Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-29
General Approval Of Par :
don Of Joel Gray
Party Of Y to Leave Monday
For Canada West.
Will Visit Wheat Growing Section
In Province Of Saskatcheen.

Mrs. Emma NJ Smith, who passed
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Il. Pierce, in Beverly, Mass, ar
rived home Wednesday and will spend
the summer at her residence on Water
street
| People of this town and county as
a rule We're pleased when they heard
| Wednesday morning that pardon had
been granted to Joel Fl. Gray. The ac-
ton of Governor Fernald and his
| Council is commended on all sides. Mr..
! Gray, as has been stated in this paper,
| is a prisoner in the county Jail here
where he is serving sentence for vio-
lation of the prohibitory law. He has
| been in bed ever since mis- commitment,
suffering with disease of the eyes.
Tho sight of one has been totally lost
and it is the opinion that the other
will meet the same fate.
| Mr. Gray is the proprietor of the
Caratunk House in Scion and is one
of the best known hotel men in north
ern Somerset His father was hotel
man before him, at one time being the
proprietor of the Quincy House in Bos-
| ton. Mr. Gray was committed on
March 9 and has therefore served so
days.
| 1t is understood that the conditions
of the pardon are that Mr.. Gray shall
pay the fines imposed by the court and
the costs of prosecution, and in addi-
| ton give a bond that he will remain
out Of the business of selling liquor.
There were three cases against him.
The first was fine of $50 and costs,
taxed at $31.97, and 80 days in Jail with
so days additional if the same was not
paid. The second was a fine of 5000
and costs, taxed at $210, and 60 days
| in Jail with four months additional if
the same was not paid. The third was
a fine of 5000 and costs, taxed at $11.9s,
and four months in Jail with four
months additional if the same was not
paid.
1t will be seen by the above that the
total sentence imposed was $596.05 in
fines and costs and seven months in
Jail, or had Mr.. Gray elected to have
kept his money and served all the time
out he would have been guest of
Sheriff Moores for 16 months, or $50
days. He will now gain his freedom
by the payment of $59605, in addition
to a satisfactory bond.
SkoWhegan has entertained more
architects this week than ever before
in the same period of time. In addi-
ton to the five already mentioned VIM.
Hart Taylor of Boston and VIM. M.
Butterfield of Manchester n. H, were
here Wednesday. Mr.. Taylor drew the
plans for the block on the corner of
Water street and Madison avenue,
built by Griffin & Sampson, and Mr..
Butterfield planned the extension to
the supreme court house.
DR.. A. G. Walster of Portland is in
town for few days. For the past two
years DR.. Walster, who is a dentist,
has been practicing his profession in
Portland. The climate, however, does
not agree with him and he may decide
to locate in Skowhegan.
l. S. Bean of Caratunk made a brief
business trip to town Wednesday An
the interest of his numbering opera
lions in that plantation the past winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Holley left here
| Wednesday for visit with relatives
in Berlin, n. Fl. From there they will
so to Point Lewis, p. @. Mr. and Mrs.
Holley had been the guests for several
weeks of her sister, Mrs. Marceau,
coming here from Idaho. They do not
intend to return to the West but will
make their future home in this town
and in Canada.
William II. Wildes, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Wildes of Madi-
son avenue, left Wednesday for Mount
Herman, Mass, where he will enter
the Mount Herman School for Boys.
A party of IL will leave here Monday
morning for Saskatoon in the Province
of Saskatcheen in Canada West. They
will go to Portland and from there to
Montreal over the White Mountain di-
| vision. Leaving Montreal at 1890 that
night in a special car they will so di-
rect to SASKATOON, arriving there Fri
day morning. One night will be pass
ed in Winnipeg, so that but three
nights of the long journey of $500 miles
will be passed in a sleeping car. A
number of people will also leave from
Madison Saturday, joining the Skowhe-
| gan party in Montreal. The country to
which this party is going is considered
the greatest wheat growing country in
| the world. The object of the trip is
to buy land should it prove to he what
has been represented. The party was
| organized by G.. B. Hight, a local at
| torney, who is agent for the New ing
land States and the Provinces for a
real estate firm of Indian Head, Sas-
| l1atcheen. Those who go from this
town are as follows, with possibly
three more who as yet have not fully
decided: c. E. Hight, George B. Samp-
son, Malvern J. Totman, Archie L.
Weston, Robert Wildes, Michael ST.
Ledger, Lewis Cavanaugh and Charles
Weston of Skowhegan, C. S. Loring of
Norridgewook, George B. Littlefield Of
Waterville, Frank Smith and F. J.
Wills of Arson. Mr.. Sampson does not
go with an idea of locating, but to see
the country, and before returning will
visit a sister in Seattle, Wash This
| marty will also visit I.ethhridpe in the