Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-19

Kennison, the clerk In the eamp-
sons drug store will move his FAM
lily here from Lewiston who will oc-
cupy the fiat vacated by Mr.. and
: Mrs. Weller.
The Skowhegan Brass and Iron
Foundry has this week discontinued
operations. Twenty-four men have
been employed at the plant, which
has been located on Mcclellan street
and it is regretted that this industry
is to be closed here. The company
believe that the move to Auburn is
a wise one because competition with
other firms will be easier in that To-
cation and the freight will be much
less to and from Boston this being
a big item. The manager. Lewis
Smith and a number of the men
employed have already gone to All
burn.
Mrs. Sanford j. Ward, who has
been very i'll at the home OF her
son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
A. Decker on East .Leavitt street
for several weeks is steadily gain
ing and is able to be dressed a
part of the time now.
Mrs. Grin Cover and Mrs. Fl. L..
Purinton Of Canaan were In town
Wednesday on business.
The annual meeting of the Beth
any Baptist church was held on
Tuesday with a large attendance.
The meeting opened with prayer by
the pastor, Rev. George Merriam.
who was elected moderator and pre-
sided throughout the evening. Very
encouraging reports Of the years
work in all departments were lis
tened to with much interest, The
election resulted in the following:
Clerk, Miss Alice f. Written, who
was also elected treasurer of the
benevolent fund; standing commit
tee, Miss Louise H. Coburn, Mrs.
Gridley r. Fogg and Mrs. Henry l..
Mitchell; baptismal committee, Mrs.
Ella r. Nelson. Mrs. Winona p.
Homsted, Mrs. Mary Archer. Miss
Emma r. Antill and Mrs. Cora p.
Nye; flower committee. Mrs. Kate
Turner. Mrs. Cora Nye and Mrs,
Mary Archer; music committee,
Miss Louise II. Coburn, G. r. Fogg,
Mrs Ethel w. Ames and Dr. Maur-
ice f. Lord; director of the young
peoples work. Mrs. GridIey r. Fogg;
superintendent of the Sunday school,
Winfield Malborn: treasurer of the
Sunday school, Clifton Whittemore;
Sunday school committee, Mr.. Mer-
Ram and Mr.. Malbon. ex-officio and
Mrs Kate c. Holbrook. Miss Fife
n hy Otto
Smith of Skowhegan and Washing
ton, D. c., Walter Mitchell, Fred C.
Nye and l.. H. Applehy. The meet
ing of the annual session of the cor
poration would come on June 3. but
as Mr.. Merriam will be out of town
at that time it was decided to leave
the time and arrangements for this
important meeting in the hands of
the officers of the Ella F. Mitchell
Philathea class and announcement
of the meeting will be made later in
the papers.
Mrs. Cora Cayouette. who with
her children have made their home
in the second floor fiat in the Bow
man Hardware block on Water
street, moved on Tuesday farther
down on the same street in the
house near Will Heselton's. vacat-
ing the fiat where DR.. L. A. Das-
comb is soon to locate his office.
Mrs. c. G. Steward was in town
Wednesday calling on friends on her
return from visit in Waterville to
her home in Bingham.
Attorney Maurice P. Merrill has
gone to Boston on a business trip
and to visit with his mother. Mrs.
Elizabeth Powers Merrill
Attorney Chester H. Mills Of Jack
man is in town on business and
while in town is the guest of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Mills of
Pine street and of his sister. Mrs. B.
A. Lamb at her home on Turner
avenue.
Dora McClough of Fairfield is a
patient at the Kennebec Valley hos
pital. having been brought to that
institution Tuesday by the Lord &
Caswell ambulance.
The summer half holiday on
Wednesday afternoon for very
large per cent. of the local business
places began Wednesday and will
continue until the first of September.
The Past Commanders Night of
DeMolay Tommandery, No. 10,
knights of Templars which was
held in special conclave at the Asy-
lum Tuesday. May II, beginning at
4 P. M. was very largely attended
and much enjoyed by the many
knights. The orders of the Red
Cross. Malta and Temple were con-
ferred and the work was performed
by past commander under the direc-
ton of the Past Commander Emil
nent Sir Arthur r. Jewett. A lob
ster banquet was served under the
direction of Sir Walter III. Hight at
6.3O P. NJ. in the Masonic banquet
hall.
Posts are being set on the small
piece Of land east of the Merrill
block occupied by G. r. Fogg as a
drug store and the NJ. c. r. r. fac
ing Water street. 1t is hoped this
will keep teams and autos from
driving to the rear of the blocks on
Water street as they have been in
the habit of doing.