Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
Animal Meeting Of the
Local Board Of Trade.
Orie BTasier Awaits Hearing on
A Charge Of Forgery.
Educational Meeting..-late Real
Estate Transfers..-hotes.

The annual meeting Of the SkoWhe
gan Board of Trade was held IN the
municipal court room Friday evening
with a good attendance The following
officers were elected: President Wal
ter p. OrdWaH; secretary ana treas
urer. John Fl. Lancaster The first vote
cast was Tor reelection of A. F. Mer-
ril, but he declined to serve; first
vice president. Prof. Roy j.. Marston;
second vice president. Bin W. Page.
The greater part of the meeting was
taken ny III the discussion of the town
warrant for The annual meeting today
ON 4 discussion Of Article 80. relative
to q less hazardous Fourth of July, a
motion was made for a committee to
he appointed by the president to con-
fer with the different committees Of
the Womans clubs. The committee.
Major i w Fogler and +. w. Marble
The plan of having 20 citizens appoint
ed To discuss the town warrant before
each annual town meeting was readily
adopted by the board. 1t was Sug-
geStcd that the committee be appointed
SOM time before the annual meeting,
that more thorough discussion and
plans might be made. A letter ad
dressed to the SkoWhCgan Board of
Trade from Congressman +. 6. Bur
leigh from Washington gave no def
mite announcement for the construc
ZION Of q Federal building in Skowhe
gan for d poStoffice. Congressman Bur
leigh expressed his intention if posi-
he to get the appropriation of $l30,000
through. saying he should do all in his
power to bring it about.
Morris GledhiIl left Saturday Tor Il
business trip TO Baltimore.
Mrs. Emma Dunton, who has been
passing the winter in California. has
returned home.
w. L. Bonney, former principal in
Skowhegan High school. now living in
Rowd oinham was in town Friday
night
An interesting educational meeting
was held in the Municipal building
F'rida afternoon and evening under
the auspices Of the SkoWhegan High
school and under the supervision Of
Supt. y. II. Perkins. There was
large attendance from both SkoWhe-
gan and Madison. An exhibit of thu
drawing done in the different schools
Of SkoWhegan was given in the mu-
nicipal court room. Nearly all the
smaller schools We're represented. The
following grades showed work Gar
field school, Grade Y: Lincoln, Grade
III; Mechanic Street school. Grade L.
Jawett Street. Grade |; Park. Grade L.
Lincoln. Grade / Park. Grades III
and VII: Park Grade II; Lincoln
Grade l. Park Grade III; Garfield
Grade NJ and MI and High school.
Grade IN one Of the interesting fea
lures vas the exhibit by the STATE
Board OF Health Of work being done
for tuberculosis patients.
Three addresses Were given Friday
evening in the Opera house under the
direction Of the educational board.
Supt. Powers Of Fort Fairfield
spoke on The Rural schools and the
Need Of Ventilation in the school
Rooms Or. j. f Hill. medical in
spector Of the schools of Watervill".
gave an interesting address on 'Medi-
cal Inspection in the Schools" He said
that dull students usually had defec-
tive eyes Probably the address that
interested the audience most was thdt
by DR.. Estes Nichols of the Hebron
Sanatorium. who illustrated his ad-
dress with views of the work belns
done for tuberculosis patients and
showed how the disease might 2"
cured. Or. Nichols said that when our
forests and plants are attacked by
pest organizations are formed by the
state fer the determination of the
plague, but no such organization had
been formed for the determination OF
tjiharrilinSjS lrilIu teDDt,4
than any other disease.