Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-16

Suuudy SCnOOl convention
With the closing of the SpirituaIist
campmeeting on Sunday last and the
general exodus on Sunday the Lake
wood season>is practically over Land .
lord Lanpher will close the hotel within
a day or two and James Durkin. man.
aser of the Lakewood Stock Co., left
Sunday night for New York after a
most successful presentation of a fin.
lot of theatricals by New York play-
ers this season. Mr.. and Mrs. j. r
Hymer of New York with a party ara
still lingering for about a week longer
and a number of the late cottage hold.
ers will remain for some time. The
store. however. Is closed and for the
most part the winters quiet is already
in evidence. Vice Consul H. Tobey
Mooers, who Ia here from Brussels.
with Mrs. Mooers came down from one
of the Fairgrive cottages and will re-
main here and at Athens for the balance
of the week. Without question Lake.
wood has seen its biggest season this
year according to a statement made to
the press Monday afternoon by Man.
ager Sweet. The new schedule of car
service went into effect Monday with
$50. $50. u.30. LEO, 200. $40. 500 and 100.
with a Saturday night car out at Il. %
and one in at i2.o0 from Madison. The
cars arrive in Skowhegan at 7.45, 600.
1880. 11.30. 130, 800. 40. 500, 100 and
800. with freights leaving Skowhegan
at 600 A. 81. and arriving in Skowhe-
gan at 11.30 A. N. On SUNDAYS tn .
cars leave here for Madison at $50, go.
11.38 A. NJ. 100. 200. $50. 500 and TOO
P. n.
Mrs. Manley T. Pooler with her
daughters. Miss Mabel and Miss Flor
ence Pooler, and Mr.. and Mrs. F. r..
Philbirck. are leaving this Tuesday for
an automobile trip to Quebec.
Thomas Cahill. proprietor of the
Ledge House. formerly landlord at
Lakewood Inn, was among the visitors
at Lakewood Sunday.
Mrs. Everett Fowler of Orrington ia
visiting Miss Edith n. Lewis, Mrs. John
Nutting and others. She was formerly
Miss Grace Ramsdell and employed on
Skowhegan's STAFF of public school
teachers.
James Durrell Of Newton, Mass. Is
in town renewing old acquaintances.
An unusual service will be conduete
at the Centenary Methodist church
Thursday evening at the time of the
regular midweek service. This will be
a progressive prayer meeting and will
convene first in the auditorium where
the special interests Of this depart.
ment of church work will be consid-
cred. Afterwards the parishioners viii
repair to the large sestry to consider
particularly the Sunday school and So
cial inter SITS. and later they will visit
The Epworth League room for a simiia-
service. The idea is to consider the
various church interests in the proper
place throughout the edifice. Thiss s
only one of the many excellent ideas
being introduced by Rev. H. l.. Nichols
into his church curriculum
Clement Downs of winslow has re-
turned to Skowhegan and assumed his
duties as teacher of manual training
ir the high school building. Since his
departure last spring Mr.. Downs has
been married to Miss Helen Wilson of
Augusta and she has accompanied him
t. town and has accepted the position
OF supervisor of drawing in the public
schools.
The fHe department has been called
out two times in the last few days. once
to the home of Ernest Decker on East
Leavitt street where blaze was starr
ed in the kitchen due to an overturned
kettle Of tar which ignited. The other
time was Sunday afternoon when the
sawdust pile at the Cox sawmil in the
Road district caught fire. The
ehemfcal was used. but one machine at
he plant was badly damaged before the
names were controlled. 1t was feared
at one time that a new house being
erected near the scene Of the disastsr
might ignite. but this was saved.
The young people of the Methodist
church are to hold social in the
vestry Friday night.
High school sessions were begun Mon.
Day with all the teachers at their re-
spective desks. Miss Regina Hatch q
Dne OF the members of the faculty COM
ing from Old Town. while Miss Eunic
Cnase is graduate Of the high school
PUT taught last year In Pennsylvania.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot, the first as
s'stant. returned Sunday from a severn:
weeks stay at the home of her sister
lr Hartland. and Miss Ruth Morgan has
returned from Guilford. Mrs. Alice p.
aower was also on duty for the Begin
nins Of another>year. Principal Leigh
ton announced during the forenoon tha,
The freshman class was small. some.
th'hs ike 81 or So pupils.
Mrs. Carolynne Chapin ~ Nsw..,
MASS. who has been at Lakewood for
ome time with Miss Ethel Ward re.
turned to her home Monday last
Thc Madison Camp Of Sp.r;.uais..
ciosec very successful camn n,ast'
ing session Sunday evening. Tn sn;t.
OF the inclement weather. ,Iahiv
tne worst the camp has ever exnari.
enceo. there has been a good attend.
shce and great deal Of interest man.
testec. 1t Is believed that flnuncialIv
the organization will como out IN
Eooa shape and President Cutter of
Boston stated Monday morning he.
iore ms departure from Boston at
oeiocE tnat 1t was probable there
would be list Of Western mediums
az the camp meeting anothe. folI An
place or the Eastern speakers and
tueoeaSe bearers who to,, -