Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

| " Miss Scott went down on the word
restaurant Those in the match We're:
Sophomore elass-Aliee Barker, Pearl
Boiler Stanley Hamlet. Fedora Lewia,
Barbara Weston, Magma Gordon, Mau-
rice Philbrick, Blanche Jewett, Helen
Merriam. Winona Paddock; Freshman
class-Fa:th Harris, Marion Lord, Roy
Lawrence. IrIna Knowlton. Guy Hub
bard, Mildred l3eale. Miss Lother,
Elizabeth Scott, Gladys Chase, war
rem Merrill. The next match will be
between the Juniors and Seniors.
As result OF the $4,000 fire that oc-
CURED in Canaan, last September, the
town has begun to feel the need OF
better fire protection. and the matter
viii be brought before the annual
town neeting. To see if the town will
raise money for a gasoline engine to
take tie place of the hand pump that
the town now has.
$. w Smith has an oil painting. it
being the picture of David Kidder, the
first congressman ever elected from
Somerset county. He was Il lawyer Of
SkowhCgan. He@was the 18th Con
gresham from the State, having been
elected in 1873. He was county attor-
ney from 1911 10 1928 Mr. Smith found
the picture in a secondhand store and
bought it to add to his other interest
inc collections of historical value.
+. F. Fairbrother announced, Satur-
day, that he would be a candidate for
representative 10 the Maine Legislature
before The Democratic primaries in the
coming campaign Hon. A. F. Donigan
is to be a candidate for senator in the
Democratic primaries, to oppose Forrest
Colby of Bingham and w H. " alker
of Skowhegan, Republicans. MIR Doni-
gan served as senator in the last Legis-
lature
+. A. Fuller. who has been in the feed
and farm implement and grocery bust
ness here for about a year and half
has sold his business to James Dysarf
who will continue IT,
The Good VIII Club Will meet at the
home of Mrs. E. Z. Greenwood on Mad
ison avenues. at L. NJ. Wednesday.
The Methodist choir of q members met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w Ger
IRISH on North street, Friday evening, for
social time There was music of sew
eral varieties. consisting of solos and
choruses, and at the close refreshments
of ice cream and cake We're served.
There were Is persons who took the
State examination for teachers at Madi-
son, Friday Three of these We're from
Skowhegan.
Daniel Casey, who have his residence
as Ireland, was sentenced by Judge Law
renee TO 80 days in the county jail. hay
ing been charged with vagrancy. He
has recently served a sentence on the
same charge. Joseph Beldue of Water
vile was before Judge Lawrence, ehars
ed with setting snares for rabbits He
was arrested by Game Warden Frank
Russell of East Madison. In view o.
the fact that the respondent had a fam
lily of nine children, the court contin-
ued the sentence against him upon pay
ment of costs.
Miss Adelaide Holway, a teacher in the
Madison High school, spent Friday night
and Saturday with Miss Blanche Emory.
Canaan High school presented the play
AN Engaging Position" in the Town
hall at Canaan. Friday evening. to i
good-sized audience, the play being fol-
lowed by a dance music for which was
furnished by Relfes Orchestra. Follow
ing was the cast of characters: Theo-
dore DeWinks, Clyde Tfbbetts; james
Moncastle, Ivory Burrill; Thomas Blu
mer Todd, Glenn Tibbetts; Inogene
Tremwell, Ethel Lewis; Annette Colby
Stella Ireland; Marlia Ladner, Minnie
Williams
Following is list of the new books
that Were added to the Skowhegan puo-
lie library, Saturday: Autobiography
of Elderly Woman" Changing Chinese.
Ross; Cadet Standish of the st. Louis"
Drysdale; 1.-THE Spy" Cooper, 1.-THE sto-
ry of France" McGregor; 1.-The Spell of
the Rockies" Mills; 1.-The Expedition of
BONNER Family" Houghton; lord Gro
mer's Egypt" Greatness of Roman
Empire" The Ghldren's Encyclopedias,
THE Book of knowledge" "a volumes
Fiction: THE Fighting Doctor" Mar
tin; Jane Dawson Harley; Grand
ma" Gould; Maid of Old New York.
Barr; Hayden" Philpotts; adventure"
Londo; ICY Whittakers Place. LIN
coin; Carpet from Bagdad," McGrath;
Mary Midthorne." McCutcheon.
A stated meeting of Blue Lodge will
be held, Monday evening, at Masonic
hall
The annual report of the Madison
school department, which was handed TO
Supt. L. w. Gerrish from the printer,
Saturday, shows that the total registra-
ton in the High school there for the
first semester was 110-4S boys and 81
girls. OF these L were Seniors, 16 Jun
Tors, IS Sophomores, 81 Freshmen, %
sub-Freshmen. Nineteen students have
not been absent from any session. Four
teen others have not been absent more
than one day.
Real Estate Transfers.
Recent transfers of Somerset county
real estate have been recorded by the