Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-25

Lindon Lancaster was at home
Friday and Saturday from Dead
water. where he is In charge of a
store of which the Coburn Heirs are
proprietors. He reports about 10000
cords of pulpwood already cut for
loading from that station. The con-
Germs numbering through different
parts of that section are now, how
ever, holding off their most active
labors until the arrival of snow. The
Coburn Heirs are themselves MAX
ing quite heavy cuttings and their
extra employees have increased the
population of this little backwoods
hamlet until there are almost no va
cant houses there. Some 80 families
are domiciled there and an effort is
being made to have a school opened
The influenza has visited that local
ity as we'll as others more popuious
and wealthy, removing from the ac-
tivities of the community three. the
station agent, Ralph O'Hara, and his
step son and the former proprietor OF
the store, George Scott. Samuel
Crummet, who has been proprietor of
the railroad station at Troutdale. has
been transferred to Deadwater and is
shortly moving his family there. The
store at Deadwater is the only store
Of consequence between Kineo and
Bingham and Manager Lancaster re-
ports good trade with potatoes sell
ing for $3.50 per bushel. Game is
plentiful up river at this season and
Mr.. Lancaster noted a shipment from
abore his station of nearly SO deer
the other day.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Somerset Loan and
Building Association will be held at
the office Of Judge +. F. Lawrence in
the Dodge block this Monday evening
at 100 +. NJ. for the election of off
ness as required.
Miss Sarah Clark. who has been
passing the summer at her home in
Norridgewock. is leaving very shortly
to pass the winter in Maryland. Miss
Clark is widely known as Penn Shir-
ley, the writer Of children's books
She is the sister Of Miss Rebecca
Clark, better known to the Juvenile
world as Sophy May.
While all the towns have not vet
been heard from in the United War
Work Campaign, Chairman Cum
mings stated the last of the week
that the latest returns gave a total
Of about $4,000 for the county.
Isaac Newton Of Jackman has
bought Of the Coburn Heirs. Inc,
whose headquarters are in Skowhe-
gan, all OF lot No. 4 in Range II in
Jackman Plantation and all that part
of lot No. in Range IS in the same
plantation which lies south of Moose
River. An interesting deal nearer
home has also been contaminated
Charles Folsom Jones Of this place
having sold to Fred Cox all soft and
pines" lot on the north side of the
road leading to Norridgewock. Many
local people will: regret to learn that
this attractive body of wood must be
cut down. Wesley Watson. owner Of
the Morse farm adjoining the. pines"
has also sold to Mr.. Cox all land, soft
and hard lumber on that part of the
Morse farm commencing on the west
line Of the timber land already men
toned. Work is expected to be begun
at once on the cuttings.
The Missionary Circle and the La
dies Social Circle, two auxiliaries OF
the Methodist church, are to meet
this Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Carrie Macpherson at the home Of
J. r. Mcclellan.
Mrs. John w. >Healy received a
telegram Friday last from her hus-
band. Capt John w. Healy Of Go. F..
sent from Bordeaux. France. which