Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-24


shire, accompanied by Lieut.. Walter Z.
Sanders Of the I'D Artillery. c. A. c..
were in Skowhegan Friday for the pur-
pose Of comforting with Private j. a.
Bsitton, the local recruiting oficef. y
REGARD to his work here.
Mrs. Flora Williams received word OF
the serious illness Of her sister. who
will be remembered by Skowhegan peo-
ole a. Marcia Mitchell Newcomhs. and
left Thursdav evening by automobile
for Watervilie. where she connected
with the night Pullman for Boston.
Miss Beatrice Smiley, who has been
training At the Massachusetts, General
hospital 40 q nurse, has been obliged to
leave the hospital on account Of Ill
health and is at the homo Of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs D. r. Smiley. for
the summer.
Lestin Savage and Harold Murray Of
North Anson were in town on business
Friday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Thomas Meservey were
in town from Madison Friday.
Fred Parker Of North Arson passed
through skowhegan Friday on hts way
to Aroostook county points. Mrs. Wal
ter Dean and her daughters, Edith and
Geneva, also Of North Arson, were in
town Friday.
william Blanchard Of Pugh's Corner
was . business visitor In Skowhegan
Friday.
James NJ. Sawyer Of New York ar
rived in Skowhegan on the noon train
Saturday for the purpose Of attending
the burial Of his mother, Mrs. Lydia
Sawyer. The body was inferred in the
South Cemetery.
There will be a rehearsal Of the Fes-
tival chorus Monday evening. A full
attendance IL requested. There will be
joint rehearsal at Waterviile June O.
The drive on Dead river will be fin-
ished in about four days. The logs
have been moved out rapidly this sea-
son, much more rapidly than usual. as
the men have been at work on this
stream only about a month. People
who have come from the Dead river re-
sion recently report that conditions for
the drive this season have been remark
ably favorable as there has been plenty
Of water since the drive started. 1t
usually takes about two months to COM
plete the Dead river drive.
Mrs. H. @. Mclaughlin. whose hus-
band was a former pastor Of the Cen
tenary Methodist church in Skowhe-
gan, has been in attendance upon the
Augusta District Home Missionary
meeting at Madison and on her return
to her home in Berlin, N. H., was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emerson
and of other Skowhegan friends.
Mrs. Archie Conant and little son
Davis passed Friday in Waterville with
Mrs. Conant's daughtes Rachael, who
is a student at Colby College.
Miss Julia Coburn of Concord, Mass,
who has been the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. NJ. r. Pooler Of Locust avenue,
returned to her home in Concord Fri
day morning. Miss Coburn was accom-
panied by Mrs. Marie Turner Of Los
Angeles, Cal. and her young son Jack,
who have been guests at the Pooler
home.
John r. Phillips and his daughter,
Mrs. H. c. Judkins, have returned from
Phillips. where they were called by the
illness and death Of Miss Lepha c. Phil
lips, who had passed several winters IN
town with relatives and was we'll known
TO Skowhegan people.
Miss vesta o. Phillips of Avon is in
town the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Judkins of Locust avenue.
Sewall Curtis and his mother-in-law,
Mrs. John Williams Of Madison, were
in town Friday on business.
Russell Relief Corps. No. is, met in
g. A. r. hall Friday afternoon. Bal
loting and initiation work occupied the
entire afternoon. At the meeting 1t was
decided to begin work on the memorial
wreaths on Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday an .all-day meeting with pic
mic lunch will be held. All ladies.
whether members or not, who can as
sist in the work. are asked to come t.
both Of these meetings.
Mrs. r. e. Haywood went to Water
Vile Saturday morning to meet Mr..
Haywood. who came from Spencer to
pass the week end with his family.
Miss Annie Turcotte and Mellena
Bouchard returned to Pentacook, N. H.
saturday morning, after passing two
weeks in town with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. jenkins and son
Jack went to their former home in Sa.
lem, Mass. Saturday morning for a
short visit.
County Agent Storer of the Farm
Bureau was at Bingham Friday. He
reports that Is girls and 10 boys are
ready to enroll as charter members
OF the new Boys and Girls Agricul-
trail Club in the upriver town.
AS a remedy. for the small potsto
disease the Farm Bureau recon-
mends soaking the seed potatoes be-
Iore they are. cut, in solution made
OF four ounces Of corrosive subIi.
mate to three gallons Of water. This
solution 10 deadly poison hut is
also an effective remedy for potato
scab. p"'"'o
The farmers In Somerset county
are making desperate efforts to get
tnear land prepared for the season.s
crop oae are seriously handieanpea
ov the shortage Of. labor. At Binp-
nam, farmers have Offered X ner dev
TOT men. which IL more than thew
earn IN the local mills, and the farm.
ers require cne-half hour per day
iess labor. The farmers wivea ana
aAushtese In Z number OF instance.
are working in the i,eids Ana A. lie -
one farmsr's wife IL handling q team
or . wheel hoe to assist her husband
~ prep4stng his ground. How .ar,-