Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-15
PERSONAL MENTION

il. town Monday on business.
Clyde E. Decker of { c White Cash
Grocery store was a business caller
il. Madison Saturday afternoon.
James D. Rice, the treasurer of the
Skowhegan Paper Company, returned
Monday noon from Bangor where he
passed Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Oddly returned from
Waterville Monday noon where she
sang Monday morning at the Metho-
dist church.
DR.. Herbert Rodden of Madison
was, the Sunday guest of his brother
and wife, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Z.
Rodden of Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Haines of
Madison We're in town Sunday, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Haines of Court
street.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. ]. Haines, who
have been at one of their cottages at
Lakewood since last Wednesday. re-
turned Sunday.
Misses Esther and Mabel Graichen
of Lawrence. Mass, arrived in town
Saturday night to pass a week with
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Weller of Baptist hill.
Mrs. Fred w. Kennison and young
son, Waldron, returned Monday noon
from Waterville where they were
guests of Mr.. Kennisons parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Waldron F.. kennison.
Miss IneZ Douglas, who has had 90
years experience in Photographic
work. arrived in town from Oldtown,
Monday noon and will enter the en-
| ploye of Colby T. Huff in the studio
! here.
There are two cases of German
measles in town, Richard Plummer,
| son of Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Plum
ncr of Coburn avenue and Edward
HaSe, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Blinn W.
Page of Waetr street.
Miss T. +. Martin. a former hotel
proprietor in Bar Harbor, has re-
turned to Bar Harbor after being in
town the last of the week looking for
n new location to go into the hotel
business.
, Howard Weston left Sunday for
Old Orchard, driving through. Mr..
Weston plans to pass the summer at
Old Orchard with lot of saddle
horses and ponies. Mrs. Weston and
the children will join Mr.. Weston in a
few weeks.
MI. and Mrs Earl Grundy are pa
rents of little daughter born Mon
; day morning ut o'clock at the home
of Mr.. Grundy's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John II. Grundy on Mechanic
, street. Mrs. Grundy before her mar
riaGe was Miss Pearle Harville, the
daughter of Mrs. Nina Harvilc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Briggs and two
children of Watervile. were in town
Sunday calling on Mr.. Briggs mother.
Mrs. Zelia Briggs and his sister. Mrs.
Howard Weston and went to Nor
ridgewock to visit briefly with Mrs.
briggs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dates.
Undertaken Thomas G.. Lord was in
\ orridgcwock Monday morning taxi
ing the remains of Mrs. Lovina Oil
Yer from the tomb at the Southsde
cemetery, Skowhegan, for burial in
the Southside cemetery and the re-
mains of Miss Nora Withee for bur-
ial in the North cemetery in Nor
ridgeWock.
Rev. George Merriam. pastor of the
Bethany Baptist church will go to
North Fairfield this Tuesday after
noon to officiate at the funeral ser
vice of Mrs. Ruth Jones, who died
Sunday morning in Lewiston. The
service will be held at the Friends
church and burial will be made in
the Friends cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles French Smith
are parents of little son. born Sum
day. who has been given the name of
Warren Greenwood Smith. being
named for Mrs. Smiths maternal
grandfather, the late Warren Russell.
Mrs. Smith before her marriage was
Miss Ruth Greenwood, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer +. Greenwood
of Madison avenue, with whom she
and Mr.. Smith make their home.
Professor Foster of the Belfast
High school. who has accepted the
position of principal of the Skowhe-
gan High school for the next three
years to succeed Ralph W. Leighton,
resigned and who will begin his du-
ties with the beginning of the school
year in the fall, was in town Satur-
day looking for a home in Skowhe-
gan. Mr.. Fosters family consists of
himself, his wife and two children.
Mrs. J. Warren Drake of Somer-
vile, Mass, arrived in town Monday
noon and was met by her sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Judkins
of Athens. The remains of Mr.. Drake
who died in the winter and which
were brought to Skowhegan and
placed in the tomb at the Southside
cemetery, were taken to Athens Mon
day noon accompanied by Mrs. Drake
and Mr.. and Mrs. Judkins. Mrs.
Drake will pass this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Judkins at their home in
Athens.