Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-28
Simon S.Sawya The Oldest
Odd Fellow in Service
Chief Of Fire Department Gives
Out Rep0Il Tuesday--Losses
Town Improvement Society Enjoys
Fine Program fridaJ Afternoon

The selectmen have completed the
annual real estate list of the town
which shows several changes in va
rious parts over the previous year.
There are found to be It's women, who
own property. The largest number of
pieces of property is owned by j. P.
Merrill. who has Al; E. N Merrill has
the next largest, 80 pieces The list
shows 225 farms and E. N. Merrill
owning the largest of Gao acres.
Simeon S. Sawyer has the honor of
being the Oldest Odd Fellow in the
point of service in the town He be-
came a member Oct. IA, 1863 and there
is no one now living that was "a mem
her of the Lodge at that time. Saw
yer also has the distinction of be-
ing the oldest active printer in the
county. He was born in Skowhegan
in 1S41, son of Osgood and Miranda
tSoule) Sawyer. When he was Is
years old he learned the printers
trade and was connected on the Som
erset Clarion, owned by Moses Little
field. Oct. Is, 1863 he enlisted in the
Civil War in Co. K, 21st. Maine regi-
ment. He served II months and Is
days in that regiment when he en-
listed in the navy and served a year.
He was in the battle Of Fort Hud-
son when men were killed around him
and 200 were wounded. Following the
war he returned to Skowhegan and
was connected with Somerset Farmer
as a printer. He has been a printer
in Augusta, Portland, Boston, Denver
Colo. and other places in the West
fN-niphf q ;aJ
to Miss Addie Durrell of Skowhegan
and they plan to celebrate their 50th
anniversary when the time arrives.
Mr.. Sawyer is now printer connect
ed with the independent Reporter and
is member of Russell Post, G. a r.
Chief of the Fire Department George
II. Webb gave out a report Thursday
showing the number of fires that have
occurred in Skowhegan during the past
year. II shows that the company has
been summoned IS times to various
fires. The fire that caused the great
est loss was on the morning of July
/, when the Haines' stable and Beth
any church on Madison avenue were
burned, causing a loss estimated at
about S35. 900. Tfost Of the fires have
been the result Of burning out Chin
neys. The second largest fire occur
red on June IS, when Hackett & With
ANS garage and the building of the
Maine Spinning company We're de-.
strcyed, causing a loss of about se5, ,00s,
and the third largest fire was Nov. 10.
when the Dodge building on Madison
avenue was burned. causing a loss of
| about $4,000. .sH7=
Men are being engaged for the re-
opening of the worsted mill recently
acquired by the American Woolen
Co. New motors are being installed
and as soon as these are placed the
mill is expected to start operations.
Work is also being done in the shoe
shop building by this company for
the opening of this as spinning mill.
One of the interesting events of the
season will be a debate on Womans
| Suffrage which is to be given under
the auspices of the w. c. T. T., which
is to be in April This is something
new for this organization and the in
| terest is quite keen. 1t is to be in
charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill.
Mrs. Clara Wyman and Mrs. Ethel
Nights classes of the Bethany Sun
day school united in entertaining the
| mems class at a social Friday eve
ming in the church parlors. An in
teresting program had been arranged
by Mrs. Mabel Judkins and Miss Har
riet Cleveland, consisting of: Piano
solo, Airline Burnor reading Mrs.
Margaret Goodrich; solo, Mrs. Eldena
Halves; reading, Miss Leila Wyman;
whistling solo. Royce Tuscan. Re-
! freshments We're served, followed by
games
Rev. j. G. Osborn will preach at the
Jail Sunday. Members of the w. I.
T. T. are especially asked to attend.
Following are the vital statistics for
Somerset county for the past week;
Deaths Skowhegan, Philander c.
Steward aged 50, and Mrs. Frances E.
Wilbur, aged So Bingham, Feb. Is,
S-months old baby of Mr. and Mrs.
John Brack of Moscow; North An
son. Mrs. Orlando Tozier. aged 66; St.
Albans, Mrs. Eleazer Crocker; Hart
land. Feb. 20, Amos c. Worth. aged
61; Norridgewock, Feb. 81, Ethel Ad-
ans, aged five years, and Mrs. Mary
Tobey Holt; Feb. 22 Mrs. John
Cleveland: Mercer, Feb. Is, Mrs. Bert
| Whitehouse Marriages.; Bingham.
Feb. q, Forrest Doyle of Moscow and
Mrs Mildred Knights of Solon; Nor
ridgewock. Berton Franklin Marson
and Mrs. Ida Belle Taylor, both of Au-
gusta Skowhegan. Feb "a, Willie 5.
Young and Miss Belle Holden. Births:
Feb. %. twins to Mr.. and Mrs Earl
Bean of Bingham; Hartland, Feb. IS,
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William
Harding: Browns Corner, Canaan,
Feb. 21, son to Mr.. and Mrs Ash
ley Robinson; Cornville, Feb. 22,
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Sav.
age.
Mrs. Adaline Hill is critically i'll at
her home on the Canaan road. Mrs
Hilps 91st birthday will come in June,
Members and guests of the Town
Improvement Society enjoyed a very
fine miscellaneous program at the
meeting Friday afternoon. The pro-
gram was prepared by Mrs. Edith