Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-09

some expressed their dislike at pay
ing the commissioner so large a SAL
ary
!. The appointment of the chief and
other. police which were. as. follows
caused much merriment: Chief, Miss
Edna Gushing, Miss Alice Goodrich.
Mrs. Ina Hill, Mrs. Eertrude Jewell
Mrs. Ellen Lowe. Mrs. Myrtle Hub
bard Miss Marietta Nichols, Miss
Pearle HarvilIe. Miss Sue whitney.
Miss Angie Steward and Miss Lula
Chapman. The voters certainly think
with this force in charge Skowhegan
will be clean and quiet. For the pro-
lection from IRE the. following were
appointed: Fire chief. Mrs Blanche
IS. Phillips; engineer, Mrs. Vivian
Woodbury.. assistant engineers, Mrs.
Maud Smith and Mrs. Vera Smith:
engineer. for steamer. Mrs. Mabel
yiles; fire woman, Mrs. Ethel Moore;
head Of hook and ladder Co.. Mrs.
Isabelle Thomas; head of hose Co.,
Mrs. verna McQuillian: women at the
engine house, Miss Clara Libby and
Mrs. Eva Mcclure. While only q, few
of the 63 articles in the warrant were
passed over and there was consider
able discussion on several, the bus
mess was transacted with dispatch
which was due to the happy choice
of the moderator and the valuable
and motions made by
Miss Gertrude Weston. Miss varney,
Mrs. Margaret Day, Miss ,Pennell.
Miss Lena Landry and many others.
After adjournment the hostesses
served very delicious ices. fancy waf-
fers, and Dyer Irish shillalahs. The
ices and shillaiahs, were in green and
white, typical of ST. Patricls's sea-
son. The ladies remained until late
hour being loathe to leave the scene
Of ssch a jolly and unusual party.
Miss Margaret Totman of Fair
field was in town Monday evening to
coach the, members of the Credit
class of the Bethany Sunday school
who on Friday evening are to pre-
sent Line Busy" in the grange hall
for the benefit Of the European
Childrens Relief Fund and the Ocean
Park Fund 49, -g. .:s ~ o.
Leon w. .Gerrish, superintendent of
the Skowhegan7 Madison schools, was
in Madison Monday, to attend the
town meeting. 80 ''"''.'
:. The First Philathea class of the
Federated chtirch will hold it's next
regular meeting on Monday evening,
March, IA, instead of on Wednesday
evening, the 10th, the usual time for
meeting. The change is because the
Federated Working League is to
serve a supper in the church parlors
on that evening.
Merton Chase of Hinckley was. in
town Tuesday on business.
The Good viii club, which has, been
holding meetings every two weeks
when they have becn busily engaged
working for Good viii. have just
packed and shipped box to the farm
which contained the following ar
ticles: Three puffs, fifty nine pillow
eases, four pairs mittens. one sweater
and two pairs of socks, which will
certainly be d very acceptable gift. 4,
Joe Richards of North Arson, was
in town Tuesday the guest of friends.
Miss Nellie Tibbetts of Canaan is
in town visiting Mr., and Mrs. Ray
mond Pratt at their home on Baptist
Hill. -.
c. v. Thompson of Waterfalls is
passing several days in town in the
interest of the Waterville Sentinel,
Mrs. Grover Dyer OF Canaan, was in
town shopping. Tuesday.
Mrs Earl Moore of Brookline. Mass,
is in town caring for DR.. and Mrs, NJ,
E. Lords little son so that Mrs. Lord
may be with her mother, Mrs. Frank
Moore. who is seriously i'll at her
home in Waterville.
Miss Doris Sedgley has returned to
her home in Waterville, after being
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. c. jerome Abbey of Madison
avenue.
Carrabassett Lodge, l. O. Q. f.. Will
hold it's regular meeting on this We'd
nesday evening.
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