Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-23

may receive diplomas as they would have
done had they completed their course.
Without doubt every senior man has or
will enlist but it is probable that not all
Of them will pass the physical examina-
tons.
SeIvin Flanders has bought the Fred
Cover place on the Malbons Mills road
and has accepted a position in the Porter
grist mill.
The roads outside the village are not
so bad on the whole as last year, &C.
cording to Road Commissioner Sanborn.
State Highway Inspector Libby OF Oak
land was in town Saturday and from this
Official It would appear that the state
road will be built some 400 or 500 feet fur
Their from the E. n. Merrill corner on to-
ward Canaan. Last year $500 feet of the
State road was laid. beginning this side
of the Merrill corner.
Michael st. Ledger has leased of Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin the store in the Goodwin
block which is shortly to be vacated by
Green Bros and 10 cent store, and the
same will be remodeled into a moder1
motion picture and vaudeville theatre.
The repairs will probably include an ex-
penditure of $4,000. an addition 80 feet
long to be built of brick being one of
the radical changes, as well as the replac
ing Of old partitions and wooden posts
with steel beams A private Office will be
arranged on the front for the convenience
OF Mr.. st. Ledger and the auditorium
when completed will have a seating ca
pacity Of from $50 to 900 persons. The
the place but will not remove from the
Barrett block for several months yet.
Mr.. ST. Ledger was instrumental in l.. r.
Browns building the present Star picture
theatre and for the past 10 years has been
engaged in the moving picture business.
The Somerset Central Agricultural
Society held a well attended meeting
Saturday afternoon and during the
session it was voted to give the town
the use of the land recently purchased
in the rear of FairvieW park to those
deserving 1t for garden purposes. 1t
was also voted to have a flying ma
chine at the next annual fair which is
scheduled for Sept. 20-22, and to have
dances at the Exhibition building dur
ing the months of May and June
Committees for the annual fair were
appointed as follows: Advertising, c..
H. Tilton: grounds committee, Z. T.
Goodrich, c. w. Day; tickets, J. H.
Lancaster, c. Curtis, r. d. Hill and
John w Fogler; hall decorations, Mrs.
Il. T. Patten. Mrs. Margaret G.
Briggs, Mrs. W. p. Ordway; horses
and stock. D. E. Mason; horse depart
ment, Fred f. Tuscan. S. H. Brad
bury; draft horses and cattle, c. H.
Gardiner; cattle department, A New
ton, Perley. Foss: swine department,
Ivory Homsted, Thos. Deane; poultry
department, c. Il. Hight, Warren
Coldwell. c. Mantor, +. w. Briggs.
Arthur McQuillan and Donald Phil
brick arrived home Saturday night
from Bowdoip College, the former hay
, ing enlisted in the reserve corps. The
later enlisted in the same department
| out tailed to pass the examination be-
cause of the condition of his eyes. He
VIII try to get into some other branch.
sherman Shumway a Senior at Bow
doin, has also enlisted in the reserve
corps and Fl. Tobey Mooers of this
town. junior at Bowdoin, will prob
ably do likewise.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stilpen of An
gusta arrived Saturday night to visit
with Mrs. Stilpen's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Avore of Main street.