Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-26
SKOWHECAN
Christmas Brings Aid to Poor
And Is Fittingly Observed
Among Prisoners at
The County Jail
SKOWHEGAN MAY HAVE A
NEW NEWSPAPER

According to a well-founded rumor
Friday, a new newspaper is to be es-
tablished in SkoWhegan. 1t is under
stood that it will be distinctly Repub
lican in its editorial policies; will be
issued on Wednesday of each week
and a printing establishment will be
located here in connection with the
newspaper. The owners are for the
most part local men but prominent in
business throughout the State. 1t is
understood that they will issue a
statement in regard to the new enter
prise within a short time. The town
already has one local paper that is
Independent.
Gardner Savage of North Arson,
who has been totally blind for many
years, has proved that a blind man
may even accomplish the things Of
man with eyes. Mr.. Savage is a tele-
phone operator in his town and also
a restaurant keeper He became blind
before the telephone was commonly
used, yet he is able to take the in
struments of his business apart and
repair them as the need may be. Re-
Gently there was an urgent call
through his switchboard and the gen
orator was found TO be out of order
He Immediately took it apart, taking
out the coils, repairing the affected
part, putting it back and putting il
the call in a very short time. He did
this without speek of light. He will
plug in the various lines of the
switchboard, never failing to connect
with the line number that is wanted,
though the switchboard has about -
lines coming into it, He was formerly
a merchant and would work about the
store. always waiting on customers
seldom making mistake in getting
the right article He is now about 80
years old and can readily determine
the identity of the person coming into
the office by his footstep.
A new aspirant, Thomas Dionne. en-
tered the field of local politics Friday,
when he announced that he would be
a candidate for second selectman. He
is a young aggressive man and secre-
tary of the Skowhegan Farmers
Union. His entering the field makes
the municipal campaign forcibly in
teresting as he will be opposed oy
Henry Demo, the present incumbent.
The French American voters have al
ways contended that they should be
represented on the board but their
vote alone cannot control. Mr.. Dionne
will claim a part of this French vote
because of his affiliations with this
people in the past The municipal
campaign has started about three
months, earlier this year than usual
and candidates seem to be plentiful.
Clyde II. Smith, former sheriff
wishes to be first selectman to succeed
r. F. Parker, who has held the po-
sition about 20 years. Mr.. Parker is
to be a candidate for reelection
Along with the excitement for these
offices the new High school project
will be again brought into prominence
at the annual town meeting.
The municipal Christmas tree cru
SADIE that has been going on here for
about two weeks led by the various
clubs of the town closed Friday night,
having developed many interesting
things in regard to social conditions
of the town. over 200 children have
been found that were in dire need of
necessaries of life and in many cases
not clothing enough to keep them
warm. These include about 100 fam
lilies that were in equally as bad con-
ditions and on Christmas day all were
provided with food, clothing, money
and future benefits in response to the
generous spirit of the people of the
town who gave for the fund. This cru
sade has developed another plan
which will at once be carried out
which will be to ascertain why these
families in a town of 5000 inhabitants
are in such condition and commit
tee of citizens will probably be APP
pointed to investigate each case as 70
the causes.