Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-21
Board Of Trade After Best
Site for Post Office.
Two Mofes House on Somerset
Park, Making Y in All.
lssklag Over skowhsgan-A Athens
Electric Line Route.

Fred Russell. who is building house
on the Henry Archer~lot which Mr..
Russell recently bought, has it near
~ completed. Mr.. Russell plans to
move his family there where they will
make their nome.
Mrs. James s. Steward of Middle
town. Ct. is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Ralph Leighton.
The Skowhegan Board of Trade at
q recent meeting discussed the loca-
ton of a lot for the new post office
building. Considerable interest was
SHOWN and a number of places were
mentioned that were considered avail
able. Among these were the lot OPP
posite the city building on the corner
Of North and Water streets, "here
Bert McCoomb's livery stable is; the
ground Just beyond the library on Elm
street, where the WOODEN mill mouse Is.
committee composed of the follo"-
Inc was chosen to take the matter IN
hand and to make a report at a later
meeting ]. W. Fogler, George w.
Cover, A. G. Blunt, r. l.. Marston,
and Bin Page. 1t is the aim of the
Board Of Trade to see that lot is
purchased that will be central, to the
business section. This lot is to he l3O
1875. At the last Congress $40 900 WAS
appropriated for lot. Bids are open
to July rs by landowners. ttI.'t
Miss Carrie Longanecker of Pitts
burg, Penn, who for several days has
been the guest of Miss Bertha Mer-
rill and Miss Margaret Griffin, has
returned home.
Gladstone. a horse owned by Morris
Gledhill, who was in the 2.18 class
here on July has been showing up
well on the track recently. He trotted
a PIT gait with h. F. Merrill driver
Tuesday.
James Dysart left Tuesday for -Aroos-
took, where he will be on business I'M
til the latter part of the week.
Mrs. ]. Linn Viles of North Arson is
visiting relatives and friends in town
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
Charles Walker Monday night.
The marriage intentions of Placidt
ed at the town clerks office; also the
intentions Of Sixth Wilfred Godfry
Gayne Of Waterville and Marie Helene
Bizier.
william Mitchell, superintendent fol-
the Maine Spinning Co.. witty his two
daughters. Misses Mary and Ethel
and Stocks Barrows will leave Friday
for England. where they will join Mrs
Mitchell and Mrs. Barrows. who sailed
for England a few weeks ago. The,
will be gone for several weeks. Mis-
Ethel Mitchell. who has been at Jack
man for several days. the guest o
Wednesday. ~ .....-. ~
The following from Skowhegan hav'
been drawn to- serve, on the juries o
the United States. court in Bath il
August Grand jury; f. F.. McNeeli,
and F.. "A. Nolin; petit jury; Marshal
G, Viles and Albert A. Westown.
Miss Alice j. Buzzell has returned TO
the summer from Stonington. wher
she Is teaching In the public schools.
Mrs. Abel Patten left Wednesday t
visit her daughter. Mrs. George Rice
In New York. From there she will g.
to Englewood. N. j. She will ais
visit friends in Cornwall on the Hud
SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Baker Of New
ton. Iowa, accompanied by thei
daughter Miss EVE. are visitors o
r. d. Baker, Turner avenue. Mrs
Barker has not visited Maine for 5
years and 1t has been quite 45 year
since her husband was in the State.
Fred Harley and Ruby Farley wer
united in marriage at P. NJ. Wednes
day at the Methodist parsonage b!
Rev. F. l.. Hayward. using the singh
ring service. They will make thei
home In skowhegan. Mr.. Harley is('
son OF John Harley Of Canaan Th
bride Ia daughter Of Peter Farley o
Bingham. H''u"! l-'1
Two houses are going up on Somer
set park. being built by B. F. Flander
and Harry Jackson. making II house
on the park They have all been bull
within two years. About three year
ago all the land between the Russel
road and Madison avenue and to Fair
view park and Samuel Smiths hous
WINS sold by Mr.. Smith. 1t was cut VI