Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
SKOWHECAN
Rev. ]. G.. Osborne Resigns Pas
torate First Baptist Church
Effort Made to Induce
Him to Remain
1914 BUILDING OPERATIONS
TOTAL 100000


Mrs Loantha p Hutehins is seriously
sick as a result of a broken hip. She
was In her room when she took a mis-
step and fell. She is IS years old and
lives with her daughter, Mrs E. E.
Sturtevant, on Prospect street.
Charlie Lung after living in this town
for about three years, being in the laun-
dry business, left Monday for China, his
native country, where he plans to make
his home.
The Guild meeting of the Bethany
church was held at the home of the pres
street Monday afternoon. The work con-
sisted of making articles for the Christ
mas tree to be held at the church.
Past Grands' Night of Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge will be observed Tuesday
evening. There will be play given.
The next Sorosis meeting will be held
Tuesday evening in Library parlors.
j. Wallace Blunt, State insurance COM
missioner, was here over Sunday with
his family.
Sheriff Frank Thompson went Monday
to Jackman on official business.
Miss Lila Pierce who is working at
Madison, was here over Sunday.
Mrs. Byron ingalls, and two children of
Foxboro, Mass, who have been visiting
Mrs. Ingalls, parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
L. Walton, returned home Monday.
A vesper service was held at the Con-
gregational church Sunday and the pro-
gram included a 10-minute talk by the
pastor and violin solos by Elise Fellows
White. vocal solos by Lyle Moore with
Miss Faith Harris as accompanies.
The news of the resignation of Rev
j. G. Osborn as pastor of the First Bap-
fist church caused considerable regret
here Sunday. and Sunday evening mem
bers of the church and parish held L.
meeting to try TO induce him to remain.
Hon. l.. L. Walton has returned from
Boston, where he went last week on bus
mess as attorney in the probate case
over the will of the late Samuel Hard
ing. One of the nephews is eontesting
the will The estate is valued at about
this county. Much of the property was
bequeathed to relatives of Mr. Harding 9
wife.
Miss Ethelyn Steward went Monday to
Augusta to visit relatives
A fire occurred Sunday might about II
o'clock IN the Charles Day tenement on
Madison avenue. The fire Company was
summoned but the fire was extinguished
with small chemicals. j caught around
the chimney and is thought to have been
burning slowly in a studding for some
time
1t is estimated that about S10o, 600
has been spent in new building con-
struction in this town during the year
about to close. The largest amount OF
building has been in the business see
ton, both in the number of BUILDINGS
and the cost. The peainest important
building has been the Dodge block
on the corner of Madison avenue and
Water street, which has been built al
a cost of about $4,000. 1t takes the
place of wooden structure that was
erarly a hundred years old when it
burned about a year ago. II is sup
posed to be of the most modern arch
itecture in this section of the State
and practically every Office has been
rented and the stores and offices on
the lower floor. Other important build
ings include the pulp mill on the
south side Of the riyer which is to take
the place Of one that burned during
the summer. The building is new for
the most part and will be equipped to
a large extent with new machinery.
The AmaZeen block is another on Wa
ter street which is fitted for store on
the lower floor and is occupied by C.
r. Oliver inf his plumbing business.
The new Coburn garage is one of the
original structures, being of concrete
blocks. This cost about $4,000 and is
situated where the Coburn livery sta
Bile burned. 1t has a frontage of so
feet and is owned by William Sibald.
The Somerset Traction Co. has built
an addition to it's barn on Madison
avenue, the entire length of it. The
building in the residential sections has
not been quite so pronounced as in
past years but there has been consid-
cradle activity in repairing, making
new additions ana laying plans for
new structures. There has been more
activity in construction of new build
ings in the farming sections than US
ual, this being true in. the building
of up-to-date barns, fine example
being that of Harry Ellis on the River
road and that of Belonie Bouchard
on the Athen road. Aside from build
ings actually situated in the town,
many of Skowhegan men have invest
ed considerable money in outside
building. Ernest c. Butler. Esq, has
started and to some extent completed
several cottages at Lakewood. He has
built this year a building new to the
people, being a motor-boat repository.
Bin w. Page has completed large
addition on his new acquisition, the
Fellows cottage, and he has put in
considerable money in building at
Jackman, including houses, etc. Ac-