Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-28
SKl)WHE'GAN NEWS
Sheriff Elect Appoints Roy B. poosr f0s a
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Sheriff ELECT Harry y; }
in Skowhegan yesterday ea H. - ~ 80 ss5..
ed the appointment Of ROY 49, ~ ~
deputy sheriff representing
residents Of the community. H.
pointment has been the topic % ~ sls
conversation here during fhe iAst
weeks. ]. H. Murray, one OF the can
| didates eventually Withdrew WINE AZ
bert Libby the other candidate, Is said
to have recommended the appointments
of Mr.. Pooler. This new official Is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Pooler OF MI.
Pleasant avenue, Is "a years. OF age
and has always resided in SkoWhegan.
He received his education In the Pa
rochial schools and at Skowhegan hlgn
school. Since completing his studies ne
has been associated with his father In
the cobbling and repair business. al
though last summer he was with co.
L at the border. He Is a communicate
at ST. Mary's Catholic church and is
member of the Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. He was also member of the
Boys Mandolin Club which played at
so many social functions a few seasons
ago Mr.. Pooler is a popular young
man among his associates and is re-
spected by the people of Skowhegan.
Mr.. Goodrich also announced the re-
appointment of Deputy Sheriff Walter
III. Maynard of lockwood and the ap-
pointment of John A. Buckley of Dead
River.
Harvey D. Eaton, Esq, Of Water
vile was in SkoWhegan for a short
time yesterday
\ Lionel G. Trafton of the Ayerdale
farm, Bangor, was up yesterday dur
ing the day. The management of the
Ayerdale farm has leased the Trafton
property in the Bigelow hill section.
Mr.. Trafton was accompanied by Eu-
gene Burns of Arson. another promi-
nent stock man of this section.
A meeting Of Carrabassett Lodge was
held Wednesday evening at which
Willis c. Hobart was elected noble
grand. The election Of the other off,
GERS followed.
The following officers have been
elected in Parmenas Encampment: C.
f., George f. French; H. p, Fred
Williams; S. W., Alfred futile; ]. w.,
Rev. c. H Mckinney; scribe, E B.
Chase; treasurer, w. c. Eaton. II is
planned to have joint installation of
the officers of the Cantons and the En-
campment on the evening of Jan. l.
Gen. Will c. Miller of Augusta will in
stall the Canton officers.
Jack jenkins of Salem, Mass, is
coming here shortly to be connected
with the Somerset shoe factory of
which Bell Brothers of Salem, Mass.
are the proprietors. 1t is understood
: that Mr.. jenkins will pay particular
attention to the Office details of the
cofnbany. He is married and has a
, lamliy. He has engaged the west apart
iheht IN the II. L. SWEET house on Wa
Ter street lately vacated by DR.. GRAY.
/ Bruce White. miner from British Co.
lumbla, has arrived to visit with MRS
Bruce and their two sons, Bruce II. M
ana James Fellows White, at the old
fellows home on Cedar street, and will
probably remain during the winter. Mr.
White started east with the idea of being
with his family before Christmas. but his
trains en- route were SO delayed that hs
Z did not arrive until as hours later than
planned. but still part of Christmas day
with his family. He was in Skowhegar
/ which poured in torrents here last Fri
day in its eastward course struck BRITISH
Columbia a week ago Sunday. the warm
wave in that section being known as tins
chinook" Mr.. White is president oil
the Noon Day Mining Co. and is heavily
: interested in the SLOGAN Star at Sandun
r. c.. and other mines in that section
! The headquarters of the company are
however. at. Spokane, Wash. The princi
pal products of these mines are lead, sil
: yer and copper. with the lead product
leading. Mr. White superintends the MN
ing and stated that the mine from which
E. his company had made the most money
> was one where the ore had been strucl
almost on the surface and nearly in the
!, grass roots. The paying vein, however
varies and one of the mines has been dus
1 goo feet into the ground. THE war has
: been a great thing for u.s." said Mr.
White when questioned by the reporter
and then cited as an example the fac
that lead which before the war had sole
for $3.50 a hundred is now selling fol
over 50 per hundred, while zinc, another
of the ores mined there, had been br.rs
ing from five to seven cents but is nov
WOTl Ill - teIltS, Eel <AHotHcT VI tiie
benefits the miners of that section have
received from the influences of the wal
has been the development of the smeltel
in Canada. The smelling Is now done
with electric power instead of with tbs
old fashioned blast furnace.
Mr.. White has been ENGAGED in minins
all his life He is a native of Michigan
= his father having mined for copper ir
that state. Many people locally will bt
gratified to learn that he plans to re-
main so long here as his visits have beer
few and infrequent in the past.
John Croker was arraigned before Tra
Justice John H. Lancaster Tuesday
charged with assaulting John C. Clifford
: the Maine Central Railroad Co. being in.
terested in the matter. The hearing will
occur Friday at II A. NJ. Clifford, car in.
spector for the company, it Is maintained
was assaulted by Croker, the latter be-
ing engaged at the time in unloading
freight from a team into a car. Trouble
as heretofore related seems to have &C.
Cured when Clifford discovered that a
door of the car had been broken and
!, thought it best to report the matter 10