Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-10
SkOWhEGAN.


meath Of September opened Tuesday
At the court house with Judge G. o.
small OF Madison presiding. Busi. i!
ness was light during the forenoon
session. One win was presented for
probate, that Of the late Mr.. Mary S.
Duley Of Starts. Mrs.. Waugh named
her niece. Mrs.. Fiorence W. Danforth
Of Skowhegan executrix and be-
queathed one.fourth Of her estate to
her. The balances Of her estate was
divided equally between her two sis
tiers. AFS. Annie s. GFeenleaf OF Port
land and Mrs. Bertha Waugh Smith;
OF NeWcomerstown, Ohio.
Mrs. Elizabeth Spofsord. a trained
nurse who has been engaged profess
sionsfly In town for the last few
weeks has returned to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira W. Lipneil and
two grandchildren Of Bangor have
departed after . visit with Miss MsE-
garet Smith OF Main street.
Frank B, Fish Of Worcester. Mass,
was the guest Monday night of his
cousin. Mrs. A. H. Lang goins from
here Tuesday to, East Skowbegan 20
visit his daughter. Ars. Herbert
Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie e. Jacobs left
here Tuesday ON an automobile trip
to Baltimore, Nd, accompanying Mr..
| and Mrs. Lewis r. Flanders OF Au-
burn to that city. The two gentle
men are to attend the Sovereign
Grand Lodge sessions Of the Inde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows in
Baltimore. Mr.. Jacobs is the Grand
Warder of the Grand Lodge of
Maine. They viii be away for about
two weeks.
Carl Lightbody Of Newport. r. l..
departed Tuesday morning. after be-
ing a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Edwards and family on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Bickford and
DR.. Marston of North Arson were re-
cent guests Of Mr.. Bickford's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bickford of
Court street.
A meeting Of Somerset Lodge. F.
& A. NJ. was held Monday evening
and the e. A. degree vas conferred on
one candidate.
Little Evelyn Taylor. daughter Of
Mrs. Rena Archer Taylor. underwent
surgical treatment on her throat and
nose at Somerset Hospital Tuesday
She stood the operation finely.
A pleasant meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands' Association was
| held Monday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Emma Bickford on Court
street with a good attendance. Mrs.
Bickford was assisted in her duties
as hostess by Mrs. Mary S. T. Burns.
A feature of the entertainment was a
descriptive talk on Florida illustrated
by post card views by Mrs. Burns.
also a talk on. her visit to Washing.
ton, D. c. and Mount Vernon. Read
ings were given by Mrs. Nellie
Chase. Mrs. Jennie Heselton, Mrs.
Mabel Bragg. Mrs. Mary H. Bailey,
Mrs. Carrie Bearce and Mrs. Rick-
ford. Refreshments were served by
the hostesses and Mrs. Violet v. Fogg
presided over the business session in
the absence OF the president. Mrs.
Permela A. Lawley.
Mrs. w. p. Ordway and her niece,
| Miss Adelaide Lancaster are at the
Ordway cottage at Peaks Island until
Friday. Miss Lancaster left for
| Portland Tuesday morning, her aunt
having previously gone to Lewiston.
In spite of the bad weather interest
is being manifested in the Spiritual
| list meetings at Lakewood. Monday
afternoon, President George B. Gut
| ter delivered the address and a spe-
| cial program feature OF the evening
was an address by Mrs. NJ. E. Cald-
| welder, editor Of the Progressive
Thinker. Spiritualist paper. There
were also messages. Features Of the
Tuesday meetings were an address
by Mrs. Maude L. T6rrey of Lynn,
Mass. followed by messages and a
seance in the evening by Rev. Fred
| erick Nicholson. The evening ses-
sion was somewhat shortened be-
cause Of the dance which was held In
the theater building under the direc-
ton of the Somerset Traction Co.
| The schedule for today is a lecture
and messages at 1880 by George B.
Cutter, another lecture by Mrs. A. L.
Torrey and messages In the after
noon and a seance by one or more
mediums in the evening.
John Taylor while stripping cards at
one Of the textile mills Tuesday re-
ceived injuries to two of his fingers
Of his right hand by one of the big
rolls coming down on. the hand. Two
of the fingers seemed to be quite
badly crushed.
Miss Florence and Miss Lucilla
Reed have sold their farm near the
village of East Madison to an Aroos-
took party and have purchased the
St. Ledger house on Baptist Hill
| which has been. occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Fellows for some time.
A party OF children from the
Parochial school were at the station
Tuesday noon to extend farewell
greeting to some Of the former pupils
who were leaving for a course Of
study at Mt. Merici Academy in Wa
terviile. Miss Eugene Bizief Is
among the new students there and
Miss Ernestine Laney is among
those returning for further study
there.
Mrs. E. W. Heath Of Waterville
came to Skowhegan Tuesday fore
onon to visit her sister, Mrs. W. 3.
Steward.
Mrs. Frances B. Damon OF Dex- |
ter, a member Of the board OF trus- |
tees for the State Reformatory for |
Women arrived In town Tuesday |
forenoon on business connected with
the institution.
Francis Friend. who has been de- |
ing forestry work this summer 10 at
home for a few days before resuming |
his studies at University OF Maine. |