Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-17
|Sk0WnEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, Farmers .s ~ :;

Grange Has Good Pro-
gram
The Skowhegan Grange met We'd
nesday evening at the hall on Pleas
ant street in regular session follow
ing the transaction of business an
interesting program was presented,
including instrumental music by
Miss Gladys Parkman, Mrs. Dora
White, Miss Beatrice Bragg. Mrs.
Florence Walsh, Ethelyn White;
reading, "The Piece of String" Miss
Nellie White; question on the Ritual
were distributed and answered by
members of the Grange; talk on the
Ritual, Wilmont B. Whittier; read
ing, sections from the Defamation
of Purposes, Mrs. Alice Stevens, lee
turer; instrumental music by the
same players as the first number;
interesting remarks were made by
the visiting grangers. The worthy
overseer, Elmer E. Harris called at
tention to the meeting on September
10TH, which occurs during the an
nual fair of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Association.
Hudson Crashes Into Overland
e. D. Greenleaf of Auburn, driv-
in; Hudson coach and d. ID.
Brierley, representative OF the
Farm Journal, driving an Overland
down Water street Thursday even
ing toward Bangor, met in sudden
collision when opposite the home OF
Hon. Blinn w. Page. Mr.. Brierley at
tempted to turn around in the street
and his signal to turn was not seen
by Mr.. Greenleaf. The Hudson
smashed into the side of the Over
land which was considerably dam
aged. The running board was torn
off, the door scratched and the front
and rear mudguard bent and the
rear door pushed in. The Hudson's
front mud guard was crumpled. Mr..
Greenleaf continued on his way to
Bangor. The occupants of the cars
were not injured.
The next meeting of the Bloom
field Christmas Club will be held on
Tuesday afternoon of next week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel q.
Trafton on upper Main street. A lit
erary program will be presented un-
der the direction of Mrs. Trafton, as
sisted by Mrs. Eta La Casse. The
ladies will pass the time working on
gifts for next Christmas.
Miss Gladys Mantor Is returning
the last of the week from Madison
where she has been a guest Of rela-
tives for two weeks.
DR.. 1. L. Smalley and daughters
Miss Corinne Salley and Misses
to
the next two weeks at Lake Wesser-
unsett.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Judkins and
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Jud-
kins. son Donald of Largo, Fla, Mr..
and Mrs. Mellen A. Whitney of
Springfield, Mass, and Mrs. Bertha
Ball of Bingham motored to Bingham
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Ball and
Mr.. d. F. Judkins remaining at Mrs.
Balls home there. Enroute calls
were made in Solon on Mrs. Alzada
McIntire and Mrs. Pearl Swain of
Portland at. the McIntire home in
Solon and on Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Emery in North Anson.
Mrs. Pauline B. Green. chief oper-
ator of the Maine Tel. G. Tel. Co., has
returned from a business trip to
Readfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dionne who
have sold their farm to Joseph
Brooks of Presque Isle, have moved
into the east half of the house on
Water street, owned by Walter P.
Ordway, and recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Kicker, who have
purchased a home on Hanover street.
Mrs. Margaret M. Chase, who was
one of the state delegates to the Ma
tional B. P. w. Clubs being held In
Portland this week returned Wednes-
day night.
Miss Lynette Manter will return
the last of the week from Portland
where she has been guest for two
weeks Of her sister and husband. Mr.
and Mrs. Sherman Hapgood.
Mrs. Selvin l.. Flanders Of NAL
bon's Mills road submitted to surgi-
cal treatment at the kennebec VAL
ley hospital Thursday morning.
DR.. L. 1. Salley and daughter Miss
Corrinne were in North Arson We'd
nesday guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beatham and
son George, who formerly resided ir
Skowhegan on the River road, now
of Houlton, have been in town guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
H. Packard.
Miss Eva Dulac who has been 9
guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Roderick, has returned
to her home in Gardiner.
Mrs. Margaret Cummings has re-
turned from Augusta and Is assisting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jat John
son, in the Oxford drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. MyronAE. Smith mo-
tored to GreenvillG>1 Wednesday tc
visit Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hill.
Hon. Clyde H. Smith, Skowhegan's
first selectman, has been confined te
his home on Water street by illness
for a few days.
Miss Gladys Rowell, director OF
physical instruction in the Ames-
bury Mass, schools, who has been
a guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E. B. Rowell, of the East Madison
road, is in Cambridge, Mass, attend
ing Harvard summer school.
Miss Eleanor Moody of New Shar-
on is to take the place of Miss Verna
Porter. resigned as principal of the
Skowhegan kindergarten schools
Miss Moody is a graduate from the