Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-22
Supreme Court for Som
efset Opens on Tuesday.
Expected That Term viii Not
60 Beyond Oct. 6.
Evangelical Meetings to Be Held,
Beginning Friday, Oct. !.

here Tuesday morning. Prayer was Of
fered by DIR. F. A. Leitch. after which
Sheriff j. A. Mooers made the usual
procIamations. The grand jury was
empaneled first. 1t is a new one this
term and will serve FOR one year. All
Of the 20 members were present. Sam
ul Vose of Madison was chosen as
foreman. 1t began its deliberations
Tuesday afternoon in charge of the
county attorney, l.. r. Folsom of Nor
ridl,ewock.
The two traverse juries were then
empaneled. Abner Currier of Skowhe-
gan was chosen foreman of the first
jury and Fred o. Paine of Arson fore
man of the second. The remainder of
the morning session was devoted to
reading the docket and the assignment
of cases. The term will not be so long
as was first thought. 1t cannot last
later than Oct. 6. Wednesday, as Judge
Bird is assigned to the Washington
county term. which will convene on
the second Tuesday in that month.
The presiding justice, Hon. George
T.. Bird of Portland, makes bis first
appearance on the bench in Somerset.
His stenographer is A. H. Whitman.
also of Portland, formerly with Justice
StrOut. Other court officers are: Clerk
Of courts, w. T. Seekins; sheriff. ]. A.
MOOers: county attorney. l.. r. Fol-
som; messenger, H. p. Thyng: cantor,
G. c. Tozier
Sheriff MoOerS will be assisted dur
ing the term by the following depu-
ties; c. c. Hanson of st. Adams. S. H.
Frost of Pittsfield, c. E. Bigelow of
Norridgewock. r. S. Mckenney of
Madison. f. r. Walker of Starks, Au-
gustus Gilblair of Skowhegan, e. C.
TraftOn of Athens and p c. Foss of
Bingham. The last two mentioned are
in charge of the grand jury.
The court room was made attractive
by five handsome bouquets of cut flow
ers. Two were on either end of the
Nudge, one in front of the clerk and
one each on the desks of the sheriff
and messenger. These We're from tho
garden Of Mrs. Thyng, wife of the mes
sengcr
Out-of-tOwn attorneys present were:
Turner Boswell and T. J. Young, So
lon; c. o. Small. w. B. Brown and
Bernard Gibbs, Madison; F. w. Clair,
G. w. Perkins, F. F.. Brown, D. +.
Bowman, w. c. Philbrook, Water
vile: D. D. Stewart st. Adams; A. c.
Stilphen, Gardiner; George Thompson.
Orono: A. Simmons, North Arson: II.
II. Thurlough and T. r. Barrett, Ca
naan; ]. F. Holman, Athens: G. Fl.
Morse and T. A. Anderson, Pittstield;
G. G Weeks, Fairfield, and F. l..
Ames, Norrdgewock.
Skowhegan attorneys were: F. F.
Lawrence, Forrest Goodwin. l.. L.
Walton, Daniel Lewis, G. W. Cover.
w. H. Halves, f. H. Merrill, f. N.
Merrill, s. J. Walton, S. w. Gould, A.
X. Butler and E. c. Butler.
A wedding in which Skowhegan peo-
pie sill be interested will occur today
in Monomonie, Wis. The bride will be
Miss Faith. daughter of Mrs. Kate
True Weber of that city, and Gordon
Lunt second son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Wildes of this town. He is grad
uate of the High school and later took
coarse in civil engineering at the
University of Maine. in which business
he IS now engaged i'm the West His
mother will be present at the ceremo-
n.y. having left for Chicago last Sat
urday.
Harry Reynolds left Tuesday for
short vacation with friends in Bos-
ton. He may go to New York to take
in the Hudson Fulton celebration.
F. Z. Sanborn. superintendent of the
Portland division of the Maine Central.
accompanied by c. H. Priest of Wa
terville. superintendent of terminals,
are in town and will be witnesses in
the damage case of Haines vs. the
Maine Central r. r.. one Of the first
to be heard on the civil docket. Will
liam Edevean. travelling conductor,
will also be witness.
The Dyer Dry Goods Co. finished
moving Tuesday from it's old location
on Madison avenue to it's new store on
Water street under Hotel Oxford y
James Fins of Haskell, n. j., who
has been the guest of his uncle, H. r.
Berce. has returned home. He is en-
rloyed as a chemist in a powder mill in
that place
c. S. Adams, game warden at Jack
man, was in Augusta on business
Tuesday. Mr.. Adams has been station
ed since August in the Spencer region.
''A'>h 'i'S VI uOChct ISaSIiNu
ne has case against an alleged vio-
lator of the fish and game laws.
A committee has been appointed.
consisting of Rev. George Merriam,
pastor of the Bethany Baptist church,
president. Harry A. Dinsmore. secre-
tary. and F. A. Nolin, treasurer, for
the purpose of making arrangements
Tor the coming series of evangelistic
meetings to be held here, beginning
Oct. Z. An effort will be made to hold
the first meeting in the Congregation
al church and will be done with the
permission of the prudential commit
tee. Music will be furnished by q cho-
rus choir and will be directed by AL
bany. the son of Gypsy Smith. the
evangelist will be Harry Taylor. who
has been in Skowhegan before. The re-
hearsals will be under the direction of
Z. f. Harris of this town.
Albert Z. Jewett and Thomas Welsh.
drawn to serve on the grand jury. and
Thomas G. Lord and Harry s. Hub
bard. drawn to serve on the petit jury.
left Tuesday for Portland to attend
the United States circuit court