Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-22
Report Of Superintendent
Of Public Schools.
Potato Dealers Here Are Rush
ed Because Of B. & A, Strike.
New Pipe Organ for Gong'I, Church
death OF One OF Old Residents.


According TO a report from the sup
erintendent of schools, Tuesday, there
are 50 new pupils that have been
added to the public schools since the
opening of the school year. These
represent new families that have been
added tp the town and the children
of these families aggregate about 80,
some not being of school age. An en-
couraging thing is the the most OF
these families have moved onto SHOW
hogan farms. This has necessitated
the adding of two new conveyance
teams by the school board. The heads
of these families are Fl. Pluet, George
Badger IL. L. Hopkins. jeremiah Per
kns, Alphonse Lessor, William Tozier,
Delbert Terris. Ivan Salisbury. Charles
f. Perkins. Ralph Head, William Wy
man, Fred W. Bickford, Eli Carpen-
ter, f. Gardner. Henry Dion. Arnold
Berry. The largest family is that of
Henry Dion who came from French
VILE. He has 10 children and has
bought the William Pitts farm on the
Middle road, one of the biggest and
best in town, and will raise potatoes.
The new pipe organ has arrived for
> the Congregational church and will
-. be installed at once The old organ
will remain at present in the church,
hut will later be sold, 1t now being
owned by the manufacturers of the
new organ. The new organ is To have
its imposing presence ine the front OF
tie church. The old one is situated in
r fthe back in a gallery. and in front of
II is the choir gallery. The position
q Of the choir now Will he in the front
ssof the church at the left of the pulpit.
NThere was no session of school,
Tuesday forenoon. in the LIST, Ind and
3hT grades and kindergarten.
a Mrs. s, S. Swain is suffering with
Apneumonia. after having recently re-
Ascoy red from measles
81 Because Of the strike on the Bangor
~ Araostook Railroad the potato
dealers here have put on extra crews
To handle the potatoes that are coming
intolmarket, they We're working Mon
day until near midnight 10 handle the
Fbtatoes The price Increased, Mon
day from about 10 cents To 80 cents
per bushel. Il
one Of the, coanty's Oldest residents,
Daniel Hobart of East Aiadison. VIII
- ~ years old, Feb. 6. lie lis one of
4 very few gold forty miners. the men
Who went 70 California IN search of
goY in iSf9. He was hnrn in Scion,
in k26. His father was a Revelation
airy soldier. He has lived at flaast
Madison since 1860 and for some time
WIS captain Of the militia He has
owned saw-mill at East Madison for
.4anyy yea gears
Report reached here. Tuesday m5fn-
ing, that s. w. Phiibrick and f. N.
a Merrill had arrived in Washington
ID. G., Monday morning, and imme-
. diateiy took up the matter of chang
ing the .postoffice site, with the sup
ervising, architect Mr. Merrill and
Mr. Merrill and Mr. Philprick .kleft
:. here. Sunday morning. after a. pxhtesf
&Ahad been made by the Board ofyEratfa
- Gay night. against the lost b3ls fss<e
city being settled uppl-aor j {Site
Thesc Central Maine Faatsf TO !. 1ilss<& i.
q crew AT work changing Id 0neSsf III M.
vinage from the direcf ID fysesaltcf'fisf-
ing system The objeet al s{lsfs Is thar
i, since the company ia Hull receiyine
current from the plant se Wdterville
the a1texna fiag. 81 stem svfll give a
more "a Refractory ssfxiee. and If the
plAt ete should ats,nny time sion
Wei - re,sEirssliad 70 he done o,n
tlis1 ivppss an i be o ~ a ps n "%ne
Wo'H4S NzHwn from Waterville
WithT TIE hlfffnating system. If any
section 1fgs1ights should go out, it
could be repaired without shutting off
the rest'of the lines.
meeting of the Somerset Poultry
Producers Association will be held
next. Friday evening. in the
seiectmen's room, at which time Off
ceg# for the, ensuing year will be
elemed.
Mrs Helen Steward Bradstreet of
Waterville is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. b. Steward.
For the benefit of the school chill
dren and all who are Interested in a
classical play, Shakespeares play "As
you Like 1t" will be presented. Feb.
and attn. at the Star Theatre.