The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-23
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

The Will OF the late Oexter W. Neffll
of Auburn has been admitted to probate.
1t contains but one public bequest. $500
to the Auburn home for aged women.
The bulk of his property, whichN consists
of house and lot on Spring street In
that city, and one-half section OF Phoenix
block on Main street, beside consider
able amount in money and securities, Is
left to his niece, Ina A. Benson, aud his
nephew, Leon d. Verrill, who are APP
pointed executors TO sorve without bonds
The Clover Leaf whist club of Skowhe-
gan, composed entirely of women, held its
annual gentlemen's night and banquet at
the Hoselton Tuesday night. The
patronesses were Mrs. y. Il. Folsom,
Mrs G. p. Sawyer. Mrs. Mnry Brainard,
Mrs. Fanny Wildes. Mrs. W. II. Wildes,
Mrs S. ]. Walton, Mrs. Forrest Good
win, Mrs. @. J. Dow, Mrs. c. W. Fol
SOM, Mrs L. j. Addition, Mrs. W. r. G.
Estes, Mrs e. p. Viles, Mrs. A. G.
Blunt, Mrs. C. +. Jones. Mrs. q. d.
Stafford and Miss Sara J. Anderson.
Lewis Anderson, president of the Lewis
Anderson company, proprietors of the
Coburn wooden mills at Skowhegan, says
that whila- some talk had been made in
regard to transferring :the plant to the
trust, no definite action had yet been
taken. The Coburn mills are among the
most ,valuableiin n aine.
The authorities are investigating the
death of Mrs. Sarah Brooks, who .died in
the house of William Minnehan, on High
street, Biddeford, Saturday. Chief of
Police harmon notified Minnehan that he
would have to close his saloon at once
In Belfast Monday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. David II. Libby celebrated their
fifteenth anniversary of their wedding.
Miss Emma .. French has been re-
elected superintendent of Hallowell
schools.
The society IN Ltchfield nown as
'Ths Wayside People of a Triune sod, +"
recently held its annual business meeting
and elected j. +. Small, Clarence X.
Brann and l.. Ii. Merrill as committee
TO attend to the business and other
affairs connected with the society.
Nancy Jones. late of Randolph, be-
queathed $3.50 to the Universalist church
Of Gardiner. After the estate was settled
1t was found that thre were only sl95 for
the Universalist society, which amount
will cancel the Indebtedness of the
church.
Skowhegsn has a sensation in the shape
of a suit whereby Mr.. Marshall b, stew
ems of Norridgewock, seeks to recover
from Mr.. Ricnard ". Brown of Skowhe-
gan, the sum of $40. coo damages for the
alienation of Mrs. Stevens's affections.
MR. Brown is managing director of the
electric railroad at Skowhogan. He de-
MES the charge absolutely.
An interesting suit which will be tried
in Somerset county Is that of Wallace Q.
Goodwin of ST Adams to recover from
A. W. Miller. the leading merchant in
Hartland. Mr.. Goodwin claims that by
the Doctors order he went to MIR. Miller's
drug store and asked for sugar of milk
substance which was given him was
sugar of lead, a deadly poison, and that
after the baby had taken from the bott
in which it was placed, the little one
died in great agony. 1t is charged TINT
the druggist was negligent.
William q. Horton of kingman, Wi
arraigued In Bangor Tuesday on charge
of obtaining goods on false pretenses.
The case was continued for 80 days
Rev. t. V. Bragdon pastor of the Free
Baptist church at LISBON Falls church.
has accepted call to East Rochester, \.
II.
Edwin s. Brooks has sbeen elected eA.
allied ruler of the Lewiston klks.
Winthrop Centre has So, 500 appropri-
alton for graded school TO 10 located
nearer the csntre of the town OH land 90
mated by Mrs. IL. j. Bailey.
The Republican county committee CT
Oxford county met at South Paris Tues
day to consider measures for advancing
the candidacy of Hon. John p. Swasey Of
Canton for Congress,