Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-10
Meeting ofStaieAssessors
With Skowhegan Board.
Teachers Elected for Coming
YedT--A Wedding.
Madison Teachers Elected..-0ther
Personal and Local liens.

There was a meeting of the State
Board of Assessors, T. @. Mclntire, W.
j. Thompson and E. NJ. Johnston, with
the Skowhegan assessors, Thursday,
at the municipal building. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was TO look into
the matter of a more uniform assess
ment of the water powers in Skow1e-
gan. The plan was instituted by G.
NJ Gallup and he was before the two
boards Of assessors and explained the
condition of things. He stated that
the towns surrounding Skowhegan and
having less water power were being
developed and that Skowhegaf's wa
ter power and mill sites were laying
idle He further stated that this was
due TO the fact that the owners OF
these sites were wrangling among
themselves and could not reach an
agreement to have the powers de-
veloped His idea was to have the
land value separated from the build
ings and improvements and that the
State Assessors should formulate
broad policy applying TO water powers.
Also, that they should be taxed so
the owners could not afford to hold
them unless they we're developed. The
matter was taken under consideration
by the assessors and repirt viii be
made latef%
A change in the maA service from
Skowhegan that will greatly benefit
the entire town will take place when
the summer train schedule goes into
effect in June. The arrangements will
be made with the Somerset Traction
Co. to carry a mail sack each night
at o'clock which will be taken on
the midnight Pullman from Kineo
That train will carry mail clerk this
year for the first time and as .Madi-
son Is one of the regular stops, the
service can be very easily provided
Under the new arrangement letters
received from Boston or immediate
stations al s p. NJ. can be answered
Immediately. the replies mailed before
p NJ. and be at their destination in
the early morning following. Post
master @. f. DurreTl has been working
on this matter for over a year.
AT meeting of the Skewhegan
School Board, Tuesday afternoon, the
following teachers We're elected for the
ensuing year. High school: T.. A.
Parker, sub master. Dorothy Elliott.
1st assistant; Blanche NJ. Emory, I'd
assistant. and Dora Petersen. Grade
~, Maud Bacon and ID. Jet Briggs;
Grade v Mary l.. Armstrong; Grade
vi. Addie Nj. Swain. Grade III. Ger
truae Townsend; Lincoln building.
Grade IIstHarriet simpson; Grade II
and II.Irene. Nichold Turner; Grade !,
Euniee Hoyt: Academy, Grade I, Ma
bel Sweet, Grade ii. Lizzie Healey:
Grade and VI. Alice Mitchell. Grade
~, Goldie Blaisdell; Park schuol.
Craze II, Lizzie Higgins, Kate Hoi-
brook Engine hall. Grade VIII; Leila
Wymafl Grade IL, Ethel Hight; Kim
defgarten, Alice Moore. Sarah Snow.
Rural schools: Blunt district. Eta $.
Merrill; Dudley district Della San
ford. Maibon's Nil, Cora Tolman.
Parker district. Alta Ellis: Richardson
district. Ethel Baird; Pitts district.
Lillian Bolt Lyle Viles and Charlotte
Davis were elected for Bigelow Hill
and Snow district in case they should
be resumed in the fall. The election of
principal of the High school was de-
ferred as the election comes In joint
meeting with Bloomfield Academy AS
ISOLATION and the school board. There
was no election of a teacher for the
Agricultural course as no one so far
has elected studies in the course for
the coming year.