Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-27

Mrs. John Ames who has been IN
Bangor for nearly three weeks on &C
count of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Fairbanks, returned home
on the evening train Tuesday.
The local schools closed at about
1880 Wednesday forenoon, the teach
ers leaving on the lilo train for
Portland where they will pass the
remainder of the week attending the
annual meetings of the Teachers
convention.
Mrs. Anna F. Merrill of Water
street, accompanied by her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Edward +. Merrill
will leave today, Thursday for Madi-
son, Wis, where Mrs. Merrill will
pass the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Armin X. Lobeck and family.
Mrs. Edward +. Merrill plans to be
away about three weeks. On her
return she will visit friends in sew
eIul cities.
Mrs. Howard w. Lowd, who has
been in North Conway, n. H., the
guests of relatives for a few weeks,
is expected to return today, Thurs
day.
Mrs. C. r. Stevens and daughter,
Miss Inez of Norridgewock, were in
town Tuesday shopping.
Mount Moriah Council, Royal and
Select Masters went to Dexter
Wednesday where a meeting was
held both afternoon and evening. A
banquet was served at $50. All of
the three degrees were worked upon
a large class of candidates. The
Mount Moriah Council il the largest
Masonic body in Somerset county.
G. w. Sulley of Dayton, Ohio.
gave his illustrative and educational
lecture Getting the Most Out of
Retailing" Tuesday in the municipal
court room under the auspices of the
Skowhegan Merchants association.
Mr.. Sulley spoke on organization, ad-
vertising. window displays. business
system and personal selling. The
court room was nearly filled and
those who were present felt that he
or she had passed profitable eve
ming.
The ladies Of the Ladies' Social
Circle of the Centenary Methodist
church who were holders OF the va
cation bags met at the church YES
tries Tuesday afternoon and at 6
o'clock served to their gentlemen
and a few invited friends. de-
licious supper. The vacation bags
which contained the offerings made
by the ladies who held them during
the summer and fall were opened
and found to contain over 800 and
not all of the bags on either side
were all in, it is safe to say that the
bags will contain over 500 when
they are all in. The captains were
Miss Lila Weston and Miss Emma
Hall. Miss Halls bags were found
Miss Weston's. After the delicious
supper was partaken OF an interest
Ing program was presented. Judge
Fred Foss Lawrence, bank commits
sioner of Augusta anc Skowhegan
was the master of ceremonies. The
program consisted Of, piano solo.
Gordon Grundy; two songs by Miss
Gladys +. Pencil. accompanied by
Miss Pearl Harville; reading, Mrs.
Herbert l.. Nichols; guitar solo and
encore, Miss Bertha Dow: reading.
Mrs. Laura H. Dinsmore; and piano
solo, Miss Marion JACOBS. This was
one of the pleasantest social affairs
ever held by the rir~'c ladies'.
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The following ne~ looks were re-
Gently received at the public library:
Fiction-"kit Mrsgrave's Luck"
Endless: "rhe Come Back" Wells;
Treasure Train Reeve: "Indes-
cretions of Archie" Wadehouse;
The Man Who Did the Right
Thing" Johnston: Green Apple
Harvest" Kayesmith: when Polly
Was Eighteen" Dowd: when Egypt
Went Broke" Day: Year of De-
light" Weddener: "Rilla OF Ingle-
side" Montgomery: Atlantic Nara
tives." Thomas: "Quin," Rice: lob
stical Race" Dele: keynote" Burn
ham: Suns of the Sea-" McFar-
landi pride of Palonar," Kyne:
Casey Ryan," Fletcher: "If Winter