Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-17

recently been commissioned majo",
having previous to that held the CT
flee of captain. Major Blunt and his
mother have lately sold the house
on Winter street occupied for a
number of years by E. l.. Savage ana
family to the American Wooden Co.
and the same will be used by some
one of their employees as a future
home. f. L. Savage has moved 10
their new home. the Martha p. Davis
homestead OH Water street, which
they have remodeled and repaired.
One of the improvements is the
building of sun parlor on the east
side of the ell.
The first meeting of creditors in the
bankruptcy proceedings Of Scott ..
Holt of Fairfield for the presenting
Of claims, appointment of trustee, etc,
will be held at the office of Referee
Daniel Lewis June u.
Carrabassett Lodge I. o. 0. r. and
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge had made ar
rangements not wholly completed for
"A Food Conservation meeting to be
held Jointly before the public obser-
vance of June II was announced.
! That date has now been decided upon
and will be observed this Monday eve
ming with program to consist of spe-
I cial music and addresses.
J Charles A. Ross who has been con-
, sidering the purchase of the Robert
! futile property next to his home on
! Court street for some time. has closed
! the deal with Miss Ellen futile and
! Mrs Mary S. T. Burns, the daughters
/ of Mr. futile.
/ Contrary to plans previously made
= the closing exercises at the Parochial
| schools will be held Tuesday evening
| the 25th instead of June 2Srd. The IL
! brary and music room at the school
building contains an interesting ex-
! bit of the work done by the pupils.
| In the manual training department is
! shown articles made by Archie For
tin. Leon Gagne. AlonZo Billodeau and
! George GirnuX while an interesting
/ collection is the examples OF arithme-
| tic, language. geography and spelling
| bound together sample form. A June
! Booklet" with dainty calendar hand
done are included among the exhibits
! IF the 4th grade. while wonderful
| collection IF hand made garments,
I l.,
/ are arranged on the neatly decorated
j tables Among the noticeable articles
on exhibition are kimona by Louise
! Holly; a dainty Marguerite by Eerna
Meunir aged Q: a marguerite with
! much hand made lace by cecile Gil
! roux. similar garment by Yrette
| Pouin. aged yrs; an apron by Ern-
! estinc Bisson. 8 yrs. and many other
| articles exquisitely wrought by the
! Young seanlstresses and students.
| The grades exhibiting are the 3rd. 4th,
| 9Th 9th and 18th.
7 T. f. Tague, of New Portland, has
I been in town during the past week on
| business.
| Sheriff Goodrich has learned that
! there are no indications hat the death
of "A man named Smell at lockwood
was other than accidental. The man
\ WIS killed to all appearance by a
! freight train which was just backing
/ down after the mill had closed for the
night. Smell undertook to run across
the track. but was caught between
! the ears. 1t is understood that the
/ victim of the accident was cut in two.
+ John c. Dane. who has been teach
I ing at North East Harbor has been
! passing a few days vacation with his
mother. Mrs. Rena Dane and other
I relatives He was accompanied by
Lcta Smith. another teacher at North
| East Harbor for a short time.
! The ten per cent increase in wages
of the American Wooden Company
employees in Skowhegan goes into eff
feet this Monday.
! Mr. and Mrs. S Z. Packard Of East
Winthrop have been visiting the lat
ter part Of the week with the families
! Of Rev. j. w. Packard and E. D.
Packard. Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard of
the same place have also been here
for a visit during the past week.