Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-12
County Jail Commitments in Past Year Total 52Daymen
Elect Officers and Hear Addresses by L. E. Mcintyre C. NJ
White and w. J.. Abbott-LOcal Items of Interest

Sheriff John e. Mooers returned from
Jackman Friday. One of the results
Of his visit to Jackman, aside from in
vestigations in the BARLEY case, was
the bringing before Judge Holden in
Moose River of three liquor sellers.
which resulted in three convictions and
a payment of 500 into the county treas
ury, aside from the costs in each case.
Judge Holden allowed the respondents to
plead guilty and suspended Jail SEN
fences upon payment Of fine and costs
so long as they kept out Of the business.
This makes a total of FIVE men inside
Of l. Gays who were brought to justice
from Jackman. and the payment OF fines
totalling $500. besides costs.
The total commitments for the year
1919 in the Somerset county jail were o.
Of these two were for intoxication, ID
for larceny. six for breaking, entering
and larceny. IA for liquor and cider
selling nuisance. two for attempted
rape, three for robbery, four for as
sault. one for vagrancy, two for shoot
ing or threatening to shoot, two as
poor debtors, one for carrying con-
cealed weapons, one for night walking,
one fo- keeping a house Of ilifatne.
A regular meeting Of Bloomfield Tenn
pie. Pythian Sisters, was held in K. OF
P. hall Friday evening. 1t was voted
to hold the annual installation Of off,
GERS, which is to be held jointly with
! the knights Of Pythias, on January =,
at which time an entertainment will be
given and a supper served.
A meeting OF the trustees Of the State
reformatory for women was held Fri
day. Rev. !. B. Mower returned 10
Waterville on the afternoon train. Mrs.
Frances 3. Damon of Dexter and Fr.
Kelley of Lewiston and DR.. Johnson,
superintendent of the reformatory,
went to Naterville Saturday morning,
where the meeting was continued. On
display at the Stevens cottage was
some very fine work done by the girls
Of the institution. consisting OF needle
work, cooking and laundry work. The
trustees stated that the results shown
were very gratifying to them.
Mrs. Albra Smith went to Waterville
Saturday.
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| went to Boston Saturday. While there
Mr.. Wilder will attend the retailers
shoe convention, which will be held in
that city during this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Reddington went
| to Bangor for short say on Friday.
Mrs Reddington has given up her man.
| touring pariors and leased her rooms
to her sister. Mrs. Herman Hilton.
The Sewing Circle of the First Phi.
lathea class will hold its meeting in
the parlors Of the Federated church on
, Monday at 3 o'clock.
| Mrs. Charles futile went to Augusta
Saturday on business trip.
| Miss Christine Pooler. who has been
passing the holidays in town with her
. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pooler, re-
! turned Saturday morning to Boston.
where she is a student at the Conserv.
atory Of Music.
held at the Library parlors Tuesday
afternoon. Jan. 13. Miss Coburn will
speak. taking as her subject World
| Prohibition in 1885,
! Sorosis will meet Monday evening
Jan. II, at the Library parlors The
meeting will be under the direction OF
Mrs. Angie Steward. Mrs. Emma Dun
| ton, Mrs. Martha Griffin and Mrs. Geor-
gle Goodwin. who will act as hostesses
| Parmenas Encampment and Canton
! Somerset will hold joint installation
Tuesday evening in I. o. o. F. hall.
; Supper will be served at $50 o'clock
and Gen. ". c. Miller will be present
Postmaster Clarence Manton under
! went an operation for a serious case
, of appendicitis at Somerset hospital be-
! tween u and O'Clock Saturday morn
| ing.
| Mrs. r. o. Sawyer made business
| trip to Waterville Saturday.
The annual meeting Of dairymen
| from the surrounding county was
| held at the Skowhegan Jersey Cream
cry Saturday. 1t was an an-day ses-
sion, commencing at 10 A. NJ. The
following officers were elected for the
| ensuing year: President, L. G. Traf-
! ton; vice president. H. o. Bean; sec
rotary, E. E. Harris; treasurer, L. l..
Sanford. The selection of the execu-
| tive committee was left to the sec
rotary. Hon. l.. E. Mcintyre of Wa
| terford, who is proprietor Of a herd
| of 81 pure bred Holsteins and one
Of the directors of the n. E. NJ. P.
A., spoke Interestingly on the situa-
| ton as to the marketing of milk and
the success of the N. E. NJ. P. A. in
this work. c. NJ. White, treasurer
Of the Maine Seed Improvement AS
ISOLATION. exhibited samples Of seed
corn and oats and gave a very in
structive talk on types of these seeds
adapted to Somerset. He also ad-
vised the field selection of seed pota-
toes. County Agent Storer gave a
ration for dairy cattle based on pres
ent prices, and spoke of seeds which
it is practical to be plant in this
county. An excellent dinner was
served at noon, after which ". J.
Abbott spoke briefly of farming con-
ditions in the section of Montana,
from which he recently came. At
the suggestion of County Agent
Storer the meeting was declared open
and great many questions were ask
ed Of Mr.. Mcintyre concerning the
methods employed by him in caring
for his herd. n. H. Fuller advised
the dairymen to keep more accurate
records of their milk production. The
executive session followed. The Of
ficers Of the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery for the coming year are:
President. r. F. Homested; secre-
tary and treasurer. E. E. Harris;
board Of directors, Tilson D. Saiiey,
Madison, l.. H. Packard. Skowha-