Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-23

At the Somerset Exemption Board Oh
Thursday 10 men were rejected. The fol-
lowing men were accepted: James 9.
staples. West Iiartland; Harry j. Wright,
Pittsheld; Frank A. Nicholson, Fairfield;
Howard W. Temple, Detroit; Benz.
Franklin Butler. Athens; Wallace J.
Mcdonald. Skowhegan: William J. Gal
laghcr OF Madison was accepted for spec
ial service and Emerson *. Mutt OF Phil
adelphia was transferred William
demons Of North New Portland and
Carroll a. Croswell Of Mercer did not
appear.
Miss Janet Sturtevant. a teacher in the
schools at Braintree, Mass, arrived
Thursday evening for a visit at her home
here.
Mrs. e. A. Hall
Word has been received here Of the
teath OF Mrs, Elizabeth (Ames) Hall.
daughter Of Hannah Dow and Nathaniel
-Ames, and former resident OF Skowie-
gan, which occurred on February ) at
the home OF her daughter. Mrs. Ida GRAY
~. CAR, Huntington Park. California.
she was born in this town in June, 1884.
and spent y years OF her lifetime here.
Her first husband was Albert Gray of
Fairfield and after - years he passed
away and she married for her second
husband Robert st. Clair Of Pittsteid.
She survived Mr.. st. Clair and 10 years
ago she married the late Nathaniel Hal!
~ Canaan. Seven years ago they went
10 California. Mr.. Hall dying in San Pc
dro. that state in April Of last year. The
burial occurred in Los Angeles by the
slde Of her last husband whose body was
inferred in the I. O. O. +. cemetery ana
beside the daughter referred to there are
W." sranddaughters, Mrs. Eesta Drew Of
Nassachusetts who was visiting in Cali
fornia at the time OF Mrs. Halls demise
and Mrs. W. Il. Wallace of Los Angeles
\ very pleasant meeting of Golden
ttoI Branch. |. S. :. was held Thursday
~"tt'nohn at The home Of Mrs. Mabel
foderick. Refreshments of straw.
berries with whipped cream. fancy
cookies. etc. We're served. The next
meeting will he held at the CITY build
ihs ana plans are underway for the
o"rNIn~ If lG,icneS by the ladies of this
society ~ the City building, Town
meeting day.
\ movement is on foot among the
farmers of Somerset county under the
direction OF County Agent r NJ
S';!'S tn obtain accurate figures ON the
cost Of production in the dairy BUSINESS
by dairv/account books. For Some limo
past IN" need Of a simple yet ompr
iensirn "ccoUnt has been felt bv the
d1i'E mon. TN Agricultural E-xtcp
Ion fFl IOn ha- ,..lI,,,-l ... " l..
ant seVrdl weeks ago County Agen;
.td's called attention to the system,
the ST heme meeting with warm ap-
proVai by the farmers To whom it was
suggested. The matter was also taken
ar at n recent meeting Of the Somerset
peirymtn's Progressive League. The
book is 50 arranged that the dalrymen
can start with an inventory ana class
~ under different headings the item
81 expenditure and receipts for the year
and know exactly which items of in
con have yielded him good returns
and how much. If he chooses he can
simply kceu ~ the book the iterls u
xpens ana receipt. The farmer; ,f
Somerset county whom Mi. Stiles has
not already presented with books may
obtain the same by writing him at his
Hartland office.
Pr. Narcisse Charland Of W~aterville
was in town Friday for his quarterly
visit made during the Ember days of
each season upon the Ursaline Sisters
AZ the Parish Of Our Lady Of Lourdes
convent.
\ large number Of ladies attended i
very pleasant affair Thursday after
noon IN the parlors of the Public Lib
lar! given 10y the Eunice Farnsworth
Cnaptcr y. \. Il The guests We're
friends of tho Daughters II a silver
collection was taken for benefit pur-
poses. Mrs. Florence Waugh Danfortlt.
the recent presided and voiced a brief
greeting TO those in attendance. Mrs.
Eta Sweet Bradley sang several songs
in a very sweet manner with piano az
compartment by Mrs. Ethel Whittier
AmPs. The Misses Dorothy and Hele,
Day played a piano duet and Miss
Pauline T.. Oak. Skowhegan's gifted
reader recited Ashes Of Roses" with
~ DcNonShire Ditty'' as an encore.
Her second reading was Alfred Moves.
Fisher Girl with "A Word Play as
her final number Miss Oak as usual
delighted her listeners with her skilIful
rendItions Of selections new to those
present. Mss Theresa Spooner. Mrs.
Martha Griffin and Mrs. Maude Avore
received and bouquets Of daffodils
ADDED brightness TO the furnishings 81
the parlors. The next regular meeting
of The chapter will be held with Mrs.
Dora G. McNeelie with DR.. Julia Nav
kinoaid assisting in the duties of host
ess.
The following jurymen have already
been dravn and reported from various
somerset towns to serve during the
-Aprii term Of Supreme Judicial court:
clarence Elwood Jewell. Canaan: Lee
and T Kicker, Eugene A. Covellc. Na-
mum w. TozierI Fairfield: Fred N.
Berry. 81. Adams: f. L. Frederick,
StarkS; II. { w. hatcher. Athens.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace Hill of Fair
field was in town Friday bringing with
nm Leslie Rowe Of Fairfield for CON-
mitnlent 10 the county Jail. Rowe. who
IS married was arrested for the alleged
assauitinc 81 a young girl and is bound
"Ner 10 await the action of the grand
Jury AZ the April term Of court.
j. Harvey White, who suffered 4 re-
lapse Thursday afternoon following
his return from Boston in tho fore