Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-08
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The Registration Board Decides The QUESTION
Raised In Two Instances.

The JOURNAL mentioned several days
ago of a case in Ward where the Demo
Gratis had been trying to get mans wife
to take supplies frcm the city, evidently
with the purpose Of disfranchising the hus-
banl.
Wednesday 'Chas. E. Lyon of Ward 4
came before the board and in answer to the
claim that he hal re ,ived help from the
city within the required time and was not
eligible to vote, stated that he had received
no help from the city since Thanksgiving.
He said an order was given his wife from
+. w. Ellis of the board of overseers since
then but he refused to have the goods and
sent the order back to Ellis. Mr.. Ellis
stated that he had not received the order
back and so had supposed that Lyon had
received the goods. The order was for
footwear and was to be filed at the shoe
! store of J. NJ. Evans. Mr.. Evans was
called in and his books showed that he had
received no tuch order and had not let
Lyon have the goods. That settled the
dispute and Lyon will be allowed to vote.
Another case to come before the board
was that of William Brownell, who yes on
the Sanford road in Wsrl 4. The over
saers had decided that he was a pauper.
Mr.. Brownell testified that he had re-
ceivel no help from the town for five
years, and Mr.. Southland novel that the
overseers be requested to appear and show
how and when Mr.. Brownell had been as
sisted. Brownell stated that about two
years ago the oveIsaers had taken his boy
from his sister and given him to man by
the name of Tibbetts, and that he hadn't
seen him since.
Mr.. j. j. Maher of the board of over
81 ers came in and stated that the boy had
been taken care Of by the overseers a, the
father would not support him. The boy
had been given to man, but the latter had
not and would not adopt him, and 10 the
boy would be likely to come onto the city
for support at any time. Mr.. Maher was
at ked if the boy lad been any expense to
the city since the first Of Dece mber ard he
said he hadn't The board Immediately
ruled that Mr.. Brow nelrs name be add d
to the list of voters.
In the afternoon the case Of Joseph A
Hoyt, Jr., came up. lie had been set down
as coming within the pauper provision but
denied it. lie said that he had not applied
for supplies nor had any been furnished his
family. lie said he went into the country
and his wife was very sick while he was
away. DR.. r. J. Martin was called by a
boy. He said the doctor ordered milk for
her. This amounted to Is cents. He made
an investigation as soon as he knew of a
ps,,per charge. He said he offered to
pay the woman who furnished the
milk if she'd give him the bill.
II, said the doctor had been seen twice,
but he was unable to get the bill from him.
He said his daughter remembered of the
doctor asking what town they came from.
They came from Somerville. He had
given bis attorney authority to pay the hill.
He said he told Mr.. Maher be wanted none
of his assistance. Had been helped by the
town once. That was at Randolph, IL
wears ago, when his child died. He knew
of his family receiving no help save the
medicine and - cents worth of milk.
" hen he was away supposed his bills were
being paid. The hearing was adjourned
Until noon today.