Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-30
SKOWAECAV.
Dr.. Bige|ow Presents
Books 10 Free Library
Dummy" Corson Sentenced for
Theft al Grist Mil.
Dynamite Used TO Break Log Jam
..-0ther Local News.

| the Free Public library = volumes on
| "Harmonial Philosophy" These were
written by Dr Andrew Jackson Da-
Wis CT Boston, who retired from active
practice on July 49, last. DR.. Davis
is personal friend of DR.. Bigelow.
| 4 dance will be held at the theatre
at Lakewood tomorrow night at the
close Of the performance of The Three
Of Us" Townes Orchestra will furnish
music.
| Miss Mabel L. Smith, accompanie |
by Miss Mabel E. and Master Robert
| Eigelow, Jr., left Thursday for Bangor,
whore they will be the guests of rel
atives until September.
Dummy Corson was arrested
| Wednesday night. charged with theft
It was alleged that he robbed the till
at the Steward Bros. grist mill or
Island avenue of IS. He was found
guilty end given a sentence of 60 days
in the county Jail. The man is not
sound mentally and 10 days were given
his sister to send him into the country.
| At the expiration of that time, should
he still be here. he will be committed
He has become a nuisance and the de-
sire of the officials is to send him
away.
| II. r. Baker of Boston was in town
| Thursday en- route home from a visit
| with relatives in North Arson. He
was accompanied by his mother. Mrs.
Baker of this city.
| Mrs. H. 6. 1uttle, who had been
passing the winter with relatives in
Milwaukee. Wis, arrived here Wednes-
| dow ioh nd l,nr
home in Canaan. She was accom-
| panied-by a party of relatives from
| the West, including Mr. and Mrs. c.
| Fl. Gilman.ethe Misses Helen and Caro-
| lire Gilman, and Master Charlie Gil
man.
F. J. Arnold, a Waterville hardware
| merchant. was in town Thursday. the
guest of friends. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Arnold.
| Mrs Henry Bosnian of Waterville ar
| rived here Thursday night and is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u.
L. Foss
Thursday afternoon the Sewing Cir
! Gle connected with the North Avenue
| Universalist church was entertained
by Mrs. G. B. Fairgrieves and Mrs
Adam Simpson at the latter's cottage
on the east side of Hayden lake.
Mrs George l.. Rogers of Boston was
in town Wednesday, coming here from
Farmin~ton, where she is the guest of
| relatives. The trip was made by auto
mobile and she had as guests the Misses
Mabel and Ruth Austin of that town
and Robert McLeary.
Wednesday night a jam of logs form.
| cd in the north channel. just below the
falls. The work of sluicing had just
| commenced and While the jam was
| not large me it was hard one to
fbrcak. A crew was put to work in
charge of William Romeo and the work
was done with the aid of lanterns
Dynamite was used and the river was
cleared a little after midnight.
Wallace MacIin mad hard luck
Wednesday. He had $50 in his pocket
ard at about 1l.30 left the cigar store
to go home after making a small pur-
chase. After dinner he felt for his
money ard found it gone. No doubt he
dropped it on the street. A thorough
search, however. failed to locate the
money.
From now out The morning passenger
train will be supplied with ice from
this station. Heretofore the tanks in
the cars have been iced down at Water
vile. "A box has been placed on the
platform here and the ice is brought
from Waterfalls.
Charles F.. and Lola c. Danforth
called here by the death of their moth
err, Mrs. Ella Danforth. returned on
the noon train Thursday to their
homes in Boston
There will be three matinee races at
Fajrview Park Saturday afternoon, en-
tries to which will close at noon that
day. The events are the 2.30 class, one
mile heats; green horse class. one mile
heats, and free-fo all half mile heats.
No records will be given and the purses
will he various articles of horse fur
nlshinSs. ball game will be played
between the East Madisons and the
Skowhegans. Music will be furnished
by the Co. F. Band.
The annual cattle show and fair of
the East Somerset Agricultural So
ciety will be held in Hartland on Sept
GIL.
Wednesday was the warmest day of
the season in Skowhegan. horse in
the employ of the Smith Coal Co. fell
asleep in front of the Russell street
office from the effects of the sun. No
damage was done to the beast but one
thills was broken.
Miss Nellie Lewis returned home
Thursday from a visit with her sister
ir Oakland
Mrs e. =. McNeelie is expected home
today from visit with friends at Five
Islands. With her will come Mrs. r.
T. Fatten and three children. who have
been guests for two weeks at this
hotel.
SATURDAY night a meeting of the
board of directors of the Skowhegan
Sorusis will be held with Mrs. w f
Eactett ut her home on r'l'>' S+reot
Announcement was made Wednesday
that a daughter had been born to At.
| and Mrs. Charles Dickfy of Canaan
| This would not be anything of special
note except for the fact that this is
the 22d child born to them in about 81
years. Mrs. Dickey was married when
she was Ii years old and Mr.. Dickey
was but a few years her senior They
commenced life on the Roosevelt plar
| ard of the % children born to them