Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-25

The meeting of the Town Impro*a-
nent Society win be held Friday aft
ernoon. The following program has
been arranged Piano and VIOLIN pa
per, Historic Places" poem, Moron
besa:a paper, Noted Famili s of
Name" song, DAISIES" paper, Co
loniaI Homes of Maine" poems, "Tho
Empty Sleeve. "The Angel The
Covered FRIDGE song, Good Night.
Beloved"
Solon is the second town o. the ccun-
ty to issue its annual r port which
shows that the valuation Isl Real es-
tate, resident, SZT7,S10; personal estate,
resident, $s4,152; real estate, non-resi-
dent, s4S,39o; personal estate. non-res-
ident $1025; rate of taxation is .
mills. There are 29S polls. The report
contains sub-report of the High
school building committee. The High
school was built by York & Paul. the
contract price being s11 $685.. The an
nual town warrant contains % articles
and the town meeting will be held
next Monday
The meeting at the First Baptist
church. Sunday evening, was of I'M
usual interest, the speaker being d. l..
MeCurdy of Waterville, who spoke on
Mlsslons,' and showed a large num-
Der of curios of costumes and pictures
OF Burma and India. So much interest
was, manifested during the first meet
ing, at s o'clock, that his talk was con-
tlnued through the o'clock meeting
Mr McCurdy has a son as a mission
airy IN Burma, and an article in the
Baptlst Missions Magazine. by him.
appeared in the December number.
Many families in SkoWhegan are
complaining of lack of water. They
claim that their wells have dried nm
for the first time in their history and
one aequeduct on Mechanic street has
f2lied up for the first time in the re-
membranes of old residents. This is
thought to be due to the amount of
frost in the ground which has taken
up the water that otherwise would
have fed the wells.
Supf L. w. Gerrish has become seri-
Dusty interested in the new system of
sthoy IN SkeWhegan, which is some
what after the plan of a continuation
school and is now in the fifth year in
the t1tchburg, Mass, schools. The
pan as suggested by Mr.. Gerrish is to
nave a student devote his attention to
school studies the first year: in the
sophomore year of the Hieh school to
spend week in a shop or factory and
a week in school; in the SOPHOMORE
year student to receive 10 cents an hour
ior MIS- work; Junior wear, II cents
al Il'Hr ana the Senior year, 121b
cents this to he done with the co-op-
efatlon of the manufacturers. In the
case of Fitchburg there are IA who
nave joined in this work. The student
N the Freshman year. during the Ia st
Two months of the year goes into the
SHOPS. which gives him a chance TO
choose the work that he may be ada nj :
60 TO- Each week the student is given
an oral and written examination on
hls work. Mr.. Gerrish is anxious to in
stitute this method if plans could be
carried out
John Foster, Jr., a Senior at Colby
College. gave an address on "McdicaI
Missions i'll China" Sunday evening
al the Bethany church. He was born
there. being the son of John Foetar
and bis grandfather was a former nro-
i"ssor at Colby College Mr.. Foster
stated that there was one missionary
TO every 100000 people, whereas in the
United States there is a minister To
every 800 people. Mr.. Foster plans to
become medical missionary on com
pletion of his course of study.
Mrs. Mary p. Archer has a tea pot
of the old Mulberry pattern, which has
been in the Archer family for over 100
years. The china looks as bright as
when new and is not at all checked.
George A. Wheeler has filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy, the unsecured
claims amounting to $2i66.