Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-09
SK0WHECAN

AS the result of several years litiga-
ton the town of Skowhegan has received
from the Shawmut Manufacturing Co.
the sum of $500 for land damages. The
sum Of $225 has been paid by the town to
Clarence Weston. the latter case being
the one in which the town and officers
were sued by Mr.. Weston six years ago
and where. several attempts at settlement
had failed. These are two things for
which the present board of selectmen are
deserving of special credit. while the
sewer accounts collected are another fea-
ture of particular interest to the citi-
zens as the old accounts In question were
assessed during the years of 1a0S-9-12 and
Is. A part 1t was claimed were illegally
assessed while others were uncollectable.
There is about 500 more which could be
collected. J. T. Thibodeau has been paid
sewer damage amounting to $500 in ac-
cordance with a vote passed at a former
session while every dollar Of the 1916 sewer
assessment has been collected, instead of
allowing the account to be carried for
ward year after year and finally lost.
DR.. O. II. Tracy has been passing a part
Of the present week with his two sons
DIN and Leighton Tracy, students at
Bates college While away he was In
conference with Alfred Williams An
thony, D. D., l.. L. d. Of Lewiston who
will come to Skowhegan and deliver an
address in the First Baptist church Mon
day evening, the 18th. DR. Anthony come.
here under the auspices of the Mems
Community Club and Bible class of the
First ChIlrph mi ha liz ho&y,
and women, are urged to be present at
the lecture.
DR.. l.. A. Clements Of Newport has
been visiting here this week with DR..
F. S. Bigelow. Mrs. Kate Phillips, house
keeper for DR.. Bigelow. is in Newport
whittier she was called by the critical i'll.
ness Of her father
Webster Rowe, the veteran locksmith.
is back again in his old quarters, the
Haines block, just above Hotel Coburn
on Madison avenue.
Raymond Sherman Of Dark Harbor
has accepted a position at the Cleveland
barber SHOP
The Town Improvement Society will
meet Friday afternoon in Library par
Tors with Miss Alice Danforth in charge
Approximation of the Immigrant in
continuance Of the winters study.
M. F. Stevens OF the M. F. Stevens Sill
yer Fox Co., Augusta. and the Katahdin
Black Fox Company of Lincoln, with his
managing agent. D. G. Coburn of Dover,
was in town durin gthe day Wednesday.
paying visit to the local ranch on the
Mann road. -.,' -..s
The Parent-Teacher Association meet
ing next Saturday evening in Assembly
hall promises to be of unusual interest
from the fact that Miss Nellie Brown,
superintendent Of kindergarten work in
Bangor, will give an address. Miss Brown,
Is one Of the best authorities in the State
on this subject and after her lecture
topics will be discussed by
Mrs. E. F. Merrill and Mrs. w. s.
Stinchfield. Miss Sarah Snow will also
read paper upon '"The Relation of the
Kindergarten to the First Grade" and
there will be music numbers by high
school students. This afternoon (Friday)
will be visiting day In the Kindergarten
grades and all ladies interested are cor
daily invited to visit the kindergarten
grades on that afternoon. The associa-
ton meeting Saturday night convenes at
80 in Assembly hall and there will be
an exhibition Of kindergarten work.
Miss Mildred Duren who has been in
New York city for the last 10 days at
tending the spring millinery openings
and buying spring goods returned to
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah s. Frye. widow of Henry
A. Frye, died at noon Thursday of !
pneumonia at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Hill. Her age was s3k years |
and when eight years of age she came
to Skowhegan to reside, her father |
having been Seth Croweli. She and her |
husband. who was veteran Of the |
Civil War; resided on the farm now
occupied by Raymond Kicker but for |
about Is years she has made her home !
with Mrs. Hill, who was a cousin of |
her late husband. She never had chill |
dren and has no nearer surviving rela-
tives than a nephew, her brother, La
forest Crowell having been for some
time deceased. The funeral services
will be held from the Hill home Sun
day at 10 O'Clock.
The Christian Science Society held a