Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-25
SKOWHECAN NEWS

AIr. and Mrs. S. NJ. Sawyer of Ce-
dar street quietly observed the 5ist
anniversary of their marriage Mon
day. having passed large part of their
married life in this community Mrs.
Sawyer was formerly Miss Addie Dur
rill. Mr.. Sawyer is d veteran of the
Civil War, having served in Company
* Of the 21st Maine Regiment for
about one year and after that in the
Navy. He learned the printers trade
under Moses Littlefeld Of SHownegan
and is still employed in this vocation
in the printery Of the independent
Reporter Mr. Sawyer beside being a
Grand Army man is an Odd Fellow
and has gained considerable distinc-
ton from the fact that he is the
fourth Odd Fellow in the State to be
given so years jewel. Mrs. Sawyer
is a prominent Rebekah and Relief
Corps member.
Recent real estate transfers record
ed at the Office of the Somerset Reg
lister Of Deeds are as follows:
Starks-Seraphin W. Nickerson TO
". X. Sawyer, small piece of land
just outside the village orS road lead :
ing to West Mills; Leopold l.. Lowell
by Admx to Maude Tairio (Admx
Deed).
Skowh egan-Manley D. Holt and
Carlton NJ. Holt to Roscoe r. Paine,
all standing trees on Alden r. Giles
farm, north of the Giles dwelling. COW
ering about 8 acres OF land, also all
standing trees on about 10 acres of
land south Of dwelling and soft wood
trees on land on road leading from
River to Middle road; Roscoe r. Paine
TO the kennebec Lumber Co. timber
deed; Clara E. Brown to Henry
Hampton, about acres of land on
east side of Malbon's Mills ROAD; Ga
"a f. Brown to Charles r. White
more. about 20 acres of land on road
from Great Eddy to Malbon's Mills.
Embden-Charles II. Skillings to
Alice T. Simmons, land on road lead
ing from Elnbden Pond road past the
Leonard H. Ealker house.
Concord-Truman Berry to William
". Hamblett. Truman Berry farm of
about 240 acres.
Cambridge-A. f. Hilton 10 Eldridge
Bros. soft wood stumpage and bass
wood on Hilton homestead farm.
Palmyra-F. w. Halliday to Benja-
min Grant.
The vesper services Sunday after
noon at the Methodist church We're
enjoyed by large number Of SHOW
hogan people from the various church
denominations. y feature OF the ser
vices was the announcement made by
Leslie f. Jacobs as collection was
about TO. be taken to the effect that
the church. wished to bear the eX-
pense of the concert and did not wish
a collection taken.
Approximately 66- tons Of freight
were received into Skowhegan by the
way of the Maine Central Railroad
last month against $50 tons Tor the
corresponding month last year. Mer-
chandise was received amounting TO
about 392 tons while other commodi-
ties received were approximately as
fellows: Grain, 80 tons, mill pro-
duce, 40 tons: wool, IS tons; coal, 81
tons; coke, IS tons; oils, IA tons: car
riages and vehicles, tons; miscclla-
reous. 10 tons. The outgoing ton
mage of all articles shipped over the
same route was 2315 tons against 9i75
for the same month last year. Wood
pulp as usual was tho leading com
modify shipped. the whole amount be-
ing about 1886 tons. Last year dur
ing the same month 113 tons of pota :
toes were shipped from the local sta :
ton and not any for the same month
"a n =
Guiding potatoes amounted TO 143 tons
for the month, but more hay was ship
ped this last month than year ago,
about o37 tons being the total for the
month, while last year there We're only
100 tons shipped, Other commodities
forwarded during last month were APP
proximately as follows: Wool. tons;
lumber, 116 tons; domestic cotton and
wool, 102 tons: brick. 81 tons: mer-
chandise, 1876 tons; other manufac-
turtles, 81 tons: miscellaneous, 63 tons.
Mrs. Harry l.. Goodrich is visiting IN
New Jersey.
Oscar r. Wilder arrived home Sat
urday night from visit in Boston.
HarviIe- Campbell
Byron Walton Harville Of South Scion
and Geneve Lydia Campbell of Cornvillo
we're quietly married at the parsonage of
the Bethany Baptist church here Monda?
afternoon by Rev. George Merriam. The
single ring service was used. The groom
Is the son of Mrs Elizabeth Rowell Har-
Vile and has been engaged as a machinist
and last season was chauffeur for Miss S.
]. Anderson. He is now engaged in farm
ing at South Scion and he and his bride
will establish their home there for the
present.
Mrs. Harville is the daughter Of Man
ley Campbell of Hartland.
The annual meeting of Pomona Grange
will be held in Skowhegan Jan. 5 and at
the Grange hall on Pleasant street. EX-
tensive plans are already underway fo-
the event, which is the most important
meeting Pomona holds for the year. Meals
will be served in the banquet hall and
programs will be presented OF unusual in
terest. State Master Thompson will be
among the speakers from away and will
install the officers Tuesday evening, de-
Hvering an address the second forenoon
OF the session. The two topics for discus.
sion will be as follows How Can the
Subordinate Oranges Best Do Their Par
IN the Present War" Mrs. Kate B. Ellis
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