Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-14

, r. Z. Atwood, A. E Porter, E. T.
Goodrich. w. H. Cummings and Har-
~ Smith. The appointment of the
following directors was made: John
r. Mcclellan, w. p. Ordway, e. Debe,
A. X. Butler, C. w. Day, Cony Rus
sell, Fred F. Lawrence, l.. r. Folsom.
e. III. Burgess, c. c. Kinsman. e. T.
Goodrich. Fl. L. Marston, DIR. Fred A.
Sawyer, X. f. Atwood, A. f. Porter,
Fred A. Coolidge, Robert w. Haines,
H. M. Weston, w. II. Cummings and
Harry Smith.
Mrs. John c. Griffin was the guest
Thursday afternoon of her son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert w. Crit
fin at their home in Waterville.
Mrs. Mabel Moore Varney will go
to Pittsfeld. Monday where she will
start a dancing school of the young
people and an evening series Of dane
ing lessons for the older set.
Clyde Smith returned from Angus
ia. Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer Mcguire was in Water
vile on Thursday afternoon.
John L. Fish, editor of the Indepen-
Mass, Thursday, where he will be
the guest until Monday of his sister,
Mrs. Winifred Fish Bova.
Mrs. c. Earl Richardson went to
Boston, Thursday, where she will be
the guest Of friends.
Word has been received by relative
and friends in town of the marriage
in Los Angeles, Calf. of Thomas NJ.
Farrand to Ellen Gillespie Hendricks.
Mr. Farrand is a native of Skowhegan.
Mr.. Farrand is a brother of Mrs.
Frank Steward, and a nephew of j
Il. Curtis. Mr.. Farrand has madethis
, home in the west for many years.
The following party with Miss Mar
garet Chase driving recently motared
to Waterville and returned. Mrs. George
Chase, Mrs. Fred Avery and Miss Mil
bred Beale.
Joseph II. Murray local sealer of
weights and measures has returned
from Augusta where he attended a
legislative committee meeting.
Mrs. Lucy Burton. vice president of
the Rebekah Assembly of Maine ar
rived Thursday and that afternoon ac-
companied Miss Alice Z. Danforth.
district deputy president, and deputy
grand marshal. Mrs. Mabel G. Bragg;
deputy grand warden, Mrs. Alice S.
Baker; deputy grand secretary, Mrs.
Lillian B. Smith and district deputy
grand treasurer, Mrs Carrie Bearce to
Athens where they installed on Thurs
day evening the officers OF Winona Re-
bekah Lodge No. Il. where joint in
stailation was held with the Wesserun-
sett Lodge, l. Q. o. F. and the encamp-
ment.
The annual meeting of the stockhoid-
ers Of the First National bank Of
Skowhegan. was held Tuesday and the
following directors were elected: Blinn
w. Page. Forest II. Colby. Bingham;
Charles r. Cook, DR.. l.. A. Dascombe,
Charles +. Young, John W. Fogler,
Walter P. Ordway. Col. Roy l.. Mars
| ton. These directors have met and
elected the following officers, president.
Charles Il. Cook; cashier Blinn w.
Page; assistant cashier. Leslie H. Gold
smith. The financial statement showed
| the bank to be in a very prosperous
| condition.
The lecture, 1.-THE Riddle of the Arctic
or My -Four Years with the Polar Es-
quimos," given by Donald Mcmillan on
Wednesday evening under the auspices
Of the High school was largely at
| tended. Mr.. Mcmillan showed motion
| pictures and many beautiful slides of
the icebergs, and glaciers and some that
were exceedingly funny of the Esqui-
mos. One picture of especial interest
| was that of slip of paper bearing the
date June IS. 1906 and the name of
Peary. which was taken from a cocoa
can where it had been placed, marking
/, the date Of visit made by Peary to
this point. A picture was also shown
of a bit of the y. g. flag which accom-
panied the slip of paper. Many in the
large audience had heard Mr.. McMil-
| Ian when he lectured here about ten