Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-03
Another Big Corn Shop
Built in the County.
Fire Changes The Arrangement
For Thurs, and Sun. Meetings.
Petitions For Peters, Gould, Pat.
tang all = referendum circulated.

A new corn shop has been added 10
tue list of these in Somerset county,
the one at Hartland to be completed
next week. 1t is being erected by H. c.
Baxter x Bros of Brunswick. The main
building is $50 40 feet, both room 26
y 40 feet, boiler house 20x40 feet husk-
ing shed 192X40 feet, and platform S0x
4e feet. The capacity of the shop is
afboe cans in 10 hours and about 175
hands will be employed. The company
mas an acreage $50 of corn, and the
factory will do every thing in the can
ming process, including the labelling.
During the erection of the factory %
men have been employed and 1 horses.
Work was commenced April %. The
ba1tding has fire proof roof and one
OF the biggest boilers in the State, it's
capacity being about 200 horse power.
The company will can besides corn, ap-
pies and vegetables and beans. The
shop is one of the most up to date in
the state and the work is all done with
out the hands touching the corn from
the time that ii is loaded into the huSk-
ef.
On account of the burning of Beth
any church. Grange hall has been en-
gagged for services, Thursday evening,
and for Sunday morning. The services
sunday evening will be omitted. Plans
for the repairing of the church have
rot yet been made, The trustees are
awaiting for insurance adjustment.
Several Revolutionary soldiers are
buried in the old cemetery on the East
Madison road and this cemetery has
been abandoned and entirely neglected.
An agitation has been started to have
the matter looked after. This cemetery
is situated about three miles from
Skowhegan.
Capain II. B. Campbell of Haverhill,
Mass, came here. wednesday, to visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Smith. Mrs. Campbell has been here
for some time visiting.
Mrs. Paul Roulard went. Wednes-
day, to Augusta, to take the three
children of Mrs. Bert Lane to place
them in the Chiidren's Home.
Mrs. S. A. Cabot, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A G. Blunt went,
Wednesday, to Bridgton to spend the
summer with her son, George Cabot.
L. c. Trufant went, Wednesday, to
Bath to join his wife for his summer
vacation.
IL M pySdTt VI Duiiiiit 10 III too "A
on business.
Carroll viles was, Tuesday. appointed
janitor of the county buildings to sue
coed Philo Steward, who a short time
ago was appointed register of probate.
Mr.. viles is now employed at the South
Side grocery and will assume this new
position as soon as a man Gail he en-
ployed for his present position. Mr..
viles was appointed by the county
commissioners from a list of about
fifteen candidates.
Every voter in Skowhegan lad a
chance, Tuesday, to express himself
with his signature as to his preference
FOR Congressman. Petitions for S. w,
Gould, Hon. J.. A, Peters. and w. II.
pattangall being in circulation. supple
nlented with that Kingsbury b. Piper
was after signatures for the referen-
dunn of the public utilities bill.
The intense heat of Tuesday caused
considerable suffering to man and
beast. A horse owned by Will Green
lief dropped dead. Many of the shops
we're shut down for the day on account
of the heat.
Harvey Goodwin has moved his fam
lily to Wessernusett Lake for the sum
mer.
Clifton Wheeler has position in Ned
ii. Lambert's store for the summer
Harold Randlett of Rockland. form
erly of this town, is spending his an
pual vacation here and in Solon.