Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
.SKOWHEGAN NEWS
= SOMERSET co. HEADQUARTERS
- -AoIeA OXFORD, ROOM 2,-
'eL.SkoW e-2f0ss. NEW ENG TEL skow ooo.2


It County Commissioners Annu-
'resters July Installed = In
candidates for June Primaries
) to Have Boys and Girls Club
say-Relisf coips to Meet Fri
account totals. s2.6O5:2l. Of which pro-
visions are $S66.1S ana repairs are
s725.7S. with nl7.55 for bedding. The
net profit fDr. tile wood yard is s54.sO
For wood sold there has peen received
sS592.25 and wood on hand Dec. 81. 1917
amounts to 12A. while wood on hand
Jan. 1. 1s1D,&As valued Al $s.c5.
The excellent hpancial condition OF
the county and the successful. method
OF guarding the Golfers of Somerset are
set forth most adFantageously in the
account of John II Lancaster. Of SHOW
hogan. treasurer..s The yDr. side Of his
account gives thA following financial
statistics: Cash on hand. Jan. 4. 1917
s746l.40; requests in savings bank
Jan. /, 1917, sS67.71; received from road
taxes in unorganized townships
s1914.69; received from towns and
plantations, 1916. s1O11S.56 and re-
teived from the ssame. sources in 1917
s2OiSl4.62: received from county Of
ficers, ofiicialx feess amounting tc
s2S1019; municipal court judges and
trial justices, s1269.02; fines and costs
supreme judicial court. s74229: State
of Maine Co. taxes. 1916 and 1917
81 094.a1: State of Maine improvement
of State roads, si903.57: interest or
deposits. S217.90: interest on savings
bank requests to Jan. /, 1918, S64.19:
jail board and medicine. $i6.36: wood
sold from wood yard, $685.: barrels
etc, together with other sundries tota
debit account Of $62.133.4G
The credit side includes of course
the salaries Of county officials already
given as well as salaries of road agents
in plantations. the agents salaries
amounting to S357321; the expenses OF
sheriff. various court expenses. repair
OF The Forks bridge, s244: Neal Brook
Bridge, State Road, Skowneean, 5000;
Skowhegan highway. $43; The Forks
State road. s112.50; Moose River high
way. $3.50; street sprinkling, 1917. SIS:
investigating crimes. s16S994: filing
case for probate office. $50 and show
ing cash on hand. Jan. I. 1918 OF
S15.521.53 and requests In the savings
bank including interest to January
1918. of $43l.90.
Mrs. Ida s. l.. Smith of Main street
who has been i'll is reported as con
siderably improved.
II. Tobey Mooers spoke on his am
hulance service experiences in Pitts
field Wednesday, night. and this Thurs
Cay evening speaks i'm Hartland an,
FRIDAY night in Athens.
Friends of Adolph Stevens who re.
Gently returned to Monhegan will be
interested to learn that he has under
gone physical examination for military
service and has been accepted al
though before he was exempted.
\ very happy social event was par
ticipated in Tuesday evening by the
members of the Independent Greer OF
Foresters and their friends IN Crane
Army h21,- "a large number attending
Lyman !. :Walton, Past High counci
or the High Court installed the of
ncers-elect. ceremony which he has
performed for many years. On this
occasion he was assisted by f. NJ
Alhes as grand marshal Bracket por-
teF acting as chief ranger The OF.
Hcers installed were r. A. Pierce vice
ranger: c. A. Burnor. recording secre.
farE: {. \. Bragg. financial secretary
Ahce \ashon. orator: senior woodard
MIS-. LIZA Tantish: junior woodland
Noah Demo: junior beadle f. NJ
AmeS. The officers who were NOT
present to be installed were: Cour,
deputy y. \. Abbey; court physician
DR.. G. f. Richardson's; chief ranger,
AIRS. Mary Y: Roderick: treasurer 7
r. Murray; senior beadle, Samuel Rod
crick. The trustees OF the order are
Aisle Davis and Q. \. Abbey.
At the conclusion of the installation
pleasing program WIS presented
which included violin selections by
Master Hector Chabot; two piano solos
hE Miss Cecilia Fortier and a musica
number by the Misses Lila Leo and
Fern Packard at the piano and Leon
Judklns violinist. E. NJ. Ay,es offered
remarks. l.. l.. Walton gayeE brief ad :
dress based upon Liberty, Benevorence
ana Concord and G. H. Burnor spoke
briefly. A the conclnabn of<the pro
gram ices and fancy. waters were
served and later dancing was .en1oyed.
the grand Yarch beirBsied by Nj. and
Mrs. Cilas. A. Burnor, sMrs. Matthew
Green at the piano. -
The following is d. LIST Of the un-
claimed inheritance. deposits In the
hands of County Treasurer j. II. Ian
caster on December 81, =. ,si7,F' pun
lished under provisions 81 laws of re-
vised statutes: Samuel 'Rieker, s17.14:
Frank Williams, $40: Katie pushaw,
500; Maria Pushofy,11oe:. SADIE Tit
comb, 1888; EhissssYi,como. 1888:
Charles Moore. $40; Nettie Wood, $40;
George Wood. SIG; Frank Wood $40:
Bert Moore. $40; Luther Strickland.
s2S.13: Silas STRICKLAND, s23.13: Mary
E. Brown, $3.50: Addie Sceivris, s1.s5:
Madison Mosher 1888; Gertrude
Mosher, s2.44:s Rosviue THOMPSON.
S54.42: Warren Daggett, s1.93: Estate
Samuel Hesid, $500.
ES-Sherfff John A. Mooers of Show
hesar has announced himself a cam
dldate before the June Primaries for
for the Office of ebor;f ~