Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-18
SkolWHEGAN.
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Y. M. G. A. Convention for
7 Days at End Of Week.
Bogus Checks Reported Slate
Jail and Prison Inspection.
Republican Club News Meeting OF
County commiilee..0ther Notes.

There will be Y. NJ. c. \. conven-
ton in Skowhegan, beginning Satur-
day, and lasting through Sunday. rive
of the Y. NJ. c. A. students of Bow
doin will be here and. Saturday, they
will take a hike with the boys mere
TO Bigelow Hill At 6 o'clock IN the
evening there will be banquet in the
congregational church parlors which
will be followed by after dinner speak
ing. Sunday morning, the pulpits OF
the various churches will be occupied
by these students. At o'clock III the
afternoon boys mass meeting VIII
be held in the Bethany church. and
in the evening a mass meeting Tor
everybody in the Methodist church,
and In connection with the speaking
there Will be special music
GLADYS. the 13-year- old child of MIR.
and Mrs. Bert Berry of Scion, died on
Monday.
Commissioner E L. Ford began
work, Wednesday. grading the lot back
of the City building. He will cart III
considerable dirt and even up the nv
or hank. cleaning away all rubbish
which will make a great change in the
appearance OF. the bank. He is rpahns
preparations to lsuiklG eoncrete shfef
walk from the railroad bridge to the
alley by the oxford hotel which Will
be in front of the bank and other
blocks. He will commence work there,
next Monday. ~ @ 5 ns,f
Two bogus checks have been passed
in Skowhegan in the last few days. II
being alleged by man VINO gave nus
residence as Boston,, on April ~ ne
went into the store of the Direct I'M
porting Co and purchased four pounds
of coffee giving Manager W. f. Clark
his check ON the First National Bank,
serial No. AZ. for s4.S5, it being signed
by William II. Fowler. lie had beeh
at work for A. Fowler & Son. painters,
but their check account runs IN the
name of the firm. On Monday he came
back and PASSED check for $3.50 on
F. w. Buchanan. it being so alleged,
having purchased in Mr. Bueknam's
store goods to the amount of about 81
The next morning he took the O'Clock
train for Waterville and he has not
been seen here since.
Sheriff John A. Mooers received a
report of the State jail and prison m
spection Of Somerset county, Wednes-
day. II shows that there are IL per-
sons from the county i'll the state
prison at Thomaston, one serving a
2o-year sentence, one IL years. two 3
years, two years, one for life, two
years, two l year. The inspectors III
their report say: 1.-THE sheriff OF Som :
erset county has the reputation OF be-
ing one of the best enforeers and JAN
ers In the State. The jail at Skowhe-
gan has a work shop. The jail, cells
bedding and clothes are kept up to a
high standard of order and cleanliness.
The food. is of good quality and guam
tity and the long term prisoners ap-
pear to be well and healthy"
The John A. Mooers Republican Club
has proved of such interest in Show
hogan that already there $50 Republic
cans have signed cards for member
ship. The executive committee issued
the following statement, Wednesday,
The Mooers Republican Club now
numbers over $50 of Skowhegan's
prominent citizens. 1t is believed the
number will reach the 200 mark before
the close of the week after which a
somewhat active canvass for members
will be made throughout the county.
Mrs. X. A. Withee went to Lewis
ton, Wednesday, to accompany home
her husband who has been in the hos
pital there for a surgical operation
Hon. L. L. Walton went to Farming
ton. Wednesday. to visit his mother
Mrs. Martha Walton who celebrated
her 9oth birthday that day.
The marriage intentions of Dana w
Stimson and Miss Ethel Rollins, botil
of Wentworth. We're recorded. Tuesday
at the town clerks Office. The couple
came here direct from NeM Hampshire
with the idea that II was not necessary
to be published and they could gel
marriad at once. drhe news of g the
condition of the law in Maine made
them crestfallen and they are now
visiting relatives here until the expira-
ton of the five days required by law
Guy Perkins of Madison and ElroS
S. Keyes of Fairfield have this weet
filed petitions in bankruptcy and the
first meeting of their creditors will be
held at the office of Daniel Lewis
May 4.
j. II. Gray, Esq, of Scion was II
town, Wednesday, on business.
Rev. H. n. Pringle of Waterville wa'
here. Wednesday, on business.
There was a meeting of the Count,
Republican committee at Hotel Co
burn, Tuesday, and f. z. Pencil wa
elected chairman and f. A. Gilman
treasurer. Five members out of thu
seven Were present at the meeting. /
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