Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-20
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Plans are being made for an active
political campaign here until after the
September election The Republican
club will hold public meetings from
time to time. and it already has
membership of about $50. Hon. For
rest Goodwin, candidate for Congress
from the Third District, will give adj
dresses in nearly every town in the
county. as well as Waldo, Kennebee
and Hancock 1t is expected that
about half dozen of S1oNhegans
prominent citizens will go out stump
speaking. The Democrats are taking
little active interest at present, and. the
only stump speaker through the county
will be Hon. s. w. Gould. Other can
didates will do their campaigning by
letter and personal contact. The cam
paign is bound to be strenuous. but
there is great enthusiasm throughout
the whole county The sheriff question
is to- be a paramount issue. The
Democratic party will work hard to
turn Sheriff Mooers down, because the
Republicans took him over from their
party and the Democrats turned him
down.
The farmers of Somerset county are
rejoicing over the prospects of ban
ner potato crop this season. The rains
of this week have placed the fields now
so that big crop is almost sure to
come, Many of the farmers as well
as the village people have staked large
sums of money in potatoes this year
and L. r. Folsom of Norridgewock.
candidate for county attorney, has
planted so acres. Others in Skowhe-
gan have from % to IS acres. Indi-
cations are that potatoes will be high
this year as last.
Following are the vital statistics in
the county during the present week:
Births-a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sandy
Vanadestine. Hartland; daughter to
Mr., and Mrs. Leon Lancaster, Athens;
a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Trian.
Skowhegan: q son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Thompson. Hartland: daugh-
ter TO Mr. and Mrs. Perley Withee.
Norridgewock; daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott W. Jones. So. Scion. Mar
riages- james e. whitman and Berle
e. Lewis. Skewhegap; Alfred Bison
and Miss. Alma Dennis, Skowhegan.
Deaths-Alfred S. Tibbetts, formerly of
Athens. In Lewiston; Frank Foss
Athens, aged AZ years; Mrs. Chester
McDaniels. Jacleman, aged 40 years.
The Alumni reunion of the Eaton
High school will take place at Nor
ridgewock, Aug. Z. Hamlin Eaton of
OaksF-oakots, will be present. There
will he musical program and adj
dresses given.
Skowhegan Is having at present n
identifying of the town crusade. 1t is
being carried on by members of the
Town Improvement Society. They are
doing. active work in having all streets
kept clean. lawns moved and every
thing put in ship-shape condition. The
work has resulted in many favorable
comments by outsiders.
The Dow Clothing Co, which is one
OF the oldest firms In Skowhegan. has
closed out its business. having been
for the last few years in charge of
Fred c. Dow. The business for many
yeers was owned and carried ON by
Chandler Dow
The ID. A. R. chapters of Skowhegan,
Madison, Scion. and North Arson are
making plans To mark spots, by monu-
ments. OF Benedict Arnolds line of
March through Somerset county. The
monument In Skowhegan will be placed
on the Island.
Mbi1rice Magoon purchased a regis
tered Holstein COW of w. F. Dunton
of Bath, Friday. She is six years old
and he viii use her in breeding herd
of this stock.
Steward g. Blunt have been awarded