Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07

2 Property Owners with Taxes
Change-DeMolay COmmandery
March before the Exemption board
there was but one man presented him
self for physical examination. That
was Lnwood L. Bickford of Canaan
who was accepted for general service.
Leeman Ellis of Sangerville was trans
ferred. The results Of men examined
out Of order or reported from other
examining boards were as follows:
Accepted-Clarence M. Gerrish. Abbott
Village; Fred w. Burns, The Forks;
Amos Marley, Rockwood; William E.
Emery, Skowhegan, now of Norwich,
Conn; Ivan Nj. Dyer, Scion; Clarence
Written, Berlin, n. H.; Emerson Mutt.
Fairfield, now Of Philadelphia; Carroll
Crosswell Mercer, now of Rumford;
Herbert S. Smith, Madison; Arthur G.
Mclean, Madison; Samuel A. Harvey
Jackman. John F. Landry, formerly Of
Fairfield. now of Leominster, Mass.
was accepted for special service, as in
for special service as farmer; Bernard
\. Gordon, Concord. accepted for
special service as farmer.
Men rejected were Fred G. Reed Of
Fairfield; Reuben Perry. Bangor;
Charles f. Thurston, Cambridge;
James J. Murphy, examined for
Piscataquis county; Arthur Brian,
Berlin, n. H.; Isaiah Mclaughlin,
Skowhegan, now of Nashua, n. H.;
Michael Holland, Roclwood. Charles
Seavey was transferred from the
Franklin Board and was accepted.
Relatives of Hollis Twombley, who
left Skowhegan with Company E, and
Is now in France, have been informed
that he recerH underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis in Hospital &c.
At the time Of writing the letter he
was able to be upnpd was understood
toward recovery.
Alton Howard of W1erville has ac-
copied a position as brakeman on the
Crtland- Skowhegan runs taking the
place OF G. H. Ware who will probably
take a run out of Waterville
DR.. I. L. Salley left Wednesday
morning for Orono to attend the L. of
NJ. farmers week sessions. He will
speak Thursday before the students
upon topic relative to animal. dis
eases n {
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Witham left
Wednesday morning to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Atkinson in East Boston
< w. l.. Dutton, for some time an gil
neer in local train service has accepted
4. position on a train between South
Gardner and Augusta. He has moved
his family to South Gardiner, Mrs.
button having left Wednesday morn
ing.
Capt. ]. w. Blunt of the Quarter
masters department who has been at
home on furlough since before the
death of his father, Col. A. G. Blunt,
returned to Boston Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ T. Pooler left Wednesday
morning to visit her sister Miss Julia
Coburn in Concord. Mass, and to pass
sometime in Boston. Her son, Fred C.
Pooler is also in Boston during the
present week
Alexander Thomson who has been at
home from Bowdoin college for a short
visit returned Wednesday to resume
his studies
The Coburn Classical Institute Bas-
ket bah team will come to Skowhegan
Friday night to play against the Show
hogan High sextette.
Town clerk Simpson stated Wednes-
day that while there were about the
usual number of delinquent taxpayers
IN SkoWhegan, a noticeable feature
was That there were not so many polls
| unpayed but more property owners
This is occasioned among the 0rmers
i'll part at least, by the failure of their
teams TO arrive from the Maine woods
where they have been working during
the season in time for them to meet
their yearly assessment with the win
ter's wages before the closing Of the
town books
An important business change has
been consummated in which Harry
Hubbard and Omar Furber. proprie-
tors of the Southside Grocery have dis
posed of their stock and trade to Err.
nest fash and Ernest Groder. Mr..
fash was formerly at the c. w. Day
store and recently was in charge of the
Atlantic and Pacific Co.'S store here,
7 Ip ps,, n ,s, firm takes session about
Roland T. Patten, editor of the In
dependent-Reporter was in Waterville
Wednesday to deliver an address be-
fo re the class in Journalism at Colby
college.
Among the local people who left
Wednesday for Boston to attend the
automobile show were Mr.. and Mrs.
Bin w. Page, NJ. c. Viles, A. B. Plum
mer, Frank Parsons. E. L. Decker.
George Nash and W. H. Hight.
At convocation of DeMolay Com
mandery held Tuesday evening the
Red Cross and Malta Degrees We're
conferred. At meeting of Somerset
chapter held Wednesday evening there
was work in the Mark degree followed
by refreshments with Mrs Kate S.
Simpson catering. Next Monday night
there Will be an important session Of
Somerset Lodge with District Deputy
Grand Master James A. Spence in
speeding the work which will be in the
+. a. degree. Refreshments will fol-
low the inspection.
Ora Mitchell the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mitchell Of Norridgewocl,
Lad rather an exciting experience
Tuesday on his way to Skowhegan