Houlton Times, January 14, 1920
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/ AROOSTOOK TIKES SHIRE TOWN OF April 13, i860 AROOSTOOK COUNT! o HOULTON TIMES Oecember 27. 1916 VOL. LX HOULTON, MAINE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920 N o . 2 CHURCH OF THE STATE BOARD OF TRADE HOULTON AGRICULTURAL ROCKABEMA LODGE GOOD SHEPHERD STATE HIGHWAY INDUS. AND AGRI. LEAGUE LOCAL TEACHERS A supper to the members of the SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS At the annual meeting of the church was given in Watson Hall last UNITED UNDER ONE HEAD 'directors of the Houlton Agricultural NO. 78, L 0 .0 . F. Friday evening followed by the annual COMMISSION IS Consolidation of the Maim; State ASK 10WN FOR Hoard of Trade, founded in LS-17 and I Society held Thursday, Jan. 8th, in the Church Meeting held for the passing office of A. J Saunders, the following of the accounts and the election of said to he the oldest state board in MORE WAGES officers were elected for 1920: INSTALLATION church officers. The rector presided tOiPUMENTEL the eountry, and the state Agricul Pres., Geo. H. Benn; Vice Pres.. and was able to give a very tural and Industrial League, organized two years ago, was perfected last James F. Madigan; Sec’y., Dr. E. P. satisfactory report us to the affairs «* f a OB K (»(l Buildin Facts Relating to Necessity Henderson; Ass’t. Sec ’y., J. F. Lenehan fie Floor Work, Supper and .the church, many new members having “ Wednesday in Augusta with tin* elec Treas.. Alton E. Charter. joined during the last year and a tion ef tile first set of officers of the for this tiiven Very The various committees will be Speeches Make It an substantial increase in the subscrip Tells What Maine newly formed State Chamber of Com announced later. tions through the envelope system. merce and Agricultural league. Plainly The retiring secretary, Andrew Eqjoyabie Time Concrete walk and steps have been Has done These officers chosen with three J. Saunders, owing to press of business " placed at the entrance to the church delegates from each county will form TM* oeramony of installing the offi- aB(j all electric motor attachment has Colonel Wm. I). Sohier, formerly an executive council to administer the At a regular meeting of the teachers declined re-election, during his oc Of Rockabema Lodge No. 78 1. O. been added to the organ. chairman of tin Massachusetts High- affairs of the new organization as the of the town of Houlton held last week cupancy of the position, the business O. F. was moot pleasingly carried out The rector spoke of the loss the wa-v Commission, at the meeting last stale-wide clearing house for the best a committee was appointed for tin of the association has been carefully last Thursday evening before a church had sustained by removal by month of the Association of .State High- interests of Maine agriculture, com- purpose o f waging a publicit} looked after and the financial condi cwwd that taxed the capacity of the'death of seven members namely. Mrs. way Officials at Louisville Ky., had merer, labor and industry. campaign calling the attention of th tion of the association has been great M l , among whom were many invited Don Powers, Mr. John McIntyre, Mr. the following very complimentary The election of officers resulted as voters of the town to the presen ly strengthened. •■•d®* George King, Mr. John Watson. Mr. mention of the highway work in follows: James Q. Gulnac, Bangor, need of more generous appropriations The newly elected officers are most The evenings work was carried on John Houghton. Mrs. Samuel Adams Maine, which will be pleasing to the president; George H. Bass, Wilton, to enable the payment of highei optomistie over the prospects for the MMOthly and rapidly due in a good and the only son of Mr. and Mrs. friends of good roads and enlightening vice president; Frank A. Peabody, salaries to Houlton school teachers. 1920 Fair the dates of which are ■MBMure to the efficient work of the ; Herbert Wallace who was a member to those less friendly to our com Houlton, secretary; Henry A. Free, The members of the committee arc Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3. eeaualttee who had charge of the affair 0f the Sunday school. mission, as showing how the work is Lewiston, treasurer. Miss Susie Travers, representing the Mrs. Wiliiam F. Stone of Sussex, N. M eem . T. J. Fox, Joseph Anderson At the election of Church officers viewed by practical road men outsideDirectorate chairman: Industrial. teachers of the first four grades, Mr. I M J. S. Peabody. Rev. H. Scott Smith asked Mr. Frank th<* State. Colonel Sohier said in part: Hugh J. Chisholm, Portland; commer- Austin Ham, representing the teachers ** ^as *)een visiting friends in this After a brief business session the Dunn to act as his warden and Mr. “ I wish at this time to sav a word :ial* Henry F. Merrill, Portland: of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eight v^cin^y an(* *s now the guest of Mr. ^ knlffl closed to reopen tor a public Hazen Nevers was elected peoples for Maine, because 1 think Maim* and agricultural, Betrand G. McIntyre, grades, and Miss Sylvia Tryon, and Mrs- w J* Cai*s°n* Grove street. William Riley of this town has ledtaUatlon ceremony aud as soon "us ! warden . The following gentlemen its State Highway commissioners and Norway; labor. Itoscoe Eddy. Bar Har- representing the high school teachers, tkft gneata were seated, the presiding were elected on the vestry: Dr. W. W. more particularly my lifelong friend, *,or: home, Mrs. Herbert J. Brown. The following excerpt taken from Purc^ased from the estate of E. Officer was notified that D. D. Grand1 White, Mr. T. Holdaway. Mr. Robert Paul I) Sargent, its State engineer. Port land the National Education Association & Sons, the building in Union Boater and suite were In waiting, on Perry, Mr. B. C. Ingraham, Mr. Vincent have accomplished so much in Maine Bulletin of Januar 1920 is published at Has been occupied by E. A. 'kilBg admitted the chairs were vacat*! McNutt, Mr. Ephrain Gartley, Mr. W. during the last six ears which carried La wren* Ludwig was in Portland ..mnniittee s reouest • Gillin & Co. for many years, and they ■Od by the retiring officers, to be filled 1 J- Smalley, Mr. L. Cordrey and Mr. them during a terribly difficult period. last week to attend the funerhl of hi or Z 600 uoo public school teachers ; "HI *>« obitoed to move this week, b f the Grand officers asfollows; Plummer Green durng the war. cousin, Rh hard Eastman. in the United States it has been & D. Grand Master, W. S. Lew In j "Some of the other New England _ estimated by public authorities that; RICHARD R. EASTMAN D. D. Grand Marshal, A. E. Carter CENSUS ENUMERATORS states started some time ago, as POTATOES 143,000 drpped out of the profession in The many friends of Dick Waotfiin ffifand Warden. J. Q. Adams Hugh T. Gallagher, supervisor for Connecticut and Massachusetts did 27 Ther** was a greater movement of 1,919. This means that those whose were saddened last week to hear of G ruff Sec.. T. B. Currie census for 4th Me. district, has ap- years ago, in constructing state high- potatoes in Aroostook last week, than preparation for teaching is inadequate his death in Boston from typhoid after G ruff Treas., S. L. Purington pointed the following enumerators for ways and they have been at it ever any tine* sime last fall. The rise in will take their places, and that the a short illness, although for a time Gruff Chap, B. B. McIntyre i Aroostook county: since. Rhode Island had a state high th** price combined with mild weather i present well-trained and experienced j it was thought that he was improving,. G ru ff I. S. Guard, Wm. F. Burtt Joseph H. Therriault Allagash, St. wav system constructed and improved aml roads fo»’ hauling, was i teachers will be lost to the profession, but a change for the worse came and The newly elected officers being duly Francis and various townships at Ust'st tjv<1 vt,ai.s Hump- the cause of the activity in marketing j and the scholars will suffer according- he did not survive, Elmer E. Bubar Amity, Cary t—tailed as follows: Mrs. Millie A. Howe Ashland shirft aml Vermont have been at work conditions. ; ly. J Dick Eastman although born in Fort If. G., Ales Cummings Elmer J. Earle Bancroft, Orient, for a good many years on their trunk Buyers art* offering around $5.50 per : l. The present educational emer-! Fairfield, came to Houlton as a boy ¥. G., Charles E. Atherton Weston line systems and State Aid roads. Our barrel ;gency is traceable in practically all land made his home with Mr .and Mrs. Sec., Luke A. Ha"/kins Lowell I*. Ames Benedieta, Macwahoc problems were mostly those of maint* • The Produce News says: 0f jts aspects to the insufficient L. O. Ludwig, attended Ricker and and other plantations. , Treas.. Frank W. McGary Tin* extreme Winter conditions are salaries paid to teachers thruout the | later graduated from Bowdoin, after Fred B Pierce Blaine nam‘‘‘. many miles ot tin* main lines reflected in the arrivals from nearly country. j which he entered the employ of the The D. D. Grand Master then Richard J. Kimball Bridgewater having been improved and constructed all sections. Hardly anything is frost __ . „ . .. „ tortructod the Noble Grand to make iDelphis J. Pelletier Caribou, (part of) and we in Connecticut and Massachu- free; even the best lots of potatoes' “ ■ The costcos ot living has more than American Telegraph and Telephone lie announcement for the anaolntive '™ r« ld D^ Sl2lLt5.