Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel], April 09, 1921, Page 11, Image 11

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We are ready to show a full line of Spring and Summer Wear in many different models that will
do every man good to see real merchandise at real prices, $25.00 to $45.00.
C. F. BILODEAU COMPANY
aprl'dltx
AUGUSTA LOCALS
H. L. Worcester of the State Farm
Agency reports the sale of the Alfred
Weston farm in West Gardiner, con
taining 100 acres, to .1. A. Mitchell of i
Guilford. .Me., wlio will take posses- j
sion .May 5th. j
The local branch of the American «
Association for the recognition of the 1
Irish Republic will hold a meeting at
7.?o Sunday evening in Union hall.
Good speakers will address the gath- j
(ring. Everybody is invited.
Tlie local corps of the Salvation ,
Army will have a meeting in the J
theatre building of the. National Sol- .
(tiers’ Home at Togus on Monday,
April 11 at L’.-tn l'„ M. Chaplain
Phaien lias consented to preside at
the meeting.
Miss Clara Goodwin of Augusta and
Brookline, Mass., has recently an
nounced her engagement to Kilborn
M. Kendall of lirookline. Mass Miss i
Goodwin is a granddaughter of Mrs.
Gilbert K. It. Patten, formerly of
Bath and hi r mother was Miss Clara
^Patten of Hath. The wedding will
take place in June.—Batth Dally
Time.
Mrs. Raymond Guy of Ridlonville,
has arrived in the city to visit her
grandmother. Mrs. George Thompson,
•“ Court street, for some time. Mrs.
Guy was formerly Miss Lillian May
honna of this city. She has just
recently recovered from a nervous
breakdown which extended over quite ]
a length of time. Her many friends j
are delighted with her improved ap
pearance.
&x-(,ov. Milliken
Chairman China Relief
former Governor Carl E. Milliken
1ms aecepteiltlie executive chairman
slllP of the Maine State committee
'kjjC^ is t0 carry on a campaign for
raising of funds in behalf of the
starving people of China.
Governor Milliken is now in New.
*ork ami while there he visited the |
• ational headquarters of the China (
amine Fund and was amazed at the j
acts he found regarding the condi- |
lon in tile Oriental empire. He will (
f*tUrn to his home in Augusta with
an intention of getting into the cam
paign and doing his best to see that
•aine shows again that it can extend
“s rt 'i('f to a distressed people, even
ongh they may be thousands of
“"Its away.
lentil I saw photographs of the
0/*i n arca °* China and pictures
‘ the way the people have suffered,”
h,,,the former Chief Executive, “I
raly believed that such terrible j
““naitlons could exist. America Is!
only country to 'whom these I
n'ing mi,lions can l°°k and i* '
a ly seems to be our imperative
J to do something to relieve their
Q‘stress." * * •
Maine’s local committees will soon
r . °rganized. The amount to be i
in Maine ts so small, that it
]. ttls 48 'f it ought to be reached 1
i’i iiefore the first of May. Just
’ft lug this amount will be has not
th-n fen ,ielf'rrnined, but it is certain
it' 11 'vi** not be so large but what
me people can give It and not even
■"lice it.”
LOCAL NOTICE
■“Eular Saturday night dance at
<m hall, Douglas' orchestra.
PPi'3dit
thi hav° °P«ned a blacksmith shop at
< ner;ince ,to Royal l’ark. Satis
1 ,'0I> horseshoeing guaranteed. E.
Jignault. apr9d3t*
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
SOMERSET COUNTY HEADQUARTERS
TELEPHONES—NEW ENGLAND 43-5 FARMERS’ 9-11
Promotion for Parker Foss—Bowdoin Boys to Give “Stop
Thief” Here—Assignment of Cases for Saturday and Mon
day_Miss Heberling to Be at Lakewood This Summer—
George A. Corey Dies—Philatheas to Give Recital—Daniel
Willey Dies
A pei-iogeirujr
ranged for the evening of April I9th,
which will be held in Grange hall with
Jeff C. Smith as the speaker. Mr.
Smith will speak on Y. M. C.* A. and
boys’ work. A supper will be served
before the address of Mr. Smith.
On Monday afternoon the Federat
ed Working League of the Federated
church will hold its regular meeting
in the parlors, of the Congregational
church.
Agent C. A. Storer of the County
Farm Bureau was in Canaan, Friday
afternoon and attended a pruning
demonstration held at the home of
F. W. Fitzgerald.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of next week, a Dairy Feeding Ex
tension School is to be held in Nor
ridgcwock. The dairy specialist, R.
F. Talbot of the University of Maine
and County Agent A. C. Storer will
be in attendance. Both men and wo
men interested in dairying are cor
dially invited to be present at the
meetings.
Robert tW.s returned to Binjnam,
Friday, after being in town on busi
ness. Whi.e in town he was the guest
cf Mr. and Mrs. Lionel G Trafton, at
their home on Baptist Tiiil
A. Kilby >f Freeport was in town.
Friday, on business.
Miss Leona Wentworth gave a de
lightful u.'.r'.y to about 30 of her boy
and girl friends at th9 home of ner
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. Je
rome Abbey, on Madison avenue, Fri
day evening. Games, music and
dancing were enjoyed. Miss Went
worth served delicious refreshments
of ice cream, cookies, cakes and
nuts. A very enjoyable evening was
spent by all of the guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Paul of South
Solon were in town on business, Fri
day.
J. L. Pillsbury of Bangor, the sub
scription agent for the Kennebec
Journal, has been in town On official
business this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tarbox re
turned from Augusta. Friday noon,
where they had been the guests of
Representative Clyde H. Smith.
Attorney Maurice P. Merrill was in
Waterville Friday afternoon, to visit
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Powers
Merrill.
Mrs. Clara Wyman has gone to Old
Orchard, where she is to be the guest
of her brother, Amos Dolbier.
Kenneth Copp will bo one of the so
loists at the evening service at the
Federated church, Sunday. He will
play a cornet solo, “Dedication," by
Schumann.
Mrs. Clara Bray returned to her
home in Bingham, Friday morning,
after being the guest of Mr. and Mrs. j
F. L. Furbush at their home on Court
street for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dodge who re
sided here a few months about a year
ago, while Mr. Dodge was^employed
by the Somerset Shoe Co., and have
have returned to Skowhegan and Mr.
Dodge has resumed work at the shoe
shop. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge are locat
ed for the present with Mr. and Mrs.
X. A. Withee at their home on Maple
street.
Mrs. Roy TO. Heywood who Is pass
ing some time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Horace M. Weston at their
home on Raptist hill, passed the day
Thursdnv, in Watervllle, on business.
Grand Jury
The Grand Jury rose soon after 5
o’clock Thursday afternoon, bringing
in 11 indictments, eight of which were
made public and are as follows: Syl
vester Drieskis of Lewiston, murder;
Horace Buzzell of Canaan, liquor
nuisance; Roy A. Chase of Fairfield,
larceny; Klwell O. Chase of Fairfield,
larceny; Everett Clough, breaking,
entering and larceny; William St.
Clair of Bingham, common seller;
John Tidd of West Forks, larceny;
[ Maurice Tuttle of Skowhegan, lar
i ceny.
After the Grand Jury gave their re
port, Judge Deasey thanked them for
their efficient and faithful service and
discharged them as this completed
their third term.
Traverse Jury
The following traverse Jury were
empanelled: 1st: C. W. Homsted, fore
man, of Palmyra; W. B. Cook, Hart
land; Allen Varney, Skowhegan; Os
car Bosworth, Madison; Charles H.
Nye, ttfew Portland; Sam Scars, Les
ter F. Nye, Fairfield; Ellingford Mes
ser, Moscow; Wallace W. Taylor,
Smithfield; Edwin C. Tripp, Solon;
Frank Clark, Detroit; Eugene G. Sals
bury, Canaan. 2nd: Dr. I. L. Salley,
foreman, Skowhegan; M. H, Martin,
St. Albans; George Caron, Skowhe
gan; Joseph Dostie, Fairfield; Charles
Forbus, Brighton; George Parker,
Norridgewock; Charles S. Smith,
Skowhegan; Frank W. Hilton, Bing
ham; E. Raymond Farrar. Ripley;
Herman Perkins, Matfison; Everett A.
Berry, Embden; Emery Grouse, Fair
field; supernumeraries, I. H. Gifford,
Anson; Elmer E. Colby, Moose River;
Guy Dumpliv, Hlghlarfd.
Case Assignments
The following is the assignment
r&n Perfect Shraldtn and Ann]
Nothing
beautiful, toft, pearly
white appearance
Gonreod’e Oriental
Cream renders to the
shoulders and arms.
Covers skin blemishes.
Will not mb off. Par
X Send 15c. for
K Triad Site
m(TM>.T.HOPDNS
^ a som
1 NrwTerh
Gourhuds
Oriental Cream
of cases for Saturday and Monday: 1
Saturday, 93, Butler Brothers (Mer- i
rill and Merrill) vs. Samuel W. !
Gould (Gould, pro se): 94, Skowhe- |
gan Water Co. (Merrill and Mer- !
rill) vs. Samuel W. Gould (Gould
pro se); 189, Sebastian v. Bisson and
Guy L. Conant (Merrill and Mer
rill) vs. William Sabin (U. D. Mud
gett); 191, Herbert F. Green (Mer
rill and Merrill) vs. John W. Green
(Gould); 192, Catherine V. Green
alias Mrs. Herbert F. Green (Mer
rill and Merrill) vs. John'W. Green ■
(Gould.) Monday: 199, E. A. Strout
Farm Agency, Inc. (Merrill and
Merrill) vs. Addie F. Spencer (Saw
yer) ; 237, Alice V. Thompson Comp.
(Currier C. Holman and Small) vs.
Hildreth E. Nichols (Brown); 92,
Emil Regnell (G. R. Grua) vs. L.
Byers, alias Al. Byers and North An
son Mfg. Co. (George A. Hutchins
for defendant) and Inhabitants of (
Bingham vs. New Lumber Co.
W. G. Elliott of the Central Maine
Power company has returned from a
business trip to Boston, where he
went last Saturday.
Miss Margery Heberling of Iowa
City, Iowa, of the John B. Rogers j
Producing Co., of Fostoria, Iowa, !
who has been in town for the past ‘
two weeks directing the production
of the operetta “I<atoha-Koo,” left
Friday afternoon on the 2.35 train
for Orange, Mass., where she is to 1
' put on the same production. Thurs- !
I day afternoon Miss Heberling signed
up with the Somerset Traction Co. ;
to play the ingenue roles at Lake
wood this summer. This will be
gratifying news to Skowhegan peo- :
pie whd>-- have met Miss Heberling. :
all of whom have been much pleased i
| with her and also with her work
i with the operetta which proved her j
to be a splendid artist. Miss Heb- !
eMing took her B. A. degree at the
Iowa State university and she taught
dramatics at the university for a
year after her graduation.
' H. S. Brown of the Emery-Brown
• Co. of Waterville was at the Skow
hegan store Friday ^nd will be Sat
urday. This company is showing j
garments at the local store every
Friday and Saturday, during the;
season.
Mrs. A. F. Perkins of East Wil
ton who has been passing a week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
ville Fish, at their home on East
Front street, will return to her
home today, Saturday. Mrs. Per
kins’ daughter. Mrs. Lillian Fletcher
also of East Wilton arrived in town
Friday noon and will remain for a
time with her grandparents, who are
both in failing health and are not
able to be left alone at the present.
Mrs. John Goodness went to Wat
erville, Friday, on the 11.15 train
where she was the guest of her cou
sins, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pumlow.
j Miss Lillian Murray of East Mad
' ison was in town Friday on her way
to Waterville where she was'acrom
panying her little nephew, Law
rence St. Peter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George St. Peter of Waterville, who
had been visiting his aunt and
grandparents in East Madison.
Albert Clark returned to his home
in Bangor, Friday noon, after being
in town on business.
! Mrs. Jessie Bugaw of Lynn,
j Mass., who is spending several
weeks in town with Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Gor*'H on Water street," has
gone to Mechanic Falls for a few
days’ visit.
Dr. George Otis Smith, director of
the Fnited States Geological Survey,
of Washington, D. C„ is expected to
arrive in town today, Saturday, for
a visit, with his family at their home
on Coburn avenue, and with his
mother, Mrs. Joseph O. Smith of
Water street. Joseph Coburn Smith,
a student at Colby college, will spend
: the week-end writh his parents at
j the Coburn avenue home.
; Many friends in town of Parker
I Foss of Waterville. son of Mr._ and
I Mrs. Uriah Foss of West Front street
j will be interested tto know that he
i is to complete his duties as money
j order clerk in the Waterville post
i office and about the 15th of this
I month will assume the duties of a
position in the Ticonic National bank
in Waterville. Mr. Foss’ place in the
postofflee will be filled by Harry Hig
gins, who is now stamp clerk.
Posters are out announcing a. far
| rial fact in three acts. “Rtop Thief,”
I which will be presented by the
I Masque and Gown of Bowdoin col
i lege under the auspices of the Skow
' began high school in the opera
bouse Friday evening, April 15th.
: Music will be furnished by the High
I School orchestra, directed by Mrs.
; Marion Drake-Flandors. The pro
j ceeds are to go to the physical edu
| cation in the high school. There will
! be a dance after the performance in
j the Grange hall.
Miss Velma Fogg, who has been
! passing the Easter vacation at the
i home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Gridley R. Fogg on Pleasant street,
has returned to Roston where she
Is a senior at the New School of De
sign.
The regular meeting of the Sun
shine society was held on Thursday
afternoon in the municipal court
room. The nexl meeting will be held
on Thursday noon, April 21.
Mrs. Horace Spear of TAkewood
was in town on business Friday.
Miss Alta Young, the assistant in
the Commercial Department went to
East Madison, Friday afternoon and
will spend the week-end at the home
of her father, George Young.
George A. Corey
George A. Corey died at his home
on the cross road leading from the
Captain Tobey place on the Back
road to Bigelow hill, Friday forenoon,
at the age of 73 years. Mr. Corey ;
was born in Littleton. N. H., and was ,
the son of James Corey. His wife
died about five years ago. He is sur
vived by a son. Henry, and a daugh
ter, Alice, who have both been with
their father during his illness. He ,
is also survived by two brothers and
two sisters, living in Littleton, N. H. j
The funeral will be Sunday afternoon j
and will be conducted by the Rew !
Herbert L. Nichols, pastor of the Cen
tenary Methodist church, if fr.a roads
are suitable, burial will be made in
the cemetery in East Skowhegan, if
not, the remains will be placed in the
tomb at the Southside cemeter'y and !
later taken to*East Skowhegan.
Daniel Willey
Word has been received of the i
death of Daniel Willey of Englewood, |
'California, who passed away March I
17th after a serious operation. The fu
neral service was held in the Engle
wood Park Chapel .on the 21st at' 3
o’clock. The remains were cremated j
in accordance "with Mr. Willey's re
quest. Mr. Willey was born in Bing
ham, Maine, but went to California
when only a young man, returning
east and caring for h;s mother, Mrs.
Susan Willey at the home in Bing
•
More New Coats, Suits and Wraps
Purchased this week by Mr. Chernowsky while in Nezv York
Exclusive Models—mostly one of a kind ,
at popular prices
*r
Semi- Tailored Suits Serve Many Purposes
Smart, semi-tailored Suita—the kind a woman wears and knowa in
stinctively she is well dressed for any daytime occasion. Tailored with
, painstaking care from excellent fabrics these Suits stand out superior In
\ quality and workmanship, and are distinguished by a very trim air.
j Nothing quite conies up to the practicability of such a Suit. Prices, too,
* are strong in their favor.
$25.00 $37.50 $45.00 $55.00
Polo Coats for Many Purposes
As practical as a man’s topcoat, quite as well tailored and pos
sessing an impeccably smart appearance the Pole Coat find# approval in
the eyes of "particular” women. For motoring, sports wear, street and
vacation needs it ia unusually well suited. The vast amount of service
and generally becoming features of these Coats recommend them to all
women. In camel’s hair and polo cloth in the popular tan shades in
various lengths and styles.
$12.50, $14.98, $19.98, $25.00
IVrappy Coats Keep on Making Conquests
From all indications they are even better liked now than they were at
the beginning of the season. In a number of unusually striking models
sleeves and backs art cut in one and the backs slope in slightly toward
the hems. Shawl collars and sleeve embroideries match. All garments
are silk lined. You will certainly want one when you see how low the
prices are.
$25.00, $35.00, $45.00
Store for Women
ham in 1S98, after which he went west
again. His wife died about two years
ago. At one time the family resided
iri tCornville on the place now occu- j
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gould, i
He is survived by the following rela* '
tives in the Hast: Airs. Emma Willey
Ward of Nashua, X. H.; Mrs. Robert
Lester Shoap of Norridgewock and
George Willey of Gardiner and sev
eral relatives in California. Many
Somerset county people will remem
ber Mr. Willey and regret to know of
his death. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church, and the pastor
and a former pastor both officiated
at the funeral service.
The First Philatlica Class are per
fecting the arrangements for the re
cital which is to lie given under their
auspices In the Congregational church
on the evening of April 27th by Mrs.:
Etta. Swett Bradley of Boston, ac-,
companiod by Mrs. Mary Emery Mar
ston. Mrs. Bradley is formerly a
Skowhegan resident and was for
some years the soloist at the Federat
ed church and many friends will be
much pleased to know that she is to j
give a recital here in the near future.
WEBBER POND
Mrs. W. H. White and daughter
Esther of Bath were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Claience
Rowe.
Mrs. Etta Barrows was a business
visitor in Waterville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sawyer of
Bath moved Monday to Mrs. Lydia
Newell’s farm which they have rent
ed for the summer.
Mrs. Joseph True and two children
are guests of relatives at AVashburn. :
Edward Knowlton returned Wed
nesday from a business trip to Bos
ton and New York.
Joseph Buzzell of Benton was a
business caller at A. O. Hume’s
Tuesday. j
The ice left the pond March 28,!
several weeks earlier than in former
rears.
Claud Ballard, a student at Wash- j
burn High school, is at home for the
vacation.
Mrs. Etta Barrows will entertain
:he Christmas Club April 20.
Air. and Mrs.' Charles Conner of
Beauty of Skin
'Cuticura
Beauty of
Enhancedby!
When used for every-day toilet pur
poses Cuticura keeps the complex
ion fresh and clear, hands 90ft and
white and hair live and glossy. The
Soap to cleanse and purify, the Oint
ment to soothe and heal and the
Talcum to powder and perfume.
fcuaphbchrrM trlfii], Addreor "WlnnUt
•rttorlM, D«pt. 210LthUaUJbll." Sold every
«n4.^TiiiTin-1 me.
I
I
Augusta were at their camp, Pine;
Cone, for the week-end. j
Henry Reynolds has rented one of
the Conner camps for the .season.
Alma Robbins returned Monday to
Poston to resume her studies at the!
Massachusetts College of Osteopathy '
after passing the Easter recess with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Rob
bins. |
Herbert Dow of Augusta was at
his home for the week-end.
LITCHFIELD
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Rowley was the scone of a pleasant
occasion Monday evening when some
relatives and friends gathered at the
home to celebrate the latter’s birth
day. Graplionola music was enjoyed
hy all present. One of the very pleas- j
ing features of the evening was the
large birthday cake presented to the;
hostess by her granddaughter, Miss
Doris Weston, aged three years. A ;
collation of ice cream and cake was
served and the party broke> up at a
late hour wishing Mrs. Bowley many;
happy returns of the day. I
Mrs. Clara Hinckley of West Gar
diner was calling on friends in town [
Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Maxwell, Mrs. Thelma
Tozier and daughter, were callers at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Wes
ton, Monday. i 1
Wilbur Gowell is hauling lumber
to the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Stock
holm on the Pond road. He is going
to place a piazza on the house. i
Ralph Rrann was a caller Sunday
at the home of Alfred Barlett.
_ ’ ]
PLAINS —- George Hamblen of
Winthrop and Charles Pinkham went
gunning the first of the week. Mr.
Hamblen shot six rai>bit». J
An old /fashioned sewing bee was j
held at Inez Sylvester’s Friday with ?
picnic dinner. A very enjoyable '
time was reported by all the indies
present.
Mrs. Edith Allen went Wednesday
to Lewiston on business.
Mrs. Phebe , Pinkham’ wishes to
thank all who so kindly sent her post
cards.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Packard are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Elmer I
Campbell at Bath. * I
H. W. Maxwell, who has been vie- 8
iting at Portland and Richmond re- 1
turned Tuesday?' I
Eben Harlow, Fay Sylvester and jj
E. W. Pierce went to Orr’s Island {{
Thursday. , !
MONMOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Merrill and
Son Elmer, who have been passing-a
few davs In town returned Wednes
day afternoon to their home in
Madison.
D. M. Benner of Auburn, formerly
of Monmouth, was in town this week.
The Power of Advertising
The war was largely won by ad
vertising. The Liberty Loans were
sold because of the skill with which
they were advertised. Before con
scription the British army was re
cruited bji advertising. Many of
us will never forget the appeal of the
poster in which a little boy was de
picted as asking his father, “And
what did you do in the great war,
Daddy?”
Sumatra Protect* Tiger*
Tigers are protected in Sumatra, the
reason being that one of the important
Industries of that country is the cul
tivation of an African palm. This palm
was introduced several years ago, and !
the wild hogs so enjoyed its easily
obtained fruits ar^d so thrived on them
that they increased and multiplied rap
idly until they became a perfect peat.
Would You Miss
a Dollar a Week?
Probably not. Certainly you could
Set along with $1.00 a week less
That amount deposited here week
ly earning interest compounded semi
annually, will swell to a comfortable
sum in a very few years. It’s worth
a trial anyway. Come in and talk
it over with us.
FIRST
mrhSOdtf
NATIONAL GRANITE BANK
Augusta, Mains
The System
applied to the service of the Augusta Trust
Company makes it prompt, accurate and
satisfactory for every customer.
Why not avail yourself of this service by
having your Checking Account with us?
Augusta
Trust Company
AUGUSTA MAINB
iiadison, Richmond, v/jvthror
>
Wonderfol Health Makers
PUTS RED BLOOD IN THEIR VEINS!
Sounds Like Patent Medicine
ITS NOT. IT’S BICYCLES.
Sec ’Em at FI FI ELD'S 2™™*
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Now, wild hogs are the favorite diet of
Sumatran tigers, therefore the protec
tion. But It looks like a dangerous ex
periment.
Beneath the surface of the United
States, there is an estimated supply
if coal to meet the demands of this
country, and support an export J
trade, for at least 3000 years.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
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