Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-02

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Judge Morrill, Of Auburn will come
to SkoWhegan next Tuesday TO pre-
side at an adjourned session OF the
Supreme Judicial court. Two equity
cases are III order for hearing. One
is that Of Samuel d. Knight and wife
of Oakland against the executor of
the will of Samuel r. Harding late of
Somerville, Mass. Merrill & Merrill
appear for the plaintiff and L. l.. Wal
ton of this town and John II. Stone
of Boston, for the estate. This is a
bill in equity TO obtain the title to the
Stobie farm in Oakland. The Hard
ing will case it will be recalled has
been much before the Somerset coun-
~ courts in the past, as the deceased
was the owner of property in this sec
ton. The other case is that of Ben
iamin Greenleaf of this town against
\. A. Weston of Madison. 1t has its
origin over the sale of q farm that
Mr.. Greenleaf claims an interest in.
He will be represented by Judge +. F.
Lawrence and w. II. Halves of Skow-
hogan with Judge Small of Madison
representing Mr.. Weston.
The regular meeting of The Wom-
ans Relief Corps will be held Friday
in Grand Army hail.
Mrs. Pauline IFill has arrived home
from a visit with her sister in Boston
end her daughter in Springfield. Mass.
Mrs. Flora Dealey has returned to
Waterville after visiting here with
relatives and friends
Chas. a. Ross left Wednesday
morning on a. business trip to Port
land and Boston. His brother, F. S.
Ross who has been visiting here has
returned to his home In st. Stephen,
~ B.
There was good attendance at
the meeting of the Spiritualist Ladies'
Aid society held Tuesday at the home
of the president, Miss Olive Hayden
near Lakewood. 1t was an all-day
meeting, n picnic luncheon being en-
joyed at mid day. Plans were made
for the annual June meeting at which
Mrs MAY 5. Vanderbilt of Brooklyn
will be the speaker and message bear
er.
Included among the out-of-toWn
people here owing to the death of Mrs.
Ralph Blunt of Portland who was
buried az Southside Tuesday night
shortly before six o'clock were Mr..
Blunt, her sister. Miss II. +. Bunker
who has been with her for some time.
her brother, Dinsmore Bunker and
Wife Of Auburn, a niece. Miss ToWle
and a sister-in-law. Mrs. Webster
Bunker of Lynn, Mass. A sister Mrs.
Daniel Thompson Of this town accom-
panied the funeral party from Port
land where she had been TO attend the
obsequies, but the two other sisters,
Mrs. Alice Wiswell and Miss Eva F..
Bunker of Lynn. Mass. were neither
of them in Skowhegan.
A regular meeting of Sunset Chap
ter, O. f.. S, will be held Friday night.
The degree will be exemplified and re-
freshments will be served under the
direction of Mrs. Charles Sheaff and
Mrs. omer Furber.
Miss Grace Thomson left Wednes-
day morning for Amesbury and Bos-
ton for visit. During her absence
Miss W. F.. Thompson of Lewiston
will assist in the office of the Western
Union.
Roy Brooks employed by the gov
ernment as experimenting architect
on government buildings has been APP
pointed TO succeed the late :. I'll. Neal
ey of Dover as superintendent at the
new postoffice building here. 1t Will
be recalled that Mr.. Brooks was first
sent TO SkoWhegan but later was
transferred to similar position on
buildings being erected in RumfOrd
and Berlin, ~ II. The Rumford post
office is nearly completed now and 1t
is thought Mr.. Brooks will be able to
handle the Skowhegan building with
the Berlin structure.
Among the recent births forwarded
TO the town clerk are: y daughter,
Arlene Ruth TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Best. sixth child; a daughter, Mary
Lillian to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis CAL
liant. third child; and son. Normand
Phillip to Mr.. and Mrs. Uba!d Hebert.
ninth child.
A special meeting Of Somerset chap
ter A NJ. was held Wednesday even
ing and a special meeting OF Somerset
Thursday evening.
Next Sunday weather permitting,
Rev. j. w. Packard will begin his i"lh
season as pa astor of the est RloGe
Union church in Cornville. The ser
vices will be held in the forenoon ana
at the close of the morning service
the SUNDAY school will be re-orgoni2-
nnS,inO Services VIII
be held during the summer on ate'-
nate Sundays. All are cordially IN
vited.
Letters were received Yesterday
from Scry. John D. Emery of co. r.
103rd I. S. Infantry and Corp. BROOKS
Savage of the same company, TWO
Skov hegan boys now in France
Serg. Savage, whose injuries were
reported in a recent issue appears
RI NE greatly improved and although
in the hospital at the time of for
wardirg this communication April Il
exnected to be back in the SERVES
soon. Corp. Savage's letter was writ,
ton April 9. He stated that he ha0
been up in the trenches for two days
I hut not in the front line all or me
time. He could here every shot hred
he AYERS. Only about IL miles hacF
! from the front line and expects to &c
! in any time, he writes.
| Following the fishing trip of two To-
cal statesmen 10 Lake George. where
great catches have been in order O
late what appeared to be a sample o
their catch reposed during the day
wednesdav in one of the front shoY