Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-28

F. r. Hill. a we'll known local farmer
who has for 81 years been connected
vita the local Ylant of the Portland
acking Co as field man, has been
msde foreman Of the plant to success
The late Charles H. Chute. According
TO p: essen: indications there will be
Ilenty OF sweet corn planted this COM
ing season to supply the factory during
the canning season. Mr.. Hills success
sor in the field work has not yet been
FAMED.
Ira A. Norton has sold to Everett T.
Goo rich the Ambrose Spaulding
homestead on Gam street near the
Catholis cemetery
With the somewhat settled condit OF
CT the roads up to the cold snap of the
last Of the week the farmers have been
coming to town and getting supple l
With seed for the coming season. About
no cailcads Of potatoes are being
shipped weekly by tine members Of tne
Farmers Union. The last lot brough:
about $50 per bushel.
Mrs. Laura E. Neil. who recently sold
her farm in Cornville to Roiph York
was in town Saturday, leaving here on
the evening train for Watervilie. where
she PLANS 10 pass the summer in the
home of her bro,her-in.law, Charles H.
Gardner
June has been selected ~ the date
for the reception to homecoming SOL
d srs, this decision having been arrived
ut At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee. Clyde H. Smith chairman and
dsy evening. While the details Of the
celebration are in the hands Of various
committees. the general plan Is to have
the parade in the forenoon with a buffet
lunch sarvei at noon in the exhibit, on
huid ding at the Somerset Central Fair
grounds. In the afternoon there will 'e
sports and a ball game at the fair
grounds. and In the evening moving
pictures and a dance. The date il
somewhat later than planned because
1t Is te lived that the weather will -
more favorable for such an event in
June than in the middle 6f May, The
following LIST OF committees has been
appointed to serve with the executive
comm ttee:
Parade-George H. Plummer, George
T;bey. Mrs. Wallace ]. Lesion, F. c.
Dunlap. r. B. Cole. Mrs. Helen L. Pull
fifer: entertainment-Frank r. Madden,
w. II. Cummings. John II. Jenkins,
Will Demon. Gus Pooler Mrs. B. T.
Steward. Miss Fedora Lessor: refresa-
men's-R. T. Patten. Mrs. John Nc
Quade. Robert Simpson. Willard ]. Gro
teau. Mrs. Robert Simpson: moving ri,-
lures and dance-George A. Moore, John
Provenchal. Eldon H. Boyd, Frank E..
Les or. NJ SIS Blanche Jewett; commit
tee on music-L H. Goldsmith, Harry
Murray. Rev. c. II. Mckinney, Julian
Conroy, Miss Cl1ra Libby, Miss Julia
Carriveau: committee on decorations
Geo. l.. H. Smt1. Edward lies, Alrs
Lewia, Miss Ruth Greenwood, Miss Mil
drei Bsal; pull lic:tp committse-C. NJ.
Holt. Clarence Mantor. Mrs. Vivian G..
woodbury.. Thamas Lansy, Miss Mar
garet Chase: committee on grounds and
tr nsp-r ation-Dr. o J. GAIA, 10 eph
DuIac. c. c. Geo Twin. s. T. Go dr. CHI,
Miss Ne-na Abhe,'. Miss Airline r. Bur-
nor; fpan comm ttee-F. w. Buck.
nam. A. r. Jsw.t., W. tier P. Ordway,
z. P. Whiting. Albert Libby. ". H.
Hight s. V. Bison. L. q. Trafton, Ern-
est Avo and Nj hazel Boulette.
A meeting Of the Pythian Sisters will
oe held this Monday evening.
Farmers in th:s section of Somerset
county who have good sized beds fur
nished Skowhegan Jersey Creamery
with LEO pounds or over Of butter fat
Tor the month of March according to
the monthly statement of Manager Har-
ris: Dennis CHI sse. 1855 rounds; George
n. Weston. 27 pounGs: A. s. Hilton,
Isl roun1s: T. D. sallsy & Son. Mad
Ison. eS pounds: Albert e. Hcdges,
North Fairfield 5s4 pounds; Miss Lucy
Bi-eow. North Fairfield. 1872 pounds;
DR.. E. H. Stevens. Bloomfield Farm, go
pounds; r. E Mosher, 35l pounds; H
r. Clement, so4 pounds: Fed Tobey, 1865
pounds; e. Williamson, "a rounds: Eu.
gene s. Watson. 1ss pounds; Bert Fish
Athens. la pounds; W. r. Tibbetts.
Athens. 80 pounds: o Judkins, Athens.
ISL pounds: c. B. White. Skowheean.
tss Io"nds: J. F. Sid@L. is pounds:
Be,kwith & Taylor. 1Ss pounds: H. e.
H9H. 1s5 pounds; y. L 4 G. L. Parker.
es pound! + Pesley Withee, 50 pounds:
Mrs. Eme Rowell, ia pounds; George
E. Foster. 80 pounds: Malbon Bros .
10 rounde: A. q. Woodsum. ~ pound .:
H. l. Watson, 3ss pounds: e. c. Ma.
th'eu. Sn pounds: Charles Holden, 1ss
pounds; F. W. Loomis. l55 pounds: G.
H. Filler, Norridgewock. 1872 pounds:
Edgar Hunter. 200 pounds: Ray Moody.
az pounds: Barker B,os.. 1N pounds
Mrs. Louisa J. Stevens. who was q
He1rs old the 81 Of last March and
who has been In very feeble health for
some Time. Ia much worse and the end
il expected daily. Mrs. Stevens, who
now lives in Cambridge. Mass, resided