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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-02
The Glorious Fourth

Just now the small boys and
some, of the bigger ones too. are
scanning the Bay every morning
looking for the black smoke which
will announce the coming of the
United States Destroyer Osborne.
due here for a few days over the
Fourth. The time of her arrival
has not been officially announced
but she is due here most any time
now and will add much to the gaiety
of the Fourth. The Osborne car
ried ia men and eight officers and
during her stay in port will be open
ceiyed upon arrival by Mayor Or
lando E. Frost and other city off,
Gals.
The program of the day will be
held at the New Belfast fair park
where the Belfast band will be in
attendance and Charles A. Ham
mons will sing. Prior to going to
the park, however. there will be a
morning concert in Post Office
square by the band. and this will
take place at 10 o'clock.
At one o'clock in front of the
grand stand, Maj. George c. Web
Der. a veteran of the World War,
will make a patriotic address, and
those who have had the pleasure
of hearing this orator from Auburn
ON previous visits. will not wish to
miss this opportunity to hear him
again.
Company *. Belfast's own, will
give prize drill and the formal
guard mount before the grand stand
during the afternoon and this will
TIE well worth going out there to see.
Belfast should be and is very proud
of its local unit of the 103rd Infan-
try and now is an opportunity to let
them know 1t.
OF course the great event of the
day is the racing that will follow
Mai. Webber's Grafton. There will
be three mixed races as follows:
2.15 pace, 212 trot. purse 500.
2.22 pace, 219 trot. purse 500.
go pace, 2.27 trot, 500.
In the pavilion near the grand
stand there will beedancing in the
afternoon with music by Knowlton's
Synocopators. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-02
Children,s DaY Service

At the Childrens Day service at
the Hinckley church, June 20, 80
o'clock, Mrs. Ernest Pratt. presided
at the organ. The following pro-
gram was carried out:
Girls chorus, In the Garden;
opening recitation, Bertha Clifford;
recitation, Clyde Findlay; recitation.
THE Child's Desire" Elizabeth
Smith: recitation. The Wondrous
King" Robert Smith; singing by the
school; recitation, Love for Love,
Clarence Goodridge: recitation
Helen Palmer; recitation, Il Want
to be Like Jesus" Ernest Crocker:
recitation, Guardian Angels" Ar
mold Findlay: song. by orchestra and
congregation: recitation. 1T Was
Prayer" Paul Goodridge: exercise
His Gift" Leona Bessey and others:
selection by orchestra; trombone
solo. Smith Ames; solo. Come Unto
Me-" Miss Evelyn JOY; address to
children, by Rev. Geo. Merriam.
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H|NCKLEY

Mrs. Rose Wilcox. who has been
visiting at Washburn was at her
daughters, Mrs. Warren Bessey's,
Saturday. Mrs. Bessey is also enter
tanning her little niece. Airline New
combe of North Arson.
The Mabel DECKER Philathea class
meets Wednesday at the home OF
Mrs. Martha Davis.
Mrs. Ida B. Kelley. who teaches
in Waterville, is at home for the
summer vacation.
Miss Georgia Morrow is enter
tanning her sister. Miss Abbie Mer-
row.
MIR. and Mrs. Emery d. Hall and
family of Nye's Corner were in
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wentworth
and Raymond Brooks passed several
days at Wentworth Pond, returning
Sunday. Work is progressing on
the cottage which Mr.. Wentworth is
building. 1t is an ideal and restful
place. They reported the fishing
good.
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Mrs. Mary z, Flanders

Mrs. Mary E. Flanders. widow OF
A. l.. Flanders passed away Sat
urday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. e. Skidmore in Athens. Mrs.
Flanders was 70 years of age and
was born in Mayfield, the daughter
of Stephen A. and Mary Yorke Cham
berland. For 35 years Mrs. Flanders
was the faithful and efficient post
mistress at Mayfield. in which town
she passed much of her life and
where she was member of the
Methodist church and of the local
branch of the Sunshine Society. Mrs.
Flanders Is the last one of her i'm
mediate family and leaves only the
one daughter, at whose home she
died, and where she has been ten
derby cared for. The funeral service
was held Monday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Skidmore and was con-
Quoted by the Rev. b. H. Johnson
pastor of the Methodist church at
Athens and the burial was made in
the family lot at Mayfield.
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|Sk0WnEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, s ., =, g:
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Ernest Crocker of Hinckley
was in town on business Tuesday.
Mona Lord of Madison is a medi-
cal patient at the Somerset hospital
George Stevens of Smithfeld. who
has been a patient at the Somerset
haspital, has been discharged.
Mrs. Harvey Hilton, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Louise Jewett, re-
turned to Waterville Tuesday.
Carl Osborne, who has been at his
home in town, returned to Fairfield
Tuesday
Miss Louise H. Coburn is in Wa
terville attending the Golden Jubilee
convention.
Mrs. Robert Stanton of North
City. Pa. who has been a guest in
town, went to Monmouth. Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Bntterfield of
Manchester. y. H, were business
callers in town Tuesday.
Miss Esther Weber of Augusta
was in town Tuesday on her way to
Madison to visit her sister, Mrs. L.
H. Rich.
Mrs. Mary E. Steward, who has
been the guest of her father, John
E. Alden, in Holbrook, Mass, has
returned home.
Blfnn Packard. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. H. Packard. has submitted
to throat operation at the Somer-
set hospital.
r. L. Smith, president of the
United States Soda Company of
Boston. accompanied by Mrs. Smith.
were in town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. George Foster and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Foster of North
Cornville, were in town shopping
Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice c. Fisher, overseer of
the poor of Fort Fairfield, was in
town Tuesday, bringing a baby to its
mother, who is an inmate at the
Reformatory for Women.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Sedgley and
Mrs. John Cool motored to Wilton
Monday. taking Mrs. Sedgley's son.
Myron Towle, there, where he will
be employed.
Mrs. Ella Laverty and daughters,
Mrs. Flora Leonard and Mrs. Nola
Arnold. all of Auburn, and Ernest
Holt of Providence. r. l., were din
ner guests last Tuesday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred c. Nye.
Miss Alta Hoyt left Tuesday for
Dedham, Mass, taking her little
cousin. Phyllis Leland. to her home
in that city, after a visit with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hoyt,
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Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, July /.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 beef
etecrs steady to 15c lower; top matured
;teers 1915: bulk fed steers and year
lings S.50M10.00: yearlings scarce;
spots higher: better grades fat cows
and yearlings strong to 15c higher;
others steady to weak: choice yearling
heifers $40: vealers CSC higher; stock
ers and feeders very scarce.
HOGS-Receipts 10000: uneven;
mostly 1Oc lower than yesterdays aver
age: bulk good and choice $50 to S25-
pound butchers 7.15@7.30: top 1855:
bulk desirable $50 to 225-pound weight
7.O06715; better 140 to 170-pound av-
erage largely 6.o5@6,90; bulk packing
sows 6.2066.50: light lights. and kill,
ing pigs weak to Csc lower; bulk good
and choice strong weights SIS 500;
estimated holdovtI 10000.
sHEEP-.Receip'r 1000: killing Ling
steady: bulk range lambs 14.006 1915;
top 1475: desirable natives 1900
1850; bulk yearlings wethers 10000
11s5; good to choice feeding lambs
111S.
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FAYETTE

Mrs. Howard Sewell has returned
TO Livermore Falls after passing a
few weeks in town.
Miss Dorothy Erskine Of Pressure
Isle has been visiting Miss Ruth
Tuck for few days. They both left
Friday for Newagen, where they
have work for the summer.
Miss Melita Moment and mother of
Newark. N. j.. have opened the Mo-
ment camp for the summer.
Mrs. Joshua Brooks OF Springfield,
Mass, was recent caller of Miss
Annie Tucks.
The summer meetings Of Startling
Grange will be all day meetings. July
IL and August 49,
Miss Arlene Rose Is visiting in
Oakland.
A Fourth Of July picnic has been
planned by the Grange and Farm
Bureau at Browns Point. Everyone
invited. Picnic dinner. Each TO
bring sandwiches and pastry.
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ROME

Mr. and Mrs r T. RI,isd.I All.
Eva Blaisdell and Ralph .Currier we're
weekend visitors at Owls Head
Mr.. and Mrs Vinton Dunn - -,
ia, accompanied by Mr.. and Mr..
George Allen and daughters Of Wal
than, Mass. were callers In 80,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John King and sons.
Paul and Edward visited 81 ths bon,.
of Mr.. and Mrs John King, Sr. of
Oakland Sunday.
Erma Cottle of Mt vernon No. i.
weekend guest of Leona Tavlor
DR.. Floyd's family and CIV Cove
and family of New Sharon are occuny-
ing two of Icon w.,.on,.
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NEW YORK MARKET
e.,.ures Of the Days Dealings in All
rs' the Leading Stocks

x.w York, July stock prices
- another impressive demon
ss.,ion of strength today with all
~ so-called pivotal industrials
lA..bing new highs on the current
io~ard movement. An increase in
peal money rate from 2 to 3 per
nv ~ due to the heavy demand FOR
ssnds for mid year requirements
fought about some Profit taking
nj before the close, but with few
eeTceptions. the recessions were
sight. ou.os 49,.
.ss demand for high grade indus
.r,., and railroad issues reported
..s reininvestment of July dividend
srs interest payments. An active
sss .,u of pool operations also
las noted, particularly in a number
ssshe Industrial specialties. A score
" aocks established new high
o.uotations for the year, including
ssrrh widely diversified issues as
.merican Express, Kresge, Lorillard
Tnhscco, Allied Coemicaf. Texas and
psrifc, American Radiator, Utah
rnnner. United States Cast Iron
1 DINE Railway Steel Springs, Colo
no r.So Fuel, and Loose Wiles Bis
cuff.
IS. steel common was one Of the
nsrket leaders selling as high as
IN "a and then slipping back to
m rs, where it was up about a
w I.,,, on the day. American Can
p Ua BALDWIN each crossed 116, but
az as-e unable to maintain their
gains. s puhhar. Va.
,,nded to active short covering,
pins pins of a point or more being re-
ssa sd by Cosden, Atlantic Refining.
T,dsvater, Texas and Pacific Coal,
i.a s all Studebaker, Stromberg Car
anu t HAYES Wheel. u. S. Rub
t Du.'S cannon and first preferred and
GO Tresge Department Stores rlosed
s.S points lower at 81 Is and
Toolworth dropped from 11S TO
III is, off 3-s.
m profit taking Montgomery
u.rd and Kinney toushed new high
nrices for the year.
Eyrent for the gain Of nearly two
,onts in Texas and Pacific. the
rr,,ncinal railroad stocks showed on
" minor changes.
Desnjte the firmer rates for call
hans time money and commercial
n,ner rates remained unchanged.
1 break in Is points in French
frames TO 5.13 cents, which was be-
ueyed to reflect the ACCUMULATION OF
dollars by the French government
for Japanese loan repayments, was
the feature of the foreign exchange
market. Other European rates
showed only minor changes.
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Municipal Court

Philroum Dayon Of Jackman was
committed to the Somerset county
Jail at Skowhegan, Tuesday, by Dep
uty Sheriff jackson of Jackman. aft
er pleading guilty to a sale of in
toxicating liquor at hearing before
Judge Heman Holden of Moose Riv-
| er and fined 500 and costs and given
a Jail sentence of two months and
four months additional in default of
payment of fine and costs.
A strange man who was later
found to be A. c. Knight, was re-
reported from West Front street and
upon INVESTIGATION proved to be a
man who had run away from the
Fairfield town farm. Fairfield off :
Gals were Immediately notified and
came to Skowhegan for Mr.. knight.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Carr and chill
dren, Margaret and kathleen. of
quincy, Mass, have returned to their
home after visiting Mrs. Cars sister
Mrs. Carroll Reynolds of Hathaway
street.
Sadie Thibodeau was in Dexter
over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunville and
niece, Laura futile. and Mrs. A. A.
Kicker recently tried their luck fish
ing at Smithfeld and got a good
catch Of white perch.
Charles Leavitt and Herbert Trask
OF South Scion were in town Tues
day on their way to Oakland on bust
ness.
Mrs. Clifton Gray. who has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L.
Pooler at their summer home at
Lake Wesserunsett. left Tuesday
OF her return to Westminster, Nd.
Miss Helen Roy Of Fairfield has
been a guest of friends in town.
Mrs. Arthur Hulare and little
daughter, Irene. were business callers
III Waterville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred X. Day are par
ents of a little daughter. born Mon
day night at the Somerset hospital
The baby has been named Elizabeth
Frances. Mrs. Day was. before her
marriage. Miss Christine n. ,Pooler.
Miss Ella Flanders, who was re-
Gently graduated from the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music. Boston.
and who is passing the summer in
Bangor with her brother, Harry
Flanders. was in town recently call
! ing on friends.
Miss Lillian. MacManus Of wal
than, Mass, was in town on busi-
ness. Tuesday.
Mrs. Nettie Morrow of Lewiston is
in town, the guest of her cousin. Mrs.
Henry Crowell.
Miss Mabel WEIGH. who has been
employed in Boston for the past
eight months is passing a two weeks
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
WEIGH.
Mrs. Daniel Maddocks and son.
Lewis of Millinocket, are guests Of
Mrs. Flora Lewis and Attorney and
Mrs. John Lewis.
Master Alfred Stevens is passing
his vacation with his grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ". E. Hall Of Brooks.
Me.
Mrs. Joseph Turcotte was called to
Lewiston Sunday, owing to the ILL.,
ness Of her sister. Miss Priscilla Bar
rieault
Mrs. Emma Bigelow. who passed a
month with Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Nor
ton. has gone to Auburn to visit a
brother, Robert Upham. for few
days. after which she win return to
her home In Lynn. Mass.
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PERSONAL MENTION

Frank Southland of Augusta was
a business caller in town Monday.
Sadie Thibodeau of Winslow was
a guest the first Of the week of Mrs.
James Dunville.
Mrs. Carl George Hanks and baby
Carl, Jr., of Lynn. Mass, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney johnson.
]. Merton Swain of Pennington
was business caller in town Mon
day and Tuesday
Miss Hildred Roweli of Cornville
has gone to Pennington to attend
summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul r. Wilder and
son. Paul OF Arlington. Mass, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar r.
Wilder.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Murray Of
Carmel were in town Tuesday on
their way to Newry. y. H.
Mrs. Stanley Chalmers of Fairfield
is passing a few weeks in town with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lyons are
parents of little son. born at the
Somerset hospital.
Myron Towle has gone to Wilton
where he will be employed for the
summer.
MIR. and Mrs. George c. Curtis and
-hA % w OIlCI VI
are guests of Mrs. Clinton c. Luce
Mrs. Lila Wilson, who has been
surgical patient at Somerset hos
pitai has been discharged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Amazcen of
Cornville are parents of a baby
daughter born Tuesday at the Som
erset hospital.
Mr.. and Mis-. Charles Rice and son
Carroll, are in West PALMYRA. call
ed there by the death of their son,
Ordway Rice
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stevens and
two little sons are living for the
summer on the Lionel G.. Trafton
farm on Bigelow Hill.
Maurice p. Merrill, Judge of the
Western Somerset municipal court
was at Madison Monday, conduct
ing the regular monthly session of
Mrs. Henry crowell and Mrs.
Nettie Morrow of Lewiston and
Mrs. Flora Dealy motored to Hart
land Tuesday and called on rela-
tiVes.
Mrs. Lloyd l.. Jackson. who has
been in Pittsfeld the guest of Mrs.
G. F. Dinsmore has gone to Kenne-
bunk Beach where she will pass the
summer
Mrs. Elise Fellows White, a tall
ented Violinist was in Waterville
Monday night and played at the
opening of-the weeks program cele-
brating the Golden Jubilee Of Sigma
Kappa.
Miss Eunice scribner of Boston,
/ Vlolinist at the Lakewood Theatre
this summer and also a member of
the Stock Company is charming the
audiences with her delightful play-
ing and this week she is scoring a
great success as the hotel maid, in
She Walked in Her Sleep"
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd HunneweIl
| and children, Robert and Rena
and Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Hunnewel,
of Pleasant Ridge. George Gordon
of Moscow and Mrs. Marley Hume
we'll of Bingham were in town shop-
! ping Tuesday.
| completed her duties as home dem
onstratlon agent for the Somerset
county Farm Bureau, accompanied
lNby her mother. Mrs. Mary Hare, who
7 has been her guest here have gone
to Portland for few days. after
I which they will return to their home
/ in Monticello.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hickman and
! daughter. Miss Grace Hickman and
Stanley Pickles will be guests over
the Fourth of MIR. and Mrs. Frank
! Oddly. Mrs. Hickman will remain
| for few weeks and Miss Edna
, Oddv will return tie first OF the
week with Mr.. and Miss Huckman
; and Mr.. Stanley.
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BELFAST

The smart little steamer Castine,
capt. Coombs. came up the bay this
morning for the first time on her
summer schedule, shining in white
paint, her golden eagle which sur
mounts the pilot house glistening in
its new coat of gold leaf. She was
saluted and she saluted all along the
shore and 1t was like getting back
home after long absence. The
steamer has not been on the Penob-
scot Bay route since last fall.
There will be no meeting of the
Bradbury Memorial League this
week, owing to the day of the regu-
lar meeting falling on July Fourth.
The next meeting will be held on
the 18th.
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PALERMO

NoRTH-Mrs. John Dyer enter
tanned the Larkin Club. Fridaysafter-
noon. A delicious lunch of strawber-
ries. cake and coffee was served by
the hostess.
G. NJ. Crommett and family az Au-,
gusta were at their old home Sunday.
Cars Corner school closed Friday.
The teacher and pupils VISITED the
State House. Augusta and Soldiers
home. sTogus. Edmund Dove took
them In his truck. They had I jolly
gold tine.
Arthur Penney visited his lpotter.
In Sidney recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tobey, Law
renee Soule and Mrs. Ira Reed passed
Friday In Augusta.
Miss Kelen Nelson has gone TO
Benton. where she has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Young were
business callers In Waterville satur-l
day. -
Thirteen out, Of 20 pupils at Cars
Corner school were not absent day.
The gifts presented 20 the teacher,
Mrs. Jennie Ilgley. at the cloge Of the
term wefs much appreciated
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New York Produce Market
New York Julv

r,,,- New York. July 1.
northern spring C f new York lake and
rali I.56; No. . hard winter f o b lake
and rail 1:31; No. / Manitoba do. 1871
nominal; No. mixed durum do. 127I
,CORN--Spot barely steady: No
yellow j track New York dome site
all by rail lisa: No. white do. 1.1ea
and No: 2 mixed do. liza
OATS-Spot quiet: No. 2 white 81.
11.40.
Other articles unchanged.
pOIATOES-Dull: southern barrel
$50 a 400
CABBAG ES-Steady; southern per
hamper 1.25.
BUTTER-Steady; receipts aO.39s;
creamery higher than extras 4136
EGGS-Steady; receipts 44,269; near
ny hennery whites closely selected ex-
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LIBERTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Peck arrived
last week to. pass the summer at their
cottage on Mill Stone Island. They
have had as guest Mr.. WEIGH, one Of
the masters OF st. Paul's school, also
Mr. Mills from the same school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ripley are at
home for the summer at the home Of
Mrs. Ripley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Ludwick.
DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Holt were in Bel
fast Saturday.
Harris Twitchell and sister, Eva
were in Waterville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Young and
daughter Gladys, who have been pass
ing two weeks vacation at q cottage
on the shore Of the lake, returned 70
Augusta Sunday.
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OAKLAND

A full attendance Of the members
o. the United Baptist church at the
prayer and covenant meeting, Thurs
day evening, Is earnestly requested.
In accordance with the action taken
at the annual business meeting Of the
church the pastor is prepared to re-
port on tentative arrangements for
summer Bible conference and also
for special meetings in the autumn.
These two important matters of
business will be presented for dis
cussion and final action before any
further steps may be taken.
Mrs. Francis s. Bernauer and her
two daughters returned from Bangor.
where they have been visiting
friends for the past ten days.
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PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Wilfred S. Peabody returned
to Portland Tuesday after visiting
her husband.
Mrs. Ernest Labdon Of Norwood.
Mass. is visiting her sister, Mrs. An
drew Cobb Of the Lakewood road.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Lowe has
returned from Brownville Jet, where
he has been on business.
Louis Polling and Miss Fanny Pol
ling of Gardner, Mass, are in town,
guests OF their uncle and aunt. Mr..
and Mrs. Susman Rusakoff.
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Dunville
and Mrs. Sadie Thibodeau Of Benton
avenue, Winslow. and Laura futile
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Tuttle
recently.
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Skowheean Property Holders

The following tabulation recently
completed by the selectmen and as
SCISSORS of Skowhegan property hold
ers will be of interest to many read
ers of the Journal: Real estate. res
ident. amounts to $2.662.215; real
estate, non resident, S1,357,030: to-
tai real estate S4,019.305; personal
tate non resident, S343.975; total per-
sonal $1,203, so; grand total real and
personal property $5.222,S65: total
value of land 81, 9S0,6S5; total value
of buildings 81, OS3.620. Live stock
taxed as follows: horses and mules
number 633. average value. S10277,
total value $65,055. Stock of compa
MES, 14.600; money at interest $3.50,
500; stock in trade, S435,525: logs.
s2.050; pulp wood. s4,S24; lumber,
$3.50; wood and bark. S2.433: carri-
ages, $40; automobiles number $50,
valued at S232,590: musical instru-
ments, number 500 value s55,460:
furniture. $500; finished product
in mills $500; machinery not taxed
as real estate $177,375; total S1,0ss,
507. Railroad property. value s2e,
500; street railway property, $4,000:
light and power company, $1,O01 ,o15:
wooden mills24 sets 3, $341,450, pulp
mills 2, $105,669; paper mill exempt,
l, $4,000; saw mills 8. $4,500:. shoe
shop including machinery exempt
/, $25,000; shoddy mill I. $16,s00;
grist mills 2. s22,750; novelty mill /.
S10,500; creamery l, $500: Portland
Packing Company ], $1,000. There
ere 1873 polls taxed and IS not taxed.
The recount of sthe votes cast in
Skowhegan at the primary election
for harrington and Brewster was
made Monday and Frank Southland
of Augusta. who represented MFR.
Brewster, claimed a gain of twelve
for Mr.. Brewster. as a result of de-
fective ballots. as he called them, but
1t was evident that the voters intend
ed to vote for Mr.. Harrington.
The first vaudeville night for the
season at Lakewood will be next
Monday night. July 9TH. The vau-
deville show will be free to all who
attend the regular performance at
the theatre which will begin at 1870
instead of $40. Some excellent acts
are being arranged under the direc-
ton OF John B. Hymer.
Skowhegan Citizens Singing
Band will furnish music for a Fourth
of July dance Friday evening at
North New Portland, which town is
also celebrating the opening of a
new cement bridge at that time.
This afternoon in the Somerset
county baseball league a game will
be played between Madison and New
Portland at Fairview park.