Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11

Of Chestnut and School streets.
$500 was raised to install and
intermittent flashing red
lights near the west side OF Smith
Pond bridge.
$3.50 was raised to help support the
district nurse for ensuing year.
The same date as last year was
voted on when all taxes shall be due
and also n date from which interest
shall be added to all taxes remaining
unpaid and the rate OF interest.
SITS was raised to be expended BY
Russell Post to defray the expense Of
Memorial Day.
$500 was raised to be paid TO the
trustees of the Skowhegan Free Pub.
lie library for the ensuing year on
that 5000 of the same
be paid to the trustees OF Russell
Post. G. A. r.
$500 was raised to defray the ex.
penses of 1.-The police department for
the ensuing year.
1850 was raised to employ one or
more night watchmen.
1t was voted to instruct the FIRE
to, appoint q police
matron for ensuing year.
$4,000 was raised for the support Of
the poor.
$1,000 was raised for mothers aid
for the year ensuing. !,
$500 was raised to enforce the law
fast and reckless driving
OF teams and motor vehicles.
$400 was raised to employ book
keeper for town affairs.
S100 was raised to employ an audi.
tor for town affairs.
$500 was raised to employ a local
health officer in accordance with the
laws Of 1919.
Ten thousand dollars was raised TO
pay interest money for year ensuing.
Eight thousand five hundred and
fifty dollars was raised for officers
salaries for year ensuing.
Two thousand dollars was raised TO
insure the towns property.
Two hundred and fifty dollars was
raised for band concerts FOR the sum
mer.
Five hundred dollars was raised for
the improvement of Cohurn Park. TO be
expended under the direction Of the
park commissioners.
1t was voted to pay 500 to Skowhe.
gan Women's Association towards the
support of the public rest rooms for
the year 1924.
Thirtytecn hundred and fifty dollars
was raised for the necessary repairs
of the cemeteries in Sliowhegan.
Two hundred dollars was raised for
Catholic cemetery appropriation.
1t was voted to raise Il sum Of money
for the care and preservation Of the
towns shade trees.
1t was voted that the rule OF last
year would hold regarding the author
ization of the selectmcn to hire such
sum or sums of money as may bc nee
essary for current. expenses in anticl-
patton OF taxes the year ensuing.
1t is expected that the tax will he
little under 40 mills. In almost every
instance the town accepted most every
article.
At the request of the moderator. Of
ficers removed A. Il. Borden from the
town meeting for creating n disturb
ance.
Thomas Thibodenu OF Presque
Isle arrived in town Saturday TO
iSit MIR. and Mrs. John johnson.
came TO Skowhegan Saturday to
visit Mrs. w. w. Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Packard OF
Augusta were week end guests of
Mrs. Eackard's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Watson of levitt street
Mrs. Bernicc Ryder OF Madison
was in town Saturday on her way
TO Waterville on business.
DIR. |. l.. Salley went to Unity on
business Saturday.
Miss Gala Gordon was in Water.
Vile Saturday on business for tie
Womens Benefit of the Maccahees.
Mrs. Della Teague of the Middle
road went to WatcrviIle Saturday to
visit her Sister, Mrs. Frank Sturte-
ant, who is in frail health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins
went to Watcrville Saturday TO
visit u cousin. Raymond Gray.
Mrs. i. s. Russell who has been
in town, returned to Port
land Saturday.
Alfred Stevens. went TO Brooks
TO visit his grandmother,
Mrs. Waldo Hall.
Miss Florence WheclOck, who at
tends school in Skowhegan. went TO
Fairfield Saturday to pass Sunday
at her home.
Miss Helen Coburn Smith a stu
dent at Colby passed Sunday with
relatives in town.
Mrs. Edward Quincy was In
Saturday on business.
Mrs. George Roderck and daugh-
ters Rose, Catherine and Vera,
went to Waterville Saturday to
visit n cousin Mrs. Mary Wyman
and to he present at the wedding
Of Mrs. Wyman's daughter, Dorothy
Wyman. The Wymans formerly
resided In SkOwhesan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Wagner are
expected soon to return to their
farm home on the Lakewood road.
Mr.. Wagner has been hauling lum-
Der ut Industry this winter and Mrs
Wagner and five children have been
in Pennington with her mother
Mrs. Martha Norton, where the chill
Mrs. Ralph Spinney of Skowl1Cgan
have been the care takers at the
Wagner home for the winter.
Edward Lessor of Factory street
who is III with pneumonia. was taxi
en- by the Lord Ambulance TO
Somerset Hospital Sunday.
Miss Myra French. who has been
i'll with the measles at her home
on the Lakewood road Is now able to
be out.
Carl Osbourne, who is employed
at Fairfield passed the week END
with his family at their home on
North avenue.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Seth Dial and son,
who have been living in the
Cecil Gates house on Hanover
street. are soon to move to New
Hampshire.
Miss Marion G.. Hare. Home
Demonstration Agent for Somerset
County went to the eastern part Of
the county Saturday where she will
be busy with extension work for the
week.
Mrs. George f. Clough. who has
been quite Ill at her home on the
Lakewood road, is improving.
Mrs. E'lorent Plourd of French