Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05

beautiful. As q closing number Mrs.
Dora Trafton. Nye played in tue
Deep Woods" Mcdowell. The hos
tesscs for the afternoon were Ars.
Gertrude Buchanan and MIS-. jennie
Philbrick. Tea was served by MIS-.
May Butler, Miss Beatrice Genthner
and Miss Edith Gledhill, assisted by
the ladies in costume.
The annual. town meeting which Is
to be held Monday, March Sth,
promises some interesting develop
ments for SkowheEan citizens. Ar
ticies 80 and 40 Of the warrant call
for appropriations Of money to pur-
chase new heating systems for the
Garfield and Lincoln buildings, ap-
propriations which should have
been made last year, but the need OF
which have been emphasized by the
unusual winter weather. Articles
81 and 81 are being discussed a great
deal. These two articles would In
crease the appropriation for school
work $4,000. The $4,000 appropri-
ated last year has been found mad
squate to keep good teachers on the
pay roll. The school board feels
that in view Of the tact: that the ma
jority Of Maine town and cities arc
radically increasing the salaries OF
their teachers, Skowhegan cannot
AFFORD to be backward In raising the
salaries of it's efficient teaching
force to at least fair living wage.
First Selectman Clyde II. Smith Is
candidate for reelection and at
present there is no opposition. l. G..
Trafton will seek reelection as
third selectman and is unopposed.
The office Of second selectnaa is
now held by Allie Lewia but, because
Of i'll health, Mr.. Lewia will not
seek reelection. Albert Libby, Joe
Butler and George Moore are the
candidates for this Office and a
spirited contest is promised. There
is strong probability that more
candidates will be soon announced
for this office. The superintendent
| Of the school committee, W. III.
Cummings are also candidate for
re-election. F'r. j. L. a. Renaud
and W. IL. Cummings arealso can
| didates for the vacancy which will
occur in this office. There are three
candidates for road commissioner,
Harry Hubbard, Peter Cowett, Jr.,
and Noah Demo. City Clerk Adam
Simpson is a candidate for re-elec-
ton to this office and naturally there
| is no opposition.
Tn, meeting Of the Ella F. Nit
chell Philathea class which was to
have been held March Sth, is post
poned to Tuesday March 9th. pc
cause of the meeting Of Sorosis On
Monday evening.
! The Post" cane which was pre-.
scented to J. Fred Pollard as the old
est resident of SkoWhegan, is now
at the office Of the Selectmen in
Skowhegan. So far as known the
cane has not yet been claimed
!, William Frye. the crossing tender a,
the Maine Central Railroad II
Skowhegan for SO many years, will
be 90 years old next May and il
seems likely that he may be the old.
est man. Mr.. Frye is i'll in bed al
the present time.
The meeting Of the Farm Bureau
which was to have been held CT
Ripley on Friday, vas postponed
and will be held at later date
County Agent Storer left for Bing.
| ham Thursday afternoon to attend
the all,day meeting Of ,the- local
there on Friday. This is the regular
annual community meeting and ell
the farmers are requested to be pres
ent. Cotnty Agent Storer announced
that the next issue Of the Farm Bu-
reau bulletin will be out next week
! There was an all-day meeting OF
the Norridgewock local Of the Farm
Bureau on Wednesday. On account
of the bad travelling there was a
small attendance. 1t was decided
to have poultry a culling demonstra-
ton and all all-day dairy feeding
meeting at Il later date. Officers for
the coming year were elected: Char
les II. Fuller. chairman: secretary,
T. e. Jewett; dairy, Fred Clark:
crops. Horace Jones; poultry. Mel
lie Taylor; accounts, Ellis Tobey;
| clubs. Ernest Gilman.
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