Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30

the State Mission for Deaf Mutes
| will convene in the vestry or the
First Baptist church. This is the
| first time that this organization has
ever met in Skowhegan and very
large attendance is expected. Mrs.
Innforth OF Washington, ID. C.. a
teacher of the deaf will be in attend
ance during the convention as in
:erpreter. A feature will be the at
tendance of these visitors at the fore
neon services in the First Baptist
church and at that time Mrs. Dan
forth will interpret DR.. o. II. Tracy's
SC rmon to the deaf.
Mis- Rowena H. Fiynt will leave
Monday for Norwood, Mass, where
she will teach in the high school.
The Rebekahs are to assemble in
l. o. 0. r. hall this Friday afternoon
a. 1870 to attend the funeral of the
late Parker NJ. Sanborn.
Ralph Cushman has just returned
from BOSTON. the trip being made on
his motor cycle via Augusta and
Sinncy.
! Mrs. Nathan Cohen, accompanied
by her grandchildren, left Thursday
fer Boston, where they will remain
until after the Jewish holiday. Her
two sons, Harry and B. NJ. Cohen.
will go up next week in time for the
celebrations.
Mrs. Eta s. Bradley. soloist. has
Teen engaged for the band concert
al Lakewood next Sunday by the
10Th Regiment NJ. r. Band. This is
the last concert Of the season and
with the vocal solos by Mrs. Bradley
| there should be a large attendance.
Next Monday there will be an all
DAY celebration at Madison and az
Lakewood there will be a matinee
performance at the theatre at 2.40
+. M. The days program will close
with a dance with music by Lyons
orchestra
! Mrs. f. e. Latty aud daughter,
Mildred Latty of Hart,and. who have
hocn visiting her mother, Mrs. Esther
Higelow and r. G. BiGeiow and family
left Thursday morning. They are
shortly to go to Portsmouth, n. II. for
The winter.
! Mrs. Lucy poulin Gagron OF War
ron, Ohio, who has been at home for
about three weeks visiting her par
cnts. loft Thursday morning to visit
in Waterviile and later will leave for
Boston, where she will join Mr.. Gag
| IL r and return with him to Skowhe-
San.
! Miss Ida Turner. elder daughter cf
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Clay Turner,
left here Thursday for Curwens-
| ~ N he to, -
ne mber of the high school faculty.
Miss Mildred Smith OF Roslindalc,
Mass, who has been the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. s. w. Goodrich. returned
home Thursday.
| County agent r. NJ. Stiles was
In town Thursday, his business in
this section of the country being to
measure corn pieces of the men in
! trc county who are connecting for
Ire prizes offered by the Maine Az
Iicultural and Industrial League. The
| f'ien must be somewhere between 10
anc II years of age in order to try
Tor the $50 and $50 prizes and while
only 1--WE in the county were neces-
sary to be entitled to the competition.
through the efforts Of the county
ngent the following seven men were
secured: Verne Merrill, ST. Adams:
IAnwood Magoon. Harmony; Guy
flannewell. North Anson: Roland
Mckenney, North Arson: Clayton
A:bee. Norridgewock: LLOYD Libby.
Nerridgewock and f. 70. Johonnctt.
! Pittsfield.
| Miss Mary +. 1.awley is accom-
panying her nephew, Joseph I.awley
and his wife. who are here from
Eattapan, Mass, on an automobile
trip north this week.
The fire department was called ont
thursday morning to quell blaze
az the Cummings shoddy mill at the
jGncture OF Mount Pleasant avenue
and the railroad bridge. The dam
cre was slight. probably not over
$500. The fire had its inception in Il
; pie OF material to be used in tho
manufacture of the factory output
which was stacked close to the east
eide Of the building. 1t is thought
tfat cigarette was tossed down in
t, the pile and the burlap covering
as result ienited. The owner of
the property is u. f. Cummings of
Webster, Mass. his son. w. II. cum
ntngs being the proprietor.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII r. Winslow of
Larone are in town for the Chau-
| tauqua.
Mrs. Ann Pulsifer Of Watervi,le
las been visiting this week with her
daughter in law, Mrs. VIM. M. Pull
sifer.
Mrs. Nahum S. Steward and son
Paul OF Bath. are visiting Mrs. Phebe
Steward and Mrs Sarah Steward
Marst5n
DR.. 0. Fl. Tracy, pastor at the First
Baptist Church has returned from
visit with friends in the western part
OF the state and at Ocean Park.
Judge c. 0. Small Of Madison was
in town Thursday attending to mat
tors Of business in connection with
Probate Court.
Ray A. Shepherd of Pittsfield was
In town Thursday leaving here for