Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
Water in the kennsbsc
Is Now Steadily Falling,
Diamond Not Fit for Today's
Scheduled Baseball Game.
Athens Teaching Corps.-.Fewer
Sales Then Usual Of Farms.

The machinery for the new shoe fac
tory in Norridgewock, which will be
devoted to the manufacture of slippers,
is arriving and much of it has been
set in position. 1t will give employ
ment to some so hands and will be of
great benefit to that village which of
late years has been numbered among
the dead ones.
George r. Pushaw of Pittsfield was
adjudicated a bankrupt April 10. The
first meeting Of his creditors will be
held here May 1.
Very few sales of farm property
have been made the past winter, less
than for several years. Two We're re-
ported the past week through the e. A
Strout agency. Both of these We're in
Madison. The John Finnemore farm
was sold to John Tramley of Newberg,
N. s., and the Ivory Curtis farm was
bought by VIM. Colman of Lyons, N. Y.
Howard Davies of Portland was in
town for few hours Friday, the
guest of friends.
No game this afternoon at Fairview
park between the High school nine and
Coburn Classical Institute of Water
vile. This was to have been the first
game in the local schedule, but the dla-
mond is in no condition for ball play
ing, being still covered with snow. This
game will be played May T.. The
Skowhegans will open the season one
week from today, playing the Water
vile High in that city.
The rain ceased Thursday noon and
since then the water in the river has
steadily gone down. 1t is still very high,
however. and but few of the manufac-
turing plants depending on water for
their power have resumed work. The
river now is free from ice.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Albert Clarke Of Cara
funk were the guests of Skowhegan
friends for the day Thursday.
The Young Ladies Afternoon Whist
Club met Friday with Mrs. Lottie
Dow, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs G.
J. Dow, Madison avenue. Refreshments
were served
The following is the assignment OF
teachers in the public schools OF Attn
ems for the spring term, which will be-
gin Monday: Grammar, Mrs. Bernlce
Hight; Primary, Mrs. Cara Bosworth;
Mckinley, Eva Dudley: Garfield, Ma
belle Judllins; Franklin, Mrs. Mae En-
cry; Foss, Harold G. Doe; Lincoln, Abb
bic steele: Stetson. Lottie Reed. The
term will be 10 weeks. Two schools, the
Longfellow and Eaton Corner, have
been discontinued.
Work has began on the repairs on
the basement and second story of the
Merrill store on Russell street, which
will be occupied by the new weekly
newspaper, The Somerset independent.
The basement will be occupied by the
press, the first floor by the type setting
machine and the pony press and the
second floor by the job presses and the
job composing room. The publisher,
Clyde H. Smith, has practically COM
pleted his editorial staff
Mrs. Mary Clarke of Bingham is In
town, keeping house for Mr.. and Mrs
C. w. Philbrick during their absence
in Washington, D. G.
Miss Alice Lessard of this town be-
gan Friday her duties in the musical
department at the Henry Siegel de-
partnent store in Boston. Miss Lessard
has a very good voice and has been
heard here in concerts several times
Her duties will be to run over songs
for prospective purchasers.