Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-11

hut sad feature of the report is that
though the town has profited by dogs,
the report of the number of sheep for
1912 shows a decrease of about 100
Farmers who at one time kept sheep
now say that they no longer keep them
because of the dogs. The town clerks
report shows that $ls6 mas SO far been
paid In for licenses this year
Walter Campbell of Cornville was ar
rested Sunday night, for attempted as
SauIt upon a SeveB-Year-old girl at Co
burn Park. sunday night 1t is alleged
that two girls were playing when he at
tucked one of them. orrin Packard
seeing the predicament Of the Young
girls bounced upon Campbell and led
him to the county jail Campbell was
given hearing in the municipal conrt,
Monday afternoon and was bound over
to await the action of the grand jury.
Henry McKenney of Jackman was in
town. Monday. on business
Miss Ethel McPheters, Who has been
visiting her mother Mrs. Flora Nc
Pheters, on Middle street returned to
Portland. Monday, to resume her duties
as steuographer.
Visitors evening viii be observed by
Skowhegan Grange. Wednesday evening"
and members of Canaan Grange viii he
guests The First and Second degrees
will be conferred and refreshments will
be served The following program has
been arranged for the evening Music
Grange choir: welcome to guests. Mrs
Dora y Sanford: monologue in costume,
Mrs. Evelyn w Pratt: vocal solo, Elmer
f. Harris; dialogue, Mrs. Ava w. Sheri-
dan and George II. Burns. vocal duet. Z.
e. Harris and Albert r. Smiley: bur-
iesque, working the Third Degree in
the Grange" arranged by L. l.. Sanford
and H. +. Parker; music. ladies' quartet
Miss Marion Steward of Colby college
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
". Steward, Sunday
Mrs. A. r. Smiley went to Kendus-
keag. Monday. to visit her sister. She
was accompanied by Mrs. D. r. Smiley,
who viii go to orono to attend the grad
aation of her son. Leon, at the Univer-
sity of Maine
The Fourth Maine Battery Association
will hold its annual Reunion here, Au-
gust O.
supt L. w. Gerrish will attend the
superintendent conference at Castine
the week of July s. where he will de-
liver an address.
Miss Eva Knowlton. a teacher in the
Madison schools, has resigned her posi-
ton to accept similar one in the
schools of Massachusetts,
About 80 automobiles went from Show
hogan, Sunday, on trips on the various
roads through Somerset county. Nearly
every driver came back with words of
condemnation for the way he found the
condition of the roads. The report was
that where the road machine had not
been for three or four years the roads
We're in excellent condition, but inva-
riably roads in the vicinity of skowhegan
the road machines had plowed the sods
from the bitches into the middle of the
roads, which made them almost impassa-
BILE. Some action will probably be taken
by automobile owners to see if the road
destroyer cannot be used more judi
ciously in favor of the automobiles.
Contrary to various reports the Paro-
chial school will not reopen in the fall,
which will make it necessary for new
plans to be made in the town schools.
The eighth grade will still continue and
a teacher probably will be hired
The selectmen's report of Canaan shows
that there is an increase of 100 sheep in
the town over last year, there now being
SCI sheep number of cows, 800. horses
354; hogs. l2i; oxen. s; automobiles, 4:
number of polls, 3s2; real estate, $50 600;
personal estate, $s4175 State tax $i2SS. "a:
county tax, s6li.l0; rate of taxation, Is
mills
he fla agf.4 TO- =
monh of May shows that the gross re-
Sll1S93 for the corresponding period OF
1911
Miss Adelaide Holway of the Madison
High school passed Sunday with Mrs
Rena Archer Taylor.
George Rowe. the 16-yoar-old son of
MIR. and Mrs Hilton Rowe, was ae-
cidentally shot in his right leg, Mon
day afternoon. by the discharge of a
revolver. The bullet entered the limb
Just under the knee and was lodged
in the big bone of the leg He was
taken to the Somerset hospital at
iNorridgewock, where an operation
was performed. Young Rowe and
Charles Luce, u young companion,
We're a short distance from their home
and while manipulating the revolver
together it WAS discharged.
A double Birthday party was cele-
brated at the home of Mrs c. M
Lambert of Pleasant street, Monday
afternoon, in honor of the birthday OF
herself and Mrs. Eva Williams. Each
Of these ladies received a prettily dec
GRATED birthday cake with candles and
various other gifts. The feature of
the program was readings by Mrs.
Lamberts daughter, Mrs. Maud jew
cit, and stories told by the others
present. Refreshments of sandwiches,
salad. cocoa and cake completed the
good time. Those present We're the
members of Mrs Williams Sunday
school class-Mrs Eva Williams, Mrs.
j, @. Smith. Mrs. James Dysart, Mrh.
Almena Whittier, Mrs. Hattie Thomp-
son, Mrs. David Jewett, Mrs Jewett
Savage Mrs Della Annable, Mrs.
| Millina Sprague, Mrs. Maud Jewett,
| Mrs. c. M. Lambert, Mrs. Mary r.
Archer, Mrs. Frank Russell and Mrs.
Wilson.