Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-10

the road. He is the second largest tax
payer In Skowhegan. his tax being nearly
5000 each year. He said that he believed
the road would be a good thing for Show
hesah ThiS was assented to by every
business man present. Mr. Merrill stated
that by appropriating this $4,000 every
taxpayer who had property taxed at $1,000
would have to pay 81 more tax for one
year. 1t appeared that those that owned
the most property in town were the one
most in favor of the line
Mr.. Eaton said that this road would
be somewhat different from the ordinary
electric road, because, though it would
maintain passenger traffic its principal
object would be to haul freight The
rails would be of the heaviest kind and
the road would be constructed in the best
manner. so that heavy freight cars such
as are used on the Maine Central could
be run over the line and then load of
freight transferred from this line to tho
Maine Central line and go through to its
destination The power would be motcr
w. H. WildeS, second selectman, gave
the route of the proposed line, which has
never before been made public in full
The line will start at the Maine Central
yard. go down Water street, turning at
the City building up North street as far
as the farm of Albert Smith, then turn
ing to the left, going across country,
coming out on the East Madison ROAD
near the farm of David Rowell. then 60
ing to East Madison through the lower
mills and direct to Cass' Corner and then
going straight about a mile, turning to
the right going direct to Athens village.
Mr. Eaton said after the town meeting
Saturday that he had very little doubt
but that this line would be built in 1911.
beginning in early spring.
Two other articles were disposed of.
one article was to see if the town
would accept Chandler street. This
was referred to the regular March
town meeting. The other article was
to see if the town would vote to let
the Opera house for moving pictures
and vaudeville with one good show a
month. 1t was voted to leave the mat
ter in the hands of the selectmen.
The funeral services of the late |
Mrs. a. II. Heselton We're held at II
A. NJ. Saturday with Rev. Mr.. Leigh |
ton of Portland officiating. Interment |
was in the South Side cemetery.
The Town Improvement Society has
just issued it's new calendar The |
first meeting will be Oct. %. The |
subject will be Scotland. Scotch |
poems will be read; duet THE
Bluebells of Scotland will be sung |
Echoes of the Federation will be
given. Tea will he served by the d-
81 ha hall
in the library .parlors. The calendar
shows membership OF "a with five
honorary members. The officers of
the society are: Pres, Mrs. Eliza
beth Merrill; vice pres. Mrs. Hizzie
A. Marble and Mrs. Laura A. Dins
more; Sec, Mrs Isabel A. Small;
Treas. Mrs Nettie w. Paddock; di-
rec.ors. Mrs. Jessie F':Fletcher. Mrs.
Violet V. Fogg, Mrs. Ella T. Holt.
Mrs. Clara b. Leavitt and Mrs. Abbie
A. Wildes.
Earl Smith of Boston is in town.
called here by the illness of his moth
err. Mrs. J. N. Smith. |
A fire alarm was sent in shortly
after noon Saturday from box % for
a small fire in the roof OF Isaac
Whitmar's house. West Front street.
John Dugas and r. F. Homestead
were the first members of the depart
ment to arrive, and they made short
work of putting it out with a chemi-.
cal extinguisher. They were on their
way home to dinner when the alarm
sounded and as soon as he learned
who're 80 @sa ,voS T,p~ae ro-nernhnra3
that Newton Caswell owned chemi-
Cal e:>,.n1 ai3i'r and ran to get 1t.