Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Frank King Dies Of Injuries
Sustained in Bad Fall.
Plan Farmers Day for This Town
mission Circle Meets.
II Carloads Of Potatoes Shipped
From Here During December.

fIaiih ming, well known throughout
the town, died at his home on the
East Madison road, Saturday after
noon, as result of an accident. About
"a week ago he fell through a scuttle
in the barn floor and though not at
the time seriously injured he has since
suffered hemorrhages. He was about
so years old and had always lived on
the home farm. He was twice mar
ried, his first wife dying about eight
years ago and one child was born to
them. He married his second wife
about four years ago, who now sur
wives him.
Several of the Odd Fellows of Car
rabassett Lodge went to Athens with
the degree team, Saturday evening.
Miss Bertha Palmer, who has been
the guest of her mother. Mrs d. F.
Palmer, returned to her home in West
Roxbury, Sunday
Health is to be the topic for study
at the next meeting Of the woman's
Club to be held here Wednesday. The
program is to be in charge of Mrs.
f. f. McNeelie.
The American Shoe Finding Co. is
again to build in Bingham, according
to plans this week. The new building
will be much larger, being OF two
stories of wood, the main building to
be As by 160 feet. The warehouses will
be 50x200 feet, adding one-third more
floor space The machine shop is to
be separate and the power house is
to be constructed of concrete. The
company will generate its own elec-
tricity for the machinery, directly con-
Meeting with the gears, this doing
away with shafting and betting. 1t is
estimated that the increased capacity
of the plant will raise the weekly pay
roll about one-third. 1t is expected
that the new building will be COM
pleted in early spring.
The 20-months- son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Perry died Saturday of
pneumonia
Instead Of there being drop in the
high cost of living from a year ago
in Skowhegan there is an increase.
William knowlton, supposed to be
the oldest active school teacher in
Maine, who has neen visiting his fam
lily here during the Holidays, returned
TO Wynn Sunday to resume his work
as teacher in the schools there. Mr..
Knowlton has taught almost contin-
uously for almost 81 years and in that
time he has taught in only 16 different
towns.
Flans are going on to have a Farm
ers' day in Skowhegan. The plan is to
have ii some time when there Is spe-
eial entertainment at the theater and
give the visitors to the town free en-
tertainment. This will be separate from
the Horse day, which will come later.
Prominent speakers on agricultural
subjects will be engaged for the occa-
sion.
Helen Coburn Mission Circle of the
Bethany church held it's annual meet
ing Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Rose Burrill on Cross street. The
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Eu-
genia Merriam: vice president, Mrs.
Mabel Judkins; secretary, Mrs. f. T.
Goodrich; assistant secretary, Miss
Alice Whitten; treasurer, Mrs. Violet
Fogg. Mrs. Judkins, the vice presi-
dent, presided at the meeting and fol-
lowing is the program: Adoniram Jud-
son being the subject: Devotional ex-
ercises and prayer. led by Rev. George
Merriam; report of secretary; recita-
ton, Dorothy Nye; reading from the
"Watchman," Mr.. Merriam; account
of the unveiling of the tablet to Jud-
son, Mrs. Violet Fogg; piano duet,
Mrs. Ethel Hight and Helen Hight;
duet, Annie Caswell ard Magma Cor
don; poem, Mrs. E. T. Goodrich read
ing. "One Hundred Years After Jud-