Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-07


occur on the evening Of Tuesday,
May II.
Leslie e. Jacobs, grand master OF
the Grand Lodge of /. Q. 0. +. q
Maine returned from Auburn FRY
day on the lilo train. While IN
Auburn he attended district meet
ing held with the Abou Ben Adhem
lodge.
Miss Lucille Wentworth and party
of friends have returned from fish,
ing trip to Carrying Place. They
were chaperoned by Miss Went
worth's grandmother, Mrs. Sac b.
Clark.
Alec Hunter is surgical patient
at the Kennebec Valley hospital.
For the benefit of those who do
not understand the motor vehicle
law, the following rules have been
announced: "A motor vehicle must
not be operated under any circum-
stances at a rate Of speed that will
endanger the life or limb of any one,
and the driver must have due re-
gard to traffic and other conditions
at all times, moderating his speed
where circumstances require it. In
any event within the compact or
thickly built up portion of the town,
he must not go more than Is miles an
hour and at corners of street inter-
sections his speed must not exceed
eight miles an hour. In addition to
the above the driver must be sure to
keep to the right and pAuSt be careful
to park his car facing in the right
direction and to turn from the right
hand side of the street toward the
left, that is in the general direction
of traffic" c. N. Boyle, who served
as an efficient traffic officer last year
has again been appointed to that Of
flee this year for Skowhegan and
vicinity.
Miss Eleanor Williams and Miss
Mabel Harville of Athens were in
town Friday on business.
William Knapp has returned to his
home in Flagstaff, after being in town
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. o. r..
Bracket of Western avenue.
George Paddock of Portland, who
formerly resided in Skowhegan on
Bloomfield street, will return to Port
land today. after being in town to get
his automobile. While in town Mr.
Paddock. has been the guest of his
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pad
dack of East Front street
Mrs. Charles Salisbury, who has
been at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Eugene Keene on Pleasant
street for several weeks during the
illness Of her husband, who was here
for medical treatment, has returned
to her home in Canaan. She will re-
side at her old home with her son
Onald and family in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Abbey have
rented one of Lawrence Hayden's
cottages at Lakewood and he and
his family will reside there for the
summer. They plan to get located
there about the 18th of this month.
Mrs. Abbey and their two daughters,
Marguerite and Lillian, are passing
a few weeks in Boston visiting Mrs.
Abbey's parents.
The Golden Rod Branch of the In
ternational Sunshine Society and the
Skowhegan Sunshine Society were
both entertained at the home of Mrs.
Samuel Roderick on. East street
Thursday evening. The usual bust
ness was transacted and a very en-
ioyable social evening was passed by
the large number in attendance. The
hostess served cookies and confec-
tons. The next meeting will be held
on Friday evening, May 81 at the
home of Mrs. Minnie r. Wheeler at
her home on JeWett street. For
time the Sunshine Societies are to
hold their meetings in the evening
instead Of in the afternoon and the
change of day of meeting from
of the mid-week services of the
churches being held on Thursday
evenings. The picture benefit which
was given for the benefit of the Sun
shine Society last Tuesday evening
will net the society nearly 800.
Kenneth Weeks of Waterville will
play two violin solos at the Fed
Grated church Sunday morning, play
ing "Serenade" by Drdia and "Adora-
ton" by Borch. Mr.. Weeks is con-
templating locating in Skowhegan
for the instruction in the violin.
William Mitchell, manager of the
local mill of the Maine Spinning Co,
departed on the 1890 train Friday,
going to Lawrence, Mass. where he
had business that evening On this
Saturday evening he will be in Bos-
ton on business and will return home
Sunday on the paper train.
Harry A. Dinsmore, Joseph P. Oak
and Walter p. Ordway returned on
the lilo train Friday from Portland.
where they had been attending the
meetings of the Grand bodies of the
Masonic orders Three Skowhegan
gentlemen were elected to office.
Frank w. Buchanan was elected
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery of Maine, knights Templar
at the concluding meeting of the ses-
sions. This order, of which Mr..
Buchanan has the honor to be elected
to the highest Office has a member
ship of 1905 and has had an increase
of $50 members during the past
year. Harry A. Dinsmore was elect
ed grand principal conductor of
the Grand Council and Walter p