Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07
School Board Meets and
Appoints NeWSub-Master,
Henry BOynton and Alta Ellis
Married, Friday, in Auburn,
Town Of Harmony Loses the Case
Against Portland Architect.

COW testing association is to b.
formed in this section, and plans vii
be made by the organization, thi
week, when a meeting will be held il
the municipal building, and \. NJ
Goodman of the department of agri-
culture at Washington will be present
to explain the work State Dairy In
spector DR.. F. S. Adams of Bowdoin-
ham viii be present.
Through the Town Improvement
Society many improvements to Tbs
town will be brought about, this sum
mer Lighted arches will probably
be installed on the towns two princ!-
pal streets to beautify the place in the
evening. A crusade will be made u
have all doeryards kept clean and All
lawns moved and farmers as well VIII
be asked to use lawn mower in their
yards.
john H. Foster has been elected
superintendent of the schools of An
son, Kingfeld and New Vineyard. Mr..
Foster at one time was a lawyer in
Madison, and for the last five years
has acted as superintendent in vari-
Gus districts.
Gladys Croker won the clock in the
contest at j. r. Proveneafs store,
Thursday, for the most original ex-
preston given.
John Scott has purchased the Jake
Zero farm in North Cornyille, ana
will make his home there.
A change has been made in the
grocery firm of Tuscan & Tuscan OF
North Scion, Roland L. French nav
ing become one of the partners.
The rate of taxation for Somerset
county. this year, will be 1.6 mills
whereas last year the rate was l.s
mills. The total valuation of the
county is s26.341.6 ESQ. The tax to he
levied is s42,146.69. The tax foe
Skowhegan is s6,531.94 whereas last
year it was $7.517.32 or reduction OF
ss7o.ss
The potato shipment from Skow-
hogan included 16 cars and the cor
responding month a year ago six cars
Following are the vital statistics for
Somerset county for the past week:
Marriages: Pittsfield, Jioseppe Bran
taIino and Miss Rose cianchette;
Skowhegan Elmer Gagne and Miss
Cynthia Frost; Skowhegan. Frank Lee
blanc and Miss Anna Goulette; Nor
ridgewock, Austin s. Brown of Rien-
mond and Miss Madge Holt; New
Portland, Edward Clyde Cole and MISS
Phrisallew Knowles: Palmyra, Slna
Eleanor Homsted and Leroy c. Rich
ardson of Waterville. Births: Bing-
ham. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Scott AeLaagh-
lin. a son; Madison. to Mr. and Mrs
Carl HunneweIl. son: Skowhegans ID
Mr.. and Mrs William Simpson
daughter, Lucille Powers: West New
Portland. to Mr.. and Mrs Otis Eanes'
a son; Moscow, to Mr.. and Mrs. Rea-
ben HI. Crombie. son, Wendell Bern
ard. Deaths: New Portland, Lyle
E., wife. of E. a. Thompson, aged %
years; Solon, Miss Parmelia 5 Tu7-
ner. formerly of Norridgewock, agea
81 years; Skowhegan. Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen G. Mayo, aged So and =
wears respectively; Skowhegan, Joseph
e. French, aged IS years; Athens
Dona Farmer, North Arson, MRS.
Emma Allen: Ohio, H.. Mrs. Augusta
f. Cleveland, formerly OF MoscoN
Me: Lewiston, Mrs. Charlie Berry,
AGED Al years; Embden, Mrs. Mary =.
Felker, aged Sc years; Norridsewock'
Mrs. susan ]. Packard, aged 81 years
Larone, Mrs. Mary Drawn, aged apou.
70 years