Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-21
SKOWHECAN.
Leading Citizens Examine
Route Of Proposed Line.
Woman Arrested in Connection
With CashiOg Of Bad Check.
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Discussion OF School Problems.
Local and Personal Items.

Roy L. Marston, Alonzo p. Merrill,
Charles A. Ross and Leslie f. Jacobs
r:otored to Athens, Wednesday, to ex-
amin. the route of the proposed cleo
trie railroad. and meet With the pro-
motion committees from the other
towns interested. There were about
80 out to attend the gathering in
Grange hall, and the reports from the
Various sections of the territory to be
served were NEST encouraging. Har-
vey ID. Eaton of Waterville was elect
cd chairman of the general committee,
and George Hight of Athens. secre-
sary.
\ woman who registered at the
Hotel Coburn, Monday, as Z. NJ Dean
of Brooklyn, was arrested. late
Wednesday night, and taken by auto
to Waterville to answer to some
charge growing out of the chasing of
q bad $50 check by the Hotel Elm
wood In Watervile the woman reg
istered as T.. NJ. Drake, and when
asked to explain the change in name,
said that it was entirely private
affair. Landlord Haines said that the
woman was of excellent appearance.
4 apparently in good circumstances,
and would have had no difficulty in
getting him to cash any reasona bic
sized check for her. During her stay
in Skowhegan she had passed the
most of her time in her room. and
had given no indication of the nature
of her business here. On leaving sire
had paid her DILL in full, with the re-
mark that she had to go 10 Water
vile ITO straighten out a little mis-
understanding.
John E. Taylor. Clerk of Courts w.
l. Seekins, Sheriff John a. Mooers
and Attorney William H. Halves left
by auto, early Thursday morning. for
u fishing trip up river
Somerset Lodge. Loyal Order of
Moose has taken in IL candidates
since the meeting, Tuesday. and, next
week, will close the list for charter
members. State Organizer j. Nj. Port
er will then 90 from Skowhegan u
take up the work in Waterville.
Chairman w. s. Stinchfield has call
ed meeting of the school committee
for Friday night to solve, IL possible,
the problem of housing the higher
grade and High school pupils proper
iy for the coming year. 1t has been
definitely settled that the Parochial
school is not To be opened, this fall,
after all, and the numerous complaints
have made 1t advisable to move Grade
V out of the High school building
Supt. L. w. Gerrish stated, Thursday,
that he would have several different
plans to lay before the committee,
Friday night
Enrol NJ. Chase is now serving the
Blunt Hardware Co, as chauffeur Of
their new motor truck.
Charles A. Burnor was unanimous
~ nominated by the Socialist party as
candidate for representative to the
Legislature, at the primary election,
Monday. Mr.. Burner did not file any
nominating petition at ALL but his
supporters wrote in his name on the
ballot, and thus secured a place for
him on the blanket ballot at the State
election.
Miss Mary L. Armstrong has accept
ed her re-appointment as teacher of
Grade Y for another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Churchill are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a son.
Miss Belle McCutcheon of New York
City ia the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Charles ]. Alexander, at the latter
cottage on Hayden Lake.
Misses Margaret and Lois Patten
are visiting Mrs Blanche Chapman OF
West Athens.
David Wight of Rumford began
work, Thursday morning, as railway
news agent on the run between Snow
hogan and Portland. The lack of this
service for the past few days has been
frequently noted by the travelling
public.
Fred Pooler left, Thursday morning,
for Lewiston to drive back new
demonstration Maxwell car for Holt
& Hight, who have just taken out the
agency.
Walter p. Ordway Frank w. Buck
nam Roy L. Marston and Arthur
Plunrner left, on the morning train.
THURSDAY. to attend the Merchants
Carnival ard Shriners Field day in
Rangor.
Rev Wellman c. Whitney of Spring
feld, Mass, will give the principal ad-
dress at meeting of the Madison
Camp Meeting Association at Lake
wood. Sunday. June 23d.
The Skowhegan Military Band gave
a concert from the veranda of the
Skowhegan House, Thursday night,
entertaining a large crowd.
Edward Snow, an electrician in the
employ Of the General Electric Co..
departed for Portland. Thursday Att
or a few t1avs' vacation there he will
return to Montreal, Canada, via Bos-