Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-24

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SK0WHECAN
Congregational Church Affairs
T Frost Strikes Gardens on
Plains-Scientist Lecturer Is
Coming y
The committee appointed from the
First Baptist church to arrange for
the Federation Of the First Baptist
and Conversational Churches here Is
Rev. O. H. Tracy. Phi. D.. the pastor.
Louis E. Dow, George X. Thomson
and Gerald c. Marble. Federated
services will be begun in short
| time but probably not by another
Sunday. This movement combines
the two oldest churches in the viii
lage. The Congregational people
are now worshiping in their third
church building. They are the old
| est denomination in town and the
history of their church dates back
to the period when Skowhegan was
! part Of Canaan. They later had
a church in Bloomfield and now are
located in Skowhegan. The First
Baptist church is the oldest church
edifice in town but one OF the
most attractive. The movement has
caused considerable interest not only
| among the people Of the two de-
nominations here but the public gen.
orally. Rev. o. H. Tracy will re-
main for a time and Rev. c. H. Nc
Elhiney will also continue. the two
gentlemen to act as associate min
! listers.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Fellows and
baby Of Pennington. were guests the
first of the week of Mrs. Fellows
! cousin, Mrs. Ethel s. w. Abbott.
Miss Grace G. Merrill returned to
Augusta Monday after visiting with
her mother, Mrs. Eta 8. Merrill and
| family for short time.
Miss Mildred Osborne, who has
been the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. CAL
vim Jones Of Spring street, went to
Fairfield Monday to visit her grand
parents, Elder and Mrs. p. B. o.
borne. before returning to South
| Lancaster, Mass.
Clifford Arnold Of Texas. formerly
of Skowhegan, made flying visit to
town Sunday and Monday. He is the
stepson Of Mrs. George Arnold.
Samuel w. Philbrick left Monday
morning on a business visit to Bos-
ton.
Harold Hutchinson Of Old Or
chard, formerly an employee at the
Independent Reporter plant, passed
Sunday with friends in Skowhegan. .
Miss Katherine Huckins. a gradu-
ate of Skowhegan High school in tho
class Of 1913, left Monday morning
for Boston and from there will 90
! to Newport News to visit her brother.
Earle Huckins. She will be away
all summer and will also visit at the
| summer home Of her aunt In Lynch
burg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Paine Of Fall
mouth, who have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Lacasce. departed
Monday morning. Mr.. Lacasce is in
very poor health.
Gardens on the plains were struck
by the frost Sunday night and laid
fiat.
Miss Annie Bergman Of Oakland
departed Monday morning after Wis
iting at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
NJ. W. Savage Of Aldre street.
Mrs. Isabel Dane and Mrs. Mary
l.. Green left Monday morning to
visit for time in Gleasondale. Mass.
Mrs. Elroy Seekins and little
daughter Of Lowell, Mass. who are
passing the summer with Mrs.
Seekins' parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holden in Bowdoinham, are passing
a few days with Mr.. Seekins' par
ents. Clerk of Courts and Mrs. Seek
ms on Leavitt street.
FIR. Chabeault. prior Of the Do
minican Fathers at Lewiston, de-
parted Monday after being here for
few days to assist FIR. Renaud in
the work Of the Parish of Our Lady
of Lourdes. FIR. Renaud. who COL
lapsed at the church Friday, was
able to be downstairs for the first
time Monday morning. FIR. Cha
beault conducted the services at the
church Sunday.
Miss Geneva Smith, teacher Of
physical culture on a girls college
at Concord, N. H.. arrived home
Sunday night. Her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. I. J. Smith. met her in Water
vile.
A big gathering Of boys attracted
some attention on the street here
Monday morning. They were the
members of Elmer e. Towne's band
Of boys from Madison and were on
their way to Northport. where they
are to camp out for q time. Mr..
Towne accompanied them and there
was some As or so lads in the gath
ering.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the lecture given by John
Randall Dunn of st. Louis, Mo-, a
member Of the board Of lectureship
Of the First Church Of Christ, Sci
enlist, in Boston. Mr.. Dunn will
lecture on Christian Science. explain.
ing the fundamentals Of this re.
ligion. The lecture will be given un.
der the auspices Of the Skowhegan
Christian Science Society and will be
held in the Centenary Methodist
church on Island avenue.
Rev. Herbert L. Nichols Of the
Methodist church preached Sunday
afternoon at the Federated Church
in Hinckley. ..
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