Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
SKOWAEChN,
Jersey Creamery Report
Has Interesting Figures,
Teachers OF School Entertained
At a Valentine Party.
Real Estate Transfers..Effects of
Earthquake--0ther Notes.

Earfhquake-.0ther Notes.
L. +. Harris, agent of the Skowhe-
gan Jersey creamery. made public,
Saturday, the report of the amount OF
butter fat by the biggest producers.
for January, which is as follows:
George H. Weston, 1851, from cows;
George n. Weston. 1886 pounds, from
cows, l heifer; Harry Ellis, 1871
pounds, 8 cows; J. E. Hexie, 1898
pounds, cows; Lucy Bigelow, Fair
field, 249 pounds, COWS; II. G. Went
worth. 1883 pounds, cows, heifers:
Asa Lawrence. 1854 pounds, COWS,
heifers; l.. G. Trafton, 2971 pounds.
/ cows. heifers: Chester Haynes
Smithfield, 1888 pounds, cows, !
heifer; L. f. Butler. 234.4 pounds,
COWS; Eugene Watson, 1854 pounds,
COWS, 4 heifers; H. r. Wilson, 162
pounds, 10 cows; Turner Boswell, 1896
pounds, COWS: Frank Parker, 242i
! pounds. 5 COWS, 3 heifers; F. r. Davis,
1914 pounds, 6 cows; 7. d. Salley Il
Son, 1866 pounds, II COWS; Il. F. Burns.
34t.9 pounds, - COWS, l heifer; r. Rob-
bins, 1886 pounds. 10 COWS; Beckwith
e. Taylor, Athens, 1855 pounds. cows:
/ ay Moody, 115.3 pounds, 10 cows; c. A.
: Locke, 1863 pounds, 10 cows; George f.
Foster, 1872 pounds. IL COWS, heifers;
r. +. Patten, POPS pounds, Q cows, !
| heifer; +. n. Merrill, 1896 pounds, IL
| COWS, heifers. There We're. during the
| month. about six new patrons added
| to the list.
Or. c. e. Norcross of Hartland was
visiting, Friday and Saturday, John l..
Fish.
Skowhegan bowling team Won q
game against the Madison team here.
Friday night, having IS points in the
lead.
John Knox of Norridgewock has fill
ed a petition in bankruptcy. First
| meeting of his creditors was held, Sat
| urday, F. l.. Ames of Norridgewock
being the attorney.
The selectmen drew the following
| Skowhegan citizens. Saturday. to serve
| on the traverse jury of the March term
of court Newton Fl. Caswell, Louis A.
| Caswell, Charles Holden.
The teachers of the schools were Civ
en- Valentine party at Oxford par
Tors, Friday evening. under the direc-
| ton of the Misses Annie Bergman.
Maud Bacon, Dora Petersen and Ma
bel Sweet. Sixteen of the teachers We're
present and the evening was passed
in games of various kinds and guess
| ing contests. Miss Gertrude Townsend
won the first prize and Miss Blanche
| M. Emory the BOBBY prize. Ice cream
and cake were served
A dance was given in Grange hall,
Friday evening, under the direction of
! the girls of the High school. about so
| couples attending. Music was furnish
ed by Towne's Orchestra. The stage
was banked with palms and the room
appropriately decorated with hearts
and other valentine appointments. Ice
cream and waters We're to have been
| served, hut when the time came the
| ice cream had disappeared. The ofli-
GERS were notified and they soon found
! it in a camp outside of the village and
| several boys about to begin a feast
upon about 10 gallons. They We're ar
| rested and the ice cream was restored
| to the rightful owners The boys, Sat
urday. We're given some strong advice
and the case held over them and they
| were allowed to go free.
| The Skowhegan schools viii have
| one session. Tuesday, in order to give
| the students a chance to attend the
Horse day festivities on that day to be
held in Skowhegan.
| Nine members of the Skowhegan
| Grange We're guests of Canaan Grange
| Thursday evening.
| Members OF Somerset county bar voted
Saturday. at meeting held at the county
Nouse to oppose any action by the Legis-
| .ature to change the terms of Somerset
supreme court, the question now being
before the Legislature. 1t was voted to
investigate the matter and Clerk OF
Courts w. T. Seekins was authorized to
! name committee for this purpose am
those chosen were: George w. Cover
ESQ.,, Skowhegan; Judge c. O. Small
Madison; John w. Manson, Pittsfleld.
/ 1t was proved, friday, that Skowhegar
suffered somewhat from the effects of an
earthquake that occurred here, Tuesday
morning. That morning. it was reported
by the patrons of the Acqueduct Co., that
e ne water had stopped in the houses anu
investigation showed that the main pipe
had been broken. The pipe showed nc
signs of frost and the eonuueion of i,
showed that it had not sunered by rust
or any of the diseases subject to pipes
but it showed that it was broken by
some jar.
The increased population of Norridge-
wock, in the last few years, has forced
! the town to enlarge it's cemeteries. f. l.
Ames first selectman was here, Satur-
! day, looking up deeds relative to having
an article inserted in the annual towr
warrant to buy more land for the North
cemetery. He stated that if IT could not
be bought that it would be condemned by
the town and appraised. The land wanted
is situated along the road to Skowhegan
east of the old cemetery.
Mrs. Charles Atkinson of Boston, who
has been visiting her mother for several
weeks, returned home, Saturday
The parents and those interested In the
schools have a chance, Monday night, TO
see what the schools are doing in music.
when the first concert by the High school
chorus will be given in the OPERA house.
Sixty-five voices will participate and an
orchestra of Is pices will furnish music.
1t is given under the direction of Elmer
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