Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-04
Sk0WHECAN
Somerset County Boys Fedora
ton to Hold Field and Track
Meet September % at
Fairview Park
HIGH SCHOOL NOT TO OPEN
UNTIL SEPT. p

nave returned 10 SkOWneEdI. MT. ftOl-
Inns has been at work on the hotel at
( Lake Moxie and is now working for
J. c. Oliver on the High school build
ing.
AS il is Impossible to finish the old
part Of the High school building. which
Is being extensively remodeled in time
for the opening of the village schools
Sept. IS, il has been decided TO delay
the opening Of the High school until
two weeks later. The eighth grade stu
dents Will be accommodated in the en-
CINE hall rooms formerly used by the
seventh grade pupils. the latter being
largely cared for IN Armory hall and
Leavitt street school. All Of the grades
/ will be opened Sept. 10, The rural
schools open next Tuesday, following
Labor day.
About $500 has been spent in repair
Of school buildings in the town this
summer At present a steel ceiling is
being put in in the lower room at the
Academy building. Quite a change has
been made in the appearance If The
Dudley Corner sChoo. which for wear
has been landmark Of the little red
schoolhouse type. This summer the IN
! derpinninE has been reset and the
walls reclappoardeo and given a coat
Of white paint. In the interior the
stove has been moved II d different po-
sition and furnished with a jacket 70
. keep the heat from being too oppres-
sive TO the pupils nearest il The walls
are to be repapered and new window
shades fitted.
The Misses Katherine assd Nellie
White, who have ben passing The sum
nler with their parents, MI and Mrs.
c. s. White Will leave next week for
New York. where they are teachers.
Z. L. Allen Of HinckIey. chairman Of
the Somerset County BOYS Federation.
has completed plans for a track and
fed meet for boys to he held in Skou--
hogan BOYS who ar members #
church or school Boys club or school
y. NJ. c, A. members are eligible. The
events arc graded by weight. as fol-
. lows: For boys, 100 pounds or under.
,5-yard dash, running broad Jump $50
ward run: for boys 30 pounds and Un-
der, 100 yard dash. running broad
jump, 440-yard run. SS0-yard run; for
boys OF unlimited weight lo0-yards
dash. running broad iunv. running
high jump, 44o-yard dash. S6u-yarG run.
Relay for unlimited weight, four boys
10 q team each 70 run 30 Yards Points
u go. Five to first; 10 second. ! to
third in each event Each boy VII ''e
charged I've cents for each event he
enters and this charge called ihe re-l--
tration fee must be paid in advance
when Ihe application is sent in The
leaders Of each club Will send in :. =.
/. Allen by Sept. j. the names f c ..i-
1es,ants with their weights ard -
eH ents they desire 70 enter. tocofh".
with fees. The meet Will begin III L j.
Immediately following the eIsh!nc al
the park. A silver cup Will ne provided
for the winning team. with the follow
ing conditions: Each team may hold
the cup after II mas won !: for one year
and the clut name and date VIII be
engraved on the cup. The club which
gets its name on the cup three times
VIII have permanent possession Ii!h-
bon prizes VIII be given winners q
first, second and third place II tht Va
rious events. A silver COLLECTION VIII Re
taken from the spectators u Gefra \
other expenses. The meeting VIII ba
resumed at 7 NJ concluding III time
for delegates 70 take afternoon tram
home
Al the meeting Of the School COM
mittee at the office Of Suut. l. "
Gerr!sh Friday morning. Edvsrd e.
Ia brooke was appointed rruant Off
Ger. They also fixed the price for CON
veyors Of school children.
Mr. and Mrs. Doland 3. Lindsey =
Beverly. Mass. who have been visit
ing a, the homes Of Mr. and Mrs. c.
B. White and My and Mrs James
Nutting will return 10 their home
Saturday
Mrs Wallace Martin and little
daughter Of Watertown, Mass, ave
visiting with MIR. and Mrs. II. A Dins-
more. Mr. Martin will come later
MIR and Mrs. Carleton P Merrill
have been entertaining Nr Merrill's
two sisters, Miss Hortense Merrill, q
member of the faculty a Farming
ron Normal School, and Miss Ella
Merrill. a teacher in the schools Of
Brooklyn. y. Y.
Wallace Emery Parsons has been
elected principal Of Arson Academy.
Mr. Emery is a native Of North An
son. graduate Of Arson cademy.
and Of the engineering department Of
the University of Maine. is member
of the Beta Theta Fl fraternity, and
has been until now associated with
the Moulton Engineering Company Of
Portland.
Francis ". Briggs recently pur-
chased the greater part Of the real
estate owned by the Robert Dobson
Company. including various lots Of
land on Park, Elm, and West streets
and Somerset Avenue Pittsfeld: also
part of the Kicker land in Palmyra
and the island between the two
bridges, Main St. Pittsheld
Miss Alice Smith. who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo smith. for the summer vaca-
ton. returned Friday 70 Providence,
r l.. where she is a teacher.
Register Of Probate Philo Steward
expects 10 begin work on his new
home on Main street next Tuesday.
first excavating for the cellar. He
will then move 10 his lot house sit
uated on the north Of the Roy Mars
ton property which he intends TO re-
model and add TO which will make
most convenient home. He expects
to move into his home late in the