Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09
Somerset Shire Town Folk
Sleeping 0ut Of Doors,
Drou'h Getting Sefious--Mi||s
and Stops Shutting Down.
Lively erist Of Personal and Social
Gossip Of the Town.

Sleeping out-of-doors is a prevail
ing habit among Skowhegan people.
About so people here who, winter and
summer, sleep in the open, some hay
ing only piazza to sleep under and,
others are building sleeping 'porches.
Two women here for two years,
through all kinds of weather have
slept on an open piazza with only a
screen to keep tie flies out. One
young man built platform even with
the sill of his bedroom window and
pitched a tent on it. occupying it
every night. This habit is not among
sick people entirely out people who
are apparently well.
Ralph Berry, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Berry OF Norridgewock, and
Miss Jennie. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Perkins, were married
Wednesday night. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Wylie H.
Smith.
Lee. son of Eli Shorey. one Of the
most prominent young men of Nor
TidgeWock. died Wednesday Of pneu-
monia after being sick only q few
days. Fie was q years old.
The .DeAlolay Commandery X. T..
No. lG.Shaves elected the following Of
ficers FOR the ensuing z"ear: Frank
buchanan. eminent commander; Atom
70 p. Merrill generalissimo; \. r.
Jewett. captain general: William II.
Hawes, senior warden; Henry r.
CrOWell. junior warden; Harry 4
Dinsmore. prelate; Gridley r. Fceg.
treasurer; William X. Elliott. record
er; F. G. Danforth, standard bearer;
Benjamin A. Sawyer. sword bearer:
Carl Plummer, warden.
William Windon # the post Office
department IS here and with the COM
mittee from the Board of Trade and
other citizens has. gone over about
seven lots for a post office site. The
lot that is favored by the majority is
on the corner of Madison avenue and
Pleasant St. No decision can be
made by Mr. Windon until he returns
to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rogers of
Flagstaff have been in town the past
few days looking for rent as they
contemplate making Skowhegan their
home in the future.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Club was held in the Library Parlors
Wednesday. Dec. Z. with Mrs. Della
Bartlett and Mrs. Abbie Wildes as
hostesses. The meeting was called to
order by the president ana the rec
ords on the last meeting read by the
secretary, after which an Interesting
program was carried out. The preSi-
dent announced the next meeting t.
open at $50. Dec. 81, and requested
each member to take an inexpensive
present. ard IL she has a guest to take
two articles. Mrs. Dora McNeclie arf
Mrs. Matte Goodwin were appointed
hostesses.
A few of the teachers of the cor
gregational Sunday school met W"dn'S-
day evening to study next sun
days lesson, at the home of Row. '
b. Merrill There will he arothe1
at the home of Josanh IaCas"n on
Main street next Monday evening.
rhe Social Circle OF the Methods
church will hold sewing and 'rei
Less meeting Monday afternoon, Dec
IL, at two O'Clock, at the homo OF t.
president, Mrs. Berry. on East Front
st.
Miss Ethel Walton and Mrs. Clyde
H. Smith who have been in Rostd h.
for the last week returned hon
Wednesday.
Archie Armstrong who has been
acting as baggage master on tie Dov.
or & Foxcroft division % the NJ. c. r.
r.. has the run now from here 7"
Portland on the train leaving her"
at $40.
William Hunter and Harold OBrien
are engaged in clearing the trees in
Skowhegan Of brown tail moth nests
They find the nests numerous.
Ira Page Jr, of Hartland. was in
pIyt,. E,,S
The manufacture res and business
men of Skowhegcn and also the form
ers are becoming much concerned
over the low water conditions. One
man stated that unless rains fan
within ten days mills would have to
be shut down. The Marston wcrsted
mills and machine shops shut down
Thursday. 1t is reported that the
Kennebec river is the lowest in the
history of the town. The mills at
Madison are suffering for the want
of. water. There are many wells
through the farm sections that ara
dry. some that were never known to
go dry before. Many of the farmers
are driving their cattle miles to wa
ter.
The Kennebec river is frozen over
from this place to Moosehead lake
and in places it is hard enough to
hear a horse The skating was never
better and crowds of people are TAX
ing advantage of it.
A crew began Wednesday TO tear
away the old dam across the falls at
this place on tine kennebec river.
This is a tedious task. the dam nav
ing been made of rocks and logs. The
first dam was built across the 'aiis
over a hundred years ago.
Accurate chemical ANALYSIS of rocks