Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-22
Local Farmers and Others
Organize Potato Exchange,
Much interest Evident in Next
Mondays Town Meeting.
Other Matters of a News Nature
About Town.-Personais.

Dexter. Me. March 21.-eSpeeian. =
Many of the farmers Of this and sur
rounding towns met i'll the Grange
hall, Yesterday afternoon, and listen
ed to an address by c. L. Embree Of
RNcrhead. y. y. who described the
workings Of the Long Island Potato
Exchange. of which he is manager.
Mr Embree is touring Maine and civ
ing many addresses under the aus
pices of tire department of agriculture.
His remarks here were heard with
much interest, and at the close of his
address it was voted to institute the
Maine Central Potato Exchange Of
Dexter.
Walter y. Eaton was chosen Is
president of the organization and Fer
rest l.. Hutchinson. secretary. The
members of the executive committee
are Charles r. Martin of this town.
Fred u. Wood Of Garland and Charles
H Crawford of Dexter It MAS voted
to issue $4,000 worth of capital stock
at the par value OF $40 per share. 1t
is said that all OF this stock Will be
taken up by farmers in this town and
those of Garland. Exeter, Cambridge.
ST. Adams, Ripley. etc. The farmers
hereabouts are enthusiastic over the
outlook. In his speech, yesterday. Mr.
Embree told the farmers how the Con
members of the Long Island exchange
had been able to save much money in
the purchase of general farm supplies.
including their groceries. They have
also been able TO get better prices for
their farm products. He gave as an
example the price of fertilizer. the
farmers on Long Island paying S26
per ton for the same fertilizer which
the farmers of western Penobseot
county are obliged to buy at $3.50 per
ton.
Samuel McMahan. meat cutter at the
Parkman x Davis market. has moved his
family from Maple street 10 the house ..
Mrs. Solomon Croker, on Lower Main
street.
Considerable interest is being shown n
town meeting which will be held IT
Town hail, Monday. Candidates for Of
fee are now beginning TO come Into the
limelight Andrew Drawn and Alba J.
French are aspiring to the office of Sec
ond selectman. Both have filled the po-
sition in past year Today. winthrop
L. Fay announced his candidacy as men,
Der of the board of water commissioners
to succeed Walter L. Gordon, who, it is
understood, is not a candidate for re-
election. A warm contest over the cleo
ton of a member of the experimenting
school committee is expected. the candi-
dates being Albert l.. Atkins and Rev.
FIR Timothy c. Nancy, pastor of st
AIMS church. Both have many follow
ers, and there is probably more interest
in this contest than in any of the others
Miss Sarah Traitor of Fort Fairfield
came, today, to be a guest of Mrs. ;. y.
Winslow for few days.
The New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. is expanding about 5000 in re-
pairs to it's local lines, this spring. a
large crew under the direction of Fore
man Sinclair is here at the present time
and for the past few days have been
making needed repairs on Main street
many new poles having been placed in
position.
Miss Eleanor Edwards Of Boston and
her assistant, Miss Villa Ferguson. will
services at the First Baptist church, mex
Monday evening. In addition to being q
forceful speaker Miss Ferguson is ais
an accomplished soloist and Misses Ed
wards and Ferguson have conducted
many meetings in Maine during the pasl
winter. with excellent results