Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-31
SkOWHECAN.

Mrs. J. ". FogIer went. Thursday, to
Bangor to attend the Convocation ser
vices at The Bangor Theological Seminary
being held there, this week
Frank l. Ames, first seleetman of Nor
fidgewock. left here. Thursday morning.
for tstrrusta, to appear beforesthe Iegis-
IatiVe committee on highways and bridges
to cndeaver to get an appropriation Of
&0e9 TO repair the covered bridge at Nor
ridgewock across the Kennebec river An
appropriation Of $500 was asked for this
purpose, al the Democratic Legislature,
and was approved by the committee but
1t was voted to refer the bill to the next
legislature, by the Democratic members.
Sheriff Frank Thompson went, Thurs
day, to Jackman, where he Will have
official work until Saturday
Mrs. Flora Dealey has purchased the
manieuring business on Water street from
Mrs X. W. Smith.
The Somerset Poultry Producers Asso-
citation held its annual meeting recently,
and elected the following officers
President, F. 3. league; vice presi-
dent, c. Davis Miller; Sec and Treas. \.
r. Jewett: auditors, L. l.. Sanford and
c. d. Miller; board of directors F. W.
Buchanan, E O. Eaton, Clarence Manter
and w. a. Bailey, Skowhegan; L. c.
Whiting, Norridgewoek W c. Emery,
North Arson. F. B. league was elected
superintendent of the poultry show to be
held three days in December, 1913.
Mrs. Lois W. Patten entertained the fol-
lowing ladies, wednesday. at an after
noon at her beautiful home on Norridge-
woek avenue. Mrs Annie NJ Drnmmond
Mrs. Frederic r. Moore and Mrs Mary
Heath; ell of watervflie These ladies'
were in town TO be present. at the lecture
given, in the evening by Maud Baning-
ton Booth. Ia
Miss Marion Kicker of the Normal
School faculty at Pennington. and State
supervisor of domestic science, was here
Monday, to inspect the equipment of the
domestic science department. She found
the equipment very good and considered
that the town had done well to be so
well equipped in so short time since the
establishment of the course
Miss Marjorie Loring, drawing teacher
here. is sick with bad cold, and had
to suspend her courses. Thursday.
Mrs J. r. Stewart and j. A Stewart of
- sttt' NAit6 were ItLff w tdittStaiN, 10 At
tend the funeral of the late Mrs. II. X.
White.
Or. Harold Bibber of Bath, a graduate
of Bowdoin Medical school, has located
at canaan for the practice of medicine
Since graduation from the medical school
he has been house physician at the Maine
Central hospital
large and intensely interested audi
ence listened, Wednesday evening, to the
earnest, eloquent address of Maud Bal
lington Booth the Little Mother of the
Prisons" in the Opera house. Mrs
Booth speaks from the heart and many
are the pathetic stories she tells of the
prisoners and their families.
Through the efforts of the Board of
Trade and that of Congressman $. w.
Gould, the patrons of the Skowhepan
postofiee are to have their mail distrib-
uted In the lock boxes, Sundays. As
soon as the mail train comes in at 1850
a. NJ. the mail will be distributed and
those that have boxes will be able to get
their mail by about noon. This will be a
great convenience to the business men.
The establishing of the law to not distrib-
ute the mail Went into effect several
months ago
reginald Foss, who has been in the H.
brary bureau in Boston at work, since his
graduation from Bowdoin College in the
spring, has been transferred tn Cbieago
to similar position.
Harry Smith is home from Boston and
will be here until March, when no viii 90
10 Milwaukee' and on his way will visit
his father In Ohio. He has not seen him