Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-15
John Burke, Awaiting Second Trial Murder Charge Is
Taken Ill in Ja-Members of Queen Esther Society and of
Young Mems Class Have Outing Estate Administration
Dispute Heard in Probate COurt-PersOnal

Gymnasium School of Boston and in
the fall will go to the University of
Maine whore she will have charge
of the physical training of the girls.
Miss Smith is a fine swimmer and
last year swan across the Lake. Few
men have attempted this swim and
Miss Smith was probably the first
woman ever to accomplish the feat.
A picnic supper was heartily relish
ed. Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Nichols
chaperoned the party.
c. H. Blackwell of Pasadena "a,
who is passing the summer in the
East at his old home in Madison and
In Skowhegan, is just now a guest at
the E. e. Greenwood home on Madison
avenue.
Mrs. Abbie Messer Of East Madison
is confined to her home as the result
of an accident. She sprained one ankle
while at work in the weave room of
the East Madison mill.
County Agent Storer of The Somerset
County Farm Bureau will attend the
meeting of county agents Of the State
at Orono July 20, p and %. This
meeting is held for the purpose of dis
cussing the results Of the work of the
Farm Bureau during the past year and
formulating plans for the coming year.
The Farm Bureau is firmly established
IN Somerset county as beneficent in
stitution and its work during the past
year has produced excellent results.
Deputy Sheriff Croker of Canaan
was in Skowhegan on business
Wednesday.
Amos Dinsmore passed through
Skowhegan Tuesday on his way home
from a visit in Moscow and Bingham.
MIR. Dinsmore is a foreman in the
kimball Shoe Co.'S. plant at Manches-
ter. N. Fl. Skowhegan people will re-
member that he learned his trade at
the Skowhegan shoe factory.
Julian Goodrich. Alec Thompson,
Bunny Brown and Joe TAYLOR went to
Long pond Tuesday, where they will
be employed by the Kellogg Lumber
Co. In its plant at that place. Prac-
tically all Of the college and school
boys who came home for their sum-
mer vacation have gone to work.
Francis X. Cayouette Of Boston, a
former Skowhegan resident, is in town
for the present week. He Is a guest at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Abbott
and is calling on friends and relatives.
Mr.. Cayouette leaves early in next
week for Sedley,s Sask.. on a business
trip and while there will visit his
sister. Mrs. Eugene Newell. Mr.. Cay
ouette is partially undecided as to his
future business location but intends
visiting Los Angeles and Santa Bar
bara, Cal, before returning to the East
Miss Louise H. Coburn left Wednes-
day morning for Boston. Miss Mary
Murphy accompanied her. They made
the trip by machine.
The county commissioners went to
New Portland Tuesday at the request
Of petitioners from that town to view
the road from West New Portland, by
the way Of Chicks Mills, to Freeman.
This was alleged in the petition to be
defective and unfit for travel. but the
commissioners discovered that the
town authorities had repaired this
road since the petition was presented
and no action will be taken by the
county authorities.
The following officials of the Ameri-
can Wooden Co.. and wives, left on the
afternoon train of Wednesday for An
dover. Mass. where they will be the
guests Of President wiNiam Wood Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Greenway. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Elliot. Mr.. and, oGreu
liam Burwood. Mr.. and NJ