Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-27
Sk0WHECAh.
Grange Program for This
Year an Interesting One.
Need Of New High School Pointed
Out by Superintendent.
Socialist Caucus and Its County
Ticket-.40 Students at 1 Church.

Chester Wood of Cornville, was
brought before Trial Justice Priest,
Monday forenoon, charged with cruelty
to animals. Col E Z. Gould appeared
in behalf of the State and Ernest {.
Butler represented the respondent.
Testimony was introduced to the ct
feet that Wood had neglected his cat
tie, had fed them on buckwheat straw
and the pigs had been allowed TO
stan1 on ice E. Z. Gould asked that
the case be continued until Friday III
order to strengthen his case with more
testimony, which was granted.
Scott Barnes of Augusta. was in
Skowhegan, Monday. on business con-
nected with real estate work
Considerable satisfaction is shown in
NorridgeWock in the administration of
the present officers of the town. With
the chairman of the board Who has
held the office for eight years free
public library has been brought about,
the concrete walks the entire length
of Main street have been built, the
old toll bridge has been made a free
one, Welsh street has been built,
besides other improvements. The re-
p}lt lSSntuJ Vhoiidd3 SiAoNE #tt1tit# viz
amount expended for snow roads
during the year just closed was
$1590.7S; expended for roads. bridges
and culverts s2661 81; overdrawn 500
81; for State road $500; for poor and
town expenses s1SS5.12; for fire depart
ment s2375.27. The bonded debt of the
town is now $26 900. The net debt will
show no reduction this year on account
of the purchase of the new fire engine
which cost $1,000.
f. B. Curtis who has been in the
millinery business in Skowhegan for
~ years, will retire this week and the
business will continue under the pro-
prietorship of his son, Carl Curtis of
Boston with the assistance of his wife
who will conduct the millinery de-
partment.
Harry Taylor of Augusta, has a
position as pressman for the F. j.
Smith Company and will assume his
position this week.
AT recent meeting of the men and
religion forward movement of the
Bethany church the following COM
mittee was appointed: Chairman OF
membership, j. w Packard social
com. J. N Smith; Bible Study, l.. w.
Gerrish; boys work, E. e. Head.
Prof. L. C. Bateman of Lewiston
was in town, Monday, visiting at the
home of r. T. Patten.
The Skowhegan Grange is now print
ing the new program for the ensuing
year. 1t contains many special and
interesting meetings March q will be
Educational Evening; May Is Patriot
ic Evening and on May 20 the subject
will be Our Beautiful New England
Town and an address will be deliv-
cred by Major ]. w. Fogler. June II
will be Visitors evening; Children's
Evening July 10: Maine Evening July
"a; Annual field day Aug 81; Gentle
mans evening Sept. 4; Ladies' evening
Sept. 49, Columbus Day will be OBJ
served Oct. 8, and Lecture evening will
come Oct. 90, and on that evening
there will be a debate on Resolved
that Organized Combinations of Capt.
tai Should be Dissolved and that Fur
Their Combinations Should Be Made
Impossible" On Dec. will be Anniver-
sary evening to celebrate the found
ing of the Grange organization in 1857.
The program shows that there have
been three deaths during the year.
Principal r. w. Leighton of the High
school, in his annual report made pub
lie, Monday, lays considerable empha-
sis on the need of new High school
building. He states that if the town
needed new quarters 10 years ago the
need Is now most urgent when there
are many more students in the build
ing. He reports that the students are
laboring under great difficulties be-
cause of the crowded conditions. The
enrolment for the first semester just
closed was lis Students; So boys and
So girls; 3S first year; 20 second year;
% third year; 20 fourth year; post
graduates o; average attendance, Ill.
Three new teachers have been added.
Agricultural courses have been intro
duced and more work has been done In
the spelling courses.
The regular March session of the
Somerset Veterans Association and
Ladies' Auxiliary will be held in the
municipal court room, at 10 A. M,
March 7.
The Clementine Weston w. c. 7. L.
viii take for its subject, Tuesday aft
erncon, "Glimpses of Fifty Years" The
Union will observe Frances Willard
day
East Madison Grange had a very in
teresting discussion. Saturday after
noon, on the topic, What Method Can
s Be adopted by the Farmers to Lessen
Their Grain Bill and at the Same Time