Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-20
Evening School to Resume Sessions Soon-New Commandey
Order Golden Organized-Increase in Somerset ac
ton Co. Through Fare Rates AnnouncedBaseba Champs
\ If Somerset Co. Present Loving Cup to Coach Clark

ng Cup TO Coach Clark
There will be an increase in the
through fares from Skowhegan to
Madison on the cars of the Somerset
Traction Co. from 44c to SOC includ
ing the war tax, effective Sunday,
Oct. 49, 1921. There will at this time
| be no change in the freight rates or
In the price of Communication tickets,
scholars tickets. or local fares. There
has been no change of fare since 1917
although the cost OF operating has
doubled during the war and the in
creasing use OF the automobile in the
summer is also largely responsible
for this slight increase. 1t has SEEM
| ed best TO retain the sc fare although
nearly every other road has fares
| varying from five to ten cents. The
war tax amounting to 4c will be paid
Ny. the company. The fare zones will
be as follows: Skowhc~an to Mad.
, ison-First fare zone, Skowhegan to
| Cold Brook platform; second fare
zone. cold brook platform to Still
sons; third fare zone. Stilson's to
| Russell's: fourth fare zone. Russel's
: to Cloushs: fifth fare zone, Clough's
! to Lakewood; sixth fare zone. Lake
wood to towns farm; seventh fare
, zone, towns farm to Davis potato
! house; eighth fare zone. Davis pota-
/ to house to Barron's station: ninth
| fare zone, Barrons station to long
! trestle tenth fare zone, long trestle
| to Madison.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harvey ave
/ returned to the Forks, after visiting
in town with Mr.. Harveys brother.
| low hill.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Henry \. Hall. who
! have been in Somerset county for
several weeks visiting with relatives
/ in Pittsfield also with Mrs. Halls
! sister. Mrs. Timothy Pike at her
! home in Cornville and with Mrs.
! Halls brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs.
! Lionel G. Trafton at their home on
, Baptist hill. loft on the o'clock train
I Wednesday,. \ NJ. for their home in
Methuon, Mass.
The regular meeting of the Pris-
: ella Rebekah Lodge was held on
| Tuesday evening in |. Q. O. F. hall.
A short business session was held
. at which time Mrs. Incz Thomas was
installed as warden by Past District
Deputy President. Mrs. Violet V.
: Fogg. assisted by District Deputy
! Grand Marshall, Mrs. Mabel Bragg.
/ Remarks were made by Brother Fair
field from the Somerset Lodge, Nor
! ridgewock. After the business ses-
sion the following program arranged
by the Misses Anne NJ. Caswell. Mil
drcd Beale. Florence Beale and Mar
| carot Chase was presented and great
! ~ enjoyed: Vocal solo. Mrs. Harold
! Holden, accompanied by Mrs. Pauline
, r. Green. Mrs. Holden responding to
an encore: Origin of Hallow .'cn."
Il. 7. Patten: vocal solo and encore.
. Mrs. Ethel Christensen. accompanied
! by Mrs. Green. A spelling match
was then conducted in which Miss
Celia Packard won the first prize of a
! can of apples, and Eugene TaXboX
won the second prize which was a
Jack o-lantern. the captains being
Mrs. Rena Turner and Lyle Moore.
! A guessing game was enjoyed in
which the prizes were won by Rob-
ert Green and Mrs. Flora McPhetehs,
completing the program. Refresh
ments appropriate to Halloween con-
! sstng of apples, doushnuts and
cider were served. This Halloween
social was greatly enjoyed by the
large number in attendance. The
next meeting will occur on the first
. Tuesday in November at which time
Miss Celia Packard. Mrs. Rose Bur-
: r!l and Miss Edna Cushing will have
; charge of the entertainment. Tues
day. Oct. is, was the S0th birthday of
S. NJ Sawyer who has been an |. o.
O. +. for IS years and is also a men,
her of the Priscilla Rebekah Lodge.
Mr.. Sawyer made some pleasing re-
marks at the meeting held on Tues
! day evening.
| Friends of Wilkie G. Clark of Wa
! terville formerly of TkowhcGan will
j be interested to know that the North
New Portland nine, the baseball
champions of Somerset county, re-
; Gently rendered Mr.. Clark a reception
and presented him with a silver low
ing cup In appreciation of his work
with them. for they Believe that the
credit for the success of the team is
due to Willlie c. Clark, coach at
! University of Maine. Mr.. Clark took
+ charge of the team in the middle of
the season when the prospects were
! poor and developed the best COM
biDafiOn in the county The team, ho g
played a schedule or -, games VIM
! ming If and losing nine. including
games outside of Somerset county.
! In Somerset county this nine has
! played IL games and lost only two.
| The team was captained by Earl
! kennison of Pennington.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin l.. Clough of
Madison avenue, have this week
moved from their beautiful residence
to an apartment in the Bowman
| Hardware company building on Wa
! ter street, over the store of which
! Mr.. Clough is the manager. This
arrangement will last during the
winter for the convenience of Mr..
Clough
| Mrs. Emma Frost of Bush street
and Mrs. Clara Brown of Water
street were guests Wednesday and
Wednesday night of Mrs. Byron Rob-
] inson at her home in CornviIle, of the
| West Ridge road.
The SkowheSan Merchants Asso-
I citation has extended invitations to
| the merchants and clerks to attend
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