Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-21


McCabe of Machias. who went West,
about 20 years ago and has worked his
way up from mill hand to the highest
office in husting city Of 10000 inha5-
itants.
OF the Bath tax cases that came up
in the April term Of Sagadahoc court
at Bath, the greater part We're settled
and as 4 result the city can be credit
ed as follows. Cash paid. SlOl3; judg-
ments secured against delinquent tax
payers. $j0l1; defaulted and continued
for judgment at the August term Apf
court, $331J: q total of $685.. which,
together with taxes. agreed 10 be paid
in continued cases. gives total of
about $4,000 in or on its way to the
city treasury as result Of municipal
activity.
The spring term of the Castine State
Normal school has opened with lI5 pupils
in attendance. The total number enrolled
for the year. 81. the largest number in
the history Of The school. The attendance
has doubled in the last 10 years. Presi-
dent Butler Of Colby College. ~ To preac h
the ANNUAL sermon. The following class
parts have been assigned by a vote Of the
class ana teachers: Naledictory. Jeannet:e
x. Rice. SearSport: SaIutaforN. Almon i.
Hatch Bristol: history, Marcia ID. King,
Lamolne; essay. Mary &. Richardson.
Castine; essay. Susie NJ. ilcrrick.
Charleston: essay. Edgar y. Worcester.
Castne. The class officers are: Presi-
dent. William +. Drawn, Iubcc; vice
president. Carrie T. calligan, Grand Lake
Stream: secretary and treasurer Sadi" l..
Fuller, Scarsmont The graduation Will
occur, June !.
The April term Of the Hancock :. J.
court adjourned finally At noon,
markably short. But one civil case
ana two small larceny eases were
tried. Ninety-five case have come of
the docket. IS by judgements, ana -
by entry of either party. only Al new
cases were entered. This is said 10 bc
the smallest entry on record ut this
court for years. Divorces were de
creed as follows: Alma J. Cook Of La
moline, from Fred w. Cook, for gross
and confirmed habits OF intoXication;
Fred T.. Green Of Bluehill from Bell
f.. Greene for cruel and abusive treat
mcnt: Lcttic T.. Haywood of Bar Har-
Dor. from Willard J. Haywood. FOR
cruel ana abusive treatment.
The Jamis0n- Weld malpractice suit.
which has been On trial FOR the past
three days in the supreme court at
Bangor. was finished. Wednesday
night. when the jury returned a verdict
Of $500 for the plaintiff Miss Jamison,
a music teacher in ola Town. III Au-
gust. 1897. fell and suffered a disloca-
ton ana fracture Of the right elbow
joint DR.. 6. q. Weld Of Old Town,
was called, and she was under his care
II weeks or more, when he was called
&C
u another physician. The plaintiff al
legged that DR.. Weld did not give her
the proper treatment. ana through his
negligence she has a stiff arm. and she
sued FOR $1,000 Counsel for the defend
ant has filed motion for a new trial,
and also exceptions to the charge Of
Judge Haskell ana to some Of the tes-
timony that was admitted.
Tarrantine Tribe. I. q. K. NJ. Of Bel
fast. Monday evening. voted to hold
a public meeting. Wednesday evening
preceding the meeting 0f the Great
Council of Maine Red Men. which will
meet there. Fast day. Several promi-
nent members from out Of the State
will be present on the occasion. Seven
ty-five or 100 delegates are expected TO
be present and every effort Is being
put forth by the local tribe to give
them a pleasant reception. The Bel
fast band will furnish music ana with
speakers from Maine and Massachu-
sets. the affair, which is a public one.
probably will be great success.
Mayor Clarence O. Poor Will make an
address of welcome. The regular ses-
sion Of the Great Council will be held
at Knights Of Pythas hall. during the
day, Thursday. and it is expected that
the delegates will leave on a special
train. that evening, after the business
session.
Hon. James Il. Talbot died ut his
residence at East Machias, at "a F.
NJ, Wednesday, at the age of so years.
after an illness of about 10 weeks Mr.
Talbot was one of the prominent lum-
Der manufacturers of eastern Maine
being for years manager of the we'll
known firm of p. :. j. Talbot & Co
He was born in East Machias. Feb. =
1919 and is the son Of Micah Jones ana
Betsy Rich Talbot. He had always
been a most worthy and highly re-
spected citizen; always a perfect gen
tleman, courteous. genial and kind. es-
pecially to the poor; always active in
the social business and municipal af-
fairs. In politics he was always a
steadfast Democrat, very prominent in
town politics. having held high offices
and having been one of the selectmen
for years. and represented his district
several times in both branches of the
State Legislature. At the outbreak os
the Civil War Mr.. Talbot was captain
of the town militia He was ALWAYS
popular with the citizens of the town
and his loss will be greatly felt by all.
He carried on an active business until
his sickness in January. He is surviv-
ed by n widow, two sons and two
daughters; also one sister and three
brothers, the oldest of whom is nearly
So years OF age.