Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-04

Haines Hall of the Eastern Lyceum
Bureau of Boston. Mrs. Hall gave
some very witty and amusing read
ings Music for the evening was fur
nished by Mrs Dora Nye, pianist, and
Mrs Elise Fellows White, violinist.
Clyde H Smith, Marley T. Pooler.
W. f Hackett. Bert Hopkins and
Charles +. Ward have gone TO Bos-
ton. to attend the Automobile show,
Miss Eva Huart of Pennington, for
about two years teacher in the pub-
lie schools of Skowhegan, has resign
ed her position and accepted one as
tutor in a family of Montreal. and
will take a course in French ii AEeGill
University until summer. when she
will go abroad with the family The
position made vacant has been offered
to Mrs Lena Mebane of St. Albans
former teacher here.
Mrs. f. f. Thompson Of Dover, y.
H.. who has been visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Miller. has re-
turned home.
Miss Julia Coburn of Concord.
Mass. came. Friday night, to visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Manley
7. Pooler.
Thomas q. Lord will be a candidate
for reelection on the school board al
the annual town meeting.
Miss Ethel Knowlton. a teacher IN
Coburn Classical Institute. passed
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs OsNar Knowlton.
The Kennehec Valley Holstein
Breeders Association was formed
here. Saturday. 1t grew out Of the
efforts of Roland T. Patten. who has
a herd Of some of the best Holstein
cattle in the State. He was able to
arouse interest sufficient to bring
about the organization. Mr. Patten
presided q I the meeting and present
ed the advantages that would be de-
rived from such an association. The
object of the association IS to pro-
mote the breeding and Improvement
of high-grade and puresred Holstein
cattle in the county. 1t is planned u
have, a little later. meeting in some
part of the State of the various Hol-
stein Associations and frame up
bill to present to the Legislature. ask
ing the State to purchase $4,000
bnll and then make some arranges
mont with the railroads for transpor-
tation of the animal from place to
place, and each member of the asso-
citation have the advantage of his ser
vice. This viii tend to raise better
stock and benefit the agricultural in
terests of the State. 1t was voted To
give ANYBODY in the county who owns
Holstein cattle the privilege of be-
coming member on the payment of
the annual fee of 50 cents. Those who
will undoubtedly become members Of
the association with those who have
already joined are: Elmer E. Turner,
T. p. Salley & Son, Madison; L. y.
Merrill, F. T. Palmer, Maurice Ma
coon, George Clough and others. The
officers of the association elected at
the meeting were: President. w. O.
Chase: Vice Pres, Charles \. futile;
See. R. T. Patten; Treas, W. H
Roynton. The association promises to
be one of the most helpful organiza
tons ever started in the county. as
the Holstein breed is becoming the
foremost in the county.
Up to Saturday 1S7 Republicans had
enrolled at the town clerks office. and
Al Democrats.
William Olbach. registered drug
gist in Portland, has a position as
clerk In the store of f. w. Bucknam.
A new free rural delivery route is
to be established at Scion. and ex
will be held at Skowhegan
and Bingham, March 80 and at Pitts
field at the same time, to fill a va
eancy on one of the routes there.