Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-19
state News.
ANpROscOGGIN.

Journal sends to that paper sketch OF q
complicated will case 10 be entered at the
April term of the S. ]. Court for Androscog
gin county. 1t appears that in 1866 Samoei
Smith died in Providence, X. l., leaving
large property to be distributed according 70
the provisions of his will. John Smith, MS
brother, was named as executor, and was di-
rected among other things to set apart GER
tain sum of money to be held by him in trust
for the children Of deceased daughter of the
testator. The money set apart and held
nv The executor was to be invested according
to hi, be st Judgment, and paid to the children
when tie Youngest of them should arrive al
the age of 81 years. The executor was not
Obliged to give bond or security as trustee foi
the children, and after settling his hnai &C
count AS executor of his brother he removed
to Maine, the money lie held as trustee beng
mixed with his own and used as his own. In
1876 he made will. in which, sfter making
provision for his wife, he directed that the
balance of his property should be equally
divided between his two sons, Addison T.
Smith and John A. Smith. Addison Smith
being named as executor John A. Smith
died subsequently, TO the making OF the VIII
of John Smith, but prior to the death
OF Jchn Smith, leaving widow and two
minor children. who were living at the time
of John Smiths death which occurred in
MAY, 1877. These two children have since
died intestate ard unmarried, and the wild
ow of John A. Smith has married Addison +.
Smith. The will of John Smith was admit
ted to probate and the final account of the
executor, Addison +. Smith was settled IN
1880. All the interest of the widow of
John Smith and the children of John
Smith in the real estate of John Smith has
been conveyed to Addison E. Smith. On the
9th day of March. 1888, the youngest OF the
grard children of Samuel Smith. the chill
dren for whose benefit the money was
placed in the hands of John Smith as trustee,
arrived at the age of 81, and now they are
looking around for the money left them by
their grandfather. The suit has been brought
against Addison E. Smith. aud probably will
be reported directly to the law court.
ARoosTOoK.
The Lewiston journal says: The farm
buildings of William Segee, situated one
and half miles from Fit. Fairfield village,
were destroyed by fire on Friday morning
last. Mr.. Segee lost all his stock, hay and
farming tools Loss 81 900. Insurance S725
About / o'clock Friday evening, fire was
discovered in the store of b. F. Gellerson at
Fit. Fairfield village. The store with nearly
all its contents was burned. Loss 81 500;
insured tor Sl,700.
HANCOCK.
The Hancock Bulletin learns that Mr..
David NJ. Burton of Ellsworth, committed
soicide by taking poison.
The Commercial says during the past year
Rev. A. j. Clifford, pastor of the Methodist
church at Bucksport, has attended Sc tuner lis
the most of them the past " inter. Seven of
these deaths were instantaneous. The figures
show a large mortality for the number of in
habtants of Bucksport. One day recently
there were two funerals in the town at the
same hour.
VIM. A. Simonton of Rockland, a truck
man, committed suicide, Monday morning
by hanging himself with halter He was
81, and single.
PENOBsCoT.
The partnership existing between VIM NJ.
Thaver and Horace w. Chase of the Ameri-
can House, Bangor, expired last Saturday,
and the hotel will now be run by Mr.. Chase.
+ A. Reed 4 Sons single and saw mill
at North Lee were burned Sunday night
SAGADAHOc.
A. J. Grassy of Bath, going to his store,
Sunday evening, found that it had been
robbed. Looking about he found one of the
robbers, young fellow named Norman Smith
whom he capIueh. They had taken about
5000 with them Thev had also attempted to
set fire to the building. but the flame went
out. Up to the present time five of the mis-
creants have been arrested. Their names
are Norman Smith, John Pero. John Rode
rick, Isaac Sadler and John Campbell. The
latter has just been released from term in
Augusta Jail, for theft at one of the ship wards
in Bath. 1t is supposed there are four or
FIVE more of them and the officers are on the
alert for their capture.
SOMERSET.
The post-offiDe at Embden, Somerset
county, has been discontinued. Mail will be
sent to West Embden.
AT LARGE.
Of the fourteen cities in this State nine
have decreased their indebtedness during the
past year. and four have increased the same
The city of Bath is not included in this list.
although it has paid 1928, $50 of the bonds
issued in aid of the Knox and Lincoln Rail.
road, for the reason that AN attempt has been
made to fund its railroad debt in four per
cents, and as this work is incomplete its
treasurer cannot at present state the exact
Liabilities OF the city. The following is a
comparative statement of the liabilities. re-
sources and debts of the several cities at the
close OF the financial year:
Liabilities. Resources Debt.