Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Holman Of Will
ton we're in town Thursday and took
| dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Judkins. They were on their way by
machine to visit in Athens with MI.
Holman's father, Attorney J. r. Hol-
man. Mr.. Holman will be remem-
bered by many Skowhegan people as
the popular clerk in the drug store
Of G. r. Fogg some Year, ago and
he is now proprietor Of a drug store
in Wilton.
Mrs. Fanny J. Cabot left Wednes-
day noon for Auburn, where she will
visit with friends for about two
| weeks before starting for California
| where she will remain until the last
of March. During Mrs. Cabot's abb
sence, Mrs. Lizzie Hussey will have
charge Of the public library.
Louis Perrault went to Dexter on
Wednesday.
Phillip Burrill who has a position
as assistant superintendent in the
Allen Wooden mills. Rochester, N. Y,
returned there Thursday after a
brief visit with his mother Mrs. EN-
ma Burrill of Elm street.
Miss Eleanor Confrey, who has
: been a guest at the home Of Mrs.
/; Herbert SWEET, left Skowhegan
Wednesday for Orlando. Fla, where
she will pass the remainder 6f the
! winter.
| Miss Ruby Dyer who has been at
home for the holidays returned to
, Colby college on Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Doris Cover who has been
passing the Christmas holidays in
| town with her parents Attorney and
G. w. and Mrs. Cover returned to
Colby Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Cover accompanied her to Water
Vile.
Miss xavorrine Lessor went to
Dexter Wednesday afternoon.
Libby Pulsifer who has been pass
ing the Christmas holidays with his
mother Mrs. Helen Pulsifer returned
to Colby Wednesday afternoon.
The committee in charge Of the
Somerset Pomona dinner Tuesday
and Wednesday request those be-
logging to Skowhegan Grange who
have not already been solicited for
beans and brown bread to bring cake.
pies and doughnuts.
Skowhegan Woman's club met at
the Library parlors Wednesday. The
hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs.
Molly Greenway and Mrs. Annie
Hackett. Mrs. Mabel Judkins had
charge Of the program The first
number on the program was a New
Years greeting by the president
Miss Hannah Page. Two poems.
The New Year by Edgar Guest
and Morning and Evening" by
Grace Coburn Smith were read by
Miss Louise H. Coburn. A New
Years hymn was sung by Mrs. Saw
yer. Mrs Fletcher and Mrs. Savage
with Christine Pooler at the piano
After recess. Mrs. L. A. Dascombe
read a very fine paper on Current
Events which was written by her sis
ter Mrs. c. L. Sopher of Wakefield,
Mass, and has been read before
three clubs in Massachusetts,. Floyd
| Nye sang a solo starlight and Sill
Yer Sea- and responded to an encore
with Riley's 20. Heart Of Nine" He
| was accompanied by Miss Ella Flan-
ders. "A violin solo by Virginia Ames,
| accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Ames fol-
lowed. A paper "Other Happenings''
was read by Mrs. Greenwood and tn.
program OF the afternoon was closed
with piano solo by John Oddly
'Polonaise in A" by Chopin to which,
he respondedwith an encore "Nevin's
Rosary" The next meeting of the
CLUB will be on January 24th, and will
be the address by George w. Cover
on THE Privilege Of Citizenship" in
stead Of February 4th, as announce
on the club calendar. This will be a
federated meeting at which the Town
Improvement society and Sorosis arc
invited with the privilege Of inviting
i guest.
Funeral services for Walter M.
Walters were held from his lite
home on Leavitt street Wednesday
at 1.15 o'clock. Rev. George Merriam
| offic1ded and the interment was in
the family lot in the South Side GEM
etery
Amos E. Dolbier, an uncle Of Mrs.
Ora Waller. who was called here by
the death Of Mr.. Waller, returned to
Old Orchard Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Risteen are
receiving congratulations upon tho
birth Of son. Hollis Edmund.
H. P. Loud went to Boston on
Thursday morning taking with him
six men. They plan to drive back
seven cars. It is most unusual to be
able to make the trip from Boston
to skowhegan by auto at this time Of
the year.
There will be sale Of government
goods at the municipal building Sat-
urday, Jan. 10, at 100 p. M. The ball
ance Of the fresh beef and pork
shoulders will be included in this
sale. also a large amount Of canned
goods, cheese and clothing.
The annual meeting of the Island
avenue Congregational church will