Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-12
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Road Assessments-Foregn Re laons Dscussedr and MRS.
H. c. Sheridan Given Pleasa mt Surprise

Following the inspection by the coun-
tv commissioners of all the county
roads and roads originally located as
town roads in the unincorporated town
shins and tracts of land in Somersss
comfy. excepting in townships where
authority has been given TO the town
ship to maintain it's own highways, the
commissioners have assessed the sums
hereafter named for the purpose of put
ting and keeping the roads in repair
during 1917: Bigelow Plantation,
s55O.40. rate 10 mills, Raymond Kicker
agent: Flagstaff Plantation, S4s5, ~
mills. c. c. Butler, agent; Mayfieid Pan
tation, s10s3.50. IL mills, A. l.. Healey'
agent: Carrying Place Plantation
s2151O. 10 mills. f. Z. Bean, agent;
Moxie Gore. se4450 mills, Forrest
Williams. agent; The Forks, S1,oss.5s,
10 mills, F. f. Williams, agent; west
Forks. s11627O 10 mills. F. j. Durglh'
agent: Dennistown Plantation. So4i"Zo,
mills. II. l.. Colby, agent; Sandy Bay
s941.O5, 10 mills; Bald Mountain. slSl.5i'
3 mills, II. J.. Colby, agent; Parlin Pond
s4S6. 3 mills: johnson Mountain, $693.S4'
s mills. II T. Mckinney. agent
Living I oHGlIipHS VI out ICi -iS''
Neighbors" was taken UP Friday after
noon by the members of the Town I'M
proyement Society at their regular meet
ing in Library parlors. A special Tea
ture of the meeting was the address by
Mrs. Gertrude Wight, superintendent OF
the Reformatory for Women here. IN
which she gave the aim and purposes
of the institution. The program of the
Aft-e. nm n
&. Witham, treasurer Of the society, the
same being opened by a piano 500
PLAYED by Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames.
The first paper relating to the subject
in immigration study was presented by
Miss Alice Danforth, her topic beng
Living Conditions and Congestion
Miss Goldie keene sang selection, and
then The Ilandicaps of the Aliens was
considered by Mrs. Viola Burnor. Miss
Airline f. Burnor reading the paper Tho
president, Miss Gertrude r. Weston. fol
lowed with a reading from the "Iittl"
Aliens" entitled THE Magic Cape"
Master John Oddly played a piano solo
and a paper upon Savings and Invest
ments' was read by Mrs. Emma w
Goodrich The last music number was
violin duct played by Miss Lois Man
+ ttT ana MISS FISH I'D il'I' no Hp9t-
csscs were Mrs Ada Phillips and Mrs.
Lora Thompson.
Tho members of the Sunshine Society.
II in number. enjoyed drive to the
home of Mrs. Fred Leo near the Great
Eddy Thursday afternoon. Refreshments
were furnished by the hostess. The
next meeting will occur on Washing
tons birthday AT the municipal building.
, A. meeting of the Daughters of the
American Revolution to sew for tho
wounded allies is to be held this
Monday afternoon at the home Of Miss
Louise Fl. Coburn.
\ charming little party was given
Saturday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. II.
G. Sheridan at their home on Madi
son avenue in honor of the owners
and employees connected with the In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Probate court February term.
opens Tuesday at the court house
with Judge Small presiding.
There has been no further spread Of
diphtheria in town and Helen lies,
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hes. is reported as making favorable
progress toward recovery.
/ The members Of the Philathea Glass
are to have a Valentine social.
County Agent Stiles has announced
two farm demonstrations in SkoWhe
gan which will be of great interest to
farmers of this section. One will be
upon orcharding at the G. r. White
farm on Hilton hill and the other will
be upon pig raising at the Thomas
Dean farm on tho Fairfield road.
! Mrs. w. T. Tarbell of Athens has
come 10 Skowkcgan to pass the win
tor at the home Of her son, Chas.
/ Tarbell
| The Senior class has appointed Lib
by Pulsifer class prophet and named
Miss Beatrice Smiley as the most
popular girl in the class with Alexan-
ner Thompson as the most popular
boy. Karl Tol ey will have the class
will at graduation time and Alvan
Buchanan and Miss Pauline Emery
have been named to distribute the
rifte
/ SkowheGan friends OF Mrs. Wade
/ Wheeler. formerly of this town but
now of Watertown. Mass, will be in
/ teroSted to learn that her health Is
somewhat improved and that she has
returned to WATERFOWL after Il stay
of some time with relatives in Hinck-
4 10y
4 Under the auspices of Skowhegan
Z Grange some 40 couples gathered at
Grange hall Friday evening to enjoy a
i Poverty ball. The grand march was
led by l.. B. Hascall and Mrs Eugene
kcene
! The Skowhegan High school girls bas-
ketbal team suffered defeat for the first
time this year last Friday evening in its
game with the Waterville High team at
Waterville.
DIR. George +. Young has been quite Ill
for a few days.
Sheriff II. l.. Goodrich passed the week
end with his family in Palmyra
The meeting Of the Working League OF
the Congregational church is to be held
Monday afternoon in the church parlors.
There are now nine inmates at the re-
fomatory for women. the two latest to
arrive being brought here from Augusta
and Portland to serve indeterminate sem
fences. The new brick cottage is well I'M
derway. the walls and roof being in place