Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-08

nm. It was feared at one time that
the product might be light but from
seven to eight hundred barrels are
now looked for.
Miss Ethel King, formerly AN OPP
orator at the local teiephine en-
change. left Saturday for Lewiston
whore she is taking q business course
at a Lewiston college.
At meeting Of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society. was held Friday
evening at the Office Of the Independ-
emit Reporter. The president, z. T.
Goodrich. was out Of town. Plans
were discussed for. the annual fair to
be held Sept. 80. Oct. and 2. Entry
blanks are now out for the races and
are obtainable Of s. H. Bradbury,
Skowhegan. There will be $1lo0 offef-
ed IN purses for the races. On the
nfst day there will be the 2.29 and
~ races, trot or pace, and on Thurs
oay the last day, the 2.27 trot or
pace and the Els trot or pace. The
purses in each race will be $500. The
purses will be divided so. rs. Is and
~ per cent and the further conditions
are that the mile heats will be the
best three in five, with four to enter
and three to start. There will be no
entrance fee. but rather 10 per cent
from the winners only, the thack be-
ing under National rules. All entries
VIII be closed by Sept. % at noon and
two starters will be allowed from
the same stable.
There will be box social under the
auspices Of the Catholic Order of
Foresters next Thursday evening at
C. o. F. hail. Music will be furnished
for the occasion by WEIGHS orches-
ira.
The selectmen are in receipt of a
telegram announcing that a carload
of government food stuff will be
shipped into Skowhegan Immediate
IL.
Leighton Tracy left Saturday on
the midday train for Lewiston on
business preparatory to resuming his
studies at Bates college.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Merrill left
Saturday forenoon to visit with her
sister in West Newton, Mass
Selectman Clyde H. Smith stated
Saturday that the board had been
notified that $3.50 more had been ap-
prepriated from the State fund for
repairs on the highway between
Skowhegan and Lakewood the day
previous. making total of $3.50 ap-
propriated by the State for repairs on
thsi road. The town appropriation
was $1,000.
Curtis H. r. Hatch of Fairfield,
who has been here for the last few
weeks on business, returned home
Saturday on the midday train.
DR.. and Mrs. L. N. Ellingwood,
Mrs. Jane Parsons and a party of
friends from Athens were visitors in
Skowhegan Friday last.
Some of the elegant Ayrshire stock
from the Bloomfield farms. operated
by DR.. E. H. Stevens of Cambridge,
Mass, is being taken to Waterville to
be shown at the Central Maine fair.
One OF the animals, q high blooded
Ayrshire bull. badly tore one of its
hoofs in the preparations to go.
L. H. Appleby was the lowest bid
der for the construction Of the new
school building on the Bush Corner
road and was awarded the contract at
$50. Other bidders were Archie Con-
ant, Bert Moody and Eugene Currier.
The town has raised $500 for the cree
ton OF this new structure and work
will be begun upon the same as soon
as the plans are accepted by the
State. 1t will be a modern building
about 1sx20 feet and will accommo-
date about Is scholars in that Sec
1 ton. This will do away with con-
yeying some OF the small children of
the district a distance of three miles
! or more.
Among the recent sales in this coun
ty is the sale by the Fairfield Furni-
ture Co. of Fairfield to the Fairfield
Manufacturing Co. Of their plant.
consisting of actory. machinery, Of
nee fixtures, furniture and all eoujp-
ment. This property is located on
Water street ih~Fairfield village and
the sale also includes beside the WI
ter power, other land and buildings
on the same street. The Fairfield
manufacturing Co. has lately been or
ganized, according to the certificate
which has been placed on file at the
court house. The purpose of this cor
poration is to buy, sell and deal N
furniture and wooden novelties of ali
Kinds to manufacture and deal in
short timber. The amount of capita,
stoke Is $4,000 and the amount ,f
common stock is $4,000. There ia no
preferred stock and the amount "
capital stock already paid in is $40.
with the par value of the shares 500.
Gilbert Oakley is president, Wallace
Parsons is treasurer and the share
owners are the directors.
Real estate transfer lately placed
on file at the office of the Registrar
Of Deeds are:
Skowhegan-Skowhegan Cemetery
| association to Grace M. st. Ledger
cemetery lot; Charles A. Goodwin TO
Irving H. Goodwin.
| Fairheld-J. L. Merrick to Herbert
and Belle e. Lord of Fairfield: r. T
Robinson to Peter Baker, Jr.; F. T.
Robinson to Romeo Horace Over.
sadie E. Rollins, guardian of Lillian
g. Rollins to Elizabeth F. Crawford
Fairneld; Frank E. Doe to Chardles
z. Clark of Masardis; Charles r.
Renney to Flora o. Flye; Orlando G.
Williams to Lewis H. Sabins; John
r. wilkins to Lewis r.. Sabins: r.
). Robinson to Edward King; Alfred
Adams to Leo c. Fuller; Aoef w.
Spaulding to John M. Goodrich
Bingham-John H. Savage to Cal.
kite J. Coutu, timber deal (Dec. 1870 !:
Sarah A. Lawrence n T Iy;, =