Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
NV. c. I.U. Elects Mrs,
Weston President,
SO honoTed for 30ih Time.
4 Life Member Of State Union.
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An 0.Eoot Rise In kennebec.


Mrs. l.. w. Weston Tuesday by elect
ing her president of the Union for the
18th time. She was also presented with
life membership certificate to the
State VIC Il. L. She has been presi-
dent Of the w. c. T. U. ever since ITS
organization. The other officers that
were elected were: Vice Pres, MIS-.
Pauline Littlefeld: chaplain. Mrs. b.
Il. Merrill; Sec, Mrs. Mabel Judkins;
Treas, Mrs. Rose Burrill. The business
meeting was followed By an address
by Mrs GRAHAM of Pittstield, county
president of the w. C. 7. e.. who spoke
on the increase of membership of the
w. c. T. Y. in the State. she present
ed this Union with a banner, It being
the largest Union in the county. She
said that there is membership of
5000 in the State at present.
The supreme court has been occn-
pied since Tuesday noon with the
hearing of No. 1879 on the continued
docket Corson VS.. Gould. MI Small
for the defendant concluded his argu-
ment Wednesday afternoon, when the
argument of Mr.. Goodwin was made.
also the charge of Justice Bird The
plaintiff alleges that the horse when
taken by Mr.. Gould Nov. 10, 1903, was
ir good condition. Mr.. Corson further
alleges that Mr.. Gould grabbed him
(Corsom by the throat, held him out at
arms length and struck him. His
daughter also testified practically to
the same thing, being, as she said. an
eye witness to this alleged assault. Mr.
Gould, who lives in Arson ard is an
20 Cor proy- n int
of Cruelty to Animals. took the animal
and the next day, Nov. 20. the horse
was killed The defence claims that the
horse was in bad condition and that it
was a mercy to put him out of his
misery Several witnesses also testi-
fled to the animals bad condition. The
defence denied making any assault on
Mr.. CorsOn.
Skowhegan Grange held it's regular
meeting Wednesday evening in the
Pleasant Street hall. 1t was Visitors
night and the guests were members of
Somerset Grange. No. is. of NOrridye-
wock. The Third and Fourth degrees
were conferred and the literary pro-
gram rendered by the visitors A sup
per was served in the banquet hall by
Section f. in charge of Mr. ana Mrs
Arthur Painter Mr.. and Mrs. Perierine
White and Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
George.
Maurice p. Merrill left Wednesday
for Cambridge Mass. to resume his
studies in the Harvard Law School He
passed the summer here with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Merrill
The first social of the season under
nf hp hoe
ganization of young women connected
with the First Baptist parish. was held
Wedne sday night in the vestry A mu-
steal program was given and refresh
ments were served.
r. p. Blunt. who has been employed
in the job department of the Somerset
Reporter Office up to two weeks ago,
left Wednesday on a business trip to
Augusta and Portland. He is undecided
Where he will locate and is considering
an offer to go to Florida.
The $50 A. NJ. car out of Madison
wednesday morning was derailed at
point little the other side of the small
station known as BlackweiPs. A pas
senser stated that it came near going
over an embankment
lowing to washout on the Maine
Central over Bangor way special en-
CINE was sent here Wednesday fore
noon to convey the bridge crew to that
Z point to repair the damage The high
water in the Kennebec has put stop
temporarily to work on the bridge here.
The dates for the annual State en-
campment of the Union Veterans
Union in Skowhegan are Wednesday
and Thursday, Oct. 10 and A.
r. w. Brown will at once repair his
Court street block which was badly
Quilted by fire two weeks ago It was a
two-story building with a pitch roof
What little of this roof was left will
he removed and the building win be of
TWO stories with fiat roof The lumber
Will be gotten out in Cornville.
One of the forestry crews, in fact,
the last crew which has been in the
employ of Prof. Roy l.. Marston the
past summer, was delayed in coming
out by the rain. The men were to have
reached here Tuesday, but it is row
doubtful If they return home before
FRIDAY or Saturday. The last work
was at Spencer bay.
me rain which began at 3 O'Clock
SUNDAY morning and fell with but
enght interruption until that hour
Iuesday night, caused a rise of some
eight feet in ~ river here No reports
OF damass N ser have been received
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