Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-02
Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phone l75-k

Ernest Decker and family and
Mrs. Charles Decker. returned from
Kingsbury Friday where they have
been passing a short vacation.
Assistant Postmaster Howard Dur
rell returned Sunday from hunting
trip to the big woods.
M. E. Harrington mechanical
engineer was in town Saturday on
business.
Richard Thompson and Robert
Furber, students at the University
of Maine, passed the week end with
relatives in town. They attended the
Colby-Maine game at Waterville
Saturday.
Mrs. Lura York of Cornville was
business caller in town Saturday.
Saturday afternoon Parker Foss OF
Waterville was in town called by the
illness Of his mother, Mrs. Uriah
Foss. F-rs. Foss accompanied her
SON to Waterville where she entered
the Sisters hospital and underwent a
throat operation. Sunday night she
was SO far improved as to be able to
go to the home of her son. MIR. Uriah
Foss passed Sunday with Mrs. Foss.
Senator Clyde Fl. Smith left for
Portland Sunday afternoon to act as
chairman Of the board of arbitration
to settle the disagreement between
the Portland Electric Railway and its
employees. The other members Of
the board who will act with Senator
Smith are James Fahey of Boston, a
well known attorney and Leon q.
Walker Of Portland. The hearing is
to begin this morning.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Mabel Grover Calden, formerly a res
ident of this town passed away last
Friday. Mrs. Calden is the dauSher
of the late Simon Grover and passed
many years of her early life in this
vicinity, She is survived by her
daughter Mrs. Beatrice Symons of
this town. a brother Wesley Grover.
who resides at Pleasant Pond and
brother George who lives in the
south.
Next Tuesday evening will occur
the regular meeting of the Pr1slilla
Rebekah lodge. The program Is be-
ing arranged by the gentlemen and is
in the hands Of a committee compos-
ed Of Ivan Dyer, Frank Oddly. Jo-
+seph Smith. Matthew Green, Cleber
Harville and Eugene Tarbox.
Irving Young, an employee OF the
Central Maine Power Co., who has
been confined to his home by an in
jury caused by a fall, has sufficient
~ recovered to be able to be out.
Jack Roal returned to Skowhegan,
Saturday evening, after several
weeks visit with his parents in
Newburyport, Mass. ..
Mrs. Kate Chase Weeks of Water
Vile visited over the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. O..
Chase of the River road.
Miss Gala Packard. who is en-
ployed in Waterville, passed the
week end with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Orrin Packard.
Mr.. and Mrs, Edwin Clements of
East Pond camps were guests of
Mr.. Clements sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis. Caswell. over
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Clements ex-
pect to leave New York. December
"a, for California. They will sail on
the Mongolia through the Panama
canal, a distance of $500 miles. re-
quiring 16 days. They will return
to mail sometime the first Of April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Caswell will
leave Thursday afternoon for st.
Petersburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Dana
Blanchard will drive the Caswells'
car 10 new 1O-h, WhCIC etiiCy wiz
meet the Caswells, and the four will
continue their journey.
Mrs Maud Viles and her daugh-
ter, Esther, are passing few days
in Boston.
Mrs. Nina Clark went to Portland,
Saturday, to the Eye and Ear In
Urinary, where she obtained medical
aid for her eyes. She will return
today.
Mrs. Clara Murphy and daughter,
Adella, accompanied BY Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bennett of Scion, were
visitors at the home of Mrs. Emma
Robinson, Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Russell, who has been
passing a few days with her sister,
in-law, Mrs. Emma Robinson, and
her nephew, G. D. Hight, has return
ed to her home in Athens.
Leland Bosworth of Cornville was
in town Saturday evening to meet
his wife, who was returning from
the Teachers convention.
Mrs. NJ. S. Whiting of Wells Beach
Is the guest this week Of Mrs. Car
rie Wyman.
Smith Ames, a member of last
years graduating class of Skowhe-
gan high school passed the week
man at the University of Maine and
come here from Waterville after the
Colby-Maine game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hill are In Port
land for 9. few days, guests at the
home of their son, Fred Richard
son.