Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15

Of his toes. An K-ray pictures was
taken to ASCERTAIN the injuries.
Friends have recently received let
chant at North Cornville and public
auto driver in Skowhegan, who is
passing the winter in st. Petersburg
Fla. Mr.. Bates gives an interesting
description of the trip to st. Peters
burg which he says they made in the
HTin Lizzie" leaving North Cornville
| on Oct. Bird and reaching st. Peters
burg on Oct. GARD. having Travelled
nearly 5000 miles. Mr.. Bates stated
that on New Years day when he
| wrote. there were 1856 Maine people
in st. Petersburg. He also wrote
; about taking an eighteen mile trip t.
| Largo where he called on his old
Maine neighbor Dell Judkins, who is
engaged in the orange and grapefruit
orchard business. Mr.. Judkins OF
whom Mr.. Bates speaks was fol
many years engaged in the dry goods
business on Water street.
The officers Of the East Madison
| Grange will be installed at its reg
ular meeting this Saturday evening
Jan. 18th. w. p. Whittier and staff
Of the Skowhegan Grange are ex-
pected to do the work. After the
installation a baked bean and pastry
| supper will be served to the grangers
and their families.
On Thursday evening Skowhegar
| Lodge, No. 70, knights Of Pythias anG
bloomfield Temple Of Pythian Sisters
held a Joint installation. At $50 q
supper was served in Grand Army
hall by the sisters, directed by Mrs
Emma p. Thompson and Mrs. Vera
Packard. The menu consisted OF
baked beans. brown bread, pickles
hot rolls, doughnuts, cake, lemon and
cream pies, coffee and cigars. Dur
ing the after dinner speeches Chan
celior Commander Russell Dean act.
ed az toastmaster and the following
spoke briefly but interestingly: At
torney Harold J. Phillips, Ralph
Priest, Scott Gilman, DR.. Debharet
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson and Mrs. Lot
tie Griffin. The Knights retired tc
Castle hall where they held their reg.
uiar meeting, after which the install
lation was held. The following off,
GERS in the temple were installed
| Chief, Mrs. Flora McPheters; senior
I Mrs. Nellie p. Durrell; junior, Mrs
Alice Freve; manager, Mrs. Nira
Packard; minister of finance, Mrs
Eliza Petty, keeper of records, Mrs
Helen Knight: organist, Miss Fern
Packard; protector OF the temple
Miss Eva Moody; outside guard, Mrs
Annie Wilson. The officers were in
stalled by Past Chief Mrs. Elizabeth,
Watson, assisted by Grand Senior
Mrs. Jennie Ford and Mrs. Emma b
Thompson. One Of the most impress
slVe parts OF the ceremony was that
| taken by the flower bearers in which
Mrs. Fred Weston as Flora, and Mrs
Edith Paddock and Mrs. Myrtle
Priest as hower bearers. BOUQUETS
OF heauttful flowers were presented t.
the installing officers, Mrs. watson
and the retiring chief. Mrs. Lottie
Grtms. The officers OF the knights
installed were: Chancellor command
er, Russell Dean: vice chancellor
Clarence Cilley; prelate, Roy pad
dock; master of work, Wilfred Cluk-
ey; master Of arms, Carroll Moves :
keeper of record and seals, George
Dean; master Of exchequer, Ralph
Priest; inside guard, Steve Freve.
outside guard. George Kicker The
installing officer was Grand District
Deputy Ralph Priest, assisted by Ed
gar L. Ford. grand master of arms
Se9tt, grand prelate, grand vice chan
ceiloF. Attorney Harold ]. Phillips
grand keeper of records and seal. The
lodge presented the past chancellor,s
jewell to Russell Dean. Both lodges
are in veEy prosperous condition
and they are looking forward to tho
work of 1921 with much interest and
enthusiasm. - ''f0'FaF Ff'
Sheriff Mason and Miss Ruth Eve
leth, clerk in the Bangor office of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
lions returned TO Bangor Friday af-
ter bringing a woman and her infant
to the Reformatory for Women. ~
Charles E. Nitschke left Thursday
to join Mrs. Nitschke, who is passing
some time in Lawrence. Mass, with
| relatives. sSas' #aAF1H VET
Mrs. Elmer Turcotte went to Wa
teryille Friday afternoon, where she
is to be employed. "
| Fred Clark arrived in town FRIDAY
from Berlin, N. H.. to visit for a few
days his little children who are pass
ing the winter with his sister, Mrs
John Pyne, who about year age