Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-05
SkOWHECAN.
The Fourth Of July Races
At Fairview Park.
A Strawberry Famine Bethany
Church Socleiy's Meeting.
Somerset Vital Statistics.-A Drill.
master Secured for Go. (.


Somerset Central Agricultural Soci
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232 CLASS-PURSE $50
freely, c., g, n. NJ. Cleveland.
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S-MINUTE CLASS-PURSE 500.
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silk Forbes. blk st. ben w Cay
Fomy Wilkes, &, Earle Greene.
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22s CLASS-PURSE $500.
Agnes H.. b m, W. L. Davis,
p Ss@ports st, Chester Cook. Pitts
Pilot L., CHI st. /. B. Leavtt. Show ,
hogan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Allie wilkes. CHI st. Fred Tustan.a
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The fires in the past week here
which have caused losses amounting
to about $4,000, have aroused the
people to talking of plans for meth
DDS to give better fire protection. II
has been suggested that more be re-
quired of the night watch or more
employed to do the work. 1t is be-
lieved that with these losses in the
minds of the voters at the next an
nual meeting it will be voted to APP
propriate money for the purpose o.
buying horses and equipment to be
kept at the fire station with men
which would enable the company to
arrive at the scene of a fire more
quickly.
Charles E. Turner. for several years
janitor of Bethany Baptist church. has
resigned his position because of a pro-
motion as janiter of the school build
ings. Mr. Turner now will give his
whole attention to the care of the
public school buildings.
Miss Edith Tuck, for the past five
years stenographer in the office of
Judge c. o. Small, has resigned and
will move to Readfield to live with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Granville
Tuck.
A strawberry famine is raging in
this vicinity, this season. Practically
all the big fields of strawberries were
killed by the ice and open winter. S
ii. Beale, who for the last 80 years has
raised several acres, lost his entire
crop. William Boynton, another grow
er, who has supplied Skowhegan mar
kets to great extent, in years past
r..
Frank Emery a student at West
Point Military Academy, has been en-
gagged to train Co. E of the National
Guard until the company goes into
camp at the muster in August. The
company has recently been georgian
lied with almost entirely new men and
meeting will be held, Monday eve
ming, for the election of officers
Following are the vital statistics in
Somerset county for the present week:
Marriages: Skowhegan, Walter II
Hight and Miss Helen Kirby. Middle,
town, Conn; Archie Danforth OF
Madison and Miss Mabel S. Tibbetts
of Belgrade; Frederick II. Judd Of
White Plains, N. Y. and Laura E
Holman, Athens. Births: A daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. William Dodge
formerly of Solon; a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jewell of Canaan
Deaths: John Waller of Skowhegan
IS; Pierce Jones, formerly of Boston
John w. Welch, st. Adams.
Josiah Horne Hight. Oldest citizen o.
Athens celebrated his 92nd birthday
Thursday. Mr.. Hight is known
throughout this county as he was fol-
many years deputy sheriff He liv.
ed for many years in Cornville
The annual meeting of Bethan.
Church Society was held in Grang'
hall, Thursday evening, the followin.
officers being elected: Moderator
George Merriam; clerk. Violet F'ogg
Treas. Walter Mitchell, auditor, o
d. Wells; deacons for five years r
l.. Mitchell, L. L. Goodwin, r.
Homestead. superintendent of tn,
Sunday school: musical committee
Mrs. G. M. Lambert, Mrs Dora Ny.
Mrs. Ethel Ames and Louise II. Co
burn baptisimal committee: Mrs. r
+. Homestead Mrs. Van Nelson Alic
Written and Emma Antl