicinity he VIII
remain until Tuesday.
Three carloads Of government goods
were shipped out on the last train sat
urday. being the products of the Am
erican Wooden Company's mills.
4 shocking tale of disorderly house
keeping was told in municipal court
Friday afternoon when Mrs. Hlida
Boulette, wife OF Augustus Boulette'
was arraigned before Trial Justice !.
G. Lord, charged with neglect OF emil
dren. Mrs. Boulette was married wheh
IA years old and is now but II. Inc
children are aged II months ana
months respectively and the mothef
appeared rather irresponsible. In her
testimony she laid a part of the blame
upon her husband, the father OF the
children Mrs. Celeste Roulhrd, 10
cal settlement worker, Selectman ClEde
II. Smith and others testified to the
condition Of the house. The case was
found however. to be out of the trial
Justices jurisdiction and Mrs. Roulette
was bound over to await the acton OF
the grand jury at the April term q
s. J. court being allowed to go on her
good behavior. officer Brophy OF talf-
field for the Prevention OF Cruelty 70
Children came to Skowhegan SATURDAY
to investigate conditions and see about
finding homes for the children.
Late marriage intentions filed at the
office Of the town clerk are those Of
Joseph :. Cloutier Of Skowhegan, son
nd
Jaryais. daughter of John Jarvais, also
OF Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lessard (Reat-
rice Butler) are the parents of little
daughter.
The First Phila thea class of the First
Baptist church will meet with Mrs,
Carrie Steward and Mrs. Florence
Huntington Wednesday night
Nine men were reported as having
enrolled in the Public Service Reserve
by local Enrolment Officer Forrest
Cross up to Saturday night.
The Somerset Exemption Board put
in another busy day Friday at their
headquarters in Judge +. r. Danforth's
office This completed the physical
examination of men called except
where those ordered have not appear
ed and no more notices for further eX-
aminations will be sent out at present
Aside from those accepted for military
service, who were reported in Satur-
DAYS Journal the results of the eX-
animation were as follows: Rejected:
George H. Sawyer, Norridgewock; Pat
~. NIltt n yx-.l X on
p. Whealan. West Forks; Robert G
Bunker. Mercer: Jesse w. Drew. Union
n H.: Mike Cormier. lockwood; Har-
old l., Nichols StarkS: Placide BOu
lette. Sllowhegan: Warren Henry Lane
Bingham: Reed Archie Sawyer. Moose
River: Harry Lewis Flood, Madison;
Carl w. Bothwick. Arson: Fred Gill
bert. Jackman: Amind Belangia, Skow-
! hogan: Kleber Howard COrSon, Har-
mony: Ivan Louis Brooks. Pittsfield;
| Clyde Frank Gilman, Madison; For
rest f. White. Norridgewock; Wallace
A. Wescott, North New Portland; Will
! liam II. Gagnon, Fairfield; Guy EVER
futile. Athens: James f. Target, Nortf
! Arson: Nathaniel b. Arno, Moscow
Hugh NJ. Kelley. Caratunk. out of or
der, John Dumont. Jr.; Ernest H
| Berry.
| Men accepted for limited service:
Glen S. Romeo, North New Portland;
Oliver Jerome Porter. Arson; Ear
| Winslow Lander. Detroit; Norman l.
i Nye. Fairfield; Charles J. Pooler, Fair
/ field; Thomas +. Brennan. There was
one man transferred, Cecil Gordon
May, y Brown street, Cumberland
Mills. Me, and the following list OF
men did not appear: Frank l.. Col
! Inns. Starks; Allen H. Merrill, Skow
! hogan: John Francis Landry. Leomin
ster, Mass; Frank Nj. Boynton. Ath-
ems: Claude II. Aver, Old Town; join
| y. Blanchard, Jackman: Jack Richard
son, Lake Austin; Garfield Langil, Sc
hoomook; Guy A Henderson, Madison
| Sherman Richards, Fairfield; Omel
King. Jackman; Joseph A. Fournie
Long Pond. There is one thing partic-
ularly noticeable among the men who
are being examined which contrasts
greatly with the previous examination
and that is that the men are appar-
entity much more willing to go into
service than at the previous eXamina
ton. But rarely now does man eX-
press regret at being accepted.
Enrolment officer Forrest Cross Of
Public Service Reserve is making
special effort to enroll men in this Vi