Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-01
Rain Makes Uncertain I his
Years Somerset Crops.
Nomination Fight Grows Warmer
HOuTly--A Survey.
Memorial Day services.-0thar Notes
Gathered During Day.


ing operations for about week The
ground is the wettest that it has been
at this time of year for the past ten
years Many of the farmers who had
planned TO put in several acres of
various crops have had To reduce their
acreage because of the late season.
Unless good weather should come
within the next week il is feared that
the corn contracted for factories will
have to be cut down. The factory
here has contracted for 200 acres and
the two cornshops at NorridgeWoek
for about the same number. but il
will be necessary to plant the corn
within a week to get ii ripe before
frost time.
The shutting down of the shoe shop
several weeks ago has begun to be
come a serious problem to the peo-
pie now About 800 are employed nor
mallv in the shop and many of them,
thinking that il would not open for
the season. have moved out of town.
Investigation showed, this week, that
about 90 so far had gone elsewhere
TO seek employment. Most of the peo-
pie employed in the shop are resi-
and there are now many homes of
fered for sale. The matter will prob
ably be taken up before the Board
of Trade before many weeks unless
something new develops in the way of
the shop opening.
Somerset county's nomination fight
is becoming hotter as the day of the
primaries draws near. The fight for
the nomination of sheriff is unique in
this county in that there are three
candidates and one of them, Sheriff
John A. Mooers, the present incum-
bent, is running on both tickets. Hen
ry Crowefl is one of his opponents.
Some Oh The Democrats who did not
like to see such rigid enforcement OF
the prohibitory law as Mooers is Civ
ing called b meeting recently and
decided to have a candidate of their
own and named Frank Thompson,
representative to the Legislature the
last two terms. If Sheriff Mooers is
defeated for the nomination by the
Democratic and Republican parties he
will still be a candidate, having al
ready been nominated by the Prohi-
billion party.
wock is probably the only pastor in
Somerset county who can teach hens
how TO lay as well as to teach peo-
pie how to live. He is pastor of the
Baptist church there but as side line
10 increase his income he has begun
raising hens He has Matched out 200
chickens, this spring, doing the entire
work himself
Probably the largest piece of po-
tatoes that will be planted in this
town, this year, VIII be by Henry VIII
son, who now has the ground ready
for 80 acres. He lives on what is
known as the Morse place, having
come here recently from Burlington,
VT. Theofarm has 1s5 acres and he
has started out with Is head of cat
tie and j horses. He has built the
largest siIoi in Somerset county it be-
ing 80 feet high and Is feet in dame
ter. Besides his potatoes he will
plant II acres of sweet corn for the
factory
Hon. C. p Merrill will give the adj
dress to the graduates of Abbot
school, Pennington, Sunday evening,
on the subject A''The Game of Life.
Prof Ralph Leighton of the High
school will sing solo at that time.
Regardless of the heavy rain all day,
Thursday, the Memorial exercises in
Skowhegan were carried out as had
been planned. The parade started at
G.. A. r. hall at ] p. NJ, including
about IS members of Russell Post. the
Relief Corps veterans of the Spanish
War, and honored guests escorted by
Go. r and Skowhegan Military Band.
There were about 300 people who at
tended the services at the Opera house.
The program CONSISTED of several slec-
tions from the band and prayer was
offered by Rev. II. G. Mclaughlin of
the Methodist church, followed by
song by II. b. Perkins. The address of
welcome was given by w. II. Weston,
commander of Russell Post, fol-
lowed by flag drill of school children,
this being a feature of the program
I.neolns address was read by S. F.
Emerson. A patriotic song was sung by
about log school children, led by Miss
Lizzie Higgins and S. f. Emerson
then read Logans Memorial Order,
1868. Tho Memorial address was given
by Hon. l.. T. Carleton. The benedic-
ton was given by Rev. j. G. Osborn
and then the members of the Post, es-
eorted by the band and Co. E. went to
The two cemeteries. where they held
services. One hundred and ffty-two
graves were decorated during the day
throughout the town. this being the
number In the various cemeteries.
The water in the Kennebec river
reached the highest point for the sea-
son. Friday The boom of the drive
broke for the third time, Thursday
night, and the logs that We're being
held for the pulp mills here went down
river, there being about 1900 in the
boom. II is reported that there is a
jam OF logs at Madison and another
one above Bingham. Reports came
here. Thursday afternoon, that a cy-
clone swept over Caratunk, Wednesday
afternoon, turning over several build
ings and gripping the telephone sys-
TEN.
Miss Harriet Marble, who has been
in Lebanon Valley College in Pennsyl-
vania. teaching music for the winter,
returned home. Thursday, to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w Marble
There will be a baseball game be-
tween the SkoWhegan team and the