Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-15
Woman Sentenced to Reformatory for Keeping DsordeH
House-Ecieney Expert Speaks at Meeting In Interests Of
Proposed Club-Items Of Local News

Proposed Club-Items OF Lo
Mrs. Bertram Melvin and little
daughter. Phyllis. who have been the
guests Of Mrs. Melvin's mother. Mrs.
v. w. Nelson. returned to Waterville
Friday afternoon.
The Pythian Sisters held their reg
. ular meeting in X. p. hall Friday.
Dec 18th. Nomination OF officers
for the ensuing year were made. the
election to follow at the next reSu-
lar meeting, which will be Decem-
Der 2Sth.
Mrs Rena Ellis, who has been in
Gkowhegan for the past nine months,
caring for her mother. the late Mrs.
Dora Sanborn. left Saturday morn
ing for Auburn where she will pass
Sunday Mrs. Ellis will visit in
Portland and pass Christmas In
Hartford. CT. with her daughter and
then return to Hubafd dston. Mass.
Mrs. Eleanor Garland of Skowhe-
gan was brought before Judge B:az-
zeil OF the Western Somerset mu-
nicipaI court. charged with the keep
ing of a. disorderly house. 1t was
testified that AiIeen Williams of
Skowhegan had been at the home Of
Mrs. Garland several nights and that
men were going up and down stairs
to Mrs. Garland's rent, which was
on the second floor Of house nea:
the Maine Central station. Alton
Wheeler testified that he. had improp-
er relations with the Williams girl
at the Garland woman's home The
Williams girl has but recently rass-
ed her fourteenth birthday. Mrs.
Garland was sentenced to the Wo-
mans Reformatory for three years.
The Williams girl was sent 10 the
State school for gilis at HahoweE
for the duration Of her minority.
County Attorney F.. +. Merrill APP
o. peared for the state: William HaWcs
=. for the respondent
Somerset Chapter. No. Is. i. y.
NJ. will hold a convocation next
THURSDAY (Dec. lsth). afternoon ana
evening. at which time the L. \. NJ.
degree win he worked on several
candidates. An oyster supper VIII
De served at $50 l.. NJ.
l.. W. Monohan. State county agent
leader of the Farm Bureau. will work
in Somerset county December l5tn'
18th and Eth Meetings will be
held at st. Aibans. Ripley and Nor
ridgewock Count. Agent Storer VIII
accompany Mr.. Monohan.
The W. c. r. t. will meet AT the
Library parlors Tuesday. Dec. 2S. at
which time arrangements VIII ne
made fer the distribution Of CHRIST
mas gifts. The inmates of the poor
farm win ie presented with nsetni
g:fts as has been the custom Tor Years
past. II contributions are suiHcieat-
IN liberal the women 1T Ih2 l.eforIaa-
tot,, VIII :,lso lie remembered.
Mr.. WeGd;rton. efficiency expert
from Fairfield addressed an audience
of representative business men al .he
lnderatc.; church Friday evening. AIT.
t-eGdint'.1 has for the past 10 Nea's
=. 70. .r,'fnr. yorker and efficiency
{. T. fc, IN. gc corporations and has
inst .3een reie: sad frcm Y. Nj. L. a.
work in the overseas department.
where he his served for the past TWO
wears After his address the men OF
tho audience asked rim many aues
,ions. all OF which were answeieu
with the ~clearness and precision
which showed him thorough mas
ter OF his subject. \ cofninittee was
appointed which has as its op)ect tne
oraanjzation of a mems ciup. Inc
following officers we're elected: fres-
ident. T.. r Merrill: secretary, haipi'
Ieisnion: treasurer. george Alooi 6
Tentative plans were discussed Aoi
&. nublic forum to be held IN coh-
nec;;on with the new club. and II was
MANNED il possible TO secure a conn
rnnnity building in the near future.
AR. Elsie Stowell and two calloreh ot
Brunswi.k are visiting 1t the home OF
her sister. Mrs Maurice Magcon'
Mrs. Nellie Bean was called 10 Ne"
Sharon yesterday by a telephone mes
sage which stated that Mrs. Nelson
Rean. Miss Beans mother, hal fallen
and broken ..er hip. Mrs. Bean lives
with another daughter, Mrs. w. C. Gray
Of New Sharon.
Mrs. John Wright and her sister. Miss
Lulu Howay, passed Saturday in Wa
terville.
At the recent moving picture benefit
for Skowhegan Grange. Mrs. VICES OF
the Cabbage Patch" the sum OF $se.2
was cleared. The committee to raise
funds for the Grange announces that
the next benefit will be Christmas
iall to be held on Christmas night. Fur
their and more complete announcement
win be made later.
Mrs. G. W. Hinckley of Hincklcy was
visitor in town Friday.
Somerset Real Estate Transfers
Real estate 4ransfers for the week
ending Drc. g. 1919:
Syl g~"e norce. Pittsfeld to Frank
j.. Tripp Eew Portland. lot 12 In
Embt On.