Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28
SKOWHECAN.

Michael shannon murder case. Wednes-
cay night, when Sheriff Frapl, IT,.
Nered mat shannon was evf-
uentiy making preparations ia con,,,it
ouieide IN his eel! in the county ioii =.
SUN as The guards might retire H.
i"uld upon Shannon's person - CIR.
'oIu three and half feet LONG Ill
Slip-hoose in one end. and in cho,
nm sAoe he found sharp niece 90
siass Inc officers had anticfnatad ~
sHt 40 himself harm as the nris,
Hau peen IN very desponden+
mood weeping a great deal sir,co b.
tleaued guilty to the murder of .Iohn
H. Blackwell Jailer Chute said 49,
'He man had always been n modoI
iflSoiler and conducted himself in s,,cb
:. III ,'uei way that he had to be watch
iieVt the weapons had been found
up'" H'lh' with which it is believed
tIlat ne would have committed suicide
deputy Sheriff Maynard was nlacea
on guard at his cell for the night
thursday morning, Shannon was TAX
IN TO State prison at Thomaston nv
deputies Chute and Brophy.
"A BUSINESS man in Skowhegan ha c
solved one of the problems to reduce
tiie hl8h cost of living He has 2 habi
OF wearing out his right rubber when
me other rubber will be whole. He
saves his left rubbers until he gets n
pam of iefts and then he wears ont
enc of these.
MISS oliFe Green, teacher in Heron
Academy. is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ". Ochampaueh
left. Thursday, for Fall River. They
VIII stop in Boston. where Mr.. Ocham-
paugli Will visit the manual training
department of the Boston schools.
MISS Maud Bacon, n teacher in Car
llesd building. with Miss Marie Lane.
viii lave, Friday, for Washington. d.
C., Mnere they will be absent, two
weeks.
The marriage intentions of Archie
Lessor and Sadie Hunter have been an
nonnced.
The municipal court, Thursday fore
noon, was the scene of much cmuse-
ment when Fred King of lockwood
appeared before Judge Brazzell on two
charges, illegal possession and illegal
transportation. The respondent was
represented by W. b. Brown, who ar
gued effectively. The respondent was
onls l6 years old and had been a wit
ness for the State in the supreme
court, last week, in liquor case He
had gore home, and went to the depot
to get nine quarts of liquors that he
had ordered when Deputy Sheriff May
nard arrested him. He could neither
read nor write. Maurice p. Merrill ap-
peared for the State, but Judge Braz-
zell said that the State had faxed to
prove its ease against the young man
and therefore discharged him.
Members of the Eastern Star Lodge
will give a party, April 8, to Past
Woftny Matron Edith Gledhill and
Past Worthy Patron Roy l.. Lancaster.
The question for the debate to be
held between the Skowhegan High
school and Good Will Farm, which was
decided upon Thursday, will be: Re
solved, That the President of the Unit
edStates Should Be Elected for Term
of SIX Years" Skowhegan High school
will have the affirmative. The date has
not yet been decided.
Miss Bertha Merrill, a Senior at
Wellesley College, will come home,
Friday, to enjoy her vacation with her
patents Hon. and Mrs. e. n. Merrill.
Elmer Z. Towne will give concert,
next Thursday. IN honor of Miss Ar
line McKenney, daughter of Deputy
Sheriff and Mrs. r. S. Mckinney. Miss
McKenney is now a student in the New
England Conservatory of Music, where
she has won honors, recently. She will
arrive home, Friday, for a vacation.
A son Was born, Wednesday night,
to Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Richardson OF
Hinckley. The baby weighed 10 pounds.
Plans are now being made to rein
state the agricultural course in the
Skowhegan High school at the begin
ming of the new school year. The course
was first established more than a year
ago. and was very popular, but the
present classes did not care to change
their courses so as to take the agricul-
tural course and the course was sus-
pended. II mir. Parker, who has been
sub master for several years. should
be unable to resume his position in the
fall an effort will be made to employ
q sub-master who has had training IN
the agricultural work, and also IN sci
entific studies, and he will then han
die the agricultural course in connec-
ton with the other work.
This State is to have a new klnd Oh
sheep. AS far as is known there are
none like them in the United states
Parties in this county have taken the
matter UP with the government IN re-
gard to bringing from Armenia Wlla'
is known as the fat tailed sheep, Whlcf
is noted for it's wonderful food value
Madison men were in town, this week
taking the matter up with Congress
man Goodwin. These sheep have talis
that weigh so pounds each and Inc
tails are used extensively for food. Ihe
tails are so heavy thta little carts are
made and hitched being the sheep WIZ
The tail in it. and the animal hauls MS
tail on the cart, which enables 1t u
move about more conveniently.
Arthur b. Merriam, by the feques'
Of tlle Massachusetts fish ana games
commissioners, has gone TO Harvard
Medical school to take course IN pa
thologv technique. parteriology aio
methods of investigation. Mr.. Merriam
since his graduation from Boston ohl'
versity. last June, has been IN the EN-,
,lov of the Massachusetts Fish ana