Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-10
Equity Suit Of Hill vs.
Coburn Is Settled.
Has Been in Court Seven Years
Large Amount Involved.
Rear Of kennebec Drive Passes
Skowhegan At 2 P. N. Sunday.

Tho emit in enuity of Pauline T. Hill
ct ais vs. Louise II. Coburn et ais, mas
at last been settled. The Dill was Hleo
Nov. /, 1902, and it has therefore peeh
in thu. courts some seven years. Inc
plaintiffs arc Mrs. Pauline T. Hi! ana
her two children, Ralph and Mrs r.
M. TAYLOR. The defendants are Louise
H Ccburn, her sisters, Mrs. Frances
c. Pepper, Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith
ans other Of the Coburn heirs, lnclud-
. ing Miss Julia l.. Coburn, Mrs. Ella NJ
>; Pooler, Frank c. Turner, Erastus w.
Marston the late Charles \. Marstoh,
Mrs Mary c. Weston and George ii.
Collins. 1t is understood that the PLAIN
tiffs have received $4,000 with $4,000
+. more coming, and the land which they
claimed was theirs. The attorneys for
Danforth & Gould, Walton & Walton
and Foster Il Foster For the defend
- ants the attorneys We're A. X. Batter
: and o. D. Baker. The suit was one over
climber land and has awakened much
interest in Skowhegan, where the par
ties live.
~ The rear of the Kennebec drive went
over the Skowhegan falls at about ,
p NJ Sunday. It reached the boom
Saturday night in charge of Oscar
LOCKWOOD who had a crew OF some 3"
men. From here to Hinckley it Will be
in charge of william Rocco. 1t is some
three days behind that Of last year.
Mrs. s. IT. Beal and son left Monday
Tor visit with friends in Portland.
Mrs. p. NJ. Taylor left Monday for
her home in Springfield, Mass. after a
visit here with her mother, Mrs. Paul
inc p. Hill.
> Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pepper and
son stephen. who have been the guests
of he~ mother, Mrs. Helen S. Coburn,
left Monday for their home in Con-
cord. Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. George Grover and
their son Fred. who have been the
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Grover, here and at Hayden
lake, left Monday for their homes in
Lynn. Mass.
Tho freight depot of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad will hereafter be closed at
S o'clock each afternoon. This is Gus
tomary all along the line.
. One drunk Monday in the municipal
court was given the usual fine and
costs.
Mrs. Ned Reed has returned from a
visit with relatives at her old home
in Belfast.
George Murphy of Bingham was
found not guilty Saturday in the mu-
nicipal court by Judge Lawrence on
the charge of search and seizure.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Hussey left Mon
day for North pond. SmithfieId, where
fhey Will pass the present week in a
cottage.
Or. G. Fl. WILDER. Nathan Thomas. D.
q. Btarce and Tracey Forsyth return
ed Monday from fishing trip 10 Fahi
pond. They caught total of q perch,
eight of which weighed ~ pounds
each.
Henry Elliott of Guilford. former
vlerk for G. f.. Ward, was i'm town Sun
Gay. making the trip here in his auto
mobile. He was accompanied by his
wife and Mr. and Mrs c. S. Douglass.
1.-THE August term of the probate
court will open today and continue
through Wednesday. Judge Simmons OF
North Arson will preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. G. Bowman left
-Ionday for Sandown, n. H., accom-
panying their guests. Mr. and Mrs.
Lowering. who have been here for sev-
eral days.
Miss jeanette Lord left Monday for
Portland. where she will be the guest
OF relatives until Sept l.
q. g. MunSOn, who has been the
guest of Tracey Gates and family and
AT Madison pond, returned Monday to
his home in Boston.
~. X. Butler returned home Sunday
. from business trip to Boston.