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

taken Dack 10 the HolHe VI HSi sun,
where she died, the first of the week.
She was woman of amiable quail
ties and a social disposition. She was
a member of several societies, among
them the Woman's Club, she being an
honorary member
That the Men and Religion Forward
movement is arousing the citizens of
Skowhegan, is each day being mani
tested in the activity of the prominent
business men of the town. A meeting
was held, Friday evening, and plans
were made to form a permanent or
gani7atien in the town, to push the
work. Ideas as to what the town need
ed were presented and a committee
consisting of l.. Z. Jacobs as chair
man. w H. Jones as secretary, and
Carleton p. Merrill, was chosen to in
yestigate conditions and a meeting
will be called, later, to perfect plans
for the federation of the four church
es in the work. This move grew out
of the rousing meetings held here, last
week, and the object of the fedora
ton will be to better the moral, So
cial and civic conditions in the town.
ne tTdN CioC i'1eh avn
gan TO serve at the March term of
the supreme court were drawn, Sat
urday. at the town clerks office, and
were: Eugene Parker, Robert Lord
and Carl Holt. The term will convene,
March 10, with Justice A. r. Savage
of Auburn, presiding. The new docket
for. this term of court was issued,
Saturday, and contained 3i9 civil
cases and " equity cases. There are
eight cases already assigned for the
first day, the first one being the Scion
Packing Co. VS.. the John Bird CO.,
and three cases are assigned for the
second day. 1t is not expected that
there win be many criminal cases.
There is only one appealed case SC
far to come before the grand jury.
An article In the Cornville town war
rant for the annual meeting in March
which will interest all of the sur
rounding towns Is that which is to see
IL the town will raise money for the
Athens Skowhegan electric car line. A
special town meeting was held a lit
tie more than year ago, to see If the
town would raise $4,000 for this pur-
pose. but 1t was voted down; but the
voters Of the town. who are anxious Il
have the road go through TO Athens
are confident that the money viii be
raised at this meeting. The annual re-
port of the town fer the year usi
closed as submitted to the printers
Saturday shows that the State taz
is s1e37. OF; county tax. $61l.S0; the val
nation, real estates resident, $206, l6o
rea; estate, non resident. s45,540; per.
eonal estate, resident, $50, 225 tax as,
sessed on s327,045 at % mills on dol
lar. There are PIT polls. The receipt:
for the year were s1i.270.65.
The exhibit of historical articles il
the library parlors, this week, ha:
aroused a great deal of interest among
various citizens and a plan is being
developed for the ID. A. r. or som'
other organization to have historica
rooms. Many of the people Who owl
valuable relics have offered various ar.
ticles as gifts for the room. Sewell w
Smith. who owns case Of relics Of th'
Revolutionary War that We're formerl,
owned by people in Skowhegan, haI
offered them to the cause. Among hi
relies is spoon that was owned b,
Father Sebastien Rasle. and there il
ONLY one other in existence, that beinl
at Bowdoin College.
Miss Marjorie Salley is in Farming
ton for several days. visiting friends.
The annual meeting Of the Main
sheen Breeders Association will b
held IT Madison, March l. at whiel
fine there win be an election of Off
GERS
The FIRST spelling match that ha
been held in Skowhegan for sevefa
years was given by the High school II
the municipal building, Friday evening
under the direction of Principal X. W
Leighton. II proved a feature OF enter
tafnment and more are to follow. Th
match was between the Freshmen an
Sophomore classes. The Sophomor
class finally won out after about a
hour and quarter Of hard work. IN
time that had been assigned Of on
hour and l5 minutes had gone and In
contest stood between Stanley Hanle
OF the eopiomorc class and Eiizahet
s-rott ~ fffa a. her class III was