Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Skowhegan Teachers Are
Entertained at Good Will.
CHAPMAN Concert and Woman's
Federated Meeting.
Annual Report Of County Commits.
sioners..0ther Local News.

Saturday was a day for SkowheSan
teachers when they all went to Gooa
viii Farm and there were entertained
throughout the day by the teachers
matrons and boys In the forenoon
they all met in the assembly hall OF
Moody building and program was
carried out. The program consisted
of: Music by Good Will orchestra;
vocal solo by one of the boys of the
Home: the welcoming address was
given by Walter Hinekley, secretary
of the association, and in behalf OF
the guests Supt. l. W. Gerrish re-
sponded; solo by one of the boys
followed. paper, the iaeai
Teacher and the Ideal Boy" was given
by Supt Wadsworth of Hallowell ana
winthrop; song by Good VIII boys
quartet. The feature of the program
was the address by State Supt Pay
son Smith of Augusta who treated
upon three phases of school eduea-
ton, there being three kinds, lecture,
textbook, ard the practical which is
the arts that have been recently IN
troduced into the schools. The teach
ers visited all the school buildings.
cottages and at noon were given
bountiful dinner at Buckminister cot
tage In view of the fact that the
association has suffered loss by fire
the visiting guests made up purse
of $3.50 for the benefit of the young
ladies who suffered by the fire.
In view of the fact that the Chap
man Concert comes Friday evening
and the woman's Federation meeting
Of CO..
day at which Miss Florence NJ Hale
speaks, it has been decided to have
one session of the schools in the viii
lage, Friday, to give the teachers an
opportunity to listen to Miss Hale in
the afternoon and go to the concert
in the evening.
Frank Hackett of Waterville was
visiting his brother. w. f. Haekett,
Monday.
At the annual meeting of the Show
hogan Trust Company recently held
the following officers were elected
President, John r. Mcclellan: vice
president. E. F. Danforth; treasurer,
r. +. Atwood; executive board, John
R. Mcclellan. E. F. Danforth, Cony
Russell, J. P Clark, A. H. Lang. $.
w. Philbrick, A. K. Butler. c. w Day,
c. III. Smith. L. R. Folsom. The
board of directors was reelected. ex-
eepting d. H. Bartlett, Mrs. Edith
Shepherd being added to the list, and
John c. Griffin in place of A. p. Mer-
rill
Hon. A. F. Donigan of Bingham was
in town, Monday. on business.
At the annual meeting of the Show
hogan Military Band, Sunday after
noon. the following officers were elect
ed.s President, A. Z. Porter: vice
president A. II. Morey; secretary, A
q. Porter; treasurer, J. p. Thibodeau;
director and business manager, r. +.
Washburn; librarian, NJ P. Laney:
trustees, NJ. N. Washburn, Julian
Conroy and George Eupee.
The commissioners for Somerset
county issued their annual report.
Monday. 1t shows that the liabilities
for the year 1911 were s64,572.39 as to
s67,141.00 the year previous. The
resources for the year just closing
were $36.99750 where the year 1910
they were $24.5S9.27. The income was
increased nearly $4,000. The net
liabilities were reduced about $4,000.
to s27,574.s9. The amount due from
towns and plantations, county tax.
$sfos.0l; due from land owners.
s267S.S7; due from State, county tax
on unincorporated places, S14.246.50
The amount to be paid on Scion
bridge for 1911, $500.