Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-11
East Leavitt and Bush streets, now
occupied by G. w. Day.
Our Heavy Tax Payers.

There are SO people in SkoWhegan.
residents of the town, who pay tax
of over 5000 OF these f. n. Merrill is
gives up annually for the running ex-
penses of the town the tidy sum OF
$1917.S2. This is a daily average OF
$3.50. Most of us would be tickled to
death to receive this as a salary. Next
to Mr.. Merrill is Mrs. Edith S. Shep-
herd, who crosses the hand of the tax
collector with silver to the amount OF
$1252.10. The largest tax is paid by Il
resident corporation, the Amer
lean Woolen Co. of Boston. $2261
There are four other nonresident tax
payers who give up over $500 each'
The following is the tax of the manu-
featuring plants: Maine Spinning Co.,
$3.50: Marston Worsted Co., $1292; Mil
burn Co., $2i7; D. A. & w. E. Porter,
grist mill, S215.01; Skowhegan Pulp CO.,
$l529.5O; Skowhegan Electric Light Co..
s959.5O; Skowhegan Lumber Co.,
$254.eO; Steward Bros, grist mill,
s439.47; ]. F. Williams, axe factory,
s293.7o; American Woolen Co, $2267 &c.
George F. Fox, $347.7O. The other heavy
derson, $294.65; First National Bank.
1923; Second National Bank, $2527O;
A. E. Bisson, $447.6O; A. G. Blunt,
$202.03; Lydia r. Bradford, $2O6.l5;
Louise II. Colburn, $9O725 Helen 5.
Cohurn, s645.91; F. c. Dunlap. $2134l
Hattie B. Fogler, $2S5; Forrest Good
win, $22S.63; S. w. Gould, $969.24; j. c.
Griffin, $6S1.S7; r. W. Haines, 335.O3;
M. B. Heselton, $22O07; w. H. Hesel-
tc:1, Exr., s304.95; A. o. Lacroix, $2935l ;
J. r. Mcclellan, $551 "a; Pate & Young,
$437; j. Palmer Merrill, $949.96; l.. L..
Morrison, $30G.O5; Ira A. Norton, $S16.-
so; w. P. Ordway, $5S2.9S; heirs of e.
r. Page $625.67: Miss Hannah Page.
$454.10; S. w. Philbrick, $225.21; heirs
Of George Phlbrick, 1922, &c; M Il.
Pooler, $247 753; F. 7. & c. A. Ross,
SS0S.7S; Parker Sanborn, $241.46; Grace
M. Smith, $S45.5O; ]. D. Symonds,
s2S2.30; Frank and Abel Thompson.
$lS3.S5; Tuttle Bros, $342s7; L. L. Wal
ton. Admr., $5s6.62; Ward & Philbrick.
$2S5: Herbert Wentworth. Admr.. $247;
John Weston, 1884 90; L. w. Weston &.
Co., $41s.O5; Mary c. Weston, s23331; ;
c. B. Dodge, s36955; Maine Central
Railroad, $3.50; r. w. & L. r. Brown,
| $SO465.
Miss Nellie Morrissette left Friday
for a visit with her sister in Water
VILE
JIM. Scribner of Charleston was in
town on business Friday. Mr.. Scribner
has been in this vicinity for the past
few weeks and has driven three ar
tesian wells.
William Miller returned home Friday
from a visit with relatives in Bing-
ham.
~'ss May johnson Of Augusta is
,.a.t% Il vacation of two weeks with
her parents in Athens, Rev. and Mrs.
B. H. Johnson
Herman Huff, who has been the
guest of friends here for a week, left
Friday for his home in Attleboro,
Mass. Several years ago he was en-
plOyed here in the r. l.. Mitchell wood
working shop
At Republican caucus held in
Hartland for the nomination of a can
didate to the next Legislature, W. s.
Bemis Of Harmony was chosen. He
will represent the class made up of
'i>'t So"l SaiHpIluSt, 1tiIddI, ftiDley,
Hartland, st. Albans and Cornvlle.
Harold Woodman of Philadelphia,
who is connected with a Wholesale
house in that city, was in town Fri
day. He is a native of Cornville and
is well known in this town from his
connection with theatrical companies
which played this town in the late
sos. His father for q number of years
was engaged in the manufacture of
drums in this town. His factory was
in the old Robinson mill, now occupied
by the Maine Spinning Co and the
family lived in the old Shepherd house
on Court street. The drums made by
Mr.. Woodman. Sr., We're in great de-
mand for band and orchestral purposes
and mad more than a local reputation
Miss Hannah r. Page and her
guests, Mrs. f. L. Marsh and two lit
tie daughters of Providence, r. T..
passed the afternoon and evening of
Friday with friends in Watervile.
Miss Julia L. Coburn Of Concord,
Mass, who has been the guest of NJ
7. Pooler and family for a few DAYS
left Friday for few weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Pooler, at her cottage
at Boothbay.
The Ames Water Co. in Norridge-
Wock was bought Friday by j. Edwin
Taylor of this town. 1t was construct
ed by DR.. J. D. Ames, a former Show
hogan boy. who is now located in Port
land. It is valuable piece of proper
ty and is the only means the village
has of securing water for domestic
purposes outside of wells and cisterns
Ihe supply comes from never failing
spring and connected with the plant
IS reservoir with capacity of $4,000
gallons. This is pumped by means of
a gasoline engine.
Madison.
Mrs Naomi Jackson Of Bingham is
NiSitiaer =