Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-01
The Village Corporation
Holds Annual Meeting,
Death, Friday, Of Levi Taylor,
Towns Oldest Voter.
Town Decides Against Steel Cover
ed Buildings in Business Street.

The annual meeting Of the pittstied
Village Corporation WAS held at
o'clock, Saturday afternoon, III Union
hail. q. II. Drake WIS chosen moder-
ator and L. L. Libby, clerk The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Treasurer. L. l.. Libby;
assessors. O. II. Drake, f. II Rand
lett. 4. II. Burse; agent. @. II. Drake;
auditor. j. u. N. Foster night watch
man. \. &. Corey.
Appropriations were made as fol-
leNs Night Watehman $5aei fire de
partment, $1208; corporation charges,
$500 street lighting, $2l5o
If was voted TO place two electric
lights on Livingston street leading
nort4War! trem Detroit avenue. aud
one on Merfimae street, near the res
idence of Michael Couley. Collection Of
taxes vas given to \. G. Corey. Who
hid per cent. - settlement in fun t.
be made on er before March Is.
The death u Levi Taylor. the oldest
voter in the town and highly re-
spected citizen. occurred at 1l.30, Fri
day nign., after a short illness with
pneumonia. He was horn in Windsor.
July n 1911, the son OF David aud
Olive 6Stetsom Taylor. and MAS the
last 81 T. children. He came here with
his parents in 1892 taking up Il farm
in the Webb. district known at the
present time as the Taylor farm. MIR,
TAYLOR occupied the farm until about
Il wears ago, when he moved to this
village. where lie had since lived. He
was married in 1861. He Was II mem
her of the Methodist parish. and at the
time of his death was a trustee in the
church. -Four years ago he WIS pre-
scented with q cane by a Boston paper
as having the distinction of being the
oldest male resident III the town \
widow survives. Funeral services will
be held at the Methodist Episcopal
church At 10 4. NJ, TUESDAY
Pittsfeld Grange held an ali-day
meeting, Saturday, with a good at
tendance, considering the bad condt-
ton of the roads, which prevented u
number from outside getting in. The
meeting was called to order at 1899
with the following program: Business
roil catl. answered by short stories. At
u o'clock a dinner was served under
the direction of Frank Brown and his
aids l.3o, music, choir: reading. Mrs.
Isaiah Gould; vocal solo. Estelle Gif-
ford; question, "Tf You Were q Lee
turor What Should You Do to Keep
Iyp the Interest of the Granger
opened ny Mrs. Maria GatcheIl who
was followed by several: reading.
Edith Shaw; song, Ruth Written.
Mrs Will Emerson is quite sick at
her home in the west part of the town.
A boxing match was held in Perkins
hall, Friday evening. witnessed by
large crowd The result of the match
was two rounds between Kid Stewart
Of Bangor and Kid Sanborn of New
port; three rounds between Kid Tay-
lor of Skowhegan and George Gilbert
of Augusta; six rounds between Brick
Reed of Newport and Tommy Shea OF
Bangor. Sam Moore of Newport was
referee, and George Taylor Of SkoW-
hogan, timer.
The members of Q. :. Haskell Camp,
s. Of Y. viii hold a special meeting,
Wednesday evening, April TO- with d
program. which VIII consist OF music,
readings. addresses and speeches.
supper wilt be served by the Ladies
Auxiliary connected with the camp.
The rural carrier examination was
held at the Grammar school building,
Saturday forenoon. by Postmaster {.
B. Haskell, about J. applicants being
examined a number of whom We're
from out of town y regular driver
on Route No. will be appointed, the
route having been gone over by a sub
stitute driver for a number Of weeks.
\ special town meeting was held.
Saturday afternoon. in Union hall to
see if the town would permit the cree
ton of steel covered buildings on lots
on Main street owned by Mrs. Eva
Conner and Fred =. Dorr. a good
number of voters were out and fol-
lowing remarks by a few of the bust
ness men who claimed that steel GOV
ercd wooden buildings were detfi-
mental to the business portion of the
town. it was voted, by a large major
ity that the ordinance passed ten
years ago, Gbigiug al business blocks
"a he replaced by brick buildings
should lee maintained.
The ShakeSperidn Character party
which was TO have been given, Tues
daV afternoon. by the members of the
Tuesday club. has been postponed on
account of the critical condition of
Dr. r. NJ Griffin, Mrs. Griffin being a
member of the club.
Rev. and Mrs H. NJ. Ford arrived
ia town, Saturday. from Hlsdale
Mills, where Mr. Ford went, two
weeks ago to accompany his wife
here. They will occupy the Free Bap-
tist parsonage within short time.
The Republican town committee
met, Friday evening, at the office OF
George II. Morse and organized with
Br II. A. Porter, chairman: T. f.
Conner. secretary, and r. II. Getchell.
treasurer. The meeting was Well at
tended, nearly all members of the
committee being present.