Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-01
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Small but Enthusiastic Meeting Milk Producers Assocas
tion Organzation-Funeral Mrs. Albert Whittier Is Held
Recent Vital Statistics of Som CotyNew Paymaser
at SkOwhegan Mil-Spiritulis Ladies' Aid Meets


Although there was an attendance
of about 20 farmers only seven of the
number signed themselves as men,
bers of the local organization of the
New England Milk Producers Associa :
ton which was organized Tuesday af-
ternoon at the municipal building.
Geo. l.. Parker. master of Skowhegan
Grange called the assemblage to order
and Frank Northup of Ludlow, VT.
was the principal speaker. Mr..
Northup Is a farmer and stock man
having % cows of the black and white
variety. He is a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the New England
Producers Association from Vermont
and is covering all the towns of the
county where it has been deemed wise
to organize locals. He came to this
state from New Hampshire and is go
ing to Vermont. In the course of his
practical address Mr.. Northup ex-
planned to the farmers present some
thing of the milk situation in Boston
and said You cant hold the price of
milk up in Maine, if you have it down
in other states" He advanced the
reason Of the farmers organizing for
the purpose of obtaining better market
value, this being one of the purposes of
the organization. Other purposes of
the association are to improve the
methods Of milk production. distribu-
ton, manufacture and use, to encour-
age the raising of more stock, to pro-
mote more economical feeding and to
improve agricultural conditions and
bring about a better understanding
between the producers of dairy prod
ucts and the consumers. After an
swering various questions relative to
the subject Mr.. Northup presided at a
brief business session at which l.. L.
Sandford was elected president and
Geo. l.. Parker secretary and treas
urer. Local associations had previous
ly been formed in the towns of Nor
ridgewock and Madison and from
Skowhegan, Mr.. Northup was going to
Hartland and Pittsfield to organize.
The presidents of these locals are to
meet at the municipal court room here
Saturday at II A. M. to form the
county association and to choose a
delegate to attend the central organi-
zation meeting. Feb. % at the Quincy
House in Boston.
The condition of Geo. H. Burns, who
proved.
Wilton Rogers.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of William Hilton of Bangor.
son of Mrs. Addie NJ. Hilton of Green
vile, formerly of Athens and Miss
Florence Madeline Rogers of Green
vile, the daughter of William La
Forrest Rogers of Greenville. The
ceremony occurred at Braintree, Mass,
and the couple have departed on a
wedding trip to Philadelphia. They
will be at home after the first of April
at II Broadway, Bangor. The groom
is a civil engineer and has numerous
acquaintances in Skowhegan as well as
Athens. The nuptials occurred on the
2Sth
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Albert Whittier were held Tuesday af-
ternoon from her late residence in
North Cornville. Rev. George Mer-
riam Of the Bethany Baptist church of
ficiated and the body was taken to
Athens. There was a large attendance
and there were many very lovely flow
ers.
The following. are the recent vital
statistics of the county:
Deaths-Harmony, Harlan Mitchell;
Skowhegan, DR.. ]. E. Wadsworth. aged
Al; Rosamus L. Mitchell. aged nearly
81; John Tobin: Miss S. F. Coffin, aged
ST. Madison-Mrs. Hepzibah Sawyer,
OH @. Tel Mrc Ia
Cannon Kinath. formerly of Skowhe-
gan. Portland-Mrs. Alice Lamb
Mitchell, formerly of Madison. Corn
ville-Darius McCrillis, aged 81: Mrs.
Albert Whittier. Hartland Mrs.
Sarah Lewis of Canaan. Starks-Mrs.
Ellen Greenleaf, widow of Wakefield
Greenleaf, aged Sc. Caribou, Virginia
Boston. daughter of Prof. A. w. and
Nina Buzzell Boston, body to be taken
to Athens. Embden-Mrs. Horatio
Young, aged A. Detroit-Reuel w.
Patten; Henry A. Harding. Madison
Mrs. Rebecca Witham. aged 49,
Births-Skowhegan, to Mr.. and Mrs.
]. P. Turcotte. daughter (Virginia).
Madison, to Mr.. and Mrs Earle Green,
a daughter. Norrfdgewock, to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Frost, a son edwin
Franklin). North Anson, to Mr.. and
Mrs. D. E. Bailey. daughter (Alice
Eleanor).
Marriages-Boston, Scott Hanford
and Miss Eleanor Moore. formerly Of
East st. Albans. Skowhegan, by D..
Lewis, Esq, F. c. Green and May Smith.
both Of Skowhegan. Skowhegan. by
Rev. J. l.. A. Renaude, Allie Dore and
Miss Alice Hunter. Bingham. by Rev.
T. B. HIATT, John Bean and Miss Emily
Mitchell, both of Bingham. North An
son. by Rev. T. B. HIATT, Sydney W..
Monahan of Boston and Miss Emily
Oiena Savage of North Anson.
Selvin Flanders has been operated
upon for appendicitis by DR.. Stinch-
field, assisted by DR.. Young. Mr.
Flanders was stricken Monday night