Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
Bread Demonstration Coming

against Io1 tons for the correspondents;
month year ago. while freight FOR
Warded from the Skuwhegan station in
January was approximately 1892 tons
against e79o in January 1871 Pota-
toes were selling better a year ago to
al appearances IS 292 bushels were
shipped ou' against none this last
month while this year in January 4S5
tons were shipped out against a92
tons Tor the su.s.e month wear ago.
Other shipments for the months have
been live stock. ~ tons: lumber, rs:
pulp wood, 2l' fertilizer. As; wood
pup. 1863: doni@StlcS. cotton and wool,
~ tons; merchandise, 2o1; other manu-
lactures, 40; mercEa ndise. 10. Freight
received include: Grain. &c tons; -four.
6o tons: other mill products. Jag:
wool, 10: anthracite ccal. 10: lumber,
100: fertilizer so; petroleum and other
oils, Is: me-cha n1lsefi 80 manutac-
rureS, -.
Everett W. Bacon has accepted a
position as news editor at the office Of
the independent Reporter. succeeding
j. NJ. Huckins, resigned.
February Probate Court.
The February term OF probate court
as opened al the court house Tuesday
.,ith Judge &. Q. Small of Madison PIE
siding. Several Wills were presented
I0r probate among them beins that OF
Nary Louise Garter OF Fairfield. She
)cqUeathed TO Flank Watson i<nowl-
tun all the money deposited ut the time
II her demise in the Belfast Savings
Bank, the interest on the same TO De
used until he was Il years old to pay
premiums on insurance on the Life OF
Frank w. knowltou and Donald SWEET
Nnowlton. All the money in the Pes
pies National Bank at Waterville at
the time of Mrs. Carriers demise goes
to Edith Ellen knowlton. also a
diamond ring, while to Frank A.
knoWlton, who is named rs executor.
is left all none! which he might be
owing the deceased at the time OF her
death. also all notes. The sum OF $25
..as lett to Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus l..
'arter and to Mary Ann L.ittefield,
with 500 to Ellen j. SWEET and Donald
SWEET knowlton and $50 to Annie b.
Carter of Belfast Edith Carter was
beuueathed IS. Myra Gates Carter,
silver service, May Allen Carter cut
glass eob!etS, silver dishes 10 Ruth NJ
Peabody and Pearl Pierce jackson and
one half dozen solid silver teaspoons
each to Kenneth Carter, kennard Car
ter and Blanche Iittlefield. The rest
of the jewelry and all other person al
property in the home of Isabel s.
Knowlton owned 10y the deceased. a.,
the time of her death is bequeathed to
her and the residue of the property Is
to be divided equally between Isabel
:. knowlton and Ellen j. SWEET
The will of Olive A. Smith. late of
Norridgewock vas also presented for
probate. NE left many requests
STIMULATING that the remainder of her
estate was to be divided proportional
ly among the several delegates, in pro-
portion to the se4eral amounts named
F.. l.. Anles was named as executor and
by codicil Mrs. VIII Williamson is to
receive SIS. Those named in thezmain
will as receiving $50 were George
Pickering. Gardiner: Myrtle NJ. Ennis
Gardiner: Gertrude Trafton, Gardiner;
Earl H. Pickering. Gardiner; Blanche
Lovejoy: Mary j. Stafford, Chelsea;
Ella Pickering: Lucius Pollard of Nor
ridgewock formerly lived in the Smith
home): those named as legatees in the
amount of $25 were Alice A. Sawyer
Portland: Robt. r. Walton, Frank
Stafford: Geneva Taylor of Norridge-
wock: Mrs. Elizabeth Williams. East
Mercer. Mrs. Smith also left the sun,
of $50 for the care of her cemetery lot
- Il he lnf Of
cemetery AT East Mercer. to May
Traitor of Gardiner. all silverware and
to Gladys Wilder, gold watch and
chain.
According to the will of Ada b.
Deano, late of Fairfield Annie Elmira
Delano, niece. receives $500 and the
rest of the estate goes to Preston
Delano, husband of the deceased The
appointment of W. f. Marble as ad-
ministrator in the estate OF Olive A.
Huntress of Harmony was asked for.
also the appointment of Gail a. Tag
CART, administrators in the estate OF her
mother, the late Mrs. Lizzie Taggart
OF Skowhegan.
Better than half of the members of
the Show hogan Volunteer Council for
ttu tilu beieHcS met IN munlClpai
court room Monday evening TO help
devise ways and means to meet Show
hegans allotment in the War Savings
Stamp Campaign for 100000. County
Chairman Edward r. Merrill was the
principal speaker of the evening. 1t
seemed TO meet with favor that a
house to house canvas be conducted in
the same manner as the Library Bond
canvass had been made by dividing
the village into ten sections with a
captain for each section and aids to
assist them. The county chairman
with town chairman r. L. Atwood ana
f. T. Madden were appointed to ar
range for the canvas and a committee
composed Of r. T. Patten. A. \. Por-
ter. II. r. Smith. Il. E. Cole and Jos.
Chabot Was appointed to canvass the
business houses for the purpose of pro-
Sfap1n Agencies pf " bich