Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-17
SKOWHECAN NEWS
Suffrage Meeting-Paper Hangers and Painters Union
Notes-Receive Word Safe Arrival in France Of Skowhc
gan Boy-Bg Real Estate SaleFrst Phlathea Class OBJ
serves Tenth MISUNDERSTANDING InenOns-New Books at
Library

, mckinney of the Island Ave, Consre-
sational church. All of the inmates
We're present. eighteen in numper.
Municipal Court room was nlled 10
more than its seating capacity Tues
day evening, when Mrs. Henry Pres
ton White of Brooklinc, Mass, state
oiga nicer ana speaker of the Maine
Association opposed 10 Suffrage for
women, delivered an address upon
why Women Do Not Want The Bal
lot" There is no anti-sutfraSe assoc
citation for women in Skowhegan out n
committee composed of Miss Edith Nj.
Gledhill, Mrs. +. f. Danforth and Mrs.
Annie Il. Fish We're the principle ag-
itators in the movement, and Attorney
Maurice l.. Merrill introduced the
speaker. Mrs. White spoke for about
one hour claiming that the matter OF
WCman's voting should be submitted
to the women and that the majority
| of the women are not asking for the
! ballot. She touched upon taxation
| without representation, asserting that
property, not persons, was taxed. the
failure of the school franchise in Mass
achusetts. the equal ballot as fore
| runner of the feminist and that
woman may ask favor from the legis-
| latOrS with good success because she
| has no political axe to grind
| under present conditions. Mrs White
| dealt at length upon the things ac-
complished in the States where there
was ,woman's suffrage and held that
| the prOhlbltory law was lacking In
many of them, but paid tribute to
! the w. {. T. L. and the Woman's
| Clubs for what they. as organizations.
| accomplished without the ballot.
Mrs. Frank Fales of Pennington 10
visiting this week at the home of her
father. DIR. !. L. Salley on Middle
| street
An important sale of real estate was
contaminated here Wednesday when FL
mer Rowell sold his farm of 37o acres.
+; one Of the largest in the county, to Fred
| Dionne of Madawaska
Mrs. E. T. Goodrich and her son DR..
| Blinn o. Goodrich left on Wednesday
morning for Boston to consult spe
ciaiist regarding Mrs. Goodrich's
| health.
| A unique entertainment was present.
| cd wednesday evening in the First Bap-
fist vestry when the First Philathea
|
1t was literary banquet in 10 courses
| and furnished no end of amusement and
interest. The main room was decorated
with flags and the Philathea colors -of
| blue and white and the program includ-
ed singing Of the Philathea hymns, the
roll call and a prayer by Mrs Philo
| Steward. class teacher, and talks by
| others.
| Marriage intentions filed at the Of.
| lice OF the town clerk are those of Ey-
erett Markham of Skowhegan and Miss
| Edwina SWEET, formerly of Hartland.
now OF Skowhegan. also Cyrus Cloutier
and Modesto Vielleux of Skowhegan,
| daughter of Joseph Vielleux of Water
! vile.
! The funeral services of the late Mrs.
| Henrietta (Harris) Warren. a former
| Skowhegan dressmaker whose death
| occurred in Augusta. were held at the
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. Freedom Douglas,
| short distance from the DR.. Bowen
| house. Charles w. Steward has sold to
c. A. Gardner a lot of land from his
| place, the Gardner Benson farm, on the
north side of the road leading from the
Mann farm to the Marlboro Mills road.
At business meeting of the Show
| hogan Water Power Co. held Wednes-
day at the home Of the Riverside Pulp
Co. here. the following board of direc-
| tors were elected: John r. Mcclellan,
Charles E. Young. Skowhegan: Harvey
E. Eaton, Esq. Waterville: Walter =.
! Wyman, Augusta; w. II. Cummings.
! Skowhegan. John X. Mcclellan was
elected president and J. e. Everett of
| Augusta was elected clerk and treasur-
| er. This organization is composed of
| the owners of the various Skowhegan
water power interests and includes the
American Wooden Co.. the Savage Mfg.
| Co, the Central Maine Power Co and the
Riverside Pulp Co, J. r. Mcclellan.
Charles E. Young and Blinn w. Page
being the owners of the last named con-
| Germ.
John F. Casey, who recently accept
ed a position on the Skowhegan- Port
land trains, has purchased the Fitz-
morris house at the corner of East
Front and Free streets and with his
family will reside there
| Athletes of the Skowhegan High
school go to Waterville Saturday to
participate in the track meet of the
Kennebec Valley district and conse-
quently the ball game to have been
played with the Madison team has been
postponed until Monday.
Harry Dysart, the patriotic young
Skowhegan man who endeavored to
enter the army for service to his coun-
try but who was unable to pass the
necessary physical examination, left
Wednesday afternoon for Waterville.
where he will undergo q surgical op-
Grafton to get himself in proper con-
dition to become q soldier.
I Mrs. Carl Mallett (Enie Pooler) ar
rived here from Waterville wednss-
day forenoon to join Mr.. MaIlett. They
are located at Hotel Oxford.
The new list of books for May ut
the Skowhegan Public Library are the
following: Light in the Clearing
(Bacheller); Road to Undertaking.
(Porter); Bringing Our Barbara,
| (Tram): Cinderella Jane. (Cookol: