Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-14

society with Mrs. Dora rraftou Nye
at the piano. A duet by Mrs. Nye and
her daughter, Miss Dorothy, followed.
Miss Dorothy responded to an encore
to this selection by playing a cempo-
sition of her own. The remainder Of
the program was as follows: Recita-
ton, Daisies in The Rain Florence
Clark; Bed in GUNNER" Evelyn Sa-
wage; AN Awful Dream" Bernice
Haynes; violins solo. Virginia Ames,
accompanied by Mrs. Ethel kmes:
piano solo. Mrs. Dora T. Nye. The
next meeting viii be held on the
second Monday in August and will be
in charge of Mrs. Cora Nye. Mrs
Harriet Mason: Mrs Ellis. Miss Al
ice Written. Mrs. Carrie Bean, Mrs.
NJ. Whittemore. and Mrs. Lila Alb
hey.
Miss Eva Bunker Of Lynn. Mass.
is passing two weeks with her sister.
Mrs. Daniel Thompson Of West Front
street
Simon Peters Post held a business
meeting, with election Of officers. on
Monday night. Officers for the COM
ing year are as follows: Post COM
mander. Daniel Stewart: vice com
mander. 8. I. Rice: adjutant, II. C.
Woodbury.; finance officer. Walter
Lessard: historian. Donald Phil
brick; chaplain, Lyle Moore The
war risk and employment officer
will be appointed by the command
er. The executive. house and enter
tainment committee consists Of the
post commander. the finance officer
and Ave elective members. Linwood
Jewett Harry Dysart. William Gou-
lette. Earl Patten and William Gof.
The members of the Legion Post
are fitting club rooms over the Fogg
Drug store and are anxious to- OBJ
tain furniture. especially chairs. for
these rooms. AT the time Company e
left for service in the late war there
were 100 chairs which had been pre-
scented to Company e by R. L
Marston but these chairs cannot be
located. This furniture is probably
in storage and has been overlooked.
The boys request that it be turned
over to them, which is in accordance
with Mr.. Marston's desire.
Traffic Officer Boyle arrested a
man from Madison who was speeding
through Skowhegan Tuesday and
the car was also without it's number.
The man was brought into court and
paid the statutory fine and costs. II
has been customary 10 withhold the
names of the parties who have been
arrested for speeding but it is prob
able that in the future these names
and the amount OF the fines will be
printed as there are frequent VIOLA
tons of the traffic ordinance.
Friends of Mrs. VIII Morrow, who
was recently operated upon at the
Kennebec Valley hospital will be
pleased to learn that she is gaining
Mrs. William Adams of Jackman is
patient at the Somerset hospital
where she is receiving treatment.
State Auditor George Banks is in
town at the State Reformatory for
Women. where he is employed in
closing the books for the official
year.
A good many farmers in Somerset
county are complaining of the dam
age being done 70 their crops by a
dark slate colored beetle about one
fourth of an inch long. This insect
seems 10 be especially fond Of the
leaves OF potatoes. beans and heets
and works very, rapidly. The State
entomoiogisrs have Informed County
Agent Storer OF the Somerset County
Farm Bureau that these beetles can
be killed by the paris green solution.
used TO eradicate potato Bugs. but il
IS questionable if il is advantageous
to destroy them. as the larvae of this
insect feeds on grasshoppsrs' eggs
and il appears that If there are none
OF these eggs. the beetles VIII not
propagate. but If the beetles are
poisoned there is danger Of a plague
or grasshoppers, which are In
comparably more injurious both 70
the crops and the hay field.
B. 7. Rice who has heen passiur a
portion Of his vacation as the CUES.
Of his unclef Sylvester Ham, In
Auburn. has returned 70 town.
Horace Spear of Lakewood was a.
business visitor in town Tuesday.