Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-18
Senior Glass Carries Out
Time Honored Custom,
Local !ll'l Man pFsyes That Dairy
Business Is Paying proposition.
Skowhegan Worried Over Po.sibili.
~ OF Not Getting P. 0. Till 1916.

In observance of the long honored
and ludicrous custom of hair curling
and staying up all night to ransacIl,
the High School building was carried
out, III modified FORM "Wednesday
night. The Senior class gathered M
late evening ct the home of one of its
number Miss Agnes Manter, on Mid
die street, and there the male mem
bers had their hair curled and social
time followed. AT the time that most
people would be in bed the class in q.
body went to the sehoolhouse. and
there did enough TO remind the facuI
~ that it was not n slow class. But
in variance with previous customs the
school house was not greatly disturbed
of its furnishing. An act of common
dation by the class was the presenta
ton of a Napoleon war scenc-p picture.
costing about so. to the main room of
the building. At O'Clock Thursday
morning the class went to their re-
, spective homes. They cut their rect
tations. Thursday forenoon. and
marched the streets in n body, each
member dressed in original costume
representing rubes. Bo-peeps, quack
:
photographers and left their impress
sions for history.
The fire company was called out. at
s o'clock, Thursday morning, for a fire
in the Cleveland homestead on Me-
, chanic street. Fire was discovered by
the neighhers on the roof near the
chimney, and because of the wind that
was blowing gale the fire had made
considerable Roadway. The damage
by fire was small but the house was
drenehed by water. The house was &C.
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Alton Cleve-
land. Alton Whittemore and Mrs. Ma
ry Bolgier. There was insurance. The
fire is supposed to have caught around
the chimney.
Miss Maud Dyer handed her resigna-
ton to superintendent of schools.
Wednesday, To take effect at the end
nf the school year. She has been
teacher for some time in Grade l of
Western avenue building, Madison.
Coroner l. c. Trufant was summoned
TO Athens. Tuesday. to hold an inquest
over the body of Elmer Bowden. He
decided that Mr.. Bowden has commit
ted suicide by shooting with a revolt
had been in poor health for same time
and in the forenoon went upstairs and
got his revolver He stepped out OF
doors and fired Il shot into his temple.
He was about so years old. and had
been living with his brother, Amos
Rines. in West Athens.
Judge Turner Boswell. a patron of
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery. has
proved that dairying pays. He has
one of the best herds of Guernsey
cows, at his farm ON the Norridgewock
road, that can be found in the county.
He stated, Wednesday. that his aver
age on each COW for butter fat gives
him net profit of $50 a year. To
prove that his poorest cows were not
eating up profits he made out test
and record. One of these cows gave
493Ss pounds of milk, last year. He
reckons that the hay cost $50, and that
left him net profit of $685. In five
years time at the same rate that cow
would give s142.65 net profit. One nun
bred and six dollars and sixty cents
would mean six per cent. interest.
Indications are that Skowhegan will
not get her new postoffice building I'M
Ill 1916. when the Republicans come
lack into power. This is the way that
1t looks by letter that Postmaster g.
E. Durrell has received. this week,
from Washington, d. c. 1t seems that
the buildings are provided for in order
which lots for same are purchased by
the government and there are already
on file titles to lots previously acquired
which will occupy the attention OF the
department of public buildings for
three years to come. But in view of
these facts, considering the ability of
the man now at Washington. Forrest |
Goodwin, representing this district. the
citizens have faith that results may
he obtained sooner. and that when the
thing is settled and Skowhegan has its
new building the lot will be entirely
satisfactory and the building.
Fred Weston has gone to Mercer
where he will teach school until June.
Mrs. Loantha Wentworth celebrated
Tuesday. her s0th birthday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. c. J. Alb
hey She received during the day a
1arpe number Of friends and relatives
Refreshments were served to guests,
and the hostess received many post
cards.
Marshall c. viles has been elected
chairman of the Skowhegan Board OF
Health; treas Leslie e. Jacobs; secre-
tary. DR.. w. s. Stinchfield.