Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-18


premises on Water street. partially
burned, for the purpose of determining
the salvage value of the property,
which is owned by NJ. B. Heselton,
have reported. The salvage value was
obtained nn the basis of the block be-
ing restored in wood, according to the
plans and specifications presented to
the board Of fire commissioners of
Skowhegan by Mr.. Heselton; and the
carpenters were selected by Judge
Spear following an agreement by the
counsel at hearing upon a petition
for mandamus in which Mr.. Heselton
appeared against the Board of Fire
Commissioners. The report of the ap-
praisers is as follows: Restored value
o. north % 1-2 feet, sS,141.81; mate
rial and labor required to restore, $2,-
781 .02; salvage value of north 62 I-2
feet, s5,36079; salvage value of north
so 1-2 less 33 per cent depreciation.
S3,591.73; restored value Of north 100
feet. s10.s4S.S4; material and labor re-
quired to restore. $3,492.32; salvage
value of north 100 feet, $7,356.52; sal
wage value of north 100 feet, less 33
per cent. depreciation, s4,928.s7; re-
stored value of whole block, 19,160.45; /;
material and labor required to restore,
$4,254.65: salvage value of whole block.
l4,905.60: salvage value of whole
block, less 33 per cent. depreciation,
s9,9S6.75. Judge Spear has set the hear
ing for Tuesday next at Augusta.
Capt. ami Mrs. ]. Wallace Blunt be-
came the parents of their fourth child,
a son. Saturday morning. Capt. Blunt
is in the service in the quartermaster's
department., Boston.
Oscar r. Widder Of the Somerset
shoe factory was in Boston the latter
part of the week on business.
The farmers of Somerset county are
taking hold well Of the account book
project which County Agent Stiles has
been submitting to them for a. more
systemiZed accounting of farm labor
and results. There are four kinds the
dairy, the farm, the swine and the
poultry account books.
A pleasant meeting of Russell Re-
lief Corps was held on Friday at Grand
Army hall, another patriotic program
being presented i'll accordance with the
present custom at such meetings.
Readings upon current events of the
day rather than those Of the Civil War
were given by nearly all the members
pl esent, Ms. Mary S. T. Burns direct
ing the program and presiding as pres
ident of the Corps. The music Of the
afternoon was furnished by chorus
singing by the members with Mrs.
Emma H. Dunton at the piano.
Warren C. Merrill. now serving with
the Hospital Corps in France, writes
that he has been hit twice by spent
shell, once on the shoulder and once
on the hand, at which time a portion
Of a ring on his finger was shot away.
He escaped without injury.
A meeting of the Eastern Star was
held on Friday evening, although ow-
ing to sickness the degree was not
conferred. After the busines meeting
ice cream and cake were served, Mrs.
Harry lies, Miss Sue Whitney, Mrs.
Janet Min and Mrs. Helen b. Weston
directing serving of the refreshments.
In the absence of Chairman II. l..
Goodrich of the committee on produc-
ton for Somerset county, c. II. Chute,
chairman o. the sub committee Tor the
town of Skowhegan, has appointed the
following assistants in this town, the
effort being to have one man from
each school district in SkoWhegan'
Peregrin C. White. Hilton Hill; Smell
don H. Bradbury, Malbons Mills; Z. II.
Tuttle, Bush; Herbert N. Pratt Dud-
lev Corner; Abner Currier, Cufrler
reighborhood; Sidney l.. Pooler, East
Skowhegan; Thos. Dionne, Eaton
Mountain; r. Francis Parker, River
road. south; w. H. Boynton, River
road. north; Lester 3. Clark; L. Z.
Deane. Fairfield road; Lester Packard
Bigelow hill; George NJ. Buzzell' La
rome: Fred w. Weston, NorrldgeWock
read. These farmers are requested 10
make a careful inventory Of the seeds
of the various kinds on hand, also no"
much of each kind can be spared, also
to ascertain what kinds are neeedd ana
not to be found, in the respective
Such lists should De
complied and handed to Chairman
Chute as scon as possible. The import
ance Of large acreage increases III
corn, beans, wheat, barley, oats, DUCK
wheat and roots for feed Tor dalry
cows is also urged upon the farmers
County Chairman Goodrich will the
latter part of the month meet the
members of the different committees
to receive their reports and exchange
faring ideas for the season near at
hand.
The following list of Somerset couh-
ty resistrants have been called to tP-
near before the Somerset Exemption
Board on March 21: Charles j. Gouiet'e'
Skowhegan: Geo. Leander Cole. Nor'n
Anson: Bert Moody. Solon; Joseph Dp-
bey. North Ansbn: Ernest II. Emery
Adams: Preston Moody, Anson; Her
bert Green, Palmyra; Roy +. Nay
(Skowhegan) Buttonwillow, Cal; FREQ
Peterson. L.akevicw: Frank Dubey'
Skowhegan: F. L. Rolfe, North Anaon;
Geo. A. Welch, Athens. Men VINO dlo
not appear Friday for physical exam-
nation were: Fred Baker. Fairfield; Jo-
semi McKernon, Rockwcod; Harold =.
crosby. Washington, d. c.: Clyde r.
Williams. Athens (thought to be in the
service): Fred H. Cyr Madison; Adam
G. Peter. Jackman; Chas. 3. Johnson
Fairfield: Michael ]. Mcdonald, me
FORKS: Thomas Fleming, Rackwood'
las. Conroy, Lowell. Mass; Albert d.
Caswell. Long Pond; Alphonse Pouilh'
Lewiston: Blundi Angelic, Madlsoh
E.rnest NJ. Bumpus, Bingham; Danlel
Re,lev;eu. lockwood. Men transferred
Oliver