Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-07
SKoWHECAN
Some Fine State Aid Road Is
Nearing Completion-Maine
Sheep Raisers Will Ask
Legislative Help
A MONSTER TOAD STOOL
PERSONALS AND NOTES


ty is now nearing completion, between
Norridgewock and Madison on the River
road. 1t includes nine miles, but only
seven miles are to be completed this sea-
son. The Madison end is now completed
and the top gravel has been placed upon
about two miles of this road leading from
near Old Point Monument. This was one
of the worst pieces of road in the county.
1t was hilly and crooked The hills have
been cut down to a TOPPER cent. grade and
most of the curves Strengthened. Lodges
have been blasted and many culverts re-
built and the whole road has complete
system of under-drain. All Of the road is
made even by excavations and filing. On
top there are two layers of course gravel
and this is rolled down to eight inches,
making a road as hard as a macadam
street steam tractor engine weighing
IA tons and then a roller weighing Is tons
are used to roll the surface.
This road is to cost about $4,000 and the
average cost is to be $4,000 mile This
strip is about normal with the average
roads throughout the State and II is es-
timated that this is the extent of what
most roads would cost per mile to build.
-.e contract was awarded R. G. Millers,
contractors of Hartford, Conn. T. G.
Hilton road commissioner of Arson, is
foreman of the crew on the Madison end
and Jake Proper superintendent of the
work. Twenty-four teams and about so
men are employed Most Of the men and
teams are from Madison and Norridge-
wock, though considerable of the work is
being done by Italians from Hartford.
Conn. The road is % feet with a gravel
top of l6 feet This road will not be af-
fected by the frost and as soon as the
snow is gone teams and autos can readi-
ly travel as they would In summer.
Without doubt the biggest toad stool
ever grown in Maine was found Sunday
by Adelbert Nickerson on Bigelow Hill
near the Benedict Arnold cave. 1t weighs
6te pounds and is now being exhibited In
the Office of Charles Folsom Jones IL
measures about 13 inches across and grew
near big ledge.
This is a popular season for corn roasts
in this vicinity. One was held Saturday
night at Wasserumssett lake when Il
young men and women were present The
same night one was held at the cottage
of Carroll Goodwin and following the
corn roast the crowd enjoyed a feast oil
coffee and doughnuts, etc. in the cottage
The first concert of a series to be held
in the Congregational church during the
next six months will take place mex
Monday evening when THE University
",
program will include selections by Edwin
B. Powell, violinist; Edith Ruth Mar
shall, cello. Edith G. Wales, piano ,anC
Z reading by Janet chesney. N
E. Z. Harris. manager OF SkowhegaI
Jersey Creamery. has been chosen one o
the judges at the State Dairy meeting
next month in Bangor.
T. G. Lord and family. accompanied by
Misses Faith and Freda Harris, left Mon
day in Mr.. Lords automobile for a triI
to Portland.
The State aid road work from Canaan
! to Hinckley has been completed including
1000 feet. This was one of the pieces o.
road that formerly became settled neal
July each year. The town of Clinton
has under drained it. filling with rocks
and placed a gravel top on it. The striI
next year will extend from this toward
Hinckley
About 100 sheep raisers in this county
and their representatives have started q
campaign which will eliminate before
the Maine Legislature this winter where
they will demand some law to help out
the farmers of Maine in sheep raising
The first thing that is being considered
is to have a sheep instructor similar tc
the dairy instructor. Every farmer thai
raises sheep claims that it pays a gooc
profit. What is needed is something thai
will teach other farmers how to raise
sheep. The movement for something t
increase the interest in this branch Of
farming has been started by the Hilton:
OF Arson and Starks, who have raised
sheep for over % years and who claim
that there is more money in this kind OF
farming than any other for the same
amount of labor They believe that thu
farmers will raise sheep IL the State de-
partment of agriculture will encourage
it and assist in the instruction.
Herbert c. Judkins, a merchant here
for number of years. will close out hi:
business Saturday night in preparation
to moving to Clinton village, where HI
has purchased residence with two anC
one-half acres of land. He will open {
dry goods store there, that is now being
fitted for him. In connection with hi:
work as a merchant he plans to run s
poultry farm, the place that he has be
come owner of being especially adapted
to this business. Mr., Judkins is an ex
pert poultry fancier Mr. Judkins wa:
at one time merchant in Clinton ant
moved here in 1905. People here regret
to have Mr.. and Mrs. Judkins leave the
town. They are both prominent in va
rious social and church circles and Mrs
Judkins has been a leader in whatever
she has been associated with.
The last quarterly meeting Of the year
of the directors of the The Somerset
Farmers cooperative Telephone Co. was
held Monday at the office Of the manager
Following routine business, plans were
discussed for the changing of the village
lines at Norridgewock this fall.