Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-19
List Of Jurymen for the
March Term.
Union Temperance Meeting al
congregational Church.
Dedication Of Y. NJ. C. A. Quarters
Local and Personal Bits.

held at the county jail rms Is the
first time that the Protestant churches
have conducted services here. a ser
mon was delivered at 3 p. NJ. by Rev.
J. G. osborne of the First Baptist
church and mnsic was furnished by
Don Morrison of New York who gave
several violin selections. The subject
of Mr.. Osborne's sermon was The
Prodg gal SON The prisoners were
much interested and expressed their
wishes to have services continued.
Dissatisfaction is being voiced against
the train schedules. The agitators wish
to have the train that leaves here al
1901 noon leave an hour later. The
citizens as a whole feel that it is very
unsatisfactory as they have 10 eat
dinner at II o'clock in order TO take
the train, or have dinner at one o'clock
out of town. The statesmen claim that
they do not have time TO eat their dim
ner here and if they want to 60 through
to Portland they have 10 go without
their dinner. The hotel keepers declare
that business has decreased To a great
extent since the change of schedule,
and one stated that some days as many
as ten people would leave his hotel
without their dinner whereas they
would have stayed if the train schedule
had been different. The matter viii
be brought before the Board of Trade.
The. river at Skowhegan falls is
rising fast caused by the melting SHOWS.
1t was reported, Monday that nearly
all the logs in the northern part of
the county had been yarded and that
all the lumbermen were expected out,
this week.
Hon. s. w. Could congressman from
this district. arrived home. Saturday,
to be present at the Democratic con-
vention to be held in Augusta, Tuesday.
Vida Beauford of Skowhegan has
never been absent from school, never
missed a session and never been tardy.
She is now ten years old and has been
attending school since she was three
years old. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Beauford of Poplar
street and she has always gone to
school alone. She is in Grade ~ of
the Park school. her teacher being Mrs.
Alice Mitchell. Vida was born on
Christmas day, 1901
Clerk of Courts w. I. seekins has
received framed pictures of Chief
Justice l.. A Emery and Justices Leslie
Cornish, George Il. Bird and w. P.
Whitehouse, These are to be placed
in the attorneys room with others that
he expects TO receive.
Skowhegan Local of the Socialist
party issued manifesto of eongratula-
ton to their fellow workmen regard
ing the settlement of the Lawrence
strike, at the meeting in the municipal
building. Monday night.
DR. c. f. Norcross of Hartland was
In town, Sunday, completing prepare
tions to move his family to Hartland.
Mrs Norcross will move there the lat
ter part of the week.
A complete list of the jurymen for the
March term of court, which will convene,
Tuesday forenoon, has been filed at the
clerk of courts office They are: Charles
S. Albee, Lexington; G. f. Bailey, Cam
bridge; Warren Balentine, Fairfield
Walter d. Butterfeld, Hartland Guy
Chadbourne, Moscow; ]. d. Emery, ST.
Adams; w. H. Fairfield, Norridgewock;
Ralph 0. Files, Fairfield Charles II.
Goodwin, Hartland; John T Hight. Ath-
ems; Carleton NJ. Holt. Skowhegan; Les
ter Holway, Fairfield; Milford Keene.
Canaan; Leonard P. Lincoln, Arson;
tHduACty l-cNhcb 1OiHNIIits INpptIl w.
Lord, Skowhegan; Horace Maxim. Pitts
field Charles E. Merry, Madison; C. r.
McCrillis, Palmyra; Eugene +. Parker.
Skowhegan; H. K. Rowell, Madison Ros-
coe B Stafford Scion; G. a. Smith,
Smithfeld; Harry Spaulding, Arson; c.
n. Staples, Norridgewock; Willis w
Stevens, Harmony; Charles b. Walker
New Portland; Mahlon p Weleh, Mad
son; Perley ]. Written, Pittsfed.
There was union temperance meet
ing at the Congregational church which
was an observance of the Neal Dow
birthday anniversary. Rev. George Mer-
Ram presided and memorial addresses
We're given by Rev. j. G. Osborne and
Rev. b. B. Merrill. The following resn-
lutions were drawn up and adopted by u
rising vote Of all present Resolved,
that we are emphatically opposed to any
legislative action favoring the resubmis-
sion. the repeal or the weakening of our
recent prohibitory law" An appropriate
musical program was given under the
direction of Mrs. Philo Steward
The dedication of the new quarters of
the Y. NJ. C. A. took place al the rooms
on Water street. at p NJ. Sunday. GER
aid Marble presided and Arthur E. Hoyt.
principal of the Greenville High school,
delivered an address, using the story
of DIR. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde"
The Washington party. including Sem
Tors of the skowhegan High school and
friends, will leave. here on the O'Clock
train, Friday for Augusta, where they
will join the members of the Cony High
school, which will be superintendent by
Farnsworth Marshall Those from here
who have declared their intention of GO
ing are Philip BurriH, Mr. Buzzel Enrol
Chase. Fred Weston. Frank Pooler
Goodrich, Leon Symons, Roy Steward
Everett Nichols, Everett Bacon Clifton
Whittemore, Myron Whittemore, Marian
Whittemore, Mrs. Charles Whittemore
Lila Pierce. Lena Landry, Lyle Moore
Marie Brown, Ella Mckinney, Gala
Packard, Mildred Chase, Mrs. George
Plshon, Mrs. Bradford, Mrs. llarencs
Allen. J. N. Smith, Miss Clara Yarney.
Children AZ