Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-13
Mrs. Mi|IeT's S. S. Glass
Entertained, Monday.
Monthly Report Given Out by
CTeamery--Meetings.
work Of Annual Town Meeting--.
Local and Personals.

A pleasant afternoon was spent By
Mrs. Miller's Sunday school class of
the Bethany Baptist churc hat the
home of Mrs. Mary p. Archer. Maple
street Monday. The occasion was in
honor of Mrs. Archer's birthday. Re-
freshfnents of ice cream. cake and
waters were. served. Ten members of
the class were present: Mrs. Arazina
Millr. Mrs. Eva Williams, Mrs. Jewett
Savage, Mrs. T b. Barrett. Mrs. A. X.
Perkins, Mrs. Hattie Thompson Mrs.
Frank Russell Mrs. Della Annabel.
Mrs. James Dysart and Mrs. Abbia
Smith
According to the monthly report
given out by E. e. Harris. manager of
the Skowhegan Jersey creamery. Tues
day, L. G. Trafton had the largest
amount of butter fat or 405 10 pounds
produced from nine cows and one
heifer: George E. Foster. 2S5 clio
pounds. from seven cows and two heif-
ers; r. Robbins of Madison from IL
cows, $40 7-10 pounds: T. d. Salley
Son of Madison from 10 cows and
three heifers. 315 40 pounds: Fred
Tobey, Smithfield, 213 lilo pounds from
six COWS; Turner Boswell 200 $40
pounds from nine cows; r. T. Patten.
from IL cows, BAG lilo pounds. There
was no increase In the number of cows
for the months The average price for
butter was 3S cents.
There will be a Box social at the
First Baptist church vestry, Friday
evening
Al the last meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Congrega
tional church the society was re-or
ganized and the following officers
elected: Pres. Mrs B. B. Merrill;
vice. Pres, Miss Gertrude Weston:
Sec. Mrs. S. M. Cover: Treas. Miss
Hannah Page.
The March term of the Somerset
probate court convened. Tuesday. with
Justice Augustine Simmons of Nortl
Arson presiding.
me ice races that were postponed.
SATURDAY, on account of the rain will
De held on next Saturday.
Joseph Murray went to Portland
MONDAY, on business trip
II TOOK all daN to complete the busi-
ness at the annual town meetinq
MONDAY. The voters had made fair
progress up until noon, but there he
ing ~ articles made a long aiob" of n
one OF the most important articles
Voteu upon in the afternoon was in
regard to ratifying a vote passed hx.
the town In 1910 where the town
agreed to subscribe $500 10 ala IN
.ne construction and equipment of an
eieeule railroad from Skowhapan 70
Ahehs village There We're only three
no opposed the ratification of tho
o'e' put the voters who approved of
won out by vote of 29S 10 S0
aeainse II. Harvey d. Eaton of Wa
.elsiie was present and stated that
WIN Inc $4,000 the promoters had
SPOUT 100000 now to work unon. s1s
oVo mad been raised by private s,b-
sesipilon in Athens, besides about
sio,Voo by private subscriptions fron,
other sources with the amounts 49,
the towns have already raised A.,
article had been inserted in the Pr;at
ION TOWN warrant asking for s1ooo
tue town but the vote in favor
was not carried, they having a
oul not two-thirds vote.
Id,on stated that it was neces
10 nave $15,00e before the bonds
couid De Heated, but the prospect was
soou Tor the building of the road in a
snort time. Private subscriptions will
sun continue and it is hoped that the
amount necessary can be raised ca &c
10 start the construction of the road
TINS spring. An innovation in the town
report voted for by the town was 70
nave list of all parcels of real estat.
printed therein. Another change from
the usual form that was accented nv
tne voters was to have the COMMITTEE
Vi lWenty'' chosen from among the
business and professional men dva
from among the farmers, and five from
among men who are working for wages
ana nave children in the public schools
Tue iuii amount of money raised a
the meeting was S47,477, not reckoning
the $4,000 raised for electric car line
Inc report of commodities sbinned
ioiii okoWnegan, in February, was
gisei cut by Station Agent F. l.. Flvnt
tuesday. 1t shows that the business
TINS. year has nearly doubled that of
iast. the Increase being from 1894 tons
Tor 1911 to 3041 tons to February 1919
WOOD pulp rose from $40 tons 70 1900
TONS. Lumber came next with a gain
VI 1ot tons, and the shipments of ha
rose from 1877 to 262 tons.
There will be meeting os A.,
Skowheaan Woman's Club Wednassa, :,
AFTERNOON The subject will be civic
Improvement" Papers, Samuel Grid.
icy Howe and Judge Ben Lindsey. -
VIII be read by Mrs. Emily p Weht
and Miss Eda F. Webb.