Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-21
Republican List Crows
Preferred Candidates.
Edward MaCDOWeIl Evening OBJ
served with Good Program.
Changes In congregational Church
..Kennehec Drive.-kthens Item.

That the interest in the coming Re-
publican campaign is keen Is SHOWN
in the fact that the voters are enroll
ing as Republicans ut the rate OF 80
or 20 each day. r. L. Marston, up 10
Monday morning, had received ABOUT
1So Republican Condiments. and. from
Friday night to Monday, he bad re-
ceiyed 1sS recorded ut the town clerk s
office. This shows a Republican en-
rollnent here Of $50 which is more
than three TO one as compared with
The Democratic enrolment. The en-
rollnaent is not all that looks favor
able for the Republicans, for people
are declaring that they voted the
Democratic ticket two years ago but
are not going - do it again. Making
an Investigation, through the rural Sec
lions, Saturday, one man found II
Democrats. who have been with that
party for long time, have signed
Republican enrolment blanks.
TIE state candidates getting good
support in this town and county are:
William T. Haines for Governor and
Il. G. Rurleigh for United States SEN
ator Every Indication shows that Hon.
Forrest Goodwin viii carry this town,
2 TO l over the present congressman.
S. w. Could. Ii looks very bright for
sheriff Mooers and there is little doubt
but that he will be nominated by the
Republicans. but the leaders of the
Democratic party appear TO be work.
ing hard to. turn him down. One ar
dent Democrat said, last week, that
If there should be an election. today.
the Republican candidate for Governor
would win out by 10000 majority.
The musical circles of Skowhegan
were entertained, Monday evening. at
the municipal court room when the
Edward MacDowell evening was OBJ
served. the program being under the
direction Of Mrs Philo Steward The
program given was as follows: Piano
duet might by the Sea- Miss yerna
Abbey and Miss Vira Lawton; songs
"A Robin Sings in the Apple Tree" "A
Merry Maiden Spring and I'm the
Woods" Miss Faneher sawyer; piano
solo, Miss Annie Caswell: song. From
an Old Gar5en, Mrs. Eldena HAYES:
pano solo, Miss MabelIe Ross; songs.
Mrs L. A. Kinds. paper, "MacDowell."
Mrs. Edith Shepherd; soriginai poem,
1.-THE White Princess Mrs Elizabeth
Merrill piano duet Miss Mabelle Ross
and Miss Sarah Snow; songs. Mrs.
Agnes Steward. piano solos. Miss Mary
Emery: recitation. when Bateese
Came Home" Don Morrison; piano solo.
Miss Nerna Abbey songs. Charles
Tarneragspiano solo, Mrs Floyd Nye;
IN -
ITO Water Lily Don Morrison;
Cradle Song. male quartet. Messrs
Harris Leighton. White. Cover: au-
topiano sole. j. N. Smith
A combination package and letter
box has been established at the postal
station on the corner of Maine and
West Front streets.
Steward & Blunt have been awarded
the contract for the heating and plumb
ing of the new postoffice building at
Waterville,
Mrs Mary Leighton. who has been
passing the winter in Pasadena. Cal,
arrived home, Friday night, to pass the
summer with her daughter Mrs. b. Fl.
Bartlett
Rev. George Merriam, pastor of the
with Rev w. T. Clark of Fairfield gap-
fist church, Sunday.
T. H. Anderson. Portland, was in
town on Sunday and Monday. the guest
of his father. Lewis Anderson.
Edwin Tinkham of corinna and w. u.
ireland of stetson were in town, sun
day on an automobile trip.
Undoubtedly the singers platform
in the rear of the Congregational
church. probably the only one in any
church In The county will be done
away with and the choir win take d
: place in the front of the audience A
meeting NJ the spspflsoaers of the
church aA helix sf'rala Vi evening. and
it was e4ied lot antlidaNe the church
society TO make such repairs and al
terations to the interior of the church
as they NAV deem advisable. Letters
will also be written TO each pew hold
er to see how many are willing TO re-
linquish their titles To the pews so that
the same may become a part Of the
church property. The Congregational
church is theiiata growth of the first
religious work of Protestant charae.
ter attempted IN Somerset county. This
was in l777s' The first church building
was erected in 1854, and the present
church building ras built in 1862
Another river Of the Kennebec drive
to complete the work is Roach river
about 10.00s. 900 logs having been driv-