Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

a question as to the transmission OF
water power out of the State from
the East branch OF the konnebec riN-
CT in Township No. /, bingham Ken
nCbcc purchase west Of the kenne-
bee river in Somerset county has
been definitely settled with the pur-
chase Of the rights Of certain owners
OF power and land in Township No. l..
The matter has been one Of consider
able speculation and il will he eX-
ceedingly gratifying To learn that the
power development will occur right
there in the vicinity Of Indian pond.
This Will he a great boon 10 business
interests i'll that section and the steps
toward the development will be taken
as soon as possible. Fight deeds were
received Wednesday forenoon at the
Somerset Registry Of Deeds relative
10 the purchase which extends from
the upper side of Chase stream to the
north line IF The Forks.
Marrow strips Of land on one or both
sides Of the stream have been con-
yeyed as follows. with timber reserv-
cd and including all rights in the East
Branch waters: George Gray. Charles
~. Gray Of Gardiner. w u. Snow Of
Skowhegan and Harriet .. clay Of
RoXbury. Mass. northern line is south
line Of Township !. Range and
southern boundary is MoAie Gore:
Charles y. Clark. Laverue e. Moore
and Nellie NJ ToWne, all Of Madison.
and s. +. Moore Of Portland on houn-
Diary of W. T. tlaines land; William
T. Haines OF WaterviIle. westerly side
Of the branch. the southern boundary
being the range line between Town
ship No. l. Range and Range 8,
southern boundary on the north line
Of the Three Thousand Acres Tract;
s w Philbrick Of Sk"whegan. land
on westerly side Of Branch and IN
dian pond. northern boundary is north
line Of Township No T. Range s, and
southern BOUNDARY south line OF same
township. Range s: The Trustees Of
coburn Land Trust on east and west
sides Of the branch with northern
boundary on westerly line Of Town
ship > Range ), ana southern boun-
diary on north line Of Township No. I.
Range g. and northern boundaries on
north line of Tow nship No. !. Range S,
and southern on south line of the same
range: Bingham Lumber Co, land on
east side Of Branch. northern bOun-
dary on westerly line of Township >
Range ). ard southern boundary on
north line Of Township ], Range T.
The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid Society
held a pleasant meeting on Tuesday
with Miss Olive Hayden AT her home
near Lakewood. An all-day session was
in order and. a picnic dinner was en-
jCyed at mid day Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
President, Miss Olive Hayden: vice
president. Mrs. Laban Lincoln: score
tary. Mrs. Agnes Goodrich; treasurer.
Mrs. r. II Morrill,. The same board of,
directors We're >re-elected. Considerable
uSincss was attended and Rev +. A.
Wiggin. pastor of Unity church and
for many wears, the president of Mad
iscn Camp. will be invited to conduct
tic annual lecture and message ser
vices at Lake wood in June. 1t was also
voted 10 engage Rev. Mary S. Wander
bilt Of Brooklyn. :. y, and Rev Fred
erick Nicholson OF Boston for the
meetings next fall The ladies busted
themselves during the day by lacking
puff. Another meeting will be held in
two weeks AT Miss Hayden's home
fist church parish remembered % fam
lilies with Thanksgiving dinners this
year. In spite OF the hard times this
donation was nearly as large a s in pre-
vious years
DIR. George Otis Smith is still suffer
ing from tie effects of his long run IF
fever in Wa shington but il is expected
that he will be able TO undertake the
journey home to Skowhegan before
many weeks.
MIR and Mrs Fred r. Hurley are the
parents Of u l.-pound daughter born
during Tuesday night
The Independent order Of Foresters
J cid a regular business meeting Tues
Gay evening and at the next meeting
Will nominate and elect officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond n. Pratt Of
Sebec are the parents Of a little dsugn-
ter. Louise G. The couple formerly re-
sided here and the little stranger ar
rived at Somerset hospital Mrs. Pratt
was formerly Christie Furber of Ca
naan
Among the dinner parties to he en-
JoNed today is one a the home of DIR.
Julia Nay kincaid when she will en-
terrain Mr.. and Mrs S. C.. Robinson Of
this village Mrs. Lura Adams. & n
ana William d. Bradbury of Malbon's
Mills and DIR. Philip Yung OF San
fcrd.
John NJ. Goodwin Of Halloweu. who
is infprcsfod IN Sha -