Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-11
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Mrs. Clara Smith DeWere

Ine following taken from the
Minneapolis Journal Of Tuesday eve
ming. May 31st, under the heading of
Retiring With Honor" will be of in
terest to many Somerset county peo-
pie: 1.-The City hall was a bit
strange today. No one had seen
Joseph Warren. For more than 20
years, let it be explained, Warren
has been the bearer of all mail be-
tween the post Office and the city
offices. When a man has put in 20
years of faithful service on the same
run with scarcely a days absence,
the job is bound to become a person.
ality, not easily replaced. Which is
the reason the City hall seemed diff
ferent today. Joseph Warren has re-
tired. For 50 years he had served as
a mail carrier. The position was not
the biggest nor the job the most
likely one for winning distinction or
making friends. But nevertheless
Warren has both. The reason is that
he was consistent and faithful in his
duties. Warren's business was the
distribution of mail and he made it
a business. He had certain duties
and he discharged them in the
speediest. kindliest manner. No man
could do better Which is one rea-
son why City hall employees gath
cred about him the other day and
presented him with a purse. Until
then, the veteran mail carrier per-
haps had not realized that so many
were interested in him. To win the
admiration of those you serve is a
great thing. 1t denotes duties we'll
performed 1t marks the good citi-
zen, who gives his best service, no
matter how small the task. Such was
the 10 years service Of Joseph War
ron as mail carrier IN the city OF
Minneapolis, Mimi" Mr.. Warren is
a former Somerset county man hav-
ing been born in Cornville, and was
the son of John Warren, who was q
musician in the Civil war and who
gave his life in the service. Mr..
Warren is a cousin of Mrs. ]. f. Will
Skowhegan and of Mrs. Fred V.
Barker of Athens His last visit to
Maine was made about 70 years ago.
Mrs. Williams has recently received
a letter from him stating that he
and his wife are planning a trip
east and that they will be in Show
hogan some time in September.
Friends will be interested to know
that the purse presented to him con-
tanned $16l.07 and that there were
$50 contributors. There were several
poems written about Mr.. Warren at
the time he retired and in his honor,
all of which were plimentary
and amusing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lockwood of
Norridgewock were in town shopping
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Homsted were
in Norridgewock Thursday evening
to carry Miss Georgia F. Morrow,
one of the teachers at the Good Will
Farm Association, who had been
their guest for a few days, to her old
home in Norridgewock, where she
will pass a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Hilton OF
Starks were in town Thursday. the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur w.
Creation at their home on Madison
avenue.
Mrs. r. J. Shaw and Mrs. Albert
Longley of Norridgewock were in
town on business Thursday.
Mrs. Jennie Armstrong of Bing-
ham, a former resident of Skowhe-
gan, was in town Friday, shopping
and the guest of her brother, George
Cleveland of West Front street.
Mrs. Abbie Hilton of Bangor ar
rived in town Thursday and was met
by her sister, Mrs. Alberta F. Ward
of Athens, who went to Athens with
her, where she is to visit for time.
While in town Mrs. Ward and Mrs.
Hilton were guests of their nephew,
John l.. Fish, editor of the indie
pendent Reporter.
The 1922 executive board of the
Skowhegan Women's club is COM
posed of the following officers and
directors: President, Mrs. Florence
Waugh Danforth; vice president,
Mrs. Lola NJ. Blunt; secretary, Mrs.
Sadie +. Reed treasurer, Mrs. Alice
Cover; directors. Mrs. Helen c.
Wentworth, Mrs. Molly M. Green
way, Miss BLANCHE B. Pollard, Mrs.
Mary T.. Marston, Mrs. Maude H.
Avore and Mrs. Dora r. Nye. 1t
has held it's first meeting of the sea-
son at the home of Mrs. Greenway.
Plans concerning the coming win
ters work of the club We're dis
cussed.