Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-20
SkoWhecAN.
Boom Adds So
Dwellings in Few Months.
Also -Four New Blocks on Water
S..-Iown's Population 1852
Somerset Pomona Especial Session
Oct, 25.-famil!es Go to Florida.

Somerset Pomona Grange VIII meet
in special session with North New
Portland Grange Tuesday. oct. 20
The address of welcome will be given
nv Worthy Master of New Portland
Grange. H. P. Norton: the response by
George Savage of North Arson. The
topics for discussion will be. first
What one thing is today's greatest
state" Opened by George Savage and
S. F. Emerson. Second, rs the aver
age town ,appropriating as much mon
ey for schools AS it can afford to do?'
Opened by Cephas Walker and Har-
land Ellis. Tie remainder of the pro
gram is to be furnished by Newport
land Grange.
At the Baptist parsonage, NOrridge
wock. Monday, James Wodcock 0
Bigelow Plantation was united in mar
riage to Miss Sadie Mitchell OF Arson
the ceremony being performed by the.
Rev. Wylie Smith
Eugene Carr Of Norridgewock died
suddenly Monday Of a complication OF
diseases He was horn in Phjllip2
September ,. 1899. being the Oldest son
OF Osgood Carr and Elizabeth W.
Strceter. In 1872 the family moved t.
mercer where he spent his childhood
and early manhood. In 1850 Mr. Car.
returned to Phillips where he lived un-
til he came to NorridSewocll u years
ago. making his home with his broth
er, e. s. Carr. He was q brother %.
the late NJ. F. Carr and besides his
brother c. S. Carr. one sister survives
Mrs NipEarcnn /,F ID
Mr. and Mrs Fred Moore and son
william. M. N. Strickland and family
Le"inan Moore Of Madison and Guy
fennell and family sailed from Boston
e'ilS week for Lake City, Florida
where they will make their home
IheE have bought land and viii raisc
garden truck. Mr. Moore and MIR
Fennel who were there a few weeks
ago. state that in raising sweet pota-
toes they are not planted in the ground
out IN straw. Three crops a year are
raised
BY careful estimate it has beer
round that the total population o,
Skowhegan is 1852. This is not the re.
port OF the census but has been est.
mated by several of the citizens 81
sShowhegan by finding out the humble,
OF polls the number of school childrcf
ana careful study of the matter This
SHOWS an increase from 1900 of 372. II
lSee the population was 1855
Mrs. Flora r. Brainard, who ha.
held the position of librarian in tn,
public library since the resignation o
Miss Ann Morrison about four year.
ago. has resigned.
J1,orxA o,,>ooc, b. l..
StaAteu in Skowhegan. In the last few
months 36 dwelling houses have gone
up. or are going up on the north side
OF the river. There are nesv ones or
North street, II on Madison avenue.
On Water street, on Hanoverstreet
! on Beech street. 3 on Dyer street
and one on Spring street. Four new
blocks have gone up on Water street
First National Bank. Morrison e. Nc
Clellan block. Oxford Hotel, and J
Palmer Merrill block. There is alsc
being built on Madison avenue a cas-
Ret factory. The most of the buildine
is on the Plains in proximity to the
electric car line.
One Of the pretty weddings of the
season was Saturday evening at
O'Clock when Miss Lula Jewett wa:
married to Harry Farrin at the Meth
Wtist parsonage in Scion by Rev. Ell
sha Knox, the single ring service being
Used. The bride was gowned in 3
travelling suit and after the ceremony
the couple left on a honeymoon trip fol
Northern Maine. The bride is a daugh.
ter Of l.. c. Jewett. one of the most
prominent farmers of Scion. She is one
OF the popular young ladies of the town
The bridegroom is prominent lum-
herman and one of the smart young
men of that business. He is the son OF
Frank Farrin of Brighton