Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-12

Friends Of Fred Foss Laurence of
Skowhegan, bank commissioner. viii
be interested TO know that on
Thursday formally announced that he
would be a candidate for the ONCE
Of attorney general in the Republi-
can caucus of the next Legislature.
Mr.. Laurence was graduated from
Skowhegan High school in '95. from
Colby college and Harvard law. He
was admitted to the Somerset bar in
1905 and for some time practiced law
with congressman Samuel w.
Gould in Skowhegan. 190S-1s12 he
was Judge of the western Somerset
municipal court. For two years he
was private secretary to Governor
William T. Haines.
Judge Laurence was appointed
deputy attorney general by Attor-
ney General Guy II. Sturgis Of Port
land, when the law creating that Of
flee went into effect in 1918. He was
re-appointed by ATTORNEY General
Ransford W. Shaw of Houlton in
1921 and served in that capacity
until he was appointed bank COM
missioner by Governor Baxter in
May, 1921.
The Walter L. Mains circus ar
rived in town about $50 Friday
morning from Pennington. A little
before noon they gave a very good
street parade and an afternoon and
evening performance. both of which
were well patronized and both shows
pleased the spectators.
Mrs. Mile Foster of Boston is
the guest of her daughter in law.
Mrs. Max Foster at the home of her
father. George Smith. Canaan.
Mrs. Willard c. Eaton and daugh-
ter Miss Doris Eaton left on the
AS train Friday on a two weeks
vacation, going to Atlantic High
lands, n. j.. the summer home OF her
uncle, A. c. Case of New York. They
will also visit in Boston and Ports
mouth. n. H.
Mrs. Blanche NJ. Friend returned
Thursday night from waterville
where she has been nursing.
Mrs. Ella G. Dow is in Phillips
where she formerly resided, the
guest OF friends. She was taken
over by auto by Mrs. Lewis E. Dow.
who was accompanied on the trip
by her children and Mrs. Gardiner
and two children.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. n. Ellingwood of
Athens. were in town Thursday on
business.
The usual services will be held on
summer schedule at the Notre Dame
de Lourdes church, Sunday morning
and evening.
MI. and Mrs. Elmer Pomeroy are
parents of little son. weighing nine
pounds. who has been named Den
mis- Henry.
Mrs. Viola Gleason and daugh-
ter, Althea and Louise. were guests
Friday Of Mrs. Omar Daggett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Reed and
daughters, Carolyn and Elizabeth,
are on an auto trip to Presque Isle,
Caribou and other Aroostook towns.
Mrs. F'rand Adams and three sons.
and Mrs. Walter French and son of
Scion, were business callers in town
Friday.
Milo Nelson of Canaan was the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. Omar Dag
gett Friday.
Clarence ]. Hayden. who was call
ed here the first of the week because
Of the death Of his mother. Mrs.
Philena Hayden, has returned to En-
field, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Haywood and
three children and sister. Miss Beat
rice Weston, who have been in, town
several days because of the illness
and death of their father. Horace NJ.
Weston, will return to Portland to-
day.
Miss Myrtice Swain. formerly OF
Skowhegan, now of Pennington.
Colby '23 has gone to Cambridge.
Mass, to attend the Harvard sum-
mer school.
Mrs. George o. Carr and mother,
Mrs. Mary, Wing OF Norridgewock,
were shoppers in town Friday.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Cook OF
Athens was a business caller in
town Friday.
Masters Harold and Robert
Boardman of Scion were guests FRI
Cay Of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Boa rdman.
Fred Coolidge of Scion was a busi-
ness caller in town Friday.
Friends of Mrs. Carrie Rowell will
be sorry to know that she In quite
i'll at the home Of her daughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Boardman in Scion.
Mrs. Alfred T. Morrell Of Newark,
n. j.. who has been a surgical patient
at the Somerset hospital was dis
charged Friday.
Miss Rose McIntire. who was
called here by the death Of Horace
N. Weston will return today to
Winchendon. Mass.