Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
SKOWHECAN.

1fHhhy more acres planted and locS
growers state that they believe tina
.fhes price will be good throughout tn
; seaS5n. All the farmers have begun I
dig. and some say that the potatoe
are turning nut from $50 10 400 hushel
TO the acre. The price that is bein
paid here is as cents Elmer Town
has nearly 40 acres planted. l.. r. Fol
som, county attorney ELECT, in com
pany with Charles Whiting, has abou
60 acres, and the yield Will he abou
$50 bushels to the acre. At a meetin;
OF many of the farmers from various
parts of the county. here, Monday
they stated that in the future the Bor
deaax mixture would be done ava!
with and that some other kind of bus
killer would be used,
There was never a time when tbs
cartridges We're as plentiful as a
present. All hunters return with q:
many as the law will allow. An auto
mobile party Of four returned from
The Forks. Saturday. bringing with
them 10 that they had shot from thei,
auto. The birds will fly into the mid
die of the read and act dazed. and are
shot very easily. Clcher HarTilie re
turned from Scion. Saturday, with four
that he had picked with a rifle from
his auto and had equally as good luck.
the Gay before.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin, congressman
elect, who, since election. on account
of his health, has been camping ont
at Jim pond, near Eustis. has greatly
improved in health. and will return
home, Saturday, to resume his strenu-
Gus life. Mrs. Goodwin joined her hus-
band, Sunday, to pass the rest of the
week with him.
According to the last report of tie
State bank examiner, the Skowhegan
Savings Rank has deposits amounting
to 81, 11S, 1904. reserve fund, s107 900;
undivided profits. S2s, s47.24: total. 81
sso.3s7.ss. The Skowhegan Trust CO..
capital stock. $4,000: undivided profits.
s51a7.44. savings deposits. 1922. 1915:
demand deposits. s2o7. 96o.24 bills pay
able. $4,000.
The October term of the Somerset
probate court convened. Tuesday, with
a small attendance of the attorneys. II
is expected that little business will be
transacted.
The first meeting Of the Town I'm
proycment Society for the season will
be held, Oct. IS. The society has just
issued the calendar. 1t shows that
three of the members have died in the
last year. Nellie b. Whittier. Kate L.
Jeweft and Ellen II. Smith. On Nov.
s, Hon s. w. Gould will address the
society on the subject OF Panama Ca
nale Historical papers are to be read,
Nov. %. Major ]. W. Fogler Will give
an address, Dec. 10, on Names Part
in the Rebellion: Dec. q will be
Christmas meeting. On Feb. Ii will be
Coed Will Farm meeting, and papers
viii he given on the lives OF George
w. Hinckley, and Good VIII Farm
and Its Work" On Feb. 2S a paper will
be gwen on Noted Families In
Maine and Colonial Homes in
Maine March IA will be Prohibition
meeting and a Paper will be given on
Why We. should Have National Pro-
hibition." On March IS Maurice p.
Names Place in the Nations His
terry and Names Future" C. p.
Merrill president of the Board of
Trade. On April II Will be the annual
meeting. The calendar shows that
there are 10i members and five honor
airy members.
Mrs Mabel Anderson of Portland
arrived in town, Tuesday night, for a
few days visit with her mother, Mrs.
A. x. Perkins.
The September term of Somerset
supreme judicial court adjourned
without day, at 6 O'Clock Monday
evening, after being in session since
Sept. 49, This term has been no
table one in that more indictments
were returned by the grand jury than
ever before, and more people were
sentenced to Jail and state prison
than in any term for a long time. and
more criminal cases were continued
to the next term of court than ever
before. There were about 80 indict-
ments returned, and less than one
half Of them carried over to the next
term of court. No equity cases We're
heard by Justice Cornish. He will re-
turn here, Nov. 10. to conduct these
cases and other hearings.
Il The prisoners who were sentenced,
Monday, were taken to Thomaston, at
A. M, Tuesday. by Sheriff John A.
Mooers and Deputy Perley Foss of
Bingham. There were seven of them.
William Sedgley and Israel Leav-
lit went to Topsham fair, Tuesday.
a. II. Glidden and Minnie Good
ridge filed their intentions of mar
riage with the town clerk, Monday.
The numbering operations in the
Somerset woods are now well under
way. There will he some repairing
done between now and cold weather
on the rivers for next years drive.
The dam at Long Pond is being re-
paired by the Moose River Log Driv-
ing Co, and the one at Dead River
by the Dead River Co. All of the logs
for last sea sons cut were driven. this
year. and all that were left back the
season before. A report received,
Tuesday. shows that the use of lum-
Der in this county for manufacturing
purposes and paper making is quite
extensive. The Hollingsworth & Whit
ney Co. held back for its use in Mad
ison, this year, 100000 feet. besides
100000 feet that will come by train
from Bald Mountain; Great North
ern Paper Co, 100000 feet and 30
900 cords from Dead River, and 5000
cords from Carrabasset stream.
Amout 100000 feet stopped at Show
hogan for the pulp mills here; 5000, 600
feet at Fairfield for Hume 6, New