Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-14

West Mills, Industry, Oct. 8. officers
Of Somerset Pomona to occupy the
chairs There were present Mt this
G. mbined meeting 165 members who
enjoyed a bounteous dinner given
by the loyal members of Fa;r.icw
Grange.
Other events in Pomona are the
annual Field day Of thas body which
is to be held at Lakewood next Tues
day and a special meeting will be
held one week from that time with
the Grange in Mercer. Skowhesan
Patrons of the order have two more
events this month, however, as the
evening of Aug. 20 has been select
ed as the annual childrcns festival
to be held in the hall on Pleasant
street with Mrs. I. T.. Salley. Mrs.
Della Sanford and Mrs. Minnie
Mentor as the committae named.
The field meeting of the local order
will be held Aug. 2s at the beautiful
country place Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
B. Rowell about one mile above the
village on the East Madison road. IT
VIII be an all-day meeting with
picnic dinner, the committee Of ar
rangements being Maj. Fogler. c. D.
Miller and S. F. Emerson.
The members of the Cornville High
School Alumni Association will hold
their annual reunion at the old
school building, now the Wesserun-
sett Grange hall, on the 26th with a
dinner at noon. Members are request
ed to bring donations Of food in the
same ratio as last year. A big event
is being anticipated.
Next Sunday, the 18th, there will
be a concert by the Tenth Regiment
Band at Lakewood at 2.30 and s
o'clock in the evening. The large
float with tableaux to be shown on
the water front as arranged by John
B. Hymer Of the summer colony,
which could not be presented last
Sunday on account Of the weather
conditions will be held during the
evening concert under the spot light
near Lakewood pier. The next dis
play of fireworks will be at Lake.
wood, Tuesday, Aug. 26 with a new
program by Pains Manhatten
Beach Fireworks.
Miss S. Madeline Ward, formerly of
Middle street, who is summering at
Lakewood, is reported as making
satisfactory progress following a
serious surgical operation performed
at Somerset hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clark of Cara
tunk are at their Lakewood cottage
for a part of the present week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross and son Minot
Of West Newton, Mass, are being en-
tertained by Miss Phyllis Bennett Of
West Newton at the Bennett sum-
mer place, east shore of Lake Wes-
serunsett. instead of group Of
young women as previously stated.
Attorney HI. j. Phillips was in Au-
gusta the first of the week. appear
ing in hearing before the probate
court of kennebec county.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Avore and
children went to Gardiner wednes-
day morning to visit.
Mrs. Clara L. Wyman left Wednes-
day morning for Old Orchard where
she will pass the balance of the sea-
son.
Carroll Ben Flanders of New Lon
don. Conn.,, connected with an in
surance. concern in that city. has
been here this week visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Flan-
ders of East Leavitt street.
Deputy Sheriff r. B. Cole Of
Skowhegan, H. E. Crocker of Can
aan, Thomas Tuscan of Scion and E.
S. Adams of Madison were at Jack
man Tuesday last and conducted a
search at the Murtha House in Jack
man. While nothing was found py
the searchers evidences were de-
tected that there had been intoxi-
cants there from the nature of the
bottles discovered. The place Of
Ernest Pooler was also searched but
no intoxicants were found.
Mr.. and Mrs VIC. Eaton and two
children have arrived from Green
land, N. H., for the annual Somerset
Academy reunion to be held in Ath-
ems today. Mr.. Eaton is president
and Mrs. Eaton secretary Of the as
sociation.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon Of New
York arrived Wednesday for visit
with Mrs. Lewis Caswell on Turner
avenue, prior to going to Fairgrieve
Bay for an outing.
Mrs. Theodore Pomleau of North
avenue is a patient at Somerset hos
pital.
The will of Mrs. Ella M, Thurston,
formerly matron of Good Will Farm
who was found dead in her room 1T
that institution was among those
presented for probate at this term
of the probate court in session this
week at the court house. Mrs.
Thurston appointed Mrs. Kate b.
Ellis of Fairfield as executrix and
directed that the sum of $1,000 be
placed in the Ticonic National Bank
at Waterville for the benefit II
Samuel G. Bush of Montclair, N T..
the same to be paid into the bank
in payments of $3.50 on April 10 of
each year beginning in April of the
past year. Mr.. Thurston lived be-
yond that date and the document
provides that in case she was living
at that time she was to help him
pay his expenses in college each year
so far as able prior to her decease
through the same bank. the amounts
paid to be deducted from the $1,000
bequeathed. She provided that in
case Bush should die before the
same was entirely paid to him, the
portion not necessary for his funeral
expenses is to revert to Mrs. Thurs
toms heirs as directed. She be-