Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13
SKOWHECAN.
Members CIementine Wes-
ton ". C.T.U. Entertain.
Levi ". Weston Passes 89th.
Birthday by Celebrating Event.
Charles C. Cleveland Is Appointed
Supt. OF Farms at Hebron.

The members of the Glementine Nes-
ton w c. T. L. were the hostesses al A
teachers reception. Friday evening, held
in the Congregational vestr2. Nearly ali
the teachers in the Skowhegan public
schools Were present beside many other
ladies and gentlemen. y most enjoyable
program was carried out Which consisted
Of: Song. u girls with Mrs. Dora Traf-
ton Nye aceompanist; welcome. the pres
ident, Mrs T. W. Marble; response. T.
G. Lord: music, S H. s Mandolin Club;
solo, Floyd G. Nye; trio. Misses Doro-
thy Day. Airline Burnor. Nerna Abbey
reading, Mrs Lois Patteni violin selec-
ton. Lindsey j. Nutting; solo Mrs Eliz-
abeth Robinson. After the program a
social hour was enjoyed. during which
refreshments of ice cream. cakes and
candy We're served.
The report of the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery given out. Saturday, by Man
ager f. F., Harris for September shows
an increase of 2000 pounds of butter fat
over the corresponding month of last
year The total amount of butter fat
for September was 1868 Patrons fur
nshing $50 pounds and over We're: Town
of Skowhegan 1872, cows; Robert
Young ILL.,, cows; Lucy Bigelow, 1l5h.
6 cows / hefer; j. w. Packard K Son
l55.5 6 cows ] heifer: E.-P. Rogers 1919
Z cows; Eta Frederic 2466, COWS; Eu-
gene Watson 1856. cows; Richardson &
Tiley, 1877, Is cows, heifers; Turner
Boswell 1919. u cows; T. p. SalIey &
Son ls2, 9 cows; b. +. Burns 442, 20 cows
Perley Withee 1874, 8 cows. Z hefers
c. J. Wood 2l2.3, 10 cows, 8 heifers: II.
Hall 1862, 10 cows; Beekwith & Taylor
241.9, 10 cows. / heifer; Geo +. Foster
1888, s cows, heifers: Fred Loomis l69,
5 cows, 3 heifers; f. y. Merrill 1904. 6
cows, heifers; II. y. Pratt 1855 5 cows.
l heifer; H. l.. Weston 1852, 3 cows 5
heifers
Charles C. Cleveland has been elected
superintendent of the farms at the he-
bron Sanatorium and will go there Mon
day, to assume his position. Mrs. Cleve-
land will go with him. Mr.. Cleveland
was elected to this position over nearly
30 other candidates. He is graduate of
the skowhegan High school In the class
of 1905 and of the University of Maine
1909. He was the first instructor IN ag-
riculture in the Skowhegan High school
when was the first to be instituted in
son of Norris y. Cleveland and though
young man is considered one of the
best students of agriculture in this sec
ton of Maine.
The seth birthday of Levi w. Weston
the second Oldest man i'm Skowhegan was
appropriately celebrated at his home on
the Island, when his daughter Miss Ger
trude gave tea to several of the rela7
tives. In the party were: Mrs. Mary w.
Varney, Henry Narney, Miss Clara Var
ney, Mr.. and Mrs r. T. Patten and Mr..
and Mrs. w. K. G. Estes Mr.. Weston
is one of the most venerable and below
ed men in the town. He has been all
his life one of the towns greatest bene-
factors and prominently connected with
all important enterprises that have meant
the upbuilding of the town. He is a de-
scendant of the original Joseph Weston,
one of the first settlers in the county.
His grandmother Eunice Farms