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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
|Sk0WhEcAN LOCAL News
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, .1. 81: i;
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Mary Blanchard, who has been
the guest of her sister and husband.
DIR. and Mrs. Fred o. Sawyer Of
Madison avenue, returned Friday to
her home in Dexter.
Mrs. Wilmot Il. Whittier was in
Watcrville Friday on business.
. Miss Rosa Richardson of East
Skowhegan. who has completed her
work at the home of Mrs. Fred Park
man on Leavitt street went to Fair
field Friday morning to visit with
Mary Robertson.
Miss Edith Wadsworth. Somerset
and Waldo counties agent for the
State Board of Charities and Cor
rections returned to Augusta Friday
morning after being in town on Of
fetal business.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Meservey
have sold their residence on Bap-
fist Hill. formerly the home of the
late Charles Turner. to Archie Giles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meservey will vacate
the place next week. They have
gone to Waterville to visit.
Miss Myrtle Conforth went to Wa
terville Friday morning.
Ernest Rowell, the clerk at the
freight Office of the Maine Central
Railroad has returned from a week
passed in Franconia. n. H., where
he was the guest of his brother and
wife, Professor and Mrs. Harold
Rowcll
Mrs. +. @. sawyer and little grand
daughter. Eleanor SWEET. passed the
DAY. Friday in Waterville visiting
with relatives.
Mrs. Mahlon Cavanaugh of Madi-
son was in town Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Matilda Hayden, who passed
the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Coupe, in Mercer, has returned to
Skowhcgan and plans to pass the
summer at her home on Madison ave-
nue..
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Mater Pine Leak

A very bad leak was discovered
some time Thursday evening in the
pipe of the Skowhegan Water Com
pany between the south end Of the
bridge which crosses the south chan
mel of the Kennebcc river and
1'hOmpson's market. The street
there is a splendid piece of tar ma :
cadam through which the water could
not make it's way after the pipe split
and it finally forced it's way out
through the wall into the river. Her.
bert Young, superintendent of outside
work was notified late Thursday
evening and at once had his crew at
work However before it could be
fixed the street on the west side
caved in quite badly. The leak re-
quired six or eight feet of new pipe
and all the water for use on the
southside had to be piped across the
railroad bridge taken from a hydrant
on Water street. The leak was re-
paired in the early afternoon Friday
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PERSONAL MENTION

Phineas Polan Of Athens was a
business caller in tow Fnriday.
Mrs. Sylvia Arnold and Mrs. Harry
Mitchell were in Waterville for the
day Friday on business.
Col. Roy l.. Marston was in Water
vile on business Thursday.
Nebraska futile is visiting with
his daughter, Mrs. Edna Burrill in
| Canaan.
Mrs. Herbert l.. Nichols returned
| Friday noon from Augusta where she
| attended a group meeting of Me-
thodist Missionary workers. Mrs.
| Nichols is the secretary of the Au
gusta District
Mrs. C. E. Cornforth of Hinckley
! was in town Friday on business and
| calling on Mrs. James Martin.
! Mrs. Forrest Herring Of Cornville
| was in town Friday.
! Mrs. Frank Cannon of East Fair
field was a business caller in town
Friday and also visited briefly with
friends.
Miss Anne NJ. Caswell will go to
! Belfast Saturday to visit at the home
of her uncle. Fred Clement.
Misses Blance Jewctt and Gail
Taggart will go to Lake Wesserrun-
sett Sunday where they will occupy
the Cecil Tilton cottage on the east
| shore for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Watson of Cam
bridge, who came here in the winter
! where Mr.. Watson has employment
| at the grain mill of Spaulding and
! Watson. have rented the house of
| Mrs. Matilda Hayden on Madison
| avenue and have already moved in
to 1t.
Mrs. Lester Clark returned Friday
! from Watcrvillc where she has been
on business trip.
f. c. Mathers. who a few weeks
! ago lost his buildings on the cross
, road from Dudley's corner to Mall
hon's Mills, has purchased stumpage
from Isiah Crowell of MalbOn's Mills
which is located near his home and
he and his son law. Harry Cyr,
are getting it out. Mr.. MatherS
plans to build the main house as soon
| as possible and to erect q barn be-
fore having time.
Among the Bowdoin college stu
| dents who came home Thursday af-
ternoon are Herman Porter. son Of
w. T.. Porter. Water street: Karl and
William Philbrick. sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel w. Philbrick. Coburn
! avenue. and Langdon Jowett. son Of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Jewett of
| Pleasant street. These young men
will attend a track meet at Orono
SATURDAY..
Mrs. David G. Jewett was in Wa
terville for the day Friday on busi-
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HARVEY HOME
Continued from Page One)

whether he planned to revive Har-
vey's Weekly for the Presidential
campaign of 1924, and said, Il
haven't engaged printer yet"
Colonel Harvey said his present
visit was his first leave of absence in
two years. He was in the United
States a short time ago, but came on
official business.
Conditions in England. the ambas-
sador said, are improving rapidly.
The economic situation is much bet
| ter and credit has been re established
| as a result of the adjustment of the
war debt to the United States, he
said. Unemployment is decreasing at
, the rate of 10000 a week and there
are only 100000 unemployed left in
England.
The ambassador denounced talk of
! British hatred for the United States
| as "preposterous" declaring the SEN
States was more friendly than it ever
had been before. He declined to dis
cuss British politics or the world
court and league of nations issues.
! David Lloyd George, former British
premier. plans to come to America in
the autumn, Col Harvey said. Lord
Birkenhead is coming over in Au-
gust to address the political institute
at Williams college.
Col. Harvey said that he and Mrs.
Harvey would proceed within a few
days to Washington to see President
Harding. Then, he said, he would go
to his home in Peacham. VT, for a
short rest, despite the fact that he ex-
pected to face some criticism there as
a result of his recently widely circu-
lated declaration that all the inhabi-
tants of Peacham had British ances-
tors.
When 1t was called to his attention
that a German had been found in
Peacham the ambassador said:
| well, he must have arrived after
loft fhoro
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Church Notices

Methodist Episcopal church, Rev.
Frank Chester Cheever, pastor. Sum
day services at 1910 a. m. and Z
p. m; Sunday school at 11.45; Ep-
worth League service at 600 p. m. :
prayer meeting Wednesday night at
80
Universalist church. Rev. Sidney
j. Willis. pastor. Morning service
at 1890 with sermon by the pastor:
modern, up-to-date Sunday School
at II o'clock with Miss Florence
Buxton, superintendent.
Free Baptist church, Rev. f. j..
Converse. pastor. Sunday services at
1920 and Z o'clock: Sunday school
at | 40, Miss Lena +. Marsh. super
intcndent; prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening at $50.
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church of Augusta, will preach here
Sunday afternoon at > o'clock.
PITTSF|ELD

The many Fittsfeld friends Of Will
liam Enroll Burton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Burton of Nichols
street. will be intcre stod to learn that
he has recently engag ed in the automo-
bile business in Bristol Conn, under
the firm name of Bristol Sales & Scrv-
ice Co. handling Ford cars, Fordson
tractors. Lincoln cars, parts and serv-
ice. Mr. Burton is treasurer and man
agcr of the new firm.
Mrs. Iva Johnson of Hartland was
in town Friday on business and calling
on relatives.
There was a large attendance of
members at the regular meeting of the
w. C. T. L. Thursday afternoon at the
parlor of the Baptist church. The
program was devoted to Scientific Tenn
perancc instruction in charge of Mrs.
j. l.. McMichael. The response to the
roll call was temperance items. The
hoStcSSrs were Mrs. Alice Craig, Mrs.
Lottie Files. Mrs. Flora Mansur. Mrs.
Grace Craig and Mrs. Mary Il. Win
gate. Flower Mission Day will be OBJ
served by the union on May "a.
The funeral service for Mrs. Charles
+. Reynolds was held from her late
! home on Wavcrley street Thursday aft
eernoon at O'Clock and Rev. Frank c.
| Checver, pastor of the Manson Street
| Methodist church. ofliciatcd. The ser
| vice was largely attended by relatives
| and friends of the deceased. The floral
tributes were very handsome. Inter
ment was in tho village cemetery and
was under the direction of George r.
/ Written.
Harold Prince Of Detroit was a bust
ness caller in town Friday.
Charles .JOhOnnptt of Pa iDpyro We c
among the out-of-town business visit
ors here Friday.
! Fred A. McAlister of Burnham was
/ in town attending to matters of bust
ness Friday forenoon.
| VIII Hart of Detroit was a busineiss
caller n town Friday.
| Mrs. Frank Farnham and son. Jesse
! Farnham. were in town Thursday on
their way to Lewiston for visit.
Postmaster Charles II. Russell and
! A. T. Hunt were in Dexter on business
Friday.
! Roy. Ernest T.. Converse and Asa
| Craig were in China Thursday to at
! tend a convention of the Kennebec
Valley Baptist Association.
! DIR. J. II. Wilson of Cambridge was
in town recently on his way 10 Ban
gor on business.
| Mrs. Samuel Patterson was bust
ness caller in Waterville Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Pencil of Hart
land were in town Thursday on their
| way to Bangor on business
| The meeting of the Mission Circle OF
| the Universalist church which was
postponed from May will be held at
! the home of Mrs. Edith Burns Tues
day evening. May Is. with Mrs. Burns
and Mrs. Hubbard as hostesses This
will be the last meeting OF the sea
son and also the annual meeting. Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be elect
ed and reports of officers and commit
| tees for past year will be read All
| members Of the circle are asked to be
/ present.
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Church Notices

Bethany Baptist. Rev. George Mer-
RAM: 1890, Moth, rs and Family Day
observed: T.. Sunday school; Mothers
Day service at $40 directed under the
auspices Of the Philathea class, direct
cd by Mrs. Angie Il. Steward and Miss
Annie NJ. CaSwcll.
Centenary methodist. Rev. Herbert
l.. Nichols: 1880. Carrabassett Lodge
No. "a. 7. O. Q. f.. and allied bodies
guostS-'Our Obligations, MAYNARD
and Godward:" Sunday school at noon
Epworth League at and evening wor'
ship at I.
Federated Rcv. George l.. Thurlow
1890. Mothers Day service: kinder
garten directed by Mrs. +. +. Merrill
church school at -; Christian Endeav
or meeting at $50; evening service a.
100
Notre Dame do Lourdes. Rev. FIR. J
Louis A. Renaud: Masses at $50 ant
1890 A. NJ. high mass sermon will be
preached in English; Sunday school al
$50: rosary and bcnediction of blessed
sacrament at $50 l.. NJ.
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CLINTON

Mrs. Ida Foster Of Burnham. is a
visitor at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Linwood Eastman.
Miss Evelyn chamberlain of Au-
gusta, was in town Friday evening to
pay visit to her mother and attend
the High school entertainment.
Miss Mary Cunningham Of Greene
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hunt
err.
Mrs. l.. 8. Eastman was a business
visitor in Waterville Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. F.. r. Longley, Mr.
and Mrs. Llewellyn Decker and Mrs
+. Besse were in China Thursday to
attend the North Kennebec United
Baptist Association.
f. l.. Besse returned Friday after
noon from a business trip to Boston
The services will be as usual at the
churches on Sunday. A Mothers
Day program will be given by Brown
Memorial Sunday school during the
Sunday school hour. Mothers day
will be observed by the Baptist
church on Sunday. May 20, when
special features will be presented
The public is cordially welcome at all
services.
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]. Baxter Varnum

J. f.. McMichael, real estate agent.
has sold for Mrs. Linnie DuZZell her
residence located on Franklin street
to Sanger Cook, a member of the
faculty at Maine Central Institute.
who plans to take possession of the
property about the first of July.
All Sons of Veterans and their
Auxiliary are requested to meet at
G. a. X. Hall. Sunday evening at
Z o'clock to attend services at the
Baptist church with the American
Legion and their Auxiliary.
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FAIRFIELD

The fire department was called to
the home of Mrs. Emily Gilmore yes
tCrday for what might have resulted
in bad fire, which originated
around an incubator in the cellar.
BY quick work no serious damage
was done the fire being extinguished
with a garden hose.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Quincy of Island avenue was serious
~ burned yesterday by overturning
Il pail of boiling water. His body
and both arms were badly burned.
Shirley Mason has returned from
the Augusta General hospital where
he has been a patient.
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Bradstreet's Report

New York. May 11.-Bradstrect's to-
morrow will say.
Practically countrywide cold wealth.
er. with SHOWS or freezing tempera-
lures IN many northern areas, has re-
ton. In country districts fhe preuccii-
patton Of the farmer in endeavorinx to
make up for earlier lost time tends to
restrict personal buying and also mar.
k"''~@ ~ Ieft-over cronS. hut mail or.
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Spring Dinner

The spring dinner served Thursday
noon by the ladies of the Social Cir
Gle of the Centenary Methodist
church was a great success. The meal
was delicious and nicely served and
well patronized. The committee in
charge was made up of Mrs. Viola f..
Smith. Mrs. Myrtle Nj. Lamb and
Miss Lila Weston.
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j. Wills. pastor of the First Univer-
salist church, will officiate..
Mr.. Narnum was a most respected
citizen of his town and had been
successful at agricultural pursuits
until advancing age and failing
health made it impossible for him
to continue his work. He was well
known in pittstield and was for
many years Il valued member of the
PittStield Grange.
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The death of J. Baxter Varnum a
highly respected citizen of Palmyra.
occurred at his home Thursday
afternoon after long period of fail
ing health. His age was So years
and nine months. He is survived
by widow, Emma Woods Varnum,
by four daughters, Mrs. f. J.. Well
ington and Mrs. Melvin Ford Of
Hartland and by Mrs Blanche Hun
ter and Miss Queenie Varnum of
Pittsfield; by a son, Archie w. Var
mum of Pittsfield, and by two sis
tiers, Mrs. c. S. Atwood and Mrs.
Albert Whitney of Auburn.
The funeral service will be held
from his late home Sunday after
noon at ? o'clock, and Rev. Sidney
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PupiIs Rseeixa Iattar

The pupils of Town House school
are greatly pleased at the letter re-
Gently received by John Roderick
from the Philippine islands. Some
time ago several letters were sent out
by the pupils OF that school to pupils
in other parts of the world, John
sent his on Feb. 1, and 1t reached it's
destination March &c. The pure
blooded PHILIPPINE who received 1t il a
1I-year old student at the Chairman
Agriculturaf>s at Samor, p. I.
The letter covered four pages, was
written in fine English and gave a
very interesting account of the school
and the agricultural methods used.
There are 20 teachers, seven of whom
are Americans. The reply was sent
out Immediately upon receipt Of the
letter and the boy expressed q wish
Tor prompt answer and lots Of in.
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der trade is still active. ,..;ns. ~
trade shows a further i1,;ghfly. VI
i Industry while the pace is stills still - I
postponement Of nex work e. so %iSi
in the decline Of building sNrtA]
in April from the peak totals y hsNl
that costs Of labor. or metssss'
q hesn pushed too high.
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Warren Hymer of New York has
arrived in Skowhegan and gone to
the Hymer cottage at Lakewood
where the family passes, their sum-
mers. John b. Hymer. father of War
rem Hymer is expected to come to
Lakewood Nav Is.
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Chicks in p q.

(, The Skowhegan postoflice force is
now nearly every day enjoying music
made by many little day old chicks
which arc being received by parcel
post. On Friday so were received
for Canaan parties and taken out
there that afternoon.
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Oak Grove at Skowhesan today

Oak Grove baseball team will come
to Skowhegan today. Saturday. to
play with the s. II. S. boys at Fair
view Park. The game is called at
2.30 p. NJ.
Ice was reported to have formed
ore-fourth of an inch thick at the
home of Phincas S. Polan on Stick
ney Hill in Athens. Pretty cold night
Thursday to make ice that thick.
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nays,sat.st

formation about the U. s., also to ex-
change photos. Needless to say that
his request will be granted as soon
as possible as it bids fair to lead to
an interesting friendship.
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Robert Noyes Given Party

Robert Moves was given nice sur
prise Thursday night in observance of
his 10th birthday at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Carroll Noyes. Twenty
two of his classmates Of the 5th
grade school on Leavitt street hung
him n Maybasket, which was very
handsome and filled with good things
to eat. Out door games were played
and CONNECTIONS served and happy
time was passed. His schoolmates
wished for him many happy returns
of his natal day.
Several committee meetings were
held Thursday afternoon by the va
rious committees of the Ladies' So
cial Circle at the Methodist vestries
Many plans for the year of 1923-24
work were discussed and formulated
The parsonage committee composed
of Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson. Miss En-
ma Hall and Mrs. M'rtie NJ. Lamb
considered necessary repairs on the
interior of the parsonage.
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Church Vacation
School Session

Rev. Logan PUTT. Congregational
State director of Religious Education
will be in Skowhegan Monday night.
May IA for conference with the
leaders Of the church vacation school.
The Federated church Is to conduct
one this summer. Plans are tomake
the church vacation school conducted
by the Federated church demon
stration school.
At 6.15 Supper will be served at
the church parlors for the workers in
the school and q conference. At eight
general conference will be held to
which every one interested is invited
and especially parents who plan to
send their children or are wishing to
know more about the vacation
schools.
The Federated church is most for
tunate in being able to obtain the
service of Miss Gertrude Carter, as
superintendent of the church vaca-
ton school. Miss Carter has had two
years experienc in this line of work,
one year in Norwich, Conn. and the
second year in New London, Conn
They already have enlisted ten who
, will teach in the school and they arc
all either college students or teach
ers. Much interest is being evil
denced in regard to this church vaca-
ton summer school.
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SIDNEY

WESTERN. Howard H. Brown,
pastor of. the Penney Memorial
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Bethany Guild Meets

The Bethany Guild met for it's reg
ular business and work session at the
church parlors Friday afternoon. The
president, Mrs. Clara e. Appleby.
presided. The afternoon was passed
completing the articles which the
Helen Coburn Missionary society is
sending to the Mathers' colored
school in the south.
Walter Wilson. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Fred Wilson, Skowhegan
High '25. went to Waterville Friday
morning where he was one of the
speakers in the annual Lyford Inter
scholastic Prize Speaking contest
The contest was held in Colby col
lege chapel Friday afternoon and the
finals in the evening. Mr.. Wilson's
subject was an excerpt from a war
address given by President Wilson on
the second of Rpril. 1917, before a
joint session of Congress.
At the I o'clock service Sunday
evening at the Centenary Methodist
church Mrs. Herbert l.. Nichols will
read the beautiful story His Moth
er's Sermon" which will he a pleasing
feature of the novel Mothers day
service and there will be musical
numbers intcrspersed illustrative of
|, the story under the direction of Mrs
Rose Burrill.
Rev. George Merriam. pastor of
the Bethany Baptist church. has Sc
cured Mothers Day souvenirs which
he will present to every mother at
tending the Sunday morning service
at 1890.
During low mass at $40 Sunday
morning at the Notre Dame of
Lourdes church the ladies of St
Anne's will receive Holy Commun-
ion.
Sunday morning at the Federated
church previous to the sermon the
pastor, Rev. George l.. Thurlow, will
give a five minute talk to the boys
and girls of the parish.
The Working League of the Fed
Grated church will hold its regular
meeting Monday afternoon, May H.
in the church parlors.
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DAMAGE Done by Wind

Considerable damage has been re-
ported as done during Wednesday
and Thursday in this vicinity. We'd
nesday the wind got under the gall
vanized iron roofing on the barn at
the Frank It. Palmer place on a cross
road and ripped it off. Mr.. Palmer
estimates the loss $500. Thursday
afternoon the barn on the Jerry
Cowett place was blown over.
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Church Notices

First Baptist church-The Sunday
services will be held at the usual
hours. In the morning, the pastor,
Rev. Alexander Henderson will use
as his subject. "A Tribute to Mother
hood" His subject for the evening
will be Mothers Made Men" Ser
vices will be held at Shawmut chapel
at $50 o'clock.
Methodist Episcopal churrh--The
Sunday morning service will be held
at 1915 a. NJ, Miss Winnie May
Crook, returned missionary from
China, will give the address; Sunday
school at l. o'clock; Junior League
at o'clock; Epworth League at
o'clock; at o'clock, the song SER
vice with brief sermon by pastor who
will use as his subject, 1.-THE Over
conner"
The following ladies are to serve
on the supper committee at Benton
Grange. May 23rd: Mrs. Maud Web
Der. Mrs. Bessie Carter, Mrs. Ray
Chapman, Mrs. Lizzie Bunker. Mrs.
! Martha Ames. Mrs. Alice Bowman.
! Mrs. Abbe Eastman. Mrs. Lillian
Wyman and Mrs. Clare Ames.
Mrs. Henry Glazier, Mrs. Mary
Taylor, Mrs. H. r. Hatch, Mrs.
George Smell. Miss Gertrude Curtis
and Dew. Alexander Henderson were
in China Thursday to attend the
, annual meeting of the North Kenne-
! bee Baptist Association.
: The Parent Teacher Association
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The members OF the Woman's Re-
lief Corps with their families enjoy
cd a delicious supper at the G. A. r.
Hall Wednesday evening. After the
supper a short entertainment was en-
joyed and social hour passed.
This was a benefit supper for the De-
partment Flag Fund.