Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-19
SK0WHECAN

h,, tuscan or Scion was
oTought before Judge Maurice p
e at a hearing of the Western
somerset Municipal Court held Sat-
uraay' charged with assault and bat
eery on that morning upon Sadie
Mosher' Tuscan pleaded guilty to
'ne charge and was given a Jail SEN
eeiice Oh 81 days and at once began
sci wing the sentence. Tuscan was
appfehended by Deputy Fred Mer-
ilii' VINO brought him to court.
Coming Events
SkoWhesan Sunshine society will
l,old public whist party on Satur-
uay evening in the Grand ARMY hall
4 ms is benefit party and it is hoped
I,iat II VIII be very largely attended.
refreshments will be on sale. The
colnmittee in charge is made up of
rs louise Furbush, Mrs. Robert
iratt and Miss Mary Murphy.
heoekah Priscilla lodge will meet
q. l.: w. ". L. nall tomorrow evening
lor us semi monthly meeting.
Cnoer the auspices of the Ladies'
Oh 81. John de Baptiste a baked bean
supper and whist party will be held
a. convent hall Saturday evening,
oct. "a This affair is given for a
oeneht of the church debt fund.
The first meeting of the Town I'm
provement Society will be held Fri
oay afternoon at the parlors of the
pubic library. Reports of the New
England conference at Poland Spring
and the state federation meeting at
Bangor will be presented and the di-
rector's tea will be served. The eY-
ecutive board in charge of the sea-
son of 1885 of the society is made
up of, president, Mrs. Viola F. Smith;
first vice president, Mrs. Elva Green;
second vice president, Mrs. Andie B.
Steward; secretary, Mrs. Nellie +.
Hobart, treasurer. Mrs. Winona =.
Homsted; directors, Miss Gertrude S.
Weston. Mrs. Cora P. Nye, Mrs. Rose
c. Burrill, Mrs. Nettie Norton, Mrs.
Jessie Fletcher. The calendar COM
mittee is made up of Miss Gertrude
5. Weston, Mrs. Irene Turner and
Mrs. Smith, the president. The call
endars will so to print the first of the
week.
The Country club VIII hold Hail.
owe'en party Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Eliza Tantish, when
members will attend in fancy cos
tunes, and the program will be pre-
sented under the direction of MR.
Susie II. Ames.
At the Blut school on the river road
on Friday evening, Oct. %, will oc-
cur box social and an entertain
ment will be given by the pupils and
Halloween games will be played I'M
der the direction of the teacher, Miss
Ruth Perry of Winthrop. Ladies ana
friends of the school are urged to
take boxes and the, gentlemen to at
tend and purchase the boxes and all
enjoy a happy evening and assist the
school both in showing interest and
financially.
The First Phpathea class of the
Federated church will meet at the
church Wednesday afternoon to hold
a sewing meeting preparatory to the
fair to be held on Dec. 1. Mrs. Myrtle
Lord and Mrs. Schofie!d viii serve tea.
All members of the class are urged to
be present at this meeting.
This Monday afternoon will occur
the first meeting of the 1925-26 sea-
son of the Eunice Farnsworth Chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, at the home of Miss
Louise II. Coburn on Pleasant street.
Miss Coburn will be assisted in en-
Pertaining by her sister, Mrs. George
Otis Smith of Washington, d. c., and
Skowhegan, and Mrs. c. Davis Miller.
n'he newly organized Bible study
class of the Centenary Methodist
church will meet at the vestry Thurs
day evening and will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Herbert l.. Nj
chols.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
oh, xr,il
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of the secretary, Mrs. Eta S.
Merrill on Water street. Members
of the circle will remember that Mrs.
Merrill has recently moved to the
Friend house nearly opposite where
she formerly resided.
The Foreign Missionary Society of
the Centenary Methodist church
which was postponed from last week
until today and which was to have
been held with Mrs. Carrie McPher-
son at the home OF John r. Mcclellan
on Elm street, will be held, because
of illness of Mrs. Mcpherson. at the
parsonage with Mrs. Herbert l..
Nichols.
Friday evening special mission
ary meeting viii be held at the Fed
Grated church when the speaker will
be Rev. Wilbur S. Denning, a. mis-
sionary from Bombay, India. 1t IS
hoped that there will be a large at
tendance. The public is cordially in
vited to hear this most interesting
speaker
The Membership Campaign in
Somerset County Farm Bureau is in
full swing. The committee meetings
have been held and they are now at
work gaining new members Inc
Bureau does q wonderful work for
rural people and village people are
also permitted to join. There Is
large membership in the county both
of men and women, but not so large
but that there should be consider
able increase this year over last year,
and it is expected that very salts
factory results will be achieved dur
ing this campaign. The campaign
is conducted on a point basis. Each
community obtaining 70 per cent of
their previous years membership as
members win IS points for their
community; when each solicitor OBJ
tains five or more members the COM
munity wins 10 points; II COM
munity wins as many or more mem
bers than the previous year it gains
five points. The total huber of points
which can be won is 30. The cam
paign closes the 2Sth of October.
Last years membership was 546 and
it is expected to make a considerable
increase over that before the 2Str.
Three ladies' branch meetings VIII
be held this week. The first at Hart
land on Monday, which will be a
table service meeting; the second
will be held on Tuesday at Moscow
when millinery will be the subject
considered, and the third will be held
at Palmyra when correct footwear