Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10

Skowhegan Grange met in regular
session Wednesday night. Owing 10
the absence of the Master, Geo. l..
Parker, Mrs. Sophia +. Marble, past
master of Harmony Grange, was
called upon to preside. Although
Mrs. Marble is one Of the elderly
Grange matrons in the county, she
presided with wonderful ease, dellv-
ering the ritualistic work from mem
DRY. Following the business session
The Skowhegan Grange journal
was taken up for consideration ana
was opened by the lecturer. who
read the poem Just a Newspaper
! Guy" written by "Chink" Richmond
of the St. Joseph (Mo.) News Press
Editor r. IT. Patten of the indie
pendent Reporter followed with an
able address dealing particularly
with law libel in connection with
! the press. In this Editor Patten eN-
! planned most pertinently the news
! papers position in handling some
phases of news. Mrs. Arizina T.
| Miller followed with several witty
| personal takeoffs, each one in the
/ form Of a rhyme. with odes to the
rial column was handled by Mai. j.
1 w. Fogler, who presented an able
/ article on the war and its compen-
sation, after which Miss Inez Bailey
read one of Mrs. Elizabeth Powers
Merrill's original poems The re-
mainder Of the Journal was devoted
! to agricultural interests and was
! opened by A. d. Bailey, one of the
prominent sheep growers of this
section, who presented advice on
sheep husbandry, it's evolution, etc.
| G. w. Goodrich spoke on apple Gull
ture from experiences of his own in
the past, and II. 7. Patten followed
with the Orcharding Theory, touch
ing upon pruning, spraying and gen
eral treatment Advice in ground
| preparation and crop raising was
b, given by c. Davis Miller and X. A.
Withee. Mrs. X. A. Withee reviewed
her fathers methods of planting
corn and his success in raising the
same. S. +. Emerson read a short
and happy article bearing especially
upon the first address of the evening
on law libel, and a discussion on GA,
raising proved of much value, the
speakers on this subject being c. d.
Miller, X. A. Withee, w. B. Whit
tier and A. d. Bailey. The lecturer
announced that the members Of
| Russell Post, G. A. r., and Russell
/ Relief Corps would be entertained
at the next meeting on May 90 with
banquet at $50. followed by a
patriotic program. Mr. and Mrs A.
/ of Ia
tlemen from Sections G and D will
be in charge of the supper arrange
nlents.
AS the result Of the vote of the
citizens at the annual town meeting
voting that hack and taxi drivers
must obtain licenses to carry out
such an enterprise, r, H. Morrill,
Chas. Estes, Grin Packard. Joseph
/ Provincial, John Brown and IRELAND
klncaid have already appeared for
the necessary license papers.
Joseph Goulette has bought of
Mrs. Nina Harville her home on
East Leavitt street Mrs Harville
will store her goods for the present
| Her daughter, Miss Pearl HarvilIe
| will graduate from Portland bust
ness college in June.
Owing to the resignation of the
postmaster at Madison, three Madi-
son people underwent examinations
required to fill such 4 position at
the municipal building here Wednes-
day The candidates are John Chad
bourne, who has been a rural mail
carrier for the past II years out of
the Madison Office, Miss Pearl Bro
ply and Stanley Renter The exam
! ination was conducted by Fred En-
cry, district secretary OF the Civil
Service Board of Examiners.
The Grange debt committee are
arranging for a benefit to be gi:en
at the Opera House, Friday, May II.
featuring George Beban in motion
pictures, the presentation being
lone More American"
Charles III. Chute was in Readheld
Thursday to attend the funeral of an
old acquaintance.