Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13
Citizens Agitate Question
OF New High School.
Somerset Poultry Producers
Show Complete Success.
Sheriff Mooers' Repori--Couri News
Locals and Personals.

The citizens of Skowhegan have be-
gun to stir themselves over the af
fairs of the town. The chief topic for
the annual town meeting in March is
in regard to new High school build
ing The parents and school officehs
feel that the town is in dire need OF
better accommodations for the High
school pupils. The present school
building on the Island was built in
1871 and the last two or three years
what formerly constituted the Gram
mar grade has been placed in this
building. There have been five or six
new courses added since that time. 1t
has been suggested that the Catholic
school building which is now vacant
should be leased until the town can
make arrangements to build.
There is said to be nearly four feet
of snow in northern Maine-nearly as
much as there was all last winter.
Every pond is frozen over so as to
bare heavy teams. This has hap
pened within IA week time. Not for
ten years has the weather been SO Sc
we're as during the present week. So
far as is known Norris Cleveland, a
mail carrier from Skowhegan. IS the
only carrier in the county, with a
route of his length. who has made
the regular trips.
c. NJ. Gallup has accepted an invi-
tation to deliver an address on Taxa
ton before the Waldo County Pomo-
ma Grange at Burnham, Tuesday.
The Somerset Producers poultry
show which opened here in Grange
hall. Thursday. is proving all that
was anticipated. Silas Bartlett of
Lewiston arrived on the 1890 train
and commenced judging the birds. He
said he never had seen so fine a dis
play of birds as is being shown here
at. any poultry show in the State.
There are nearly 200 birds. The White
Wyandottes appear to have the grand
prize at the show. the exhibitors be-
ing G. ID. Milleg l.. L. Sanford, a. Fl
Hes, Edward Groder. The next in eX-
cellence is the White Orpingtons
which are being shown by Arthur
Jones. L. J.. Sanford, ". c. Emery of
North Arson, and Edward Scott of
Portland. A display that is attract
ing q great deal of attention is that
of White Plymouth Rocks shown by
Frank league. The big class of
barred Plymouth Rocks is being
shown by Prof c. C. Cleveland, ]. p.
Emerson, Walter Gerald of Unity.
The Buff Leghorns have a fine point
of excellence in the big class, shown
by c. J. Davis of Waterville; and
pretty Rhode Island Reds are owned
by A. F. Sanford, Ed. Merchant. f.,
Tracy. and Frank league. W. c.
Emery has a particularly fine display
- 1,,ef nd nd on
god display of Buff Orpingtons is
shown by l.. l.. Sanford, Clarence
Manter; and White Leghorns by c. d,
Miller The Partridge Plymouth
Rocks shown by Willis A. Bailey arc
good to look upon: also the Columbian
Wyandottes owned by Clarence Man
ter Those winning Silver Pen
ciled Wyandottes of Prof. Cleveland
are being shown. The only ducks be-
ing the White Pekin and the White
Muscovy entered by Frank league.
The fine display of brown eggs are
those of J. d. Emerson, F. B. league,
Clara Gaylord, l.. L. Sanford and w
H. Boynton: white eggs BY Ed, Mer-
chant, w. C. Emery and c. d. Miller
Sheriff John A. Mooers by his jail
report, Friday, shows that 1l6 pris-
oners have been committed To the
county Jail in 1911 as TO SO in 1910.
The commitments were as follows:
For intoxication "a; liquor selling SO;
larceny IS; tramps .; assault 4; poor
debtors 2; contempt of court s; break
ing and entering Z. rape 8; forgery !;
cruelty and abuse ]. For liquor sell
ing in 1910 there We're 80 for intoxi-
cation IS.
The Tuttle Brothers now hold the
record of the county for the biggest
calf born, A Durham Holstein born,