Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

According to a statement made by
Srpt. of Schools l.. w. Gerrish Satur
day, Skowhegan is holding it's inter-
est in the Kindergarten department
longer than most states in the Union.
The attendance at the KindergartenS
here have held its average with pre-
vious years. There are now eight
cities and towns in the State that are
maintaining these schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rowell, teach
ers at Bridgton Academy, who have
been passing their vacations here and
in Cornvillel, returned to their posi-
tions Saturday.
Asa Hodgdon and Burr Carnage have
opened a fish and grocery store on
Court street in the building occupied
by Charles Lashon recently.
Rev. George Merriam has been en-
gagged by Sheriff Thompson to give
the opening PRAYER Tuesday morning
at the supreme court.
Ray kilgore. who joined the Ethel
May Story theatrical company re-
Gently. has returned home. The actor
whose place he was to take decided
to continue his position.
William Hart Taylor of Boston was
tee en- the proposed new High school
building Saturday in regard to the
plans and rebuilding.
Mrs. Mabel Anderson has returned
to Portland after visiting her mother.
Mrs. Sophia Perkins. fer week.
Supt. of Schools L. w. Gerrish has
practically completed the school census
of the town. He has found that in the
rural districts there are about the same
number of pupils as last year. but in the
village there will be falling off of over
100. This will mean that the common
school fund from the State will be cut
down several hundred dollars and it is
thought that it will decrease enough to
more than offset the extra amount OF
money that was appropriated at the an
nual town meeting for common schools
This marked falling off of the number IS
due to the moving away of large num-
Der of families on account OF the closing
of the shoe shop and WorSted mil.
Though the shoe shop for the last few
years has not been running SATISFACTORY
w. up until the American Wooden Co
bought it the men left their families in
Skowhegan and sought work elsewhere;
but now that the building has been
abandoned as a shoe shop these same
men have moved their families to their
place of work.
What farmer may do in SkoWhegah
and adjoining towns was finely illustrat-
ed by a speech made here Friday night
by Harvey d. Eaton, Esq, OF Waterviiie
He said that Is years ago George t.
Foster of Cornville was working Tor MN
on his farm by the month. AT that time
he bought a farm of 100 acres with poor
set of buildings, paying $500 rms same
man now has 40 Guernsey cows that are
worth $500 apiece and he has SOLD seVefai
at that price recently. He has remodeleo
the buildings upon his farm ana the iafh
is now valued at $4,000; his cattle at sSoVo
He said that this man now has property
worth $1,000 and he has acquired 1t by
lust farming. lie sells his cream TO the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery and he ships
some of his cattle at high prices as far
west as Wisconsin. Mr.. Eaton showed
that there was not a farmer in Skowhe-
gan or Cornville but could do what Mr.
Foster has done.
Friends here will be interested TO know
that Miss Lillian Grace Copp, formerly
OF TINS town, is now lUSdlSu III ioSeo"
and has become quite prominent in the
literary world as writer. Eleven years
ago Miss Copp had an accident here, her
feet being cut off by train. She took
up writing as a means of livelihood ana
her success has grown steadily as sto-
nv writer She lives with her sister at
81 Berkeley street.
Tribute was paid Levi w. Weston by
the Skowhegan Board of Trade Friday
evening at the banquet Mr.. Weston is
now in his Goth year and is still active in
the interests of the town and is always
among the first to assist financially or
otherwise in it's welfare. He is direct
descendant of the first settler in the
town. Joseph Weston, who accompanied
Benedict Arnold's expedition up the Ken
nebec some distance.
William Perkins, who has been ut
Roach River for the winter employed by
Edward Rowell as teamster. has return
ed home.