Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
SKOWHECAN.
Recordiu Maple SyrupP(o-
duction in the County.
Directors otfarmers' Telephone
Co. Vote 10 Change Offices.
Clerk Of County Commissioners An
nounces Taxes..ciyil Term Court.

A record has been made IN syrup
making in this section, this spring.
The season has been remarkably good,
according to syrup makers. Sidney
Pooler. one of the oldest in the bust
ness in the county having made for
% years or more, and in that time
made. .s25oo gallons stated Monday,
that he has not seen so good yeaf
for may years. This has itbeen due to
| the deep frost in the ground. He
has made thus far s10p gallons of
syrup from $50 trees, and anticipates
ma king 70 more gallons before the
season closes. He has an improved
ovaporator and makes syrup at the
rate of one gallon an hour, and has
kept this up for IS hours. Syrup IS
selling this year the highest 1t has
ever sold, bringing $50 a gallon. Mr..
9oCttr stated that up until a few
years ago syrup sold for 81 a gallon.
Miss Xaverine Bisson has returned
from Boston, where she has been aqt-
ing is model in millinery stofe. and
has Il position in Curtis millinery
store. 3
The civil term of Somerset Vest
ern municipal court for the April SEES
sion convened, Monday, Judge II, II.
Rrazzell presiding. He had several
cases before him. Monday, of a civil
nature and several of criminal
nature. Addie Albert of Madison wa
before him for non-support and that
of his Wifi, and was ordered to pay
81 a week for her support and that of
his child with 81 that be nad bcea
paying,
A meeting Of the directors ef SOM
erset Farmers Cooperative Tele
phone ca. was held Monday. Plans
for removing the main office from the
second National Bank building to the
Brown block below the crossing were
completed, and work will begin. in lay
ing the cable as soon as, the frost Is
from the ground. Directors present
were: ]. ". Packard, George II. Fos-
ter. l.. G. Boardman, II. p. Whipple
and Ansel Holway. ~
There is a woman in Skowhesan,
Mrs Sarah Demo, who a few days
ago was Sc years old who has over 50
GRANDCHILDREN. She is the only great
great grandmother in the town. She
is still remarkable in her faculties
Though she has been sick for Il few
health and seems to have, renewed
her youth. She makes up the five-
genera ton family Known as the
Demo-Nallier family, she being the
oldest member The great grand
mother is Mrs. Peter Boardman;
grandmother. Mrs. Henry Valiier;
mother, Mrs. DIN Vallier: and the
great great grandchild. Miss Birdena
Waller. She is the mother of Henry
Demo, second selectman of the town
and the first French-American to
serve on the board.
w It. Seekins, clerk of the county
commissioners, reported. Tuesday, the
county tax for the various towns in
the county which are as follows An
son. $f2sS41; Athens, $5AS.65: bingham,
s7S2; Cambridge, $21S1s; Canaan, SSH
.0s; Concord, Sl53.S4: Corasii1a, sa32s-
"a; Detroit. s262.0S; Embde1, s462.s3'
Fairfield, $2925 s0;y Harmony. s4f2.5i;
Madison 1851 81; Mercer, $27S.Sa: Mos
COW. $290.s3: Norridgewock, s1l1a5S'
Palmyra, 1888 Sc; Pittsfeld, s26i1.s7;
Ripley. $26046: skowhegan. s6aS7 "a;
Smithfield. s2sS.21; Solon s6S0,7i; Sc.
Adams, $6S4 30; StariSs, SS193S. ssf-es
The three-year- daughter OF
Amidee Coulter died, SATURDAY, Oh
typhoid fever and funeral services
will be held, Tuesday morning, at ST.
Mary's church.
The marriage Intentions of Frea
Libby and Bertha Andrews were re-
corded, Tuesday. at the town clerk
office
George Mpo-a. CLERK. for the skow-
heaaxs Trust CO. has beccme one OF
the eadGie-hacr riders in the town
lie pureha sed. Mcndays of Sam Haines