Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-22
SKOWHECAN NEWS
Freight Office Books Show Shipment Of 1892 Tons of
ties During Club Observes Guest Night
kowhegan Employees Be neft in Telephone Company Gift
christmas Observances in the Schools

to 30 days In jall with 80 days add
tional in default Of payment Bishop
that he could not pay the
fine. He was brought to Skowhesan
by Deputy Burke and Officer Masur-
cite.
Lydia and Dorothy Weber Of Lew
iston accompanied their father. Dr..
Weber here from Lewiston yesterday
and were guests at the home Of DR.. w.
S. Stinchfleid. DR.. Weber was here
to attend the medical meeting at the
Coburn.
D. c. Coburn. managing agent Tor
the Katahdin Black Fox Co., whose
headquarters are at Lincoln, was IN
town yesterday to confer with Maui
rice F. Stevens. who is the super
visor of the ranch as well as the
ranch in Skowhegan.
This week the pupils Of the Garfield
and Lincoln buildings have been en-
joying Christmas festivities in connec-
ton with their regular routine OF
school work. In the former building
there are trees in the rooms OF Miss
Swain, Mrs. Leon Parlin. Mrs. Eta >.
Merrill and Miss Dennison and at the
close today there will be simple exer-
cises and games. At the Lincoln build
ing today in Miss Ramsdelfs room or
Grade / pupils there will be brief ex-
ercises, with poems and songs by the
81 children. The Christmas tree will
also come in for its share Of atten-
ton. Miss Chute's room is exhibiting
some attractive trees and pine decora-
tons. There are Al children in the
room and today there will be story
and games during the later part Of the
morning session. There will also be
light refreshments. In Mrs. Green's
room the 40 pupils have four Christ
mas trees. On these trees there are
gifts Of their own making to be given
to relatives. Today will be guest day,
when the children will be allowed to
invite their small relatives. The kin
dergarten grade on Mechanic street
held merry exercises yesterday after
noon to mark their closing and the
Leavitt street grade will have exer-
cises this forenoon with a Christmas
tree and gifts. Miss Margaret Moor,
and Miss Gladys Pennell are teachers.
Miss Margaret Moor and Miss GLADYS
Pennell are teachers. Miss Moor is go
ing to her home in Farmington during
vacation.
With better pressure for fire fight
ing and purer water for domestic pur-
poses as the motive, a committee, COM
posed of Clyde H. Smith. A. K. But
Ter. S. w. Philbrick, F. w. Briggs,
Richard Lessor. d. A. Porter and r. E.
Atwood. who were recently elected by
the citizens Of Skowhegan to procure q
charter for new water company at
the next Legislature, are at present
obtaining limits Of the water district
and making up something to present to
the legislators. It Is understood that
the new system will absorb the one al
ready in force.
In spite of the drifted roads there
was q fair attendance at the meeting
of Skowhegan Grange held Wednesday
evening. In the absence If Master w.
3. Whittier at State Grange, Overseer
Fred Parkman presided, with Mrs.
Ella H. Crowell directing the pro-
gram. Among the speakers were Mrs.
sophia F. Marble, a former master of
harmony Grange. Prot. Charles Cleve-
!and. who has a government position
IN South Carolina and who expressed
as hoping always to be a member Of
okowhegan Grange, Mrs. Cleveland.
Roland I; Patten, ]. w. Fogler and
Cnas. 'Tuttie, the latter speaking upon
sheep In the raising Of which he IL
actively engaged. Secretary S. F. EN-
erson spoke Interestingly on member
ship standing and Miss Lula Smith
read a charming poem. Nearly eli
present responded to a roll cal, The
ne" ofhcers are to be installed the first
meeting in January.