Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10

/ Representing the Harmony Village
Improvement Association, Elmer Traf-
ton and Earle Longfellow were in
/ Skowhegan and Waterville Thursday
! in conference with Central Maine
! Power officials relative to extending the
electric lighting system from Athens
TO Harmony village.
! Unofficial reports have been received
here to the effect that Elmer Withee,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Wlthee or
this place has met his death in rail-
way accident or train tragedy
somewhere in England.
County Agent r. NJ. stiles was in
.Skowhegan Thursday and Friday being
Oh his way the last day to the George
L Foster farm in Cornvile where he
conducted a self-feeder for hogs
building demonstration. This official
announced that a silo building cam
paign was 20 be started in the county
ii which the amount OF lumber re-
CURED would Lt specified. together
with the cost OF building and lectures
on different varieties of sileage.
Harlan Adams of Dover is passing a
Wv days at the home of DR.. r. s. Big
Glow.
William NJ Osborn of Fairfield,
chairman OF the Board of County Com
missioners and T.. T. Goodrich a MEM
Der of the board. returned to SkoWhe-
gan Thursday night from Moose rVer
where they had attended meeting OF
their own board together with mem
bers of the boards of the Highway
Commissioners and State Assessors.
In the big freshet of last season a
bridge of some so foot span was car
ried out at Moose River and another
must be built there. The citizens are
asking for state aid in building the
same, the estimated cost of the bridge
being 10000 The officials present
seemed to feel that this was quite a
sum to put into the structure and they
have not yet rendered d public de-
cison in the matter While there. a
proposed site for new road was laid
out, the same being about one mile in
length and extending from the Jack
man line across the Head Bridge. The
petition for this road had been signed
by every voter in Moose River No
dec sion was made as to the granting
Of the petition. an adjourned meeting
to be held later in Augusta.
The usual plans are in order for the
nkssivins social to be conducted
by the parishioners at Bethany church
under the auspices of the Helen Co.
burn Mission Circle.
Mr.. Huff, who has been confined in
the State hospital at Bangor. has re-
,urncd 10 the home of Willard Leigh
- in Cornvile.
us. e. O. rilton left Friday morn
D. for Arlington Heights. Mass,
i,4Ie She viil pass the winter in the
II ne of her son, Fred Tilton. Mrs
I-rod Tilton came to Skowhegan few
Gays ago to accompany her on the
j urncN.
Asher Burrill of Canaan was re-
moved by ambulance Friday forenoon
to SCmcrset hospital for treatment
T. T.. Spauldng of jay was in town
Thursday and Friday looking after
timber lands.
Rev. c. H. Mckinney. pastor of the
Island Avenue Congregational church.
"Iived home Friday forenoon from
Augusta where he had been attending
the II rCentenary rally in connection
with the sessions of the Kennebec AS
sociation IF Congregational Churches
and Ministers.
r. y. Stratton Of Pressure Isle and
IT, T. Stratton of Bridgeport. Ct. have
been in town this week examining
some Of the sheep in this section for
The purpose of buying.
Mrs. Elmer f. Towne accompanied
hy her son Donald Towne. left here
, Friday on the midday train for a Wis
it i'm Boston.