Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-13

f1lTQHOuSG Mali, tTIIlOtit, ANsA ~ - ''~--
Fires. (Eaton); Scolley, Hay); MY
Unknown Chum. (Anon); once 10
Every Man, (Evais); Voice IN the
Wilderness. Uutz); Fortune OF Chris
tina, (McNab. McNaughton); Isabel
Cartoons Year. (Ashman); The Vol
unteer Poilu, (Sheehan); Society and
Prsms, (Osborne): Years OF My
Youth. (Howells); Tracks End, Gear
ruch); The Three Things, tAndrews);
Robert Fulton, (Sutchliffe); Sandy's
Pal, (Huntley); Christopher Columbus,
! (Stapley): June, Delano); Sisters
Vacation, Oaskam); shorthand,
(Greig) Modern Illustrative Book
keeping Introductory and Advanced
Course, (NeaD The SAPPHIRE Signet,
| (Seaman): The Syrian Christ.
! The meeting of Skowhegan Sorosis
scheduled for the evening of the %
has been postponed to January 25 in
the Library Parlors as usual. The
change is made because of the theatri-
cal performance in the Opera House
that night and Chapman's Concert in
Waterville.
S. w. Philbrick is expected home to-
day from Greenville where he attended
meeting of the Coburn Steamboat
Association Friday.
! In continuance of the study of the
early American cities the Daughters OF
the Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, ID. A.
r., will have for their topic Santa
Fe" at their monthly meeting to be
held Monday Afternoon at the home or
Miss Gertrude S. Weston.
Wesley Watson has lately received
carload of horses from the West
| There was an attendance of 10 la
dies present at the meeting of the
Goldenrod Branch of the 1nternation-
al Sunshine Society at the home of
Mrs. l.. B. Jewett Thursday afternoon.
| A feature of the melting was the draw
ling of the quilt which the society had
made and had sold chances upon. Mrs
James Stinchfield being the lucky
winner. Mrs. Jewett served delicious
refreshments in honor of the occasion
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
| Cambrey on Jewett street.
| John p. Clark left Friday morning
for Bath where he plans to remain for
! the rest of the winter.
! $. w. Philbrick who has been a part
owner in the building occupied by him
self and his brother-in law Chas. F.
Ward. has purchased of Mr.. Ward who
was the other owner of the block his
interest in the block.
I Mrs. A. F. Bckford and Mrs. Geo. H.
Burns will be hostesses to the men,
bcrs of the Pioneer Past Noble
Girand's Association next Monday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Bickford in
Railroad Square.
Deputy r. =. Poolcr and some of his
friends are interesting themselves in u
movement to bring Alfred A. FarIand
banioist, here for an entertainment in
the near future, the proceeds. probably
10 60 for the benefit of the baseball!
team of Skowhegan. Mr.. Farland who
! is quoted as being a wizard al the
banjo made his debut at the Academy
of Music, Philadelphia, Pa. in Janu-
airy, 1893.
The little village of West Athens
few miles to the north from Athens is
anticipating the establishment of an
electric saw mill to remain indefinitely
and are also expecting electric HgAts
in the near future.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Church
who have beer living in Norridgewock
during the summer and fall have taken
III their residence on the Chandler
FcN'A'
section which they expect TO lease for
q wear. Edison Church and family
Il have moved into the T.. n. Merrill rent
on the Skowhegan road.
/ owing to the petition of Edgar E.
! Fairbrother OF SkOWhegan for dis
charge OF bankruptcy q hearing is
b scheduled to be on the same Feb. lG
at Portland. to see if the petition Shall
( be granted.
/ Mith recommendations which viii
probably confront the citizens at the an
nual town meeting, Selectincn Clyde ri.
Smith addressed the members OF the
Skowhegan Fire department and the
fire commissioners at a gathering in
Firemens hall last Thursday evening.
The suggestions included a recommen-
dation that the town buy a pair Of
horses for use in the department, for
the time being keep them in small
building which the town owns at the
rear of the department proper, instead
of remodeling the department quarters
to accommodate the horses. At present
the town is paying $3.50 per year for
horse hire and these animals of course
have to be worked by their owner in
various parts OF the town. This natur-
ally must make some of the responses
to fire alarms tribe slow. While the
team il purchased by the town would
have to be worked both summer and
winter. it could ne engaged on the high
ways in the village and so be ready to
answer tie alarms in haste. The plan
would also be to have the care taker of
the animals stay at the DEPARTING Mt
nights. several of the men of the depart
ment being permanently lodged there.
Another change which Selectman Smith
advocated at the gathering was that
some man of the fire department visit
every place in the village once month
-or the purpose of investi eating for fire
traps, the same to be cleaned up by him
in case any be found Mr.. Smiths idea
Is to fix the wage question upon a slid
ing scale. the length of service to be
considered. His idea is that the man
working from one to two years should
receive S25 year, the man serving from
two to three years. $50 per year. while
the man serving five years or more
should receive SIS per year. The wages
now paid the men Of The department are
S36 annually, but Mr.. Smith is of the
opinion that the men staying with the /
department for the greater number IF