Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-06

ited here with her sister. Mira. Howard
Durreu. Main street.
Capt. Raymond Smith arrived home
Thursday night to visit his parents, M
and Ars. !. ]. Smith Of Madison ave-
nue. Capt. Smith has received his dis
charge from the service. having come
here from Camp Brown in Brownsville
Tex He was formerly located in Mon
tana in the forestry business and ha.
accepted a position to return to thai
state after visit at his old home.
The corn factory opens next Tuesday
Smith. Mason
Harry p. Smith Of this town and
Gertrude N. Mason. also OF skowhegan
were married Thursday evening by Rev
D. II. Tracy, Phi. d. The ceremony
| was performed at the First Baptis,
parsonage and the couple were unat.
tended They are 70 make their home
| il Skowhegan. Mr.. Smith is the drive,
Of a public auto about town and for.
meriy lived on the Beech Hill road. Mrs
| Smith has lately been employed as q
waitress at the Jones restauran, on
! Water street She is the daughter OF
| Mrs Willie Gordon Of West Front
street.
Miss Sylvia Stackpoie Of Durham
who has been visiting friends in town
and attending Chautauqua. returned
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Curtis have re-
turned from a business trip to Boston
| and a visit with Mrs. Curtis parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Walker. in Woor.
| fords.
Ernest c. Butler and r. W. Briggs
| arrived home Friday forenoon from
| New York
Leighton G. Tracy will occupy the
| pulpit of the Methodist church at
| Athens Sunday next.
! Miss Ada V. Lander, superintendent
of nurses at the Leonard Morse hos
pital in Natick. Mass. arrived on
| Thursday evening to visit her sister.
Mrs. E. A. Parker Of Pleasant street.
Other guests at the Parker home
| are Dr. and Mrs. F. ]. Beal Of De-
troit, Mich. DR.. Beai and DR.. Par.
ker were classmates at the American
School Of osteopathy in Kirksville
Mo.
The big barn on the George H.
| Weston farm is practically complet
ed and the interior fittings are being
| put in place. The building is IS feet
| long Work will not be begun on the
| dwelling to be built there this fall
The selectmen have been practical
ly assured that car load of govern
ment food stuff can be shipped into
Skowhegan, which will include the
| following articles: 90 cases corned
beef. pound cans 2sc per pound;
slS.s92 per case; 20 cases corned beef,
Id cans; IS cents per can, $3.50 per
| case: 20 cans roast beef. H., &c;
$14.A per case: 20 cases baked beans,
ID cans, Scents per can; $21S
! case: 81 cases corn, . lbs. cans. &C
per can, $2.16 a case; 81 cases corn,
Id cans, SC can, s2.1s per case; 100
bags beans. 1o1 lbs. ss4s per bag;
cases Of pepper, IA ID cans. SC per
can. s4.32 per case; bags of rice.
| 1914 per bag; IS cases of peas, . ID.
cans, &c can, s2.16 case: 10 cases ba-
con. u pound cans. SAILS a can, s24so
a case: 40 cases Of tomatoes, ID
can. Sc per can. 1884 per case. The
town officials have sent in the order
Tor the above commodities and they
are expected to arrive for sale at
about 10 per cent increase.
The members of the Ella F. Mitch
ell Philathea class are expected to
meet at the Bethany BAPTIST church
at Las Sunday afternoon to attend the
funeral Of the late Mrs. Abbie Con-
ant Lambert in a body. The hour of
service is at 2 at the home. c orner
Pleasant and Middle streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Knowlton of
Waterville with their daughters,
Miss Eva Knowlton Of waterville
and Mrs. Ariie Dinsmore Of Bingham
were in town Friday. They were on
their way to Bingham accompanying
Mrs. Dinsmore home after a visit in
Waterville.
Private Joseph Provost, who has
returned from IS months service over
seas is visiting his brother. William
Provost and his sister, Mrs Frank
Turcotte in town. He was formerly a
resident Of this town and served
with Co. II, 7th Infantry, 3rd Diyis-
lon. He is wearing six service stars,
indicating that he done valiant SER
vice in six great battles including the
Chiteau Thierry, ST. Mihiel, Marine
and Argonne encounters. He has re-
ceived his discharge.
Rev. c. H. Mckinney will return
today Saturday, from a business trip
to Hartford. CT.
The Ursaline Nuns have all ar.
rived from the Mother House at
Mount Merici, Waterville and ara
getting settled in the Convent and
school building preparatory to open.
ing school sessions next Monday.
Mrs. Maude lies Is leaving shortly
for Portland where she will learn to
become professional corsetiere
HEADQUARTERS after her return Sept
IS will be in Skowhegan, although
she will cover various towns Ia this
section.
Frank x. cayoutte and daughter
OF Boston are back renewing acouait.
ances IN accordance with their Gus.
tom each summer. They have been
guests at the home Of FIR. A. o. La.
croix.
Church Nolsees
Sunday will mark the reopeninr Of
the several churches which have