Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-03
School Board COnfers on
Question of Quarters.
Post Office Site Still Cause Of
Much Agitation.
Voters Enrolled with Republicans
Now Well In the Lead.

J. NJ. Dolloff returned from New
York City, Monday, bringing with him
a wife, the niece Of Fighting Bob
Evans. Her maiden name was Miss
Lucretia Evans and she and Mr.. Dol
LOFT were married at her home in New
York. Mr. Dolloff has been in the
navy for over 80 years and was one
Of the survivors among the crew of
the battleship Maine.
The members of the school board
we're in conference, Tuesday, and on
an investigation tour inspecting the
High school building and making ar
rangements to change Grade VIII
from the building to other quarters.
There was a special meeting of the
school board, Monday afternoon, at
which by special appointment num-
Der of the ladies from the various
clubs were present. The object of the
meeting was to see il more sanitary
arrangements could not be carried
out in the High school building. The
committee prior TO this had visited the
school building and stated that the
ventilation was very bad. They en-
tered protest against the old-fash-
toned blackboards as the soft chalk
used made lot of dust. They con-
demned the way the windows were
arranged The committee gave their
assurance that they would have
things altered.
The agitation for the new postoffice
site has gone to such a pitch that
plans by various citizens We're begun,
Tuesday, to call a special town meet
IT, l. t1n Cd ha
way. The citizens believe that an ex-
preston from the people at a town
meeting would have some influence
with the authorities at Washington
and that their congressman there, if
he saw the expression, could use his
influence TO settle the matter The
meeting probably will be held within
two weeks.
Miss Birdena Trafton, who has been
money order clerk in the Skowhegan
post Office, has resigned her position.
Mrs. Wallace Martin and daughter,
Ethel, of Arlington, Mass, and Clyde
Hoxie of Boston were called here,
Monday, on account of the death of
their grandfather, James A Hoxie.
Clifford Jewett was in Augusta,
Tuesday visiting relatives Mrs. Jew
EFT Is visiting there.
e F. Merrill ESD, returned from
Boston, Monday, where he attended
the 18th anniversary of the founding
of the Harvard Law Review. Mr.. Mer-
rill is graduate of the Law School
there in the class of 1906. There We're
present POO of the editors out of 300
md among the speakers was Justice
fughes of the supreme bench.
Deputy Sheriff Augustus Gilblair
vent to Thomaston, Monday, taking
18th him August Dehullar, who was
ommitted to States prison to serve
term of two years and three months
fr treaking and entering the shoe
op and worsted mill in February.
ball was given by George Day and
iihurn Fowler in Grange hail. Mon
'siy evening, with Mrs. Forrest Good
sin and Mrs. F. o. Sawyer as patron
esses. There We're about 40 couples
resent Refreshments of punch and
@afers We're served Music was fur
nished by Towne's Orchestra.
Representative p. NJ. Porter of Ma
pleton was visiting at the homes of
D. A. and W. E. Porter, Monday, and
left. Tuesday, with Representative
Thompson to attend the special ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles futile went to
Gardiner, Tuesday, to visit Mrs. Tut
tie's brother, Albert Smith.
Miss Olive Green, a teacher at He
bron Academy, after a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green,
has returned to Hebron.
George H. Webb was appointed
chief of the Skowhegan fire depart
ment, Monday. by the fire commission
ers. This is Mr.. Webb's second term
and he Is considered one of the best
officers that the town ever had.
Up to April l there have been 1872
voters enrolled stating their political
preferences. There have been 222 Re-
pulbicans, Sc Democrats, % Socialists.
and four Prohibitionists. 1t has been
found that there are 1891 voters and
that with the present ratio of Repub-
leans that have enrolled, when the
enrolment is completed in Skowhe
gan there will be 1900 Republicans.
Up to the present time in the number
of Republicans enrolled it has been
found that nearly so of them have
voted the Democratic ticket at the
last gubernatorial election.
Miss Annie Bergman, who has been
working in the publishing house of
the +. J.. Smith Co, has been engaged
as teacher in the public schools of
Bingham.