Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-04


Wednesday morning Tor GsFdiusY. where
he has employment.
The annual meeting Of tha Somerset
Chapter. Eastern Star. will be held Fri
Day evening. Dec. 5, IN Masonic hall.
r. The sale Of government goods which
Wss to have been held on Saturday Of
this week will be postponed one week,
at which time canned baked beans. to.
matoes. roast and corned beef, dry
beans. geHtiemen's underwear and
towels will hs sold. g..
g. II. Smith. hrst ysiectman, also an
nounces that 5000 lbs. Of fresh meat
will be placed On sale at an early date
as 1t is expected In soon. The ship
ment will be handled for the town by
A. II, Jewett, J. r. Pooler and Frank
thompson. all local meat dealers. This
lot will include fresh selected beef and
pork. also bacon. The prices will be
approximately 40 follows: Beef lSc. per
pound, bacon &c.. pork shoulders nc.
A dance will be given Thursday
night In Forresters' hall under the
auspices of the Golden Cross.
Mrs. Edward Heath Of Waterville
was a business visitor in Skowhe-
gan on Wednesday.
X. A. Barnes, who has recently
bought q farm in Cornville from the
Swain Farm Agency, was IN town
today, He has always lived on the
coast OF Newfoundland at Morton's
Harbor and his coming to Maine is
a new venture. His brother came
with him and it was to make out a
statement by which his household
goods might be released from the
customs that he came to Skowhegan.
Father Renaud went to Lewiston
Wednesday morning for short visit.
William Tufts. assistant foreman
in the shoe factory at Norwich, was
In town Wednesday on business.
Horace Spear, lumberman, from
Lakewood, went to Smithfeld to ex-
anime q portable saw mill Tues
day. He will probably purchase q
similar outfit for his business.
Skowhegan has always been noted
as q moving picture town and when
IS on Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. the moving pictures are
brought to their door they welcome
the sight. The Edgar Jones Produc-
tons CO. of New York City, with
headquarters at Augusta, of which
organization Blaine S. Viles. a for
mer Skowhegan boy is president. has
been in town taking pictures Of the
falls at different angles and on
Wednesday morning a boat contain
ing very realistic dummy went over
Tu-o H.,
were following the dummy at a safe
distance presumably were the rescu-
1 crs. The camera man was nicely To-
Gated below the falls near the mill of
McQuillan & Pooler and the picture
will undoubtedly be a SUCCESS. The
company is at present at work on IL
two-reei productions into one of
which this picture will be put. These
| films will be released about. Dec. Is.
/ Miss Gail Taggart left Tuesday for
Orland, Fla, where she has a posi-
ton to teach. Miss Taggart accompa-
MED Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lang. who
have closed their home for the win
ter which they will pass in the South.
Robert Pooler pf Jackf1an Station
was in town Wednesday On his return
from trip to Boston.
There will be a social in the vestry
of the y. E. church on Friday eve-
ming given by the Epworth League
and Sunday schools Of that church.
Friday afternoon at o'clock the
missionary meeting Of the Federated
CHURCH will be held.
F'reeland kincaid. one Of our pop.
ular bus drivers, has Il new Ford
which he is using.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Gledhill have
returned from Sugar island, Moose
head lake. where they were over
Thanksgiving.