Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-15
SkOWHECAN.
New Pipe Organ al Method
ist Dedicated, Sunday.
Wind Storm Does Considerable
Damage 10 Trees and Wires.
Increase Of Butter Fat Reported a
The Skowhegan Crt ameFy.

The topogra phicai map including the
Skowhegan quadrangle has been conf
pieted and the first copies received
here, Monday. The map was issued
under the direction of DR.. George OTIS
Smith. director of the United States
Geological Survey and it contains
srist of definite information of interest
to everybody in the county. The map
shows the highest elevation to be
Stickney Hill in Athens which is s4V
feet. This map indicates the villages
roads. cemeteries. churches. bridges.
falls, lakes and ponds, mines and quar-
ries. county lines, State lines, woods,
etc. 4 surprising thing is that the
map suggests to the casual observer
that more than three-fourths of the
country that this map takes in. which
includes 220 square miles of territory
is wooded land.
The new pipe organ at the Methodist
church was formally dedicated, sun
day evening. Music was furnished
BY the choir; solo, Mrs. Josephine
Howard of Old Town, solo, Lyle Moore.
remarks were made by Rev. George
Merriam, Rev. T. +. Jones of Green
Vile. and Rev. j. G. Osborn. Rev. II.
G. McGlauf1n read a letter from the
trustees presenting the organ to the
church and Mr.. McGlauflin responded
10 the presentation giving his remarks
to the organ as though ii were per-
son. The exercises closed with
tableau.
Mrs. Josephine Howard of Old Town
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. J. Smith.
The officers of the Epworth League
have been elected for the ensuing year
as follows: President, L. w. Grundy;
first vice president, Alton Cleveland;
second vice president, Helen Grundy.
third vice president, Mrs. Lena Cleve-
land; fourth vice president, Ethel
Mitchell: secretary, Olive Cleveland
treasurer. Mahlon Gerrish. Installa-
ton exercises will be held, Tuesday
evening.
The marriage intentions of Arthur
cayouette and Miss Cora Poulin were
announced, Sunday.
Bethany Baptist Church services
were suspended, Sunday, for an indefi-
rite time, for repairs on the church.
Il
at the home of r. F. Homsted, Tues
day evening, to discuss the matter OF
having Sunday School sessions.
Mrs. Chas. Alexander of Haliowell
who has been visiting at the home oil
Carroll Viles has returned to her home
in Hallowell.
Register of Probate Philo Steward il
moving his family from Hotel OXFORD
to the house on Water street recently
vacated by e. A. Parker.
Mrs. w. H. Wood of West Medford
Mass, after visiting at the home oi
MIR. and Mrs. d. Fl. Bartlett and rela-
tives in Athens, left, Monday morning
for her hcme. She will visit for time
in Yarmouth and Portland.
Carroll Vies assumed his new posi-
ton. Monday, as janitor Of the county
buildings, to succeed Philo Steward
who has been made register of probate
iirs. Helen Wing has gone TO Mon
hogan for a visit.
J. Harvey White is on business triy
to Boston.
Mabel Robinson went, Monday, t.
Old Orchard to visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jones ant
daughter went, Monday, to York Beacf
to spend their vacation.
Col. and Mrs. w. r. G. Estes will go
Wednesday, to Southport to visit Mr.
and Mrs. David Jewett.
A field meeting of Somerset Pomona
Grange will be held at Lakewood, Au
gust rs.
Fred Pooler left here, Monday, TO
New York, from where he will driv,
ia i'm Of - Al
TO this place. He expects to arrive her
Saturday.
A wind storm raised havoc here, Sun
day. with many of the shade trees
Telephone wires were put out of com
mission all over the county. Aside from
many of the limbs being broken from
the big trees several were torn up b,
the roots. The storm struck here abou
ESQ p. M. with little warning. Oh
buildings were blown over and the pro
perty of the Somerset Traction Com
pany was slightly injured.
Carlton P. Merrill, who was, Satur
day, nominated by Governor Haines a
one Of the trustees of the Norma
School, is one of the most prominen
men oi this section of the State. He il
treasurer of the Skowhegan Saving
Bank and is reputed to be one of In
best bankers in the state. He is pres
ident of the Skowhegan Board OF Trad
and his previous work as a trustee O
the Normal School gives his man,
friends much satisfaction in the ap
I1intment by Governor Haines.
ii. Il. Whipple is probably the onl,
FARMER IN this section of the State tina
mas introduced mechanical mixer o,
ms farm. Mr.. Whipple is prominen
aairvHan hving in Bingham. He has ;
nero OF is Jersey cows and believes /,
hp-to-date methods. The mixer /
about to be installed and will he IN,
by an electric motor. 1t will do ~
work Of four men and much quicker
Increasing Butter Fat
The increase OF butter fat at the skoy
hegan Jersey Creamery for tha ~