Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

Davis of Winthrop. Mass, arrived
in town Saturday and are guests of
Miss Browns mother, Mrs. Charles
Green of Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Sawyer of
Bingham were in town Saturday on
| their way to Waterville.
Mrs. Arthur plummer and son,
Heath, were in Waterville Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Meta Boston was in Fair
| field Saturday afternoon on business.
Very helpful meetings were held
on Friday afternoon and evening in
the Centenary Methodist church.
Prof. Dawber of Boston University,
Mr.. Wood of Madison and Mr.. Hol-
man of Oakland We're the out-of-
town speakers at the day meetings.
In the evening from until II O'Clock
| a watch meeting was held. Earl
Grundy. son of Mr.. and Mrs. John HI.
J Grundy of Mechanic street, who is a
: student at Boston University, spoke
, on the work he is doing in Cam
bridge, Mass, for the foreign popu-
lation. Mr.. Grundy was followed by
an open forum, opened by Rev. Mr..
Nichols. who presented the subject.
| Present Conditions in the Church
| and Community-How Are These
Conditions Met and What Is the
! Prospect for Success" The ladies
OF the church served a delicious
lunch of sandwiches, cake and cocoa.
District Superintendent d. f. Holt of
Auburn delivered the sermon Oh
| ;oI,
/ Are Behind and Looking Forward to
! Those Things Which Are Before"
! The closing moments were passed in.
silent devotion. During the evening,
| in behalf of the church, DIR. Holt pre-
scented Rev. and Mrs. Herbert L.
! Nichols with a very generous purse
of money with their best wishes for
the new year and their appreciation
of the work Mr. and Mrs. Nichols are
doing, both in the church and COM
munity.
Miss Lillian Leo has returned from
] Watervillc. where she has been the
! guest of relatives
! At the last meeting of the knights
! OF Pythias the following officers were
elected: c. c., Russell Dean; L. c..
| Clarence Ciiley: prelate. Roy Pad
| dock; master of works, Wiifred Cluk-
sy; master of arms, Carroll Noyes;
| keeper of records and seals. II. c.
Judkins; master of finance, Irwin d.
Rice; master of EXchequer, Steve
Freve; inside guard. Ralph Priest;
outside guard, George Kicker; repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge, Russell
/ Dean; alternate. Harold Priest; trus-
| tee, Edgar Ford. Joint installation
with the officers of Bloomfield Temple
Pythian Sisters, will be held on
! Thursday evening. Jan. 13 in Castle
hall The installing officer for the
.. Knights will be Ralph Priest
The regular quarterly meeting of
| the Skowhegan Womans' Association
will occur this Monday evening 7:30
| O'Clock, Jan. 3, in the Rest rooms
| All women interested in the support
of the Rest rooms are urged to be
present and a cordial invitation is
extended to all ladies to attend this
/ quarterly meeting.
! DR.. George Otis Smith of Washing
! ton, d. c., arrived in town Friday
night to pass New Years with his
7 AoAhiiS az liiSll llOltlt Oh SCplrn ave-
nue.
On Friday evening, a number of the
descendants of the original families
OF SkoWhegan met at the home of
MISS Louise H. Coburn on Pleasant
street Tor the purpose of reorganiZing
the SkoWhegan Historical Society. 1t
was voted to organize and the follow
ing officers were elected: President.
e. F. Danforth: president, Miss
Louise ri. Coburn: secretary and
treasurer, Miss Gertrude S. Weston.
A committee composed of Major John
w. Fogler, Miss Lizzie T. Hussey and
Mrs. Roland T. Patten was elected.
who, with the three officers. will form
the executive board. The following
were present: Major and Mrs. John
w. Fogler, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Dam
forth, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Philbrick
Mrs. Fanney Cabot, Miss Lizzie r..
Hussey, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice p.
Merrill Miss Hannah r. Page. Miss
cara b. Varney, Miss Margaret
Smith, Mrs. Harold Woodbury. and
Miss Gertrude Weston. After the
election of officers Miss Coburn road
copy Of the original deed granting
the iand containing three lots three
lilies GOWN the river Oh the south
side. to Joseph Weston, who was the
great great grandfather of three of
the ladies present, Miss Coburn, Miss
Weston and Miss Varney, from the
English crown. Miss Coburn also
showed and read copies of several
other old records. The next meeting
VIII be held at the call of the Presi-
dent, after which a regular time for