Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08
SKOWHECAN
The Annual Poultry Show Next
Week-BrOwn-tail Moths Re-
ported To Be Nearly
Exterminated
REX BRIDGES AND GENE
WE'VE LUTZ MARRIED

The annual poultry show of the
Somerset Poultry Producers sssocia-
ton will be held Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday next week 1t is an
ticipated that there will be more than
200 birds on exhibition at the Armory.
Special prizes are to be offered by the
business men and poultry men have
indicated their intention to come from
most every town in the county. The
White Wyandotte will figure in the
show to a great extent and many ex-
hibitors will come from Skowhegan.
"A good exhibit from Norridgewock is
expected. At least so poultry men are
interested in thte show this year and
many have been planning since the
last show for the event. This is the
fourth year for the association and
there has been an increase in interest
each year and there appears to be
greater interest than ever before for
the show next week.
This town will save a big expense
this winter that it has been forced to
bear the past few winters in clean
ing of the trees from browntail moth
nests. If it could have been known
hundreds of dollars might have been
saved last year. An insect has come
during the past year that has ami
hilated the troublesome brown tail
moth so that this year no nests were
found in any of the trees. Last fall
at this time there was hardly a limb
on maple or apple tree that did not
have at least one nest and in many
cases a dozen. Men were employed by
the town most of the winter clearing
the trees but it has since ben luarned
that these nests contained no live
moths. 1t is understood that in some
adjoining towns where the nests were
as thick as in Skowhegan they were
not removed and yet there are no
nests at present nor were the trees
infested with moths during the year.
An interesting church report has
been made here which indicates that
there is a larger church attendance in
the past two years Throughout the
state but decrease in membership
for the most part A compilation Of
thte nsures shows that in the State
there are "a Advent churches and $500
members; Baptist PAL churches, ia
ministers, 21,247 members, a decrease
IN membership over two years ago;
Free Baptist churches $50, ordained
ministers i05, membership 11,078;
Congregational, 267 churches, 21,0S6
members; Methodists 146 churches, 152
ministers. 1881 members, an increase
over two years ago; Friends, % meet
ing houses, membership 1900: Uni
tariens. 81 churches; Christian, IS
churches, membership 5000: Disciples.
I churches. 500 members Presbyte-
pia ~. 20
ministers; Catholic, 12S priests. 20 Pa
rochial schools. Catholic population
$4,000 an increase over two years
ago.
Hon. L. J.. Walton went Monday to
Boston on business
move is on here to provide for
more cemetery room. A plan has been
instigated by r. T. Patten to use a
part of the % acres of land ON Park
man Hill, owned by the town. which
WAS purchased 10 years ago for $500
md is now valued at $4,000. MIR. Pat
zen puts forth the place as a beauti-
full spot overlooking Coburn park, the
Big eddy and the Kennebec river. The
North and South cemeteries now have
but few vacant lots and five acres has
been suggested to be taken from the
hartman Hill ground. 1t is claimed
that the timber on this amount would
defray the cost of preparation for
cemetery purposes.
The annual meeting of Miburn
Commandery. No 305 U. o. G. c..
will be held Dec. 70, and officers elect
ed.
Probably the only milking machine
owned in Somerset county is at the
milk farm of Hosea Whipple He has
about 20 COWS and it takes him 40 to
50 minutes to milk them. One man
works the machine. Three machines
milk three COWS at time. He uses
electric power to run the machines.
Irving Gates is seriously sick at his
home with bloodpoisoning in his arm.
Mrs. Odell Berry
Mrs. Odoll Berry died Sunday night
Sc Ill.