Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-12
SkOWHECAN.

| Inc SkOWneSdn pOStOI1lce IN the laSC
10 years has increased it's business 40
per cent. in postal receipts. In the mon
ey order business. the amount of mon
ey in orders issued has more than
doubled, while the amount of money in
orders paid has increased over 100000.
| Following is a comparison of the re-
ceipts Of the year 1901 with those of
1909: Postal receipts, years ending
Dec. 81, 1901, s95O0; 1909, $4,000. Money
order business: Year ending Dec. 81.
1901, orders issued, 1920, amount, s22.-
322.21; in 1909 orders issued. 9092,
amount s56,645.S4: in 1901, orders paid
amounted to s1S,962.23 and for the year
1909, to s119,254 During the year end
ing Dec. 81 1909, rural carriers issued
receipts for money orders as follows:
2O66 orders amounting to s1O,269.S2.
which was nearly one-half the total
| amount of money orders issued during
| the year.
The remains of the late James Apple
! bee. who died in Cambridge, Mass,
Wednesday, were brought here Thurs
| day night and burial will be at East
Skowhe gan. Mr.. Applebee was about
55 years old and was for a number of
years resident of Skowhegan.
The remains of the late Cyrus Pol
lard were taken to Woburn Mass, Fri
day for burial Mr.. Pollard died in
Athens Thursday of hemorrhages OF
the bowels after being in poor health
for several weeks. He was "A years old.
Two sons. Charles Pollard, a physician
in Omaha, and Fred, commissioner of
docks in New York. and two sisters.
Misses Mary and Emily os Woburn,
Mass. survive. Mr.. Pollard lived ir.
Athens about three years. The remains
were accompanied to Skowhegan by
Robert Hayden, undertaken at Athens
The High school was closed Friday
to give the teachers the opportunity to
visit schools in Augusta. The entire
force of teachers in the school left on
the morning train to visit the schools
in both Waterville and Augusta.
Rev. George Merriam and Rev. B. =.
Merrill went to Bangor to be present
for two days at the Chapman Alexan-
der meetings.
L. G. Trafton V Mt to Dennistown
Friday to look after his lumber inter-
ests. He has now about II men en-
ploycd at the above place.
Rev. George Merriam will preach at
10.45 A. NJ. Sunday another sermon
from the Sermon on the Mount Sub
ject "The Essentials of a Successful
Life" There will be special music. At
the P. NJ. service Floyd Nye will
sing d solo. Monday evening at 7.30 the
pastor will conduct service in the
home of S. c. Tracy on Madison ave-
nue.. Leg e
Slas Adams of Waterville, appointed
by the State to visit the schools once
each year. was in Skowhegan Thurs
day and Friday and visited each school.
Comrades James Emerson and Sewall
Smith accompanied him to the different
schools.
A jolly crowd of young people gath
cred at the home of Miss Bessie Allen.
Cedar street, Thursday evening for a
Valentine party. The choir of the Meth
Odist church was present and gave sew
eral songs. Ice cream and cake were
served at the close of a delightful
program.
Crescent Tent, No. 16 X o. r. NJ.
will hold a public installation in
Grange hall Monday evening. Feb. IA.
There will be an entertainment with
refreshments. S. C. C. Ward of Angus
ia, State commander, will be in attend
ance. The Skowhegan Band has offered
to furnish music for the occasion.
Russell Post. G. A., r., will entertain
members Of the Relief Corps and their
husbands. clergymen of the town and
honorary memb bers Saturday evening.
Feb. ,12 in G. A. r. hall and will also
observe Linceln's birthday. Depart
ment Commander Augustus McCaus-
land will r" present. Supper will be
served at 7.3o. a yxdEXFUB
Judson Packard will address the
meeting Of the Y. M. c. A. Sunday af-
ternoOn. o.
The pastor of the Methodist church
will take for the subject of his sermon
Sunday morning 1.-THE Call of the Man
in Ebony" Vested Choir at the SER
vice. William Emery leader. At in the
evening there will be Lincoln Ami
versary Song service. The program
was prepared especially by Dan Brum-
mitt for the Freedman's Aid Society.
Charles II. Gabriers new hymn, 81
Want to Be True to Him., will be sung
and a copy presented to each family
present. Let My People Co. the old
plaintive plantation song, for freedom,
will also be sung. The pastor will
speak on "Iincosn,s Message to Amer
lea." The 81 4, Fbf ffpeeially invited.
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