Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-31

John H. Brophy and John NJ. O'Hara.
representing the Boston Board OF
Health, who have been in this section
calling upon various farmers and in
spectins the dairies where cream is sold
to the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, re-
turned to Boston Friday although the
work here is not entirely completed. Tie
farms yet to be visited are, however, SC
far from Skowhegan that it is proba5 Bile
they viii be taken up with those nearer
other towns which the inspectors viii
visit. Before their departure they stat
ed that conditions here compared favor
ably with conditions in other parts ct
the country which have been visited
the territory which the board of ,sa'ih
Is investigating covering the whole OF
New England and part Of New York
state. Samples of milk are scored VITA
the United States score card. on the
first inspection if the conditions are very
bad improvements are suggested. and
if these suggestions are not accepted
and the conditions improved on the o.
casion Of the second visit of the insp=r-
tors the producers will be shut out from
the Boston markets. Special attention
is given to the surrounding conditions.
where the cattle are housed and TO the
milk rooms. also to the care OF the
refuse
Michael DARCY of Andover. Mass,
who was for some time operating the
Fairbrother wood finishing mill on the
island. has been in town during the
week disposing of lumber. etc. The fac
tory has for some time been closed and
Mr. darcy states that he shall not re-
open his business until the end of the
war.
At the Christian Science church next
Sunday morning the topic will he
Christ Jesus" Sunday school for pu-
pills under 81 years of age during the
morning service.
At the Catholic church there will be
girls communion at the O'Clock mass
and the other services of the day, in
Guiding mass at 10 o'clock.
Services will be resumed at the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning with
a sermon by the pastor. Rev. Henry
Clay Turner. There will be special mu-
sic features.
At the Bethany Baptist church, where
there have been services on two Sun
days Of the pastors vacation, there will
be no service on Sunday of this week.
DR. o. Fl. Tracy will preach at the
First Baptist church Sunday forenoon.
and an unusual feature will he the at
/ tendance of the deaf mutes who are here
in convention. An interpreter will
transfer his address to the deaf people.
| Services will be resumed at the Island
avenue Congregational church Sunday.
1t is expected that plans will be per
! fected so that the several Protestant
evangelical churches may unite in a
union service at the Redpath Chautau-
qua tent on the Leavitt street school
grounds Sunday evening.
! Miss Theresa Bison. who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
! Bison. departed Friday morning for
| New York, where she will continue her
studies at art school.
| Fred Palmer left Friday for Read
vile. Mass. where he is to be employed
| by the Western Union. His brother.
! Willard Palmer. has recently gone 10
! Boston to enlist in the marines.
! Mrs. Joseph Gotta and Mrs. Lemieux
ard child of Lawrence, Mass, who have
| been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thih.
odeau, returned Friday to their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Haig formerly OF
| Skowhegan, now of Providence. r. !.
have been passing few days in town
as guests of Mrs. Haie's parents, Mr.
and Mrs David c. Jewett.
w. o. Wildes Of Passaic, n. J., has
been visiting here this week with his
son William. who has been visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Annie Ware, and his
aunt, Mrs. Geo. L. II. Smith.
| Mrs. George Pray of the Bigelow Hill
neighborhood has been visiting this
week in Houlton and other Aroostook
! county towns.
Mr. and Mrs. SeweH B. Millett Of Pal.
nyra were visitors in Skowhegan Fri.
day. Mr. Millett, who is a candidate
| for representative on the Republican
/ ticket. has had quite a yield of wheat
this season, his harvest amounting 20
! 6S bushels. Mrs. Millett is an ard.rt
! Red Cross worker and paid visit to the
| Somerset county headquarters. They
have three sons in the service
! Arthur Longley of Providence, r. T.,
| formerly salesman in the L. r. Jewett
! market here, is passing few days In
town with his family, who have been
visiting in town for several weeks.
Mrs. Mary Snow varnum left Friday
morning to visit in MARYLAND. where she
/ formerly resided
| Among the outgoing passengers on
| the morning train Friday was Robert
| Hudson of Philadelphia. He had been
! visiting at the home of Mrs Emma Lin
! coin at East Madison and was home
ward bound Mr. Hudson is a vetersn
! Of the Civil war, 50 years old and is
| travelling alone.
| Memorial services for the late Parker
| NJ. Sanborn were conducted Friday aft
| ernoon at o'clock from the family res
idence. corner Of East Leavitt and
School streets. The obsequies were
largely attended Rev. George Merriam
, of the Bethany Baptist church of1ciated
and the members of Cara bassett Lodge,
| Of which the deceased was member,
| conducted their ritual ceremonies. Tine
| Priscilla Rebekah Lodge was also repre-
sented, members Of that order attend
| ing in body. Interment Followed at the
| Southside cemetery. where daughter
| the late Mrs. Charles Woodcoek, 10
buried. Mrs. Joseph Ellis of Hubbards-
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