Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-31
SKOWHECAN
Fire Destroys Two Barns and
Entire Seasons Crop of
Hay-L0ss Estimated
At About $4,000
CARRABASSETT LODGE |, O.
o. F. MEETS

Fire, breaking out in the hay loft
at O'Clock Thursday morning, at the
George Hebert farm, five miles south
of Skowhegan on the Middle road, de-
stroyed two barns, including all the
seasons crop of hay amounting to
about IS tons. Nothing is known as to
the origin of the fire. Two theories
are that it was set by a tramp or
by spontaneous compustion caused by
overheating hay in the barn No one
was in the barn at the time and the
first indication of the fire was smoke
pouring from the side of the barn
which was first seen by Harley Wy
man, who was in a distant field.
Most of the livestock were in the pas
ture and the only animals lost were
calf and two hogs. The buildings
We're partially insured Mr.. Hebert
came from Madawaska, Aroostook
county, seven years ago and bought
this farm, the Col. Snow place. The
barns were 44x50 feet and 35x4O feet.
They were on one of the best farms
in the town and the loss is estimated
at about $4,000
A meeting was held Thursday at
Coburn Hotel, when representative
Progressives of the county, including
State Committeeman F. P. Pennell,
Skowhe9an; Merton Goodrich, Bling
ham; Allison P. Howes, Palmyra, and
M. Lawrence of Fairfield, conferred.
Mrs. John Nutting and Miss Olive
Cleveland went Thursday to Old
Orchard to pass a vacation.
side for an outing
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett Savage have
gone to Greenville to visit their SON.
If favored with good weather I'M
doubtedly there will be the biggest
and most interesting matinee races al
Fairview park Saturday that ever took
place in Somerset county. The man
ageEent already has the promise of
a sGodiy number of fast horses from
out of town with records below 220
The ball game between the Skowhe-
gans and North Ansons will be a fea-
ture.
John r. Mcclellan, George Young
ard Miss Emerald Young have return
ed from an automobile trip to Aroos-
took county and Canada. They were
accompanied by Chester Smart and
Frederick Carter, friends of Mr.
Young IN medical school, who have
been visiting him here. Mr.. Smart s
home is in Weston, Me-, and he was
transported to that place while Mr.
Carter stopped ct Unity.
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson, who
has been preaching in exchange with
Rev. Z. l.. Marsh of Providence, r
J., has also been arranging for some
very interesting entertainments to be
given in Skowhegan during the COM
ing fall and winter. Five of the events
have been given settled dates as fol-
lows: Oct. u. University City Enter
tainer: Nov 8. Harry Thornton Peck
lecturer; Jan. 4, Homer Humphrey, or
ganist; March Is. Mr.. Gcrst, bird spe-
cialist; April L. Will c. MacFarlane
organist Mr.. Wilson has also arrang-
ed tentative dates for the first week
in October, in February, December and
May.
Thomas Upton of Minneapolis. Mimi,
left Wednesday after visit with Mr.
and Mrs L. L. Sanford
Clarence G. Morrison has arrived in
Skowhegan and has assumed the super
intendent's position in the mill of the
Savage Mfg. Co. in place of Robert Bran
hall. Mr.. Morrison has been connected
with the paper business practically all
his life and was last located with the
Carthage Tissue Co in Carthage, n. Y.
He is married and his wife will join him
here later, according to present plans.
George Plummer has purchased the
homestead on Mt. Pleasant avenue of Ar
thur Bussey and he will remodel it for a
home. Mr.. Bussey is soon to move his
family to Iowa.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Knapp of Boston
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis
at Fairgrieve's Bay.
Miss Mae E. Ward of Dorchester
Mass. will arrive this week to visit hel
father, Sumner Ward. at Lakewood.
At a meeting of Carrabassett Lodge
l. o. o. F., Wednesday evening it was de-
cided not to rent rooms in the new
Dodge Block. 1t is understood that not
withstauding this Mr.. Dodge has decid
ed to build the block two stories.
l.. r. and w. r. Brown have sold theil
imported Percheron stallion Bluett Il
Emerson Hall of Hinckley. The ANNA
was imported from France seven years
ago.
DR.. Julia Nay Kincaid has gone tx
Philadelphia to attend the sessions o.
the National Association of Osteopaths
She will also attend the legislative con
ference in that city as a delegate.
Mrs. Charles H. Chute has gone to Ma
pies, her former home, to visit friends.
The new mills, formerly the worsteC
mill and the shoe shop, of the American
Wooden Co that have been under th'
process of refitting for work of the com
pany are now so far advanced that op
erations have been started in both plants
At the Arms mill, known as the Wesser
runsett Worsted mill, work has started
upon worsted goods. In the mill known
as the shoe shop work has begun in tn
weaving and dressing departments. l
is understood that there will be almos
no new employees for the present, thos'
previously working being given the posi-
ton made possible by the starting of tn,