Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-23

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SkoWnECAN
C. E. Pike Of Lisbon Falls has been
recent visitor Of his daughter, Mrs.
c. Earl Richardson on Madison ave-
nue..
r. F. Washburn left Thursday for
Peabody. Mass, to visit his mother.
Mrs. Viola Washburn, formerly of
here but who how makes her home
with her son, Nelson. She Is quite
ill at the present time.
Wesley Watson, a local hor~a, deal
er, left for Independence, Iowa. where
his western horses are shipped.
Mark Savage Of the SkOwhegan
Ice company was in Augusta Thurs
day attending Legislature. :.
Edward Page, the young son of
! Mr.. and Mrs. Blinn w. Page Of Wa
ter street is surgical patent at the
Kennebec Valley hospital where he
was recently operated upon for pus
case of appendicitis a
Mrs. Julia Thornton Of Canaan was
in town Thursday on her way to
Fairfield where she will be the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Nettie Pine.
DR.. Raymond A. Derbyshire was at
Good Will Farm Thursday on BUSH
ness.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Marble, the re-
gent OF the Eunice Farnsworth Chap
ter. D. A. r., Mrs. Edith S. Philbrick
a past regent, Mrs. Helen c. Went
worth Thursday to attend the re-
naming session of the State annual
meeting OF the D. A. r.
| Emery T. Dyer went to Oakland on
business Thursday.
Mrs Carl Curtis. who has been
| ill., has so far recovered as to be
able to resume work at the Curtis
Hat Shop. 81
Elmer E. Harris, superintendent Of
| the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery
| company. was in Auburn Thursday
attending an ice cream convention.
Many friends of Mrs. Roy w. Pad
dock will be interested to know that
she and her little daughter, Edith
May, will return to Bingham where
| she will pass some time with her
! sister. Mrs. Norris Taylor. who with
her husband and little daughter have
been in town since Monday owing to
the death of Mr.. Paddock.
Walter Hight of the firm Of Holt
and Hight, returned Wednesday from
business trip to Augusta.
Mrs. Christiania Ordway, who has
been seriously ill at her home on
| Pine street, is now making steady
gain toward recovery.
Miss Alice X. Townsend of Nor
ridgewock and Waterville, who has
been the guest for a few days of Mrsi
| -
burn avenue. returned to Waterville
Thursday morning.
| Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Gould of Philadelphia, Pa, who fire.
quently visit in Skowhegan at the
home of Mr.. Gould's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Gould on the River
road on the north side Of the river.
will be sorry to learn that Mrs. Gould
is receiving surgical treatment in
New York City. but will be pleased
to know that she is now getting
along nicely.
| Mrs. Kate c. Holbrook. who teach
es in the third grade at the Park
school will leave tomorrow, Saturday
| afternoon for Dexter where she will
spend her weeks vacation with her
Eephews, Clyde and Kenneth Mower.
Elmer E. Harris, superintendent OF
the SkOwhegan Jersey Creamery
company, was in Shawmut Wednes-
| day afternoon to look at a boiler.
! Leslie Hit, who is employed by
Holt and Hight, is i'll at his home ON
Summer street.
Ralph Buzzell Of the Hinckley road
on the north side of the river had
the misfortune to cut one of his
horses quite badly on Wednesday aft
ernoon as he was returning from
Skowhegan where he had hauled a
lead of wood, when he turned out to
meet team on the river road few
miles below Skowhegan village.
| Many friends of Miss Virginia w.
Ames daughter of Mrs. Ethel w.
Ames Of Summer street, will be in
terested to know that she is playing
the violin at the Sunday evening ser
vices at Bates college. She is also to
play Easter Sunday at the morning
service as well as evening.
Mrs. Jennie Foster, who has been
the guest for several months of her
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Arthur Cheney at their home on
Water street, left Thursday morning
will visit with relatives before re-
! turning to her home in Newport. VT.
! Mrs. Thomas Butler. who has been
in New York where she received sur
gical treatment, has returned home
and is passing some time at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Butler. a
brother of her late husband, it will
be remembered that Thomas Butler
died quite suddenly at his home. on
Leavitt street. Skowhegan, "a few
days after Mrs. Butler had submitted
to an operation in New York City.
Rev. Peter Osborne has gone to
Fairfield to visit with his son, Rev. E.
L. Osborne.
Many friends Of Mrs. Edwin C..
Tracey, who formerly resided in
Skowhegan on West Front street and
who was in town last week because
of the illness and death Of her moth
err, Mrs. Nellie Groves, will be sorry
to know that she is confined to her
home in Smithfield with the grip.