Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
SK0MHECAk
.,.v Afternoon Sees Rear
1u E Main Log Drive on the
% x.apebec River Pass the
skowhegan Falls
~ INTERESTING PIECE OF
.A.oopqpIDGEWOCK PROPERTY


Ins .abegan falls Tuesday afternoon.
os Two and half million feet
arou., =, in the skowhegan boom for
were -s.vhegan Pulp Co. The total
the '..-,ounted to 109.1s9,l94 feet,
dr's ,ba total cut was over 40 mil
10, ,a,-s feet. About Il million feet re-
ion N be used at Jackman and
risI' ,o,d The following amounts
L0ls y the drive: Augusta Lumber
Vs's s0asl7 feet. Boyd & Harvey
w. sss SIS feet: Cushnoc Paper Co,
,iassO feet; Hollingsworth & Whit
A ss.s5I,620 feet; Hume & New
i9o70Sl3 feet: Kennebec Lum-
~ e. 5.690.354 feet: Lawrence
s :. Co.. 13,29s,l7O feetY South
s s..sirer Lumber Co. 12,237,os2; SD.
Ven w. Co, 7,90l.979 feet.
LITTLE Miss Muriel Cover, daughter
:. ~ and Mrs. Stanley NJ. Cover OF
,,.,I. street, entertained several Sof
~ little friends with a party Monday
...-noon in celebration of her fifth
s-bday and proved herself quite an
.romplished hostess. Delicious re-
.rssbments were served.
NJ and Mrs. S. W. Philbrick and
.,,ea sons, Donald. Karl and William,
1--we returned from a six weeks trip
-.ich included the San Diego and
San Francisco Expositions. They also
.ssi,ed the family of Frank Steward
~ This town. near neighbors when in
.skovbegan, but now passing a wear
az more in Los Angeles. There are
Isori,e number of other Skowhegan
Families who are now living in Los
Angeles and other nearby places in
ssonthern California, among them
*Mrs. John Gage Walter r. Gage. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Robbins, and Mr.. and
#Mrs, Elmer Thibeault.
IL People here who remember II. 7.
Fletcher, proprietor of the old Fletcher
store where the Skowhegan Farmers
Union has its headquarters. and a
dealer in potatoes, will be interested
10 learn that his widow, Mrs. Mary L.
fletcher and daughters, Jennie and
Flora Fletcher are passing a month in
Ssowhegan. They are now living in
Yernon, Texas, where they own 640-
aue farm, a part Of it let to tenants,
Ind raise cotton and wheat, The
Fletcher sisters also keep considerable
stock, including horses, cattle and
fhogs. Their property is in the midst
Of great oil district and they hope
that later their own land will yield
them big returns from this natural
rroduct. On removing from Skowhe-
gan Mr. Fletcher first went to Carl
tou IN Aroostook county, where his
son, Hiram T. Fletcher, still resides
ind raises hay and potatoes. Later he
st,led in Vernon, Texas. where he
aed about 10 years ago. A third sis
III is Mrs Frank Thompson of Amer
Ia Texas.
The Skowhegan baseball teams seized.
ult for the week includes the following
games Wednesday, Skowhegan VS.. Liv
efmore Falls at Livermore Falls; Thurs
dsy, Skowhegan VS.. Madison at Skowhe
gan; Friday. Skowhegan VS.. Madison a
Madison; Saturday, Skownegan VS.. Mad
ison at skowhegan.
Miss Minnie Brown of Boston arrive,
/ h town Monday night and is visiting tn,
tnmily of Myron Smith at Lake Wesser
|snsett. Miss Brown was formerly
|ekowhegan girl.
Colby T. Huff. proprietor of the Huf
ks1i in L ;rb 1af ~
Don train Tuesday for Boston. wher
|mey will attend the photographers con
Nntion now in session. They will b.
sway until Saturday.
NJ. and Mrs. Edward Bison. Sebastia.
80 and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Z
Ming are taking an automobile trip t,
o4nada and will return by way of tn
10. mountains.
Alrles E. Buck of Boston was in tow
paoday. called here by the death of Mrs
Ute Buck.
49, Myra French is in the Office O.
= Hight taking the place of Mis-
kairbrother, who is having a TIVE
vacation at Peaks island.
1MkUiar August term Of the Somer
innate court was in session at tn.
fpye bouse Tuesday. Judge C. 0. Small
Rekding.
1,ahornton Merriam has a position witt
- J. NJ. c. A. in Dayton, o., in one Of
'the departments which ne will assume
Al the Ial Mr.. Merriam is the son o.
Kew and Mrs. George Merriam OF thi:
'o"h ana was graduated from Harvard
college last June.
An Interesting Structure
Aiteratlons are being planned for the
ola county Jail at Norridgewock in order
10 preserve it for one of the historic
'puiainss OF Somerset county. This grin
wang oia structure made of hugh blocks