Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-22

Prof. Frank L. Weeks of the Uni
versity of Maine faculty arrived We'd
nesday to visit with Mrs. Weeks who
is at the home of her parents, Rev
and Mrs. Geo. Merriam, the Bethany
Baptist parsonage.
I County Agent r. NJ. Stiles anF
nounced Tuesday that there is to be
an Extension School in dairy feeding
at Bingham Grange hall, March IS, 30,
80. The instructors are to be Nj. d.
Jones of PenObscot county and Mr..
Stiles. There viii be two sessions
daily. Members are asked to bring
samples of their grains.
Russell Hamlin of the WaterYille
Electric Shop has taken a position in
the local office and store of the Cen
/ tral Me. Power Co. filling the position
made vacant by II. A. Mcclure who
has been transferred to Augusta.
Postmaster Clarence Mantor to as
sist the War Department in securing
recruits for the United States Army
will act as recruiting officer.
The Town Improvement Society is
to observe its annual gentlemens night
next Friday evening in the parlors of
the Congregational church. There will
be several music numbers and Roland
T. Patten will give an address upon
"Some of the Needs of Skowhegan."
Rev. C. II. Mckinney will also give
an address upon How Skowhegan
| Impresses the Newcomer" Each
member is privileged to invite one
guest Refreshments will be served
under the direction of Mrs. Matte
Eairgrive and Mrs. Emma Simpson.
Skowhegan is to have a school for
Suffrage under the auspices Of the
Woman's Suffrage Association of
Maine the same to be in session April
5 and 9. The meetings will be held
! Thursday afternoon and evening and
Friday afternoon at the home of Miss
Gertrude S. Weston on Skowhegan
| Island. The speakers for these ses-
sions will be Mrs. Edward Anthoine
Of Portland. a state secretary and Mrs.
Henry Cobb of Augusta vice president
for the third congressional district
! All ladies interested are cordially in
vited to attend Friday evening the
session will be held at the Municipal
building and will be open to both men
and women with Miss Walker prom
inent worker in the National Suffrage
I
ladies directly in charge of the school
are Miss G. S. Weston, Miss Louise
II. Coburn, Mrs r. T. Patten, Mrs. G.
L. Paddock. Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble
and Mrs. ]. p. Merrill.
There was more wood pulp shipped
out of Skowhesan during the month
of February than any other outgoing
commodity, the total number of tons
shipped being 1886. There were 160 tons
of hay shipped out and 70 tons of po-
tatoes. Other outgoing commodities
were: Fruit, Go tons; lumber, 121 tons;
bark, Is tons; machinery, 80 tons; mer-
chandise, 374 tons: other manufacture
les, IS tons; miscellaneous, 20. The to-
tai tonnage was 2268. There was re-
ceived here 10 tons of grain; 20 tons
of flour; other products, So tons; coal,
% tons; lumber, AZ tons; fertilizer, SO
tons; wagons end carriages, tons;
merchandise, 420 tons; miscellaneous,
is tons, approximately. The total ton
mage received for the month was 14o
tons February of last year there was
received here approximately 999 tons
and shipped out 2727 tons of freight.
The topic of Rev. F. c. Rogers lee
lure at the Centenary NJ. Z. church
next Sunday evening will be "A Sun
day and other Days in London
Skowhegan people were aroused
from their slumbers about O'CLOCK Oh
Wednesday morning by the souhd OIL
the fire alarm. The confiagratloh was
not here, however, but IN Norriose-
wock The night watch discoVerlhs tie
flames, decided that it was in TINS town
and blew in the chiefs call Inc iiie
mon started out with the hose cart