Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-21

Wednesday Evening.
charge is expending nearly two million
dollars annually in investigating the
natural resources of the United States
and thus DR.. Smith is enabled to speak
with authority on this subject. Among
the things to be spoken of by MIN or
next Wednesday evening will be the
investigation of underground water re
sources not only in the West but in
our own State.
Or. Smith is a native of Skowhegan.
being the son of the late Joseph O..
Smith. He is the author of many mag
azine articles and books. He has re-
Gently been elected president of the
Y. NJ c. A. in Washington, d. c.. the
Association there having about 300
members.
The lecture Wednesday night will be
free and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
J. c. Collins, after being sick fot
about five weeks with heart trouble
died at his late home on Summer street
Sunday morning, aged Go years. Funer.
al services will be held at 10 ocloc!,
Wednesday from the late home. with
Baptist church officiating. Mr.. Collins
lived in Skowhegan for about 80 years.
having devoted the most of his life in
the upholstery business. For a num-
Der of years he worked for Bragg &
Narncy in the furniture store. He was
member of Russell Post G. A P,
having been member 20 years. He
served in the War of the Rebellion.
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Massachusetts. A son, Richard Collins,
Skowhegan. and one daughter, Mrs.
Emma Whitman of Skowhegan, survive.
Hen. w. H. Newall of Lewiston and
Hon. y. E. Herrick Of Bethel. who SAT
for about four days here at the Court
house about three weeks ago. as aU-
di:ors in the case Walton 6 Walton VS.
Pauline Hill. Lena Hill Taylor and
Ralph Hill. have made their report.
which allows Walton & Walton $780,
20. The report is made to the supreme
court for the December term. The case
has been reviewed in the Journal and
in substance is as follows: Walton &
Walton. prominent law firm of SHOW
began. brought suit against the Hill
heirs for fees for services performed
in the case of f. =. H!ll heirs VS.. A.
p. Cohurn Heirs. in which the plaintiffs
Won verdict of $2S 900 and one I'M
divided half Of 400 acres of timber
land in Northern Maine. The case was
in the courts since 1904 and until about
four months ago. The above law firm
then put in a bill for their services
and having not received a settlement
from the Hill heirs they brought suit
at the September term of court for
s12.65S.49. Unless a settlement is made
the case will be tried before Jury at
the December court for the amount
that the auditors decided upon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton who have been
in Roxbury. Mass. visiting their
daughter. Mrs. Byron Ingalls, for few
weeks returned home.
George w. Cover. Esq. is removing
his Office to his block on the corner
of Court and Water streets from the
Sampson and Griffin block
w. E. Hackett was in Pittsfield Sun
day making the trip in his automobile
Miss Grace Cover has a position in
the Skowhegan post office as money
order clerk
Charles Traviss of Houlton was il.
town Monday on business.
Turner BuZzell civil engineer was in
East Skowhegan at the scene of the
John Buzzell murder Monday making
surveys for the State
The North side of the new railroad
bridge across the Kennebec river was
put into place Sunday. 1t required
about twelve minutes to place the
bridge in position. The length of the
bridge between each pier is 40 feet
The crew has BEEN at work on this
piece of bridge about six weeks The
entire bridge will be completed in
about eight weeks.