Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-04

tue ndnuB Ssf1cff8N7tfa nave a. tef31e nCX
to increase farm products. 1t is es-
timated that nearly 1sewof thcspeople
viii enter into some sort of Fa410ing
this spring. 1t is reckoned that about
80 viii engage in hen farming. Many
viii go into potato raising and IL Is
estimated that there will be 10 per
cent. greater acreage OF potatoes
planted in this vicinity this season
than last. Ono man at least will raise
large quantities of cucumBefS for
picking purposes and another will
raise about an acre of peas for The
Boston market. Farming conditions
look bright regardless of the closing
of the shoe shop.
Probably one of the youngest girl
drivers Of automobiles in Maine IL
Lyle Stinehiield, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs w. 5. Stinehfield. She is not yet
Is years cid but can handle the wheel
of her fathers automobile as ably as
the doctor
Plans are being made for consider
able change in the various grades ve
the Skowhegan schools for the coming
year Grade VIII. now in the High
school building will be moved to En-
CINE hall and the Domestic Science
course now taught in Engine hall will
be moved to other quarters. An en-
ira teacher probably will be hired and
another building will be hired for
some of the other grades to overcome
the eongested condition now existing
IN the schools. It has been suggested
by prominent citizens that the fsni-
Versaiist church on Leavitt street be
purchased by the town and fitted for
q high school building. This church
IS sufficiently large. is no longer used
for church services and can be bought
The 18th anniversary of the Beth
any Baptist church will be observed.
May 18th. The church was organized
with 10 members. formerly members
of the First Baptist church. and the
first pastor was Charles V. Hanson.
ID. -. who held the pastorate for III
wears. The church has had only three
pastors III its history, the other two
being DR. VIM. II. Spencer and the
present pastor, Rev. George Merriam
who has been pastor for about eight
Years, The church has membership
of over $50.
The Quinnebasset Lodge, I. @. o.
r., of Norridgewoek has issued a new
booklet which shows that the lodge :
has membership of las. There arc
II lodges in Somerset county: Har-
mony, Skowhegan, New Portland.
PittsfieId, Fairfield. North Afigors.
Hartland, Norridgewock, Athens.
Madison, Scion, Bingham.
Sheriff John A. Mooers was sum-
moned to Smithfield Thursday. to in
.vestigate case where three boys are
llcRpH hu aofa
building. They were Clair Rejsh.
Hanson Clement, and Albert Rowe.
Sheriff Mooers found that the boys
had gone to Oakland and bought
liquors from man named Dubay and
While drunk had mutilated the build
lns They were each fined $3.50 by
Trial Justice w. b. Longiey of Nor
ridgewoek Sheriff Mooers went to
Oakland, Friday, to put the matter
before the Oakland officers to see il
the matter could not be investigated
and the liquor selling stopped.
=. y. Harris, manager of the Show
hogan Jersey creamery, stated, FRI
day, that in his 20 years experiences
in the business butter was selling the
highest that he had ever known II at
this time Of year, the price being 90
cents pound \.
About 10 women of the ladies', clubs
of Skowhegan went to Oakland. Fri-
day, to attend the meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Rev +. A. Leitch of Auburn Arctbo-
dist church and formerly pastor here
was in town, Friday. to officiate a. The
funeral services of James Harmon,
who died on Tuesday