Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Congregational church in Skowhegan.
now of Madison.
Charles Whittemore OF the NAL
bons Mills road is carrying on his
fathers large farm on Patch road
this spring. The G. p. Whittemore
farm was sold some time ago to
parties from New Brunswick who
returned to New Brunswick some
weeks ago and Mr.. Whittemore
again is owner of the property.
Superintendent Dr.. Cora NJ. John
son of the State 'Reformatory for
Women, Miss Theda Holman, the
parole matron, Miss Theda Holman
and G. Ernest Avore, one of the
trustees of the institution, were in
Augusta Thursday attending an of
fetal meeting. Other trustees pres
ent were Mrs. Fife Lawrence and
Mrs Sadie Bates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Laskey, who
have been residing on the place of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tanner Of
Portland on upper Middle street,
which was recently sold to Jerry
SoWttt, dIO " iHOfO W ttc pIdCS
owned by Mr.. Laskey's father, Will
liam Laskey on the Lakewood road
and will build a new house. Daniel
McAllister has been living On the
Laskey place.
George L. Parker Of Beech Hill
went to Orono Thursday on a few
days business trip for the Somerset
County Farm Bureau. Mr.. Parker,
who is the accounts man for the
county bureau went in the place Of
the president, G. A. Head, Of Scion,
who was unable to go. The question
Of the Somerset County Farm Bureau
affilating with the State Bureau will
be considered while Mr.. Parker is in
Orono.
Miss Clarrissa A. Hewey, a return
ed missionary from China, returned
to Skowhegan Thursday evening, af-
ter holding engagements for speaking
in several places in Maine since last
Monday. Thursday Miss Hewey spoke
at the meeting of the North Kenne-
bee Baptist Association which was
held in Waterville. While in town
Miss Hewey is the guest of her sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs Rob
ert Moore at their home on Shirley
street.
Mrs. Stella Robinson of smithfield,
who is the housekeeper for Morris
Stephens, was in town Thursday,
shopping. Mrs. Robinson, who is an
English woman is planning to leave
July Sth., on trip to the homeland.
She will be accompanied by her sis
ter. Mrs. Catherine Brown of New
York and friend. Mrs. Mathew
| Clark of Bath. Mrs. Robinson has
been in the states for many years,
| about 20 of that time she was in
Buffalo. New York. The last time
| she was across was ten years ago.
| Mrs. Robinson plans to return in
| October. She will go to London by
the way Of Liverpool and will visit
| in the vicinity of London.
| Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy f.
! Hayward, formerly of Skowhcgan,
more recently of Bingham, will be
| interested to know that they, with
| their three little children have moved
to Portland and are located on Bea-
con street. While in Bingham Mr..
Hayward, who is employed by the S.
| D. Warren Company, was the clerk
! in the Office of Forrest H. Colby OF
| the company, their removal to Port
| land was caused by Mr.. Hayward be-
! ing transferred to the main Office of
S d. Warren Company. The branch
office at Bingham is closed for the
present and all mail for the company
should be sent to the Portland office.
J w. G.. Poolcr, the head scalcr Will
look after the affairs 1T bingham.
| Mrs. Howard, formerly Miss Bar
| bara Weston, spent several months
| at the home of her parents on Bap-
fist Hill before going to Bingham
| to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton IT. Cleveland
! of the A. ii. Cleveland Company
Insurancy, since reopcning their
down town office in the Fuller block
| over the w. G. Lord drug store on
! Madison avenue last Saturday, have
| appointed William T. Witham of
| Norridgewock, agent for Norrdge-
wock, Madison and the up river
4
! towns Mr.. Witham is formerly
from Skowhcgan, having worked for
a long time for John r. Currer, a
| former grocer on Madison avenue,
and later conducting a meat and
provision store with his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Kinney at the Lyman T..
Jewett store, and later working in
| the store of S. w. Gould on Water
| street. Since moving to Norridge-
wock Mr. Witham has been employ
ed by Lockwood & Smith, who have
this month sold their business to
Burgess & Boone. Mr.. Witham has
a large acquaintance in upper Som
erset county and is we'll known,
| which will be of value to him in his
/ new line of work.
Coming Events
| The regular meetinp of tho Jadies'