Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-28
Belfast Women Looking
After Smooth Young Man
Who Secured Their Dollars But
Failed to Send The Goods.
Dexter Plans to Have Festival
Characterization June 4.

Belfast, Ne, May 27.-(SpeciaD.-
About the middle Of March a young
man Of pleasing appearance called on
several of the ladies in Belfast max
ing them the princely offer of u years
subscription 10 the Delineator, Wo-
mans Home Companion and six pat
terms for the modest sum of 81. Sew
crit ladies took him at his word and
he collected the 81 in advance, telling
them that the magazines and patterns
would come along by next mail. He
gave them receipts in due form and
Signed by himself. After some weeks
had elapsed ana no papers were re-
ceiVcd, the ncighbors began to get
their heads together and compare
notes. Not one had heard 4 word from
the 81 and 10 papers had been re-
ccivcd. Then some of them write to
the Dclincator people, who wrote back
that there had been no one on the road
for them, that they had authorized no
one to take such subscriptions and
asked that the duped ones send on
their receipts and also return the let
ltt- HIS W us Ccltc anu lllcIS llc Ilttl-
ter rests at present. The Belfast pco-
nlc who paid out their good dollars
would like to know where the good
locking, Smooth-talking young fellow
went TO with their money.
The Acme Concert Co, local ag
gregation OF musicians, went to Lin
convilc last night to give concert
in Clark's hall. The storm, however,
interfcrcd With their plans and only
about 40 people were able to set to the
hall because of the severe thunder
storm and the awful doWnpour. The
company therefore gave an informal
concert to those present, free, and al
son Il free dance and the Lincolnvllle
people who bravcd the elements to go
to the hail were highly delighted with
the Belfast boys and girls and a very
pleasant evening was passed in spite of
the storm and disappointment. The
company was kept in Lincolnville I'M
til after midnight on account of the
rain but arrived here shortly after 1
O'Clock. Although the trip was finan-
cial failure, they had good time and
took it in the true transforming
spirit.
o'lt. anu -ii .. ~. II. Culiiiiiloiic.iii VI
Washington, ID. c., are in Belfast look
ing up the evidence in the Mather VS..
Cunningham case which will GENE up
before the September term. The case
is contestinS the will of the late Hen
~ w. Cunningham, formerly of
SWanViiC, who died in Shanghai.
China, in June, 1905, leaving Il large
fortune, some $4,000 to his youngest
sister, Mrs. a. I. Mather, of Rocllland.
The other brothers, Albert of Rock
lard and Edward r. of Washington,
u. c., are now trying to break the
will on the grounds that it was not
properly witnessed, having but two
witnesses, when three are required
by law in Maine. The will was made
and the estate probatod in the consul
lar court in Shanghai and T.. III. Dun
ming as executor forwarded to Mrs.
Mathcr drafts on New York banks to
the amount of some $i2 600 The case
was expected to come up at the April
term but was put over to the Soptcm-
Der term. A. S. Littlcfcld of Rockland
is counsel for Mrs. Mathcr and also
DuntCn & Morse of this city, while
the Cunninghams are represented by
White q Garter of Lewiston and Cot
ton & White of Washington, d. c.. 4