Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
SKOWKECAN.
Reports ContiTmingPresen
site for New Post Office.
The Good viii Debating Team
Wins from SkoWhegan High.
Skowhegan Grange Meets. Record
In Use Of Farm implement.

Good Will High school debaters won,
by three points. the debate. Thursday
night, with Skowhegan High, on the
subject: Resolved, That the Consti-
tuition of the United States Should BE
Amended to Provide for n Single Pres
idential Term" This was the semi
, final debate in the Colby Interscholas-
tic Debating League for the Goodwin
prie. Good VIII had the negative. The
spec kers were: Good Will. Bucknam,
Wyman and Russell. alternative;
Skowhegan, Shumway, Sheridan and
Flanders. alternate, Philbrick. The
Good VIII Quartet and Skowhegan
high School Mandolin Club gave sew
eral selections while the judges were
eat The presiding officer was L. w.
Grant, Colby 15. The judges We're: p
F. Christopher. Colby Is, Rev. Geo.
Marian, Skowhegan; L. r. Folsom,
Norridgewock.
Mrs. Edith Steward will remodel the
Col. Isaac Dyer house, the home of
her grandfather. This house, situated
on Dyer hill and made of brick, is one
of tie most historical in the town; in
fact, IT has been situated in three diff
ferent towns and though it is nearly
100 years old. has never been moved.
1t was built in Canaan. Later that part
of Canaan in which the house was
built was changed to Milburn and in
1886 the location of the house started
in Skowhegan. when Milburn was
changed to that name. The bricks in
the house We're made by Col. Dyers s
father, from a brickyard that he own
ed near the house. The home owned
by Mrs. Steve re on Dyer street. which
she bull, about three years ago. will
be occupied by Walter Hight in the
near future.
A new report, Thursday, given out
by one of the owners of the lot oppo-
site the City building, confirms other
reports that the post office site Will
without question be at this location
Ii was stated by the owned that word
had been received from the treasury
d. partment ut Washington that the lot
met the requirements of the depart
ment i'll form and measurement and
required only the usual form of red
tape' to make the matter settled for
all time.
A record With one of the improved
implements of the farm was made
"Wednesday, at Eaton Mountain farm,
when IS spreader loads of manure
were put on the land in 31s hours BY
two men, Alton Glidden and Roy
Biekford
Miss 5Bhnehca Emory. teacher in
English at the High school, has tax
en- the Initiative in re-cataloguing the
books Of the High school library. in
a systom similar to the one used in
the Public library.
Harry Dinsmore has written anoth-
er song entitled Goodbye, Moth
err" with the words by Mrs. Elizabeth
Powers Merrill.
The ladies of the Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will hold Its
regular meeting, at $50, Friday after
noon, with Mrs. Leslie Jacobs tn
subject will be The Mormon Church"
James B. Stinchfield has entered
partnership with Charlie Williams, IN
the trucking business.
A baseball meeting will be held in
the municipal building, Friday eve
ming. for the purpose Of organizing the
Skowhegan baseball team.
The next regular meeting of Wood
bine. Lodge, d. Of H., will be heid
Monday evening.
Mrs. PAMELA Jewett, who has been
visiting relatives in Belfast, has re-
turned home.
Frank F'ortier, who has been in New
mort. since last October. has been IN
tcyn. this week. He was an employee
in the Nolin Scythe shop for q years.
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