Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11


her sister. Mrs. Beatrice Genthner.
Herbert s. Hopkins was in WASH
ington, d. c.. on Saturday last Oh
business connected with his duties as
a railroad Official.
Mrs. N. A. Mcdonnell has arrived
from New York and is at her cottage
at Lakewood. Her sister, Miss Dris.
coll who has been in attendance upon
Mrs. Walter Mitchell as a trained
nurse is passing a vacation with her
there.
Miss Frances Moore has returned
to Waterville after visiting with her
nephew, Geo. A. Moore and family
on High street.
Alterations are nearly completed
on the j. Harvey White property
which DIR. Geo. E. Young has pur.
chased for a hospital.
Peter Lashon, ten years old, who
was sentenced by Judge Brazzell Of
the Western Municipal Court to the
State school for boys for the remain
der of his minority. was not accepted
at that institution and has returned
TO Skowhegan under the guardianship
Of attendance officer, Edward Esta-
brook. who accompanied the lad to
South Portland. His extreme youth
prevented the State Institution from
accepting him. The boy who is the
son of Mrs. Rosa Brennan was a pu-
pill at the Parochial school and was
before the court on the charge of al
legged truancy. He has been turned
over TO his mother and il is hoped he
will attend to his studies with more
regularity in the future.
DR.. Oliver j. GAIA is leaving Tues
day on a business trip to Montreal.
He will also visit relatives in that
section of Canada.
Rev. Q. Fl. Tracy. PHI. D., and his
sons, DIN and Leighton Tracy, are
away this week on an automobile
tour. They were TO visit in Lewiston
and Auburn and this Tuesday eve
ming in Durham, DR.. Tracy will on
ciate at the wedding of Miss Gertrude
Myrtilla Hall and Arthur Francis
Van Eek, both of Providence, Il. |.
Before their return they will attend
the graduating exercises Of the Bath
High school, Miss Ruth Goodwin.
cousin of the younger men being
numbered among the graduates.
Leighton Tracy will not return to
Skowhegan until after attending the
Mortified Students confer>n
The homes Of both Louis +. Dow
and David w. Lewis are Quarantined
because of the small pox epidemic.
At the latter place a member Of the J.
Ernest Whitman family 10 Ill. 1t is
understood that one Of the cases is
very light, but contagious nevertka-
lis.
Several Skowhegan couples observ-
ed their marriage anniversaries by
passing the day Sunday ct Pleasant
Pond. Included were Mr. and Mrs.
l.. H. Goldsmith, Prof and Mrs. X.
w. Leighton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Leighton. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Per-
kins and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. H.
Smith.
FIR. J. l.. A. Renaud was q visitor
in Waterville Monday.
Memorial services for Charles Ke-
ley were held from the family homo
in Cornville Monday, Rev. George
Merriam OF the Bethany Baptist
church officiating.
Rev. j. w. Packard accompanied
by L. d. Packard. Lester Packard
and w. II, Demo. were in Rene
Sunday To attend the Free Baptist
quarterly meeting held in that place.
a sacred program OF unusual inter-
est was listened to by the parishion-
ers of the First Baptist church Sun
day forenoon. Following a hymn "y
the primary department. q Psalm by
Miss Carrie Thomson's class tn"
Apostles Greed by the Sunday school
and Scripture lesson by DR.. o. II.
Tracy, the primary class offere1
prayer leading up to the Lords
Prayer and followed by a prayer ~
the pastor. Hilda fash, Mira Folsom,
Rachel Tobey. Fern sylvester. Hazel
Sylvester. Eva Martin and Hazel
Sylvester gave recitations. Mrs. l..
Shulze gave a recitation. Miss Effic
Martin sang Cheer Up" and Miss
Lucille Batchelder sang The Sweet
Story of Old" the primary class gaze
Il review OF texts and topics and sang
Yes Jesus Loves Me-" the Juniors
gave a pleasing song. Mrs. Fletcher
class had pleasing exercise and a
flag drill was enjoyed. The speakers
Of the meeting were DIN Tracy, who
spoke to the children on the topic
"A Good Name while Leighton
Tracy spoke on "A Good Heart" illas-
trating the talks with interesting
stories. The closing number was
"America' sung by the school. In the
evening DR. Tracy was the speaker
delivering an address upon is Chris
tianity a Failure" the thought bein.
suggested by the Christian nations
now being at war.