Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
SKOWHECAN.
Move to Have I cams Garry
Lamps in The Night,
Baggagemaster Ward, Is Back
Onto Job al R. R. Station.
Rev. W. N. Smith Of norrldgewock
Baptist Has Call to hallowell.

The most recent agitation in Show
hogan is to have law passed re-
curing teams to carry lighted lamps
while on the roads at night time. This
has been provoked to considerable ac
tiyitv in view of the fact that a team
owned by Ed Morrill, nearly figured
III an accident, Saturday, while com
ing down Dyer Hill An automobile
coming from Maple street turned up
the hill and the lights on the machine
did not show the team until almost
onto. il, whereas if the team had had
a light it could have been seen. Many
similar incidents that warrant the ag-
itation have come TO notice in Show
hogan of late.
Sumner Ward, who has been suf-
fering with a sprained ankle for sew
eral weeks, is now back onto his
Job" as baggagemaster. Mr.. Ward
took his vacation sometime ago and
went on fishing trip TO the Range
leys and there received the accident
This Is the longest enforced vacation
that he has taken in the AZ years
that he has been employed by the
Maine Central,
Rev. w. H SMITH pastor OF. the
Norridgewoek Baptist church, has
been given a. call TO BECOME pastor
OF TIE Baptist church at Hallowell
He went there, Tuesday, with Mrs
Smith He has not. yet decided wheth-
er or not he Will accept the call. He
has been pastor of the Norridgewock
church for about three years and has
meant much to the church and town
and the people are urging him not to
leave the place.
Isaac Pierce has a position as man
ager of the Cooperative Grocery store
on tile island.
One of the most up date stables
in the town is now being erected by
Nelson Weston on the John Weston
homestead. The stable will contain all
the modern improvements, including n
modern system OF watering, granary,
office. and will be finished in North
Carolina pine. 1t has a cellar with
stone wall laid in cement. this work
being done by Joe Roderick. The con-
tract work for the building of the sta
BILE is in charge of w. G. Everett of
Norridgewock. Following the build
ing of the stable Mr.. Weston will build
a large henhouse and will put the
modern watering system into his
house. This homestead is one of the
oldest In the town. 1t is where John
Weston now lives, relatives OF one
of the pioneer settlers. The younger
Mr. Weston has started to raising the
Percheren hrsed OF horses. He has
nsw a fH6Gx filly seven weeks old,
sfsea M Pioneer, one of the finest
Per42aTIh stations in the State.
DIR. and Mrs. H. C. Taggart and
Miss Gail, who have been at Peak s
Island, passing their annual vacation,
have returned home.
Walter H. Hight. after passing sew
erai days In Boston on a business trip,
has returned home.
Mrs Alice Murray was before Trial
Justice A. O. Priest, Monday after
noon. charged with assaulting George
Burike's nine-year- boy. 1t was al
legged that she chased the boy to his
home. and following him into the
honse, struck him. She testified that
rhe did not go into the house but chas-
ed the boy home for interfering with
her child. The court decided that JUS
tice required a fine and he fixed it al
S. and costs.
The Boy Scouts from Skowhegan
with a large number of other boys
will attend the annual assembly al
Good Will Farm. which opens on
Tuesday. July 80. II is planned to
make the trip by hike, and they will
camp In tents. f 1862
The report that prominent Fair
field man has been arrested in Wa
terville for speeding with his auto
Monday. aroused some of the auto
mobile owners in Skowhegan and less
speed was shown on the streets, Mon
day, than any day for the season. II
ret some of the people who do not own
automobiles to talking, however, and
they tried to arouse public sentiment
enough TO have somebody made ar
example Of An arrest is liable te
follow unless there is a change ir
Skowhegan. according to a report OF
the officers.
George /. Wing Of Ripley has filed
a petition IN bankruptcy, and the first
meeting of his creditors will be held
Aug. 9, in the Office of Daniel Lewis
Rev. Fl f. Huse and family OF
Springvale are passing their annual
vacation at the home of Mrs. Frank
Nolin Mr.. Huge was for some time
pastor of the First Baptist church
and is now pastor Of the church in
Springvale, where he has been since
leaving here, about six years ago.
Rev. f. L. Nara OF Providence, r
L., viii oecnpy the pulpit at the Con.
gregational church, Sunday. Mr.
Marsh will come, this week, to pas,
mis- annual vacation with his family
who are at the home of Miss HANNAH
Page.
Mr.. and Mrs John Shine of Ban.
ger came here, Monday night, to at
tend the funeral services of Mrs
Shines brother. John j. Driscoll
A letter received here from STATE
Superintendent Smith by L. w. Ger,
IRISH, Tuesday. indicates that the Stat,
win take action to finish building tht