Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28
Coming Events

coming Events
Next week will be a week of fairs,
all of which will be of great interest
to people of Skowhegan and this vi
cinity. On October md. Tuesday.
occurs the annual Wesserrunsett
fair held in Athens village, which
is always largely attended by Show
hogan people. On Wednesday and
Thursday, Oct. and 4, will occur
the Bingham annual fair. at which
time there will be six racing events,
with purses OF $125 in each, and a
ball game and good exhibits. The
other fair scheduled for next week
is the Canaan Grange fair, which
will be held in Canaan on Friday.
Oct. 3, and for which a splendid
program has been arranged. =
7 On Saturday, Oct. 20, there will be
special displays of new and attrac-
tive fall millinery at the various hat
and bonnet shops in town. The pro-
prietorS of each have recently re-
turned from the Boston and New
York openings and passed much
time and pains to bring to the local
stores desirable head gear for the
early fall and winter.
Walter Scan1on Company will
arrive in town from Bangor on
Thursday, Oct 4, with a 6O-foot bag
gage car with 10 people and will
leave on the following day for Man.
chester, N. H. This company will
present THE Barney Stone" COM
edy drama in four acts, by Edward
| E. Rose, presenting Americas fore
most Irish singing actor, Walter
Seaman.
At the meeting of the Bethany
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which will be held on Sunday eve
ming, the officers who are to serve
for the ensuing year will be elected.
Announcement has been made of
the annual meeting of the Western
Somerset Teachers Association,
which will be held at Madison on
Tuesday, Oct. 8. The registration
and the general sessions will be held
at Union hall. The period of reg
stration Is from 10 A. NJ. until
1.3O. All members Of the various
school boards in the western section
Of the county are especially invited
to attend and any other interested
in school work are welcome to be
present at the meetings.
The semi monthly meeting of the
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will be held
| on Tuesday evening. A supper will
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roll call and responses. The an
nual roll call is one of the pleasant
est meetings of the year and is en-
joyed by large numbers in attend
ance.
There will be a meeting of the
cabinet of the Epworth League of
the Centenary Methodist church at
the home of the president, Kenneth
Cole, on Baptist Hill, on Friday
evening, at which time plans for the
winters work will be under discus
sion.
On Monday evening the Somerset
Council, 20S9 of the knights of Co
lumbus will hold it's regular meet
ing.
The members of the Skowhegan
Festival will gather at the club
rooms of the Skowhegan B. P. w.
on Monday evening for rehearsal in
special preparation for the festival,
which is to be held in Bangor, Oct.
4. 5 and 6, at which time members
of the chorus will assist in the
chorus.
hogan Woman's Association will be
held Monday afternoon in the rest
rooms vim the Dodge block on the
corner of Water street and Madison
avenue. The meeting is called at 4
o'clock and all interested in the
work of the association are cordially
invited to attend.
On Wednesday afternoon the
semi-monthly meeting of the Ladies'
Social Circle of the Centenary Meth
odist church will be held with Mrs
Archie Weston on Prospect street.
On Saturday afternoon the first
football game of the season for the
Skowhegan High school will be
played at Fairview park. at which
time they are to meet the team from
the Central Maine Institute of Pitts
field.
The following is the committee
from the three upper classes in the
High school, who have charge of
the freshman reception this Friday
evening. which is to be rendered to
the members of the entering class,
of whom there are 90. From the
senior class. Miss Dorothy Kilbreth,
general chairman, Marion Bison,
Elizabeth Lewia: from the junior
class. Read Appleby. Phyllis Whit
ing. Joseph Cayouette. and from the
sophomore class. Ruby Burkhardt,
Adeline Goodwin and Effie Martin.