Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-18
SKOWRECAN.
Grand and Traverse Jurors
For Supreme Court.
Swampy Land Being MADE
Valuable by Blasting.
State Baptist Convention Will Meet
Here on Oct. 3.5 Next.

| At the opening of the Septemoe
term of the supreme court here fues
lday new members of the grand 1uf!
| have been drawn, also the traverse Ju
rors. Following Is complete hst u
| the iuries heretofore unpublishod
Grand Jury Mahlon ]. Adams, Mau-
ison; Levi E. Bean. Skowhegan' T.
H. Bragg, St Adams: Charles Hruee
Norridgs wock; a. S. Burke, Fatsfeiu
Frank Duley. Starks; Thomas {. ROY
Athens; f. 2. Furber, Canaan; lrV-
ling II. Clifford. Arson; 0ffisoh Tor
1on bingham; William 4oyt, ripley;
lThomas I.awley. Skowhesan; Maurice
I'M. Moore. Madison; Frank +. New
ihouse pittsheld; t. A. Pafkman, RAJ
imyra; Arthur Rowell, Scion; X. W.
stafford, Hartland; John w storing
Caratunk: William T. NinsloW, Fair-
| deId: Frank Witham, Smithfieid.
Traverse Jurors-Perley ADAMS,
Madison: F. :. Austin, Canaan: Will
his NJ. blanchard, Madison; l.. j..
brewster, Arson: James l.. Brown,
Madison: Joseph A. Chabot, sRowhe-
gan: 6. &. Ellis. Concord; George
Emery, st. hiId4ias ttiittstA - - $500
Brighton; samuel sF'urbush Hartland;
Ralph =. Clifford, Detroit; Edbert KEEL
ley, Fairfield Orvillo w kimoali'
Skowhegan; Daniel King. Falrheio'
Henry k Lancaster. Pittsheld; oscar
Lockwood. Norridgewock; John Mel
son. Canaan; George Sottage BlIg-
ham: perley f. Noble. Pittsfield; Eu-
gene S. Paine. Arson; j. M, Pierce
Norridgewoek: J. II Pugh. CornVille;
Ravmond c. Kicker, Brighton; Milton
Rowe. Skowhegan; Edwin L. snow,
Mercer: William J. Tobey, Fairfield ;
w. w. Trafton, Harmony; John q.
True New Portland; Fred \. Will
liams, Skowhegan.
Merton T. Goodrich. son of Mr., and
Mrs. w. b. Goodrich Of Bingham, has
been awarded scholarship in Clark
University and will commence his studies
there this week.
The new students registered at North
Arson Academy are the following: Jo-
seph Smith, Roy and Linwood Clifford,
Arthur Brown, Wilfred Barbeau, Carl
Bothwick Edna Kelley. Lima Mitchell
Minnie Ramsell.
The annual fair of the Mary Emery
school. North Arson. will be held Friday.
Sept. %.
Miss Ethel Mitchell went to South Law
renee Mass, Saturday to pass several
weeks. 5000
n. NJ. futile plueked two ripe strawber-
ries Friday from a field on the Plains
They were good sized ones and tasted as
sweet as they do in June.
Plans are being completed for the Maine
Baptist annual convention here Oct. 3,
and in the Bethany church and the
First Baptist church. 1t is expected that
about 800 delegates will be present. The
annual convention has not been held here
since 1881 and another time that it was
held here was in 1862.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Merriam returned
Friday TO their home in Portland. Mr..
Merriam was met there by a very pleas
ing surprise when a representation from
the Boys Y NJ. G. A., of which he is sec
rotary. presented him with a gold watch
on which was engraved Presented with
the Friendship of the Members of the
Portland Y NJ C. a. to George r. Mer-
RAM
Mrs. L. ]. Addition has gone to Hartland
to visit friends for time, after which
she will go to Boston, where she will
spend the winter with her son. Fred T.
Addition.
1t was voted at the meeting of the
Board of Trade Friday evening TO com
municate with merchants and manufac-
turers through Sec. J. II. Lancaster to
close all places of business the afternoon
of the second day of the Somerset Agri-
cultural fair. President Marston was au-
thorized to appoint four delegates to the
meeting of the State Board of Trade held
In Portland Thursday and Friday of this
week. The proposition to have a direc-
tory of the town based upon the recent
census taken by former Supt of Schools
D.. II. Perkins received a hearty endorse
ment, and special committee consist
ing of C. NJ. Gallup. w. II. Halves and
j. H. Lancaster was appointed to investi-
gate and report at the next meeting.
Much interest was shown Saturday af-
ternoon by a number of people at the
farm of Horace Spear at Lakewood, when
a demonstration of blasting was given
Mr.. Spear had several acres of swampy
land with stumps and rocks on the piece
The work was done by J. II. feckham OF
Boston. assisted by w. C. Hartz of Will
| mington n. j.. and James Lynus of New
York. The object of the work was t.
| loosen up the soil to allow the water L
run down into the ground, making the
surface of use for fertility. The plar
was worked successfully and 1t is esti
mated that the piece will be worth sew.
eral hundred dollars next year for plant.
l. ing.
| l.. i. Goodwin will go soon to Purcelle
Okla, where he will visit his daughter
Mrs. Ralph Leavitt, for several months