Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-08


at auction Tuesday evening at their
home. The following Skowhegan peo-
pie were guests: Mr.. and Mrs Harry
| E. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Roy Sy-
monds, Mr.. and Mrs c. G. Goodwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Moore, Mrs
r. L. Marston, Miss Florence Phil
| brick and Miss Bertha Merrill. Hand
kerchief souvenirs were won BY H. E
Smith and Mrs. Symonds Refresh
ments We're served from the dining
room which had been especially decor
ated for the occasion.
party of Waterville people motor
ed to Skowhegan Tuesday and dined
at the Coburn. Included We're DR.. and
Mrs. F. c. Thayer Mrs G. X. Bou-
! telle. Miss Wheelock, Mr.. and Mrs e
w. Heath, Miss Heath. Mrs F. III.
Plaisted and Mrs. Drummond
Arthur r. Jones. formerly agent for
the American Wooden Co. now mana
ger of the WassokeaS mill in Dexter.
was in town Tuesday greeting old ac-
quaintances.
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Sturgis Of Au-
gusta were visitors, in town Tues
day.
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oats We're raised II the Skowhogan
town farm this ~,at,,.. hut the potato
Yield. which was something like $50
bushels, was only about pne-half us
mary as raised last year
A special meeting of Somerset Chap
ter. X. \. NJ. will be held Friday even
ing at which time the Mark Degree VII
be conferred. Refreshments will lie
served. On Monday evening there will
be meeting of Somerset Lodge. +.
| and A. NJ.
Roy +. Nay son of Stanley l.. Nay.
ieit Tuesday afternoon for California.
! he IS accompanying a party of Wa
| terVitle friends and Will remain in the
West for the winter and possibly long
err
Mr.. and Mrs Noah Goodrich Of Pal
| mNra are coming to spend tile winter
with their daughter, Mrs. Lee Smith
and family on the Athens road.
MI. and Mrs. Joel Ferrin and Mrs
Mary Tibbetts of Cherryfield. WHO
nave been the guests of their former
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haycock.
departed Wednesday morning.
Nahum S. Steward went to Bath
Wednesday to visit with his son. Kerry
Steward and wife.
Mrs. Hannah Bussey left Wednesday
morning for Ashland. Mass. where she
- 70 make her future home SkOWha-
Edh iriends Of her son. Arthur G.. Bus
SeE ana family, will ht Interested to
J learn that they are now located in
Ashland after 4 few Years residence in
! iowa. Mrs. Bussey is to live with he,
son.
MIR. Margaret C. Briggs has sold Ia
II. f. Thompson the Philbrick place
south Of the. Kennebec river o,, t,,.,
Front street.
Mrs. p. 4. Baird returned Wednas-
day TO her horse in WaterviIIa ,ftor
! Visitln2 with lie" brother Frank "
! hhoWit"n. al the home If +. l.. P9ole,.
Ihe nrst meeting of the creditors Of
Sllas /. Longley of Skowhegan. who was
"dJuC'eated bankruptSon November will
"e heid November p ct the office of Ref.
cree Daniel Lewis The hearing IN tn
no deposit case of Fred l.. iackett OF
Plttsiield, who adiudicated bank
rupt last Friday, will occur next Satur-
day.
Paul de Meuris of West Berlin. ~ j.. i.
passing few days in town. making his
headquarters 1T the New Skowhe gan
House
Dr. F. +. Earle OF Canaan was in town
during the day Wednesday,
According to the present indications the
money appropriated for the read and
snow bills will be somewhat overtravn
this year according to Stree; Eona1nis-
sioner Parker NJ. Sanborn WeInceIuy.
The Maid
last year has already been s25l1.sS. while
there was only $500 raised AS Mr.. san
born stated. however, labor has averaged
more than % cents a day over what it
was last year, with team hire corr asnond-
inely high The sale OF about $500 worth
of crushed rock for the new postoffice
building will help out considersbIv on
the amounts overdrawn. while smaller
sales OF crushed rock have also been
made during the year. The 32a9 feet o.
State road has been completed and it Is
expected that more will be built next
year. as it is planned 10 connect tina:
piece IF road with the Canaan road An
, other expensive procedure has also been
just completed some 300 feet Or sewer
having been laid from the North avenue
sewer through the Heselton field down
to the Great eddy.
The Wort. on the highways Is now prac-
! tcally completed, the bridge problem
having leen a BIG one to meet TINS past
season owing to the June freshet The
town raised 5000 for this purpose of
which 1882 has been spent according to
recent reckonngs. Two new bridges
have been erected. one on the back road