Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-05
For Possession of Still

Madison was in town Friday, on pro-
fessional business.
Miss Bertha Dow, the teacher in
the Kindergarten schools in town has
rendered her resignation to take ef-
feet at the close'of the present term.
Miss Dow will go to California to
pass the remainder of the year with
her sister who resides in Los Angeles.
MISS Dow has been very successful in
her work here and much beloved by
all her little people. Her itsigna-
ton is regretted by all. Mss Dow
came here 10 take up the work fol-
lowing Mrs. Harry Day nee Miss
Margaret Day and this is her third
year here. She is the daughter of
ReW and Mrs. Herbert Smith Dow of
Auburn. Miss Dow is a musician of
much talent and has made many
friends here during he two and more
school years in Skowhegan.
The ladies of the Bloomfield Pyth-
ian Sisters are busy selling tickets
for the motion picture benefit which
they are to present in the Opera
house on Friday evening, December
the 9Th. When up the Road With
Sally" featuring Constance Talmadge
will be given.
Harry Flanders who went to New
London, Conn., before Thanksgiving
to visit with his youngest brother,
Carroll Flanders, has returned home.
| Miss Nellie Bean, n saleslady in
| Ordway's Dry Goods store, who has
! for a number of years occupied an
apartment in Hotel oxford, has the
last of the week moved to the home
! of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell on the
corner of High street and North av-
! enue.
Mrs. Ella r. Nelson, who has been
the guest of her daughter, and her
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam Mel
vim, at their home on Nash street. IN
Waterville, has returned to her home
on Mechanic street.
Mrs. Laura Moody, who has been
in town for the past six days, guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Plum
mcr, at her home on Pleasant street,
returned on the last train Friday af-
ternoon to her home in Augusta.
! Because of illness in the family of
! Mrs. II. G. Judkins at whose home
the December meeting of the Helen
! Coburn Missionary society was to
have been held, the meeting was held
with Mrs. George Merriam at her
! home on Madison avenue on Friday
! afternoon with a large attendance
| The president. Mrs. Merriam, prosld :
cd and read the 23rd Psalm from our
Bible and then gave the Psalm as the
Indians interpret it, which was very
| interesting. Mrs. Merriam offered
prayer and together the ladies gave
! the Lords prayer. Mrs, Ella r. Mel
son. the chairman of the distribu-
! ton committee of the Tha nksgiNing
cifts reported that 30 baskets of din
ncrs were sent to needy families IN
town and that more than a hundred
pcople tnioyed n nice Thanksgiving
dinner the gift of the Bethany parish
THE Morning Light is Breaking
was sung by the ladies with MISS
| Emma Whittcn at the piano. Men
tion was made of the Ship filled with
| Fellowship which is on its way over
seas with Christmas gifts from the
ladies of the missionary societies OF
the Northern Baptist Convention
The matter of changing the time of
| the annual business meeting and elec-
ton of officers from January to June
was discussed but no action was
taken in the matter.
! Mrs Kate Turner was appointed
to take subscriptions to the Missions
and all ladies wishing the magazine
for 1922 will please notify Mrs. Tur-
nor. The program of the afternoon
study was directed by Mrs. Margaf-
ct X. Goodrich, the secretary. and the
! subject discussed was The Indians.
Indian Arrows were read by the
ladies present and interesting articles
were read which included "Rooso-
yelt's Visit to the Hopi Indians,
read bv Mrs. Florence Waugh Dan
forth: 'The Soul of the Indian" Miss
! Louise Coburn; and Thumbs Down
I of Peyote," Mrs. +. Fremont HON.
stead. Mrs. Laura Gaylord gave an
interesting talk on Indians. Mrs.
Joseph Otis, who for many years has
taken the Missions, gave a plea Tor
the magazine and urged all ladies to
subscribe for it. The meeting was
one of great interest to the many IN
attendance. The next meeting VIII
he held on the first Friday in jan
uary.
! The citizens Of SkowheGan will be
sorry to know that there are two new
; cases of scarlet fever in town. Two
little children of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Perry are the patients and the
homo on French street has been
| placM under quarantine by Health
OfHccr Everett T. Goodrich.
AIRS. Fred Foss Lawrence was IN
wateryille shopping, Friday after
noon.
| Roland r. Patten, business man.
ger Of the Independent Reporter.
went to Augusta on the 1l.4o tram
Friday noon. where on Friday I'VE
ming he was present at meeting OF
printers which was held in that city
! at the office of the kenncbec journal
| COMPANY.
| Miss Anna Philbrick of Roston ts IN
town the guest of her sister. Mrs. Pau
line Hill, at her home on Norridgcwcc'i
/ avenue.
Mrs. Lena f. Wentworth was in Wa
| terville Friday on business
LabanD Allen of Hinckley was
business caller in town Friday morn
ing. Mr.. Allen Is a former resident of
Skowhegan. having built and resided
for some years in the place recently
purcba sod hy Lester III. Packard on