Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-31
xeggIing to Discuss Build
I ing Electric Road.
Proposed Line 10 Athens Sub
.>jsci Of Citizens. Tuesday.


ter long Illness Of about two months.
She was stricken with d shock about
nine years ago and had been cripple
since that time. She was about 50
years old. A husband, Herbert Ken
dali, and one son, Morris Kendall Of
Clinton, survive: also three brothers.
Elijah Allen Richards of Clinton.
James and Will Of California. Funer-
al services will occur Wednesday at
] O'Clock at the home at MorrisOn's
Corner. with Rev. Mr.. Wakely of Gin
ton officiating Interment will be at
the Morrison's Corner cemetery.
A concert will be given Wednesday
evening, September I. by Don Morri-
son and Miss Margery Morrison. the
well-known violinist and pianist. at
the home of Mrs. Edith Shepherd Miss
Mary Emery will also take part in the
program. The program will be as fol
lows: Walthours Prize Song. Carni
val Dance. Lost Chord, by Don Morri-
son; "Alceste and En- Route" Miss
Margery Morrison: Impromptu and
Adagio. Concerto II, Don Morrison.
Three French Songs Don Morrison
"Rha psodie No. H." Miss Morrison
salon Waltz. Scottische Ballads and
Little Dutch Soldier" Don Morrison
ghe hast three-numbers - ~ played b!
Mr.. Morrison are Of his own compost
'tioD ~
New mail Service has been added t.
benefit tire titizehs of Skowhegan. Fo'
a number of. years the citizens hav'
been inconvenienced By not being abb
to send mail to Waterville on the late
afternoon train without it's going doWr
around Lewiston and back UP to Wa
tervilIe, causing a delay. Through thf
Skowf1egsn Board Of Trade the service
has been granted and mail for Water
vile will be pouched and set off a
Waterville
The funeral services Of the late Dan
lei H. Whittier occurred Sunday with
Rev Robert Morris of the First Bap-
tist church officiating. Interment was
in the South Side cemetery. Mr.
Whittier died in Cornville Thursday
after a sickness of about year. He
had become totally blind in the last
few months Two brothers. George
Of Boston and Henry. and also one
sister. Mrs. Joseph Spencer of Benton
and his wife. survive. Mr.. White
was born in Harmony and spent much
of his life there.
Some of the business men of Skow
hogan and a number Of the citizens
Of Athens met in the selectmen's roon
OF the municipal building Tuesday. t.
discuss the possibilities of having ar
electric car line between this village
and. Athens. The matter met the APP
prevail of all present and some action
will probably be taken in the matter
in the near future. Harvey d. Eaton
If Waterville was spokesman for tn"
most part during the meeting. he
presented the matter in the interest OF
the towns Of Athens and Brighton and
said he believed that an electric road
running to Athens would bring to
Skowhegan more business. and 1t ap-
peared to him that the matter should
interest Skowhegan as much as
Athens. 1t would mean that twice the
business would come to Skowhegan
from those towns in that vicinity and
the road would create more business.
He said that Athens and the country
up back of West Athens in the vicinity
of Brighton was Astounding in timber
and 1t contained the best of soil lie
believed that the freight on this road
would mean about $4,000 each year
20 the road which is an incentive for
people to invest their money in build
ing II.
Mr. Eaton said that the plans were 10
lay heavy rails to enable the company
to run freight cars from here to Attn
ems and back and without unloading
them to transfer the cars to fhe Main"
Central line and haul them to their
destination This plan couH be car
ried out with the Maine Central Rail
road, Co and II Is expected that the
Maine Central Railroad Co. will be
willing to subscribe for quite lot of
stock in the line.
It Is estimated that the line will cost
about $4,000 but Mr.. Eaton said he
believed that 1t would cost more to
equip the line for the heavy and large
amount of freight business. The town
of Athens has already voted to give
SIS, 600, which is the extent of the debt
that the town. is allowed to assume,
Mr. Eaton said that $4,000 ought to lie
subscribed for before any attempt
could be made to build the line. If
Skowhegan would give $4,000 and the
Maine Central Railroad Co. $4,000 that
would leave $4,000 to be raised from
individuals. Mr.. Eaton is confident that
this.could easily be raised. He said that
II he remembered rightly the citizens
Of Athens and people about there
pledged themselves for $4,000 to build
the narrow gauge road that was talked
OF being run to Athens several years
ago.
The plan of the road would be from
depot down Water street
to North street and up this street and
a bout two miles out of the village cut
off to the East Madison road and along
o East Madison and through the low
er village and then to the Skowhegan
ard Athens main road.
1t was suggested by Mr. Eaton that
a number of the citizens of Skowhegan
20 over the proposed line and see the
and then he suggested that
a public meeting be called in the town |
and the matter discussed. The matter |
was left with Walter F. Ordway pres
dent of the Skowhegan Board OF
Trade.
BertsStorer was before Judge F. F.
Lawrence Monday Afternoon on the
charge OF single sale. He was found