Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-08
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Golden Rod Branch of Sunshiners Accomplish
Much Good Ladies' Aid Will Meet Road
Commissioner Sanborn Gives Informal Re-
port of Summers Work = Walker-Smith Co..
Organized - Skowhegan Changers Ho d
Election = Considerable Contest for Office of
Deputy-Many Personals of Local Interest

Golden Rod Branch. the local organ
ization of the International Sunshine
Society. has accomplished much good o.
late. In their annual report lately mao'
public mention is made of fruit ana 1oo@
furnished to the sick people, milk Iur
nished to one woman for an entire veal
and several others supplied with mill
a part of the year Twenty dollars wa:
contributed to aid member ana nel
husband who have both been Ill ana II
the Sanitarium at Fairfield while ~;
was sent to the Children's Hospital II
Portland and a similar amount to the
Children's Home in the same city. The
Blind Babies Home IN New York ma:
also received the attention OF these sun
sinners. while needy families nave re
ceived clothing and sick and suffering
citizens have been cheered by Visit:
from the relief committees. From the
food and apron sale s3476 was nettet
while the sum of $22.05 and $4SS fol
penny collections has been received
while during the year the sum $201.S!
has been paid out.
H. V. Bell of the firm Of Bell Bros
operators of the Somerset Shoe Fac
tory accompanied by Mrs. Bell anc
niece. Miss Helen Hemway have gone te
Salem, Mass, where the family resides
They have been passing some time al
the Coburn and Mr.. Bell is expected
back again the first Of the week.
Albert c. Bowman of Springfield. VT.
a member of the Bowman Hardware Co.
here has been visiting this week at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. L. A. Dascombe
George Soule is confined to the house
with an attack of tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Poulin were in
Waterville Wednesday, owing to the
death of an acquaintance.
Miss Ruth Nelson has entered the en-
ploy Of DR.. S. NJ Cover as bookkeeper
and assistant.
The J. r. Whist Club made up of
twelve ladies, was entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. John H. Lancaster at
her home on Water street. Punch was
served.
In the mention of the fox farm being
operated by A. Fl. Cleveland which ap-
pcared in a recent issue it might be in
ferred that Mr.. Cleveland is not longer
not the case We are informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Sheaff arrived
home yesterday from Barton, VT, with
Ell they were called owing to the death
Of Mrs. Sheaff's father.
The Ladies' Aid Of the First Baptist
Church will meet in the Vestry next
Monday afternoon. 1t will be the occa-
sion of the annual business meeting and
a large attendance of the ladies of the
parish are invited to be present. There
will be puffs to tack
Mrs. Edna Page Bunker of North An
son has been visiting during the week
with DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Stinchtield
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Foss of Scion
were business. visitors in Skowhegan
Wednesday.
Maurice Magoon has lately completed
a modern henhouse at his farm. Sunset
Heights, so feet by 20 feet. 1t has the
up-to-date ventilation system and ar
engagements for feeding the poultry. At
present he has about 200 hens and pull
let's
Road Commissioner Parker M. San
born has completed his work on the
highways of Skowhegan and gave the
Journals representative some of the
figures on the seasons work The ma
cadamizing of Middle street was one
of the big jobs of the year. The prop
erty owners along the thoroughfare
subscribed $3.50 toward the same, the
town voting $1,000 for this purpose;
1850 feet were built, while the new
concrete sidewalk, replacing the old
concrete from Pleasant street to the
residence of DIR. ]. l.. Salley cost about
$3.50. The new piece of State road
which was built cost about $1,000
There was built $500 feet of this high
way beginning at the. point left off last
year and stopping at the four corners
near the E. n. Merrill farm on the
Canaan road. Under drainage of 1000
feet was put in and also fill of about
400 feet in length and three feet in
heighth of stone and dirt, short dis
lance toward Skowhegan from the
corner A drain near the H. n. Pratt
farm of about 500 feet was also in
stalled. Many sidewalks have been
built and repaired during the season
Among these aside from the Middle
street walk was the North avenue
walk extending over 100 feet from the
gulley to the Catholic cemetery at an
expense of about $3.50; a gravel wa
on Beech street from Madison avenue
to First street running across, at the
expense of about $110; concrete walk
on Poplar street and Railroad street
from Lincoln school building road
nearly to Ames mill, cost about $3.50;
concrete walk on East Leavitt street
from North avenue to Bush street
S135; gravel walk on Hathaway street
from Novelty shop to Factory street
about s120: gravel walk on Factory
street to East Front, SIS. The walk on
Leavitt street from North avenue to
Brick school building was re-topped at
an expense of about 500. Part of walk
on Main street was also re-topped al
an expense of something like $50 while
the walk from the Southside cemetery
to Bloomfield street was also re-topped
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