Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-06-27


number including 1st Lieut.. George K.
Robinson and 1st Sergeant William Fl.
Demo- Five members Of the Company
left on the morning train for Augusta
The new recruits since the main body
are twenty: Max Pickard. Augustus
Leo Columbus Perkins, Howard No
BILE, Garfield Green, Manley Willard.
Alton H. Finney, Walter Tompkins,
Guy P. Mcdonald, Bert Russell, Sam
Uel Lemieux, Ernest Mathieu. William
A. Brooks, Anthony Landry, Alfred
Lafond, Ernest H. Parlin, Eugene
Lancto, Macilin Vihue. Fred Mckay
and r. X. Smith.
The Skowhegan base ball club have
started their season most Sloriously,
winning six games last week. This
week they are scheduled to play at
Rumford, Tuesday: Gardiner Trolley
1 in Skowhegan, Wednesday; Belfast in
Skowhegan. Thursday; at Augusta,
I Friday; and on the home grounds Sat
urday with some strong team to be
announced.
| Oscar Green left Monday for Jim
Pond, having received his discharge
from the militia.
DR.. Howard Wyman, former
Skowhegan boy, arrived here by auto
mobile from his home in Midway,
Eolway who have been visiting Mrs.
Wymans sister, Mrs. Clifton E. Whit
temore for about q week.
Mrs. Wallace Crooker has gone with
her four children to Wayne. Maine, to
spend the summer with relatives.
Tobey Mooers, Bowdoin rs, besides
winning the first Alexander prize in
public speaking, won also the Haw-
thorne prize Of $40 for best short story
in a competition with members Of the
three upper classes Of the college.
At the annual meeting Of Skowhe-
gan Farmers Union held in the NUM-
cipal Building Saturday afternoon. Of
ficers were elected as follows: L. l.
Sanford. Pres: George E. Clough, Vice
Pres: S. H. Bradbury, Treas; P. c..
White, Sec; Thomas Dionne clerk; P.
C. Jackson, reelected manager. The
report Of Manager Jackson showed the
standing Of the union most satisfac-
tory.
At hearing before Judge John H.
Lancaster Monday forenoon. George
Edwards Of Skowhegan was given a
fine Of s17S4 for intoxication, pleading
guilty to the charge.
The Sunset Chapter Order Of the
Eastern Star attended the morning
service at the Centenary Methodist
church, Rev. F. C. Rogers preaching
sermon appropriate to the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. T. Porter left here
Monday noon for their home in
Presque Isle after visiting for several
days with the family of his brother,
D. A. Porter.
The new train schedule Of the Maine
Central Railroad went into effect
shortly after midnight Sunday. The
out going trains are at 4.4O A. NJ, 90
minutes earlier; A. NJ, five minutes
earlier; 11.50 A. NJ, five minutes
earlier and 2.25 P. NJ, the same as for
merly. On Sundays the only outgoing
train is at 4.1O P. NJ, and the only in
coming train on Sunday is at 1890.
On week days the incoming trains are
are 7.47, two minutes earlier; 1925
A. NJ, 20 minutes earlier; 4.5O P. NJ.
and $50 P. NJ.
Deputy Sheriff Brophy of Fairfield
was in town Monday.
The summary of property in the
town as made out by the selectmen
includes taxable live stock as follows:
Horses and mules, 723. valued at SS5,-
495; colts. 8 years old, %, at $2565;
colts, 2 years old. 81. $1595: colts. year.
ling, 2s. $134o; cows, 731, at s24,544;
oxen, 26. at $1595; other cattle years
old. 123. at 1920. The tabulation of
live stock exempt from taxation which
includes two and one year old animals.
sheep and swine has not been com.
pleted.
The real estate, resident, is $685.
$40; nonresident, s417,0OO; total real
estate s3,055,340. Personal estate,
resident, s919,465; nonresident. s11S,-
800; total, personal estate, $1,037, ,S15.
Grand total Of real and personal es
tate, s4,093.155. Total value of land,
1.139.670; total value Of buildings,
s1,790,125. Rate Of taxation $22 per
thousand. Number Of polls taxed 1850
at 3d. total polls not taxed 65. Value
Of property exempted by vote of the
town and not included in valuation
$4,000 Town property other than
school buildings s124.75O.
Description of r. f. property will.
assessed value: Maine Central Rail-
road $26,500; street railway $1,000;
Water Company property $500; Elec-
trio Light and Power $196.500; Port
land Packing Co., s34oO; Milburn Co,
$500; wooden mills CD s147.40O; pulp
mills (2) s94,6OO; saw mills (3), $500;
grist mills (2) $4,000; planning mills
(3), 100000; Stopple, (2). $500; Nov
city Works $12,s0o; Creamery $500.
Carrabassett Lodge and Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge attended a memorial ser
vice at the Centenary Methodist
church Sunday afternoon. There was
a good attendance of other lodges in
this district, including Athens, Nor
ridgewock and Madison. Somerset Can
tons acted as escort. Grand Master
John E. Bunker made the principal ad-
dress and opening and closing prayer
was offered by Rev. F. c. Rogers, pas
tor Of the church. A committee of the
order was assigned the duty of dec
Grating the graves at the close of the
service.
At the Bethany Baptist church Sun
day night, X. A. Withee and Ilewellyn
Goodwin, veterans of the Civil War,
told those present how it seemed when
they started for the front SIS years ago,