Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-21
SKOWHECAN

of freight were received at the Maine
Central freight Office in Skowhegan.
The list follows: One car refined
petroleum and its products, weighed
49,903: / car castings, machinery ana
boilers. 41,000; 2 cars cement, 12s.94o;
cars brick and artificial stone, o2S,-
545; cars automobiles and auto
trucks, 81, 200; / car household goods
and second hand furniture, 10000; l
car fertilizer Of all kinds, 30.22o;
cars other manufactures and miscel-
laneous, 150,314; merchandise. 31o,-
901; 1 car oats, $4,000; cars flour
and meal, 526,975: II cars fresh fruits.
195,7O0; car dried fruits. $4,000;
cars Anthracite coal. 391.665; cars
clay, gravel and sandstone, 1s2,SOO; l
car lumber. 46,700; cars of other
products of the forest. 474,600. Dur
ing this month 116 cars were forward
ed from the freight Office in Show
hogan, the list of which follows: One
car cement, $4,000; car brick and
artificial stone, 10000; cars other
manufactures and miscellaneous
goods, 1868; merchandise, 61s,61S;
II cars hay, straw and alfalfa. 274,900;
s cars calves and cattle. 15,400; cars
hogs, 1900; IS cars lumber, 1893 300;
Al cars other products of the forest
mostly pulp woDd, 2,276,0OO
Mr.. and Mrs Edward J. Dumont of
Haverhill. Mass. with their children,
William, Donald, Raymond and Rob-
ert, are visiting at the home of his
brother Eugene A. Dumont. They
made the trip in their Dodge Sedan
Mr.. Dumont is a salesman for the
Whittcomb Shoe Co. of Haverhill and
left here by train Monday, for Boston,
where he will attend the style show,
representing his firm. He will return
to Skowhegan on Saturday.
The u Q. G. c. will hold its reg
ular meeting at Forrester's hall Tues
day evening, July %.
Mrs. NJ. T. Pooler and daughter
Miss Mabel, have gone to Boothbay
where they will occupy their summer
home at Juniper Point.
George l.. III. Smith went to Capitol
Island Sunday morning where Mrs.
Smith and their daughter are enjoying
an outing. The party will return the
last of this week.
Miss Alice Lander returned to Law
renee, Mass, where she is training for
a nurse at the Lawrence General hos
pital after passing two weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Folsom Merrill at
the Merrill's cottage at Lake Wesser-
runsett.
Mrs. Flora Sheron and Mrs. Wing
went to Lewiston for the day.
Mrs. Joseph Butler and little Cath
crime went to Waterville today to at
tend the circus.
Mrs. C. E. Richardson went to Port
land for the day Tuesday.
Miss Theda Holman, Parole Matron
at the Reformatory for Women. went
to Portsmouth, n. H., on business
trip Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Williams and little niece
Althea Hunnewell of Caratunk, who is
at present a guest at Mrs. Williams
home, went to Waterville Tuesday,
where Miss Althea will visit the cir
Gus for the first time in her life.
Mrs. Arthur Plummer and Miss
Helen Merriam went to Lewiston for
the day. Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Webb, the popular
clerk in the Smith Music store, is
enjoying a vacation of two weeks.
The pouring course has been placed
on Water street from the top of the
hill out at Coburn Park down to
Kennebec street and the crew is
at work on the sub-grade from Ken
nebec street to the post office. The
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sub grade as rapidly as the grade is
finished. Commissioner Ford has
been unable to obtain the tarvia or
dered for the pouring course as. a
coopers strike has held up the man
ufacture of barrels, but the agent Of
the company, who was in conference
with Commissioner Ford Tuesday,
has promised to obtain a tank car
to deliver the tarvia for Skowhegan.
Madison avenue is practically COM
pleted from the Holt and High Office
to the top of Dyer Hill. The dis
tributor used to apply the tarvia was
not seriously injured when it took
fire Saturday and will be ready for
work as soon as the carload of tar
via arrives. The shoulder work con-
structed from the recently opened
gravel pit appears to make a salts
factory job at a material saving to
the town.
Somerset County farmers in the
vicinity of Skowhegan and Bingham
report the hay crop light. The first
cutting is practically all in the barn
Local fishermen have been sadly
disappointed at Lake Wesserrunsett
this season. The screen was dis
placed at the outlet of the: Lake and
the big ones have evidently gone,
out into the river.
T.. M. Ames is again in town after
a BUSINESS trip to Bingham, North
Arson and Madison. j
The Spiritualist meetings at Lake
wood on Sundays were we'll attended.
At the morning meeting there was
a good attendance and in the after
noon the hall was very nearly filled. ]!
Frederick Nicholson of Boston spoke
at both morning and afternoon meet !
ings. Miss Fern Packard was at the
piano and Miss Coda Keene was the
soloist. Somerset County was repre-
sented by a large number and sew
eral cars came from Waterville with
people who attended the meetings.
Phyllis Melvin, the young daughter ;
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Nelson of
Waterville, underwent an operation
for the removal of tonsils and ade-
noids at the Kennebec Valley Hos
pital on Monday Mrs Melv;p ;s Il, |