Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-15
A Family to Be Sent to
Home for Feeble Minded.
About 200 Voters Enrolled al
Town Clerks Office.
Report Of Fire Chief George Webb.
Lodge Meetings.

Several witnesses appeared Wedncs-
day, at a hearing for the purpose OF
having the family of James Sullivan
Tuttle sent 10 the home of feeble
minded at Pownal. The seven have
become State paupers and the town
of Canaan has supplied them with
food and been reimbursed by the
State. The general testimony was
that the family was living in one
room in house in the Northern part
of the town and that the house was in
a most filthy condition. The wife OF
futile has small child less than six
months old. When asked by the court
If she wanted to go to the Home of
Feeble Minded she said she wanted to
GO wherever her husband went. Ae-
cording to the decision of the court
the family will be taken to the State
home.
DR. F. o. Sawyer is the first per-
son in town to buy an automobile for
the coming season.
Second Selectman j. II. Lancaster
has announced that he will not be n
candidate for reelection at the COM
ing town meeting on the second Mon
day in March. He was elected year
ago by a good ma iority.. but. because
of his business he feels that. he can
not give the office the proper time.
There was a meeting of Eureka
Lodge, N. E. o. P. Tuesday at Which
time the remaining officers were in
stalled by Grand Deputy Alice M.
Pierpont of Madison. A report of the
officers meeting held in Augusta, Jan.
"a, was given by Mrs. Ava Sheridan
after which a rising vote of thanks
by the order was extended to her.
Walter Robbins, clerk for a short
time in Frank Bucknam's Drug store,
has resigned and gone to his home
in Rockland.
A. L. Taylor, postmaster at Eustis,
has been in town for short time,
visiting friends.
John Mackie of Boston, who has
been employed in the shoe shop here,
has resigned his position and accepted
a position in n shoeshop at Auburn.
]. L. Drawn and Alfred Monk of
Rumford are in town repairing the
telephone cables of the Maine Tele-
phone Co.
Merle Blanchard was in Stratton
during the latter part of last week,
where he went to attend the funeral
of Robert Phillips who died sudden
ly. Friday, of acute indigestion.
Frank E. Parsons went to Augusta.
Tuesday. where he will have charge
of brown-tail moth crew under the
direction of Commissioner Blaine
yiles.
The Captain T. Hutchinson Circle,
G. A. r., of North Ansan, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year.
Monday; President. Lottie Young;
senior vice Pres, Sadie Berry, Junior
vice Pres. Sarah French: Treas,
Minnie Berry; Sec. Daisy Barrin;
chaplain, Carrie Mckinney: guard,
Mabel Manter; assistant conductress,
Althea Savage; assistant guard. Min
ME Ramsdell.
Richard Corey and John Corey have
bought the Morrison property, includ-
ing four dwelling houses on Middle
and Summer streets.
Charles Loornis claims the record for
raising the largest hog in many
months. He recently killed hog a
year and half old, that dressed over
700 pounds. Mr.. LOOMS sold the WOOL
from his sheep for $500 a few days ago
Up to Wednesday there had been 1873
voters enrolled at the town clerks Of
fee stating their party preferences.
Of this number. 100 were Republicans:
80 Democrats: II Socialists and Pro-
hibitionists.
Hon. Forest Colby of Bingham was
in town, Tuesday, circulating his pc
titiop to become candidate for west
ern senator before the Republican
caucus. He had secured more than
enough names to become d candidate
but desired to get a representation
from each place.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Eldridge who
have been here for several weeks, re-
turned TO their home in Camden,
Wednesday.
Twenty alarms for fire were rung IN
in Skowhegan during the year past,
according to the report Of CHIEF George
Webb, which win be given at the town
meeting in March. The fire losses
from the first of last April until the
present date have amounted to S69,l50
The largest fire as that of MarstoH
worsted mill, which occurred in jan
uary, when a part of the mill burned
causing a loss of $4,000 The dates of
the fires for the year were as follows:
April 4, May 2, July 2, Oct. 2, Nov. 2
Dec. 5, Jan. 2. Feb. /. There We're sew
eral telephone calls and assistance Civ
en- without the general alarm There
are 50 men in the fire department.