Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-08
SKOWHECAN
Supt. Gerrish Reports ISL Pu-
pills Attending Schools
$4,000 Cans of Corn
Are Put Up
PLANS FOR DOUBLING THE
OUTPUT OF SAVAGE CO.

Supt of Schools L. w. Gerrish announc-
ed Wednesday that there are S51 pupils
in attendance at the various schools at
present, which is about the same number
schools: Grade VIII, Sc; Grade VII, GO;
Grade VI, 81; Grade V, 81 Grade ", "a;
Grade Ill, As Grade II, 70; Grade |, So;
High school. 1873; Kindergarten Is; Blunt
school, 16; Dudley, %; Gould, IA; Malbon's
Mills. Is; Parker, 10; Pitts. II; Richard
son, is. 1t is shown that the Kindergar-
ten costs probably the most for teachers
of any one grade in the town. Two teach
ers are employed for % pupils, only seven
being in attendance at the kindergarten
on the south side of the river and Is in
the Municipal building. The report shows
that about the same number of pupils
are in the graduating class of the High
school. There is little larger attendance
in the grades.
The county commissioners were in ses-
sion Tuesday on the regular monthly
business
Rev Arthur T. Craig of Fairfield will
supply the pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday in the absence of the pastor, Rev.
H G.. McGlaufiin, who started Tuesday
with Mrs. McGlaufiin in his automobile
for trip TO Boston by way OF the White
mountains
A freak of nature is shown in the win
dow of Lashon & Butler in the form of a
beet with 16 smaller beets grown to it.
The regular meeting of Somerset Po-
will he hold at 20 A
Oct 10, with the New Portland Grange.
The Fifth degree will oe conferred; noon
recess until l30 p NJ: address of well
come by Bertha Emery. master of host
Grange; response by steward of Pomona
music question, Would Political Parties
In the State Be Purified by Women Hav-
ing the Ballot?" openeu by Hattie Sar-
gent lecturer of New Portland Grange,
followed by every member present; reci-
tation; music: question, Had the Farmer
Better Sell His Potatoes and Apples at
the Present Prices or Hold Them for
Higher Prices?" opened by H. P. Norton.
followed by F. A. Dinsmore, Otis Hilton
and others; music; recitation; general dis
cussion on Farmers Unions
Reuben French has sold his livery sta
BILE business to L. L. Hilton. Lester G.
Stevens will have charge at present. Mr..
Stevens has not yet decided what he will
do in regard to his farm.
The latest marriage recorded at the
town clerks office is that of George Ell
ton and Mrs Alice Luce. Mr.. Elton was
artist and pianist at the Star theatre for
some time and has now gone to Pittsfield
to assume similar employment. Mrs. Ell
ton has been a dressmaker here for sever
al years.
Dr. Cleber Smith of Freeport is herr
visiting his father. Willard Smith.
Miss verna Abbey who was operated
upon Sunday night for appendicitis, i.
| improving.
Milford keene has probably grown thu
biggest potatoes in this section this sea
son. He dug one Tuesday .aa. weighed
| 2 pounds and 10 ounces. He exhibited
one at the Canaan fair that won frs
prize. though it weighed less.
Packing corn at the Portland Packing
Cos. shop has been completed for the
season with a pack CT $4,000 cans, tht
largest in many years. Manager c. H
| Chute stated Wednesday tbs. this ha:
| teen an unusually good corn year anC
tIat the corn was not affected by frosts
! Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dinsmore will 90
10 Boston this week for several days
visit
! Shccting partridge in Skowhegan vii
| lage IL the sport enjoyed Wednesday by
/ Guy Hunter. He started for his worl
at Smiths clothing store and saw a par
fridge on the sidewalk. He ran bach
home for his gun and shot the bird.
| Mrs Mary P. Archer and Mrs. RenG
| Archer TAYLOR were in Augusta Tuesday
visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Taylor.
| Mr.. aad Mrs. Charles p. Chapman, Mr.
and Mrs. George Hilman and Elmer Il
Turner LEFT Tuesday for California. where
they wi spend the winter.
Plans arc now being developed to dou
BE the production capacity of the Savag'
Manufacturing Co. plant. C. E. Savage
president of the company. was here Tues
day from Groveton, N. H.. to take up tn,
matte: with Supt. E. L. Savage. Thi
company manufactures paper for box lin
ings and is the only one in Maine. Tn
product is made from old black cotton
stockings and pulp wood. The stocking
are used to give the various grades an,
colors. About 26 hands are employed a
present and though the capacity of tn
mill viii oe doubled the number of hand
will be only somewhat increased
| Burr Carnage has gone to Moosehea,
lake on hunting trip.
Register of Probate Pniio Steward re
! turned Tuesday night from Boston, wher
he was called on account of the death O
Charles Bracket, the 14-year-old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p Bracket, VIII,
was killed Saturday while trying L
jump onto a running automobile. TIL
mother of, the boy was a former resi-
dent of Skowhegan and a relative of Mr.
Steward and William Pitts of this town