Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03
Adjourned Townmeeting
AT z P. NJ, Saturday.
Twenty Prisoners In Local Jail
Small Freight Wreck.
4 Local Man Wants TO Be Sanitary
Meat Inspector.

Mrs f. l.. Savage left, Friday Tor d
trip to Portland.
M. d. johnson, who has been worE-
ing in Madison during the having sea
son. returned, Thursday.
Miss Pearl Nolin and Mrs. Chester
Hussey departed, Friday, for a two
weeks stay at Old Orchard.
skowhegan will play Good WILL Sat
urday, at Hinckley
John f. Tavlor. delegate to the Bull
Moose Convention, left, Friday, for
Chicago
Highway Commissioner e. L. Ford
began, Friday, the re-surfacing OF
Water street. east of North. This int
provement will be much appreciated
by the automobilists.
Miss Edith Patten. supervisor OF
drawing for the Skowhegan Madison
District, has received an offer from the
Portland authorities, and has applied
for a release from her contract here
Miss Patten has taught here for two
years and given satisfaction, but as
her home is in Springfield. Mass. she
is glad of a change that viii carry
her in that direction. Ii has been tho
custom of the school board to grant
sAeb requests in the past, and favor :
able action is anticipated at the next
meeting f!is a1'I
- Assfight freight wreck occurred, Fri
! day morning, in the local yards. when
the switching engine pushed box
car over the bumper at one end Of
a, side track. The bumper was demol-
ished and the car lifted from the truck
: and more or less damaged. 1t wac
partially loaded with lumber from the
mill of the Skowhegan Lumber Co.
Miss Margaret Abbott of WatervilIe
passed Thursday as the guest of Miss
Marjorie Morrison.
Clarence Sprague of Lexington,
Mass, arrived, Thursday. to join Mrs.
Sprague as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. r. Patten.
Mrs, II. d. Sears, Miss Sears and
Miss Anna Sears of birmingham,
Mass, were at the Hotel Coburn, Fri
! day. awaiting the arrival of Mr. Sears
and chauffeur by automobile The
party is touring Maine this summer,
but when the storm broke, Thursday,
the men sent the ladies ahead by
train. remaining in Waterville with the
car themselves.
according TO the report given out by
Sheriff John A. Mooers Friday. 90
prisoners are confined in the county
jail under his Jurisdiction. Since ths
beginning of the present year So pris
oners have been committed and 90
released. The offenses charged wera
as follows. Intoxication, IA assault
and battery, s. vagrancy, Z; breaking
and entering. 8. larceny, 4 malicious
mischief. 8; contempt OF court. 8 in
dietment by grand jury, 2; single sale.
> u common seller, 2; fraud, 2: LIQUOR
nuisance, adultery, /; embezzle-
ment.s 1; evading railroad fare, L;
keeping house Of i'll fame, / rape. l..
poor debtor /.
The adjourned town meeting. which
is to hear and act upon the report of
the special committee appointed to in
vestigate the problem of providing
proper drainage for the North Street
plains. will be called to order at 2 p
NJ, Saturday. Aug. 8, by Moderator
Fred F. Lawrence. in the Opera house
:. Is expected that the opponents OF
Inc water street site for the new post
once VIII try to have the vote taken
by the former special meeting re-
scinded1 aftst
W. B. Whittier has made apple.
ton to the State Board OF Health for
Z sppolntntn mt as sanitary meat isspec-
lor IN order that farmers wishing to
= snip dressed carcasses of calves and
= sneep may meet the requirements of
q tbs Massachusetts statute. Under a
a law passed by the lost lie yislature TO
lake effect Sept l. no uninspected
. carcasses may be offered for sale af-
TEL that date.