Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-06

mere was good attendance at
the meeting of the Helen Coburn Mis-
sion circle Of the Bethany church Fri
day at the home of Mrs J. .. Smith,
Water street. Mrs. Eugenia Merriam
pre- resided in the absence of the presi-
dent and vice president. Tie topic
vas Present Day China" and Mrs.
Merriam read a paper on that sub
Ject Mrs. Florence W. DanfOrth
read poem written by Mrs. r. p.
Neil. former teacher in the schools
lere and the ladies read various ar
ucles appropriate TO the subject.
Home missions We're particularly
touched upon through tie generosity
OF the hostess who had provided from
her garden daffodils sufficient in
quantity 80 that "a bouquets We're
made TO be distributed by the mem
bers among the shut ins. Mrs. Jose
phine Pierce presided at the piano
during the afternoon.
Funeral services for the late Henry
Smith, formerly Of Tilton. y. H.. were
held Saturday afternoon from st.
Mary 5 church, Rev. Fr. ]. l.. a. Re-
maud officiating. The body was in
TERED in the cemetery of Our Lady
Of Lnurdes. Mr. Smith who was 81
years old was the brother of John
Smith of this town and has been in
poor health for about one year. lie
was taken sick shortly after arriving
III this town and was moved to Som
erset hospital where he passed away
following combined attack of pneu-
mOnia and empyema. The decea sed !,
WHO vas unmarried, was weaver 10y
nCupation and was q native Of Massa :
chusetts.
Prln. r. ". Leighton of the High
school has been notified by Prof. f.
W Nicholson Of Wesleyan TniVer-
sity, secretary Of the New England
College Certificate Board that the ap-
pliCation for the renewal of the GER
titicatc privilege has been approved.
This certificate privilege gives to the
principal the right 10 certify pupils
up to January !. 1927 for their en-
/ trance TO any college of the board.
! + +. Cross, L. f. Jacobs. a. A. Por-
ter and Eugene Tarhox were in Au-
gusta Sunday 10 attend conference
relative to Y. NJ. G.. A. war work.
! The body OF Mrs. Asa Chapman
was brought here from Starks, where
/ It had been reposing in the tomb and
was buried in Southside cemetery on
Saturday.
/ Miss Edith Cabot. who arrived in
the United states a few weeks ago
from long absence in foreign co'ln-
tries and has since been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Fanny }. Cabot of Mid
die street, departed Saturday morn
ing for bermuda, where she purposes
to pass the summer and to go next
fall to Hawaii. Miss Cabot passes
the great part of the time abroad.
Mrs. Alice r. Mitchell accompanied
by her mother. Mrs. Emery, went to
Augusta saturday morning for q
visit.
Mrs. f. l.. Pooier and daughter,
Miss Christine, were visitors in Wat
crville Saturday for the day.
Mrs. Leon Titcomb was in Fair
field for the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood of
Free street, accompanied by Mrs.
Woods mother Mrs. V. p. Proctor,
who now lives with them. went to
Norway Saturday for a visit, that
town having been their former home.
County Agent II. NJ. Stiles was in
town q part OF Saturday, leaving here
for Mercer, where he was to organ
ize a boys Agris ,ltural Club.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard celebrated
her SIND birthday Saturday after
tA &c y - tn,.
Mrs. W. VI. Stinchheld on East Leav-
lit street. where she resides. Her
guests We're members of the Tuesday V
Club. OF which she is a valued mem
Der. and the hours were passed at
the card tables. About s o'clock q
collation. OF assorted cakes. saltineS
and ice-Cream was served. candy and
4 players during the progress Of the
afternoons game. Mrs. Barnard is
one of Skowhegan's most remarkable
! women. because of her youthful np-
poarance and her splendid health. She
does much Of the housework in the
Stinchtield home and cooks and pre-
( pares the meals besides doing much
social activities. Beside the organiza- :
ton already referred she is a mem
Ter OF Sunset Chapter. o. +. S,
Skowhegan Grange. Somerset Po-
mona. the Red Cross Auxiliary. Town
( Improvement Society Woman's Re
lief Corps and Cniversalist Sewing
/ circle. She is the widow Of George
Barnard. former contractor. who
died in about 1901. The couple were
married March 5. 1860. Mrs. Bar
nard is native of Exeter out lived
in Bangor before coming to Skow-
hcgan. where she has resided since
X heiore her marriage Beside her
daughter, Mrs. Barnard has one son.
-. NJ. Barnard n salesman for the
nitcd Shoe Mfg. Co. and q resident
, or Rochester. ~ Y. on the oCca-
sion OF her birthday Mrs. Barnard
received number of gifts, including
some lovely flowers.
Judge Lawrence. +. w. knowlton
ana pr. Arthur Roddcn left Saturday
morning on fishing trip to Lake
Moxie
Mlchael ST. Ledger left SATURDAY Y
on the mid day train for Roston. call
ed there owing to the death of his
SISTER r-in-law. He was accompanied
! by his daughter, Miss EVELYN 81
Ledger.
MFs' Byron Chapman and daugh-
ter. who recently moved from This
village to n farm il, po,+o +,