Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-28

AcSoiOlhg TO MS last census
~hich has just been completed there
are now S72 boys and 91s girls making
total OF 1888 persons Of the school
age IN the town. In 1913 there were
Ii2S, but probably because Of the
commonwealth Shoe factory closing,
the number dropped down in 1914 to
1000. In 1915 there was a small gain,
inc total registration at that time be-
ing 1850 while in 1916 there was a still
bigger gain, the total number at that
tlme having been 1888. SkowhegaTl is
now getting back upon her old footing
and with its shoe shop employing many
heads of families and the factories gem
orally running on full time has the big
eest showing of pupils for number of
years.
Inc Boy Scouts have decided to have
q troop garden this summer Four bows
OF Inc order, Fred Rayner, Leon keyes,
ROBERT Barker and Earle Grundy are
trying 20 qualify for first class scouts.
chle1 Savage Of the Fire Department
mas accepted the services proffered by
the scouts to aid in the times of fire.
manly by assisting in handling the
crowds
80 AASSCitoii, VIM Ids D6SH passing
he winter in, Florida, has started on
his homeward Journey and is now visit
ing in Baltimore, Md
Skowhegan is to have carnival
week beginning May q, under the
auspices of the First Maine Regiment
and of the Maccabees. It will have as
&. main feature an outdoor show which
will be given on the lot on the corner of
North and Jewett streets.
The pruning demonstration at the p.
c. White farm occurs Thursday next
according to an announcement made
by County Agent Stiles.
{. a. Briggs, who has been occupy
Ing the Calden Cottage at Lakewood is
shortly to move his family to Milo.
Superintendent l.. w. Gerrish has re-
ceiVed notice that he has been ap-
pointed one Of the instructors at one of
the summer schools In Maine and Fri
day night was in Bangor together with
other instructors called to meet with
State Superintendent Starkey.
Maurice Gaylord, while saving wood
with a gasoline engine the other day,
had the misfortune to catch his left
hand on the saw and before he was able
to dislodge the same severed a finger.
Edward F. Merrill, Esq, will go to
Canaan Saturday to speak at a flag
raising.
Game Warden F. J. Durgin Of The
Forks was in town Friday and Sat
urday attending to various matters of
business. One matter that required the
attention of the officer was an fnves-
tigation into the sucker catching sit
Ha He
found however that the large quanti-
ties of fish being caught at that point
were practically all suckers. 1t was
thought possible that perch or otner
fish might be caught in the nets, when
of course would not be allowable.
At a meeting Of the Masonic Fra
ternity held Thursday evening plans
were discussed as to the advisability or
building a new Masonic Temple on the
site of the ruined buildings owned by
w. P. Ordway on Madison avenue. IL
seems that estimates amounting 10 over
SEA 900 have already been made, the
estimated cost of the brick alone being
sac. 600. All Of the Masonic bodies are
to hold a union meeting here Monday
evening to consider the matter fully.
The Coburn Aqueduct Co. held a
business meeting Thursday afternoon
and elected Martin B. Heselton, presi-
dent. Marshall c. Viles, treasurer and
sunerintendent, and w. H. Heselton,
Martin r. Heselton and Marshall =.
Viles, directors.
There will be one service at Bethany
Pantist church Sunday evening ana
that will begin at $50 o'clock.
Lewis Barker, the colored travelling
comedian, whose home is In Bruins
wick and who is widely known IN TINS
section. has been in town stnlS weeh
| calling on old acquaintance.
There appears to be an uhusuaiS
large number of people who are sisnl-
fving a desire to become citizens OF the
Irnited States and Clerk of Courts
Seekins Is filing naturalization papers
nearly every day. Among those VINO
have taken the first steps in the pro-
cess are William Cain, aged 81, a farm :
or living in ST. Adams. his birthplace
having been Springfield. Prince Ed
ward Island and Harry Gordon NC
lean. AGED IS, a farmer also living IN
Ct Albans. who was born at Cole
creek. N. B. Other petitioners are:
hudson Elmer Duplisa, papermakef
from HOyC StdtioAi' ~. 49, - .
son; Henry James Dysaft MANY, q
clerk, formerly of st. john n p -
car Mcyey Cooper, formerly Oh Hi, ot
p. O.; John Cormier, formerly VI
Monckton, n. B., now OF Maoiseh'
Walter p. Thornhill Of Falrhelo, TOT
merly of Newfoundland; Gaetano Deoe'
Skowhegan, formerly of Italy; arthur
Iosenh Polyott, formerly Of ST. Dam
den Canada, now CT lockwood; Jo-
serh p Iabelle. a lineman. formerly OF
Ouebec. now of Skowhegan.
Company e received orders FRIDAY
morning TO move to Augusta.
Edrois Giroux, who was one OF the
10 nr,soners brought down from North
Anson last Saturday, was liberated
from Jail Friday forenoon AFTER ms
mother and brother had visited MIN
.,aoo Of detention and his moth