Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
SkOWnECAN.
The Grand Jury Reports
Thirty Indictments.
Sheriff Mooers Makes Public
List Of Deputies for z Years.
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Thee Somerset grand jury arose Fri
day after having been in session since
Tuesday. A. record number of in
dictments were made. there being 80
in all.
The most important Indictment YVES
that for Edward Nc Ilosky If Polan.l
for attempted robbery from Gcorgo
Jewett Of Poland. The action oc
CURED last June when Jewett was
assaulted by two men anG his life
threatened if lie refused TO tell where
he kept his money.
The other indictments made public
were the following: State VS.. James
Lesson of s'kowhegan. for larceny;
Stl.e' KS. f. f. DooIittle OF Madison,
for larceny; State VS.. Wyatt Huss OF
Madison, for nuisance maintenance
State VS.. Alfred Morse of Palmyra
for rape: State vs.. Ned Flynn, Of Jack
man, for common selling; state VS.
John LabOuntier Of Jackman. for com
mon selling; State US. William Ireland
Tor common selling.
The case LeGOff W. Knox occupied
the attention of the supreme court tie
greater part Of the day Thursday. The
jury brought5in a verdict allowing the
plaintiff 20 cents apiece for first-c!ass
railroad ties and 1G cents for second
class ties. The suit was for unpaid bal
ancc on account and items in dispute
were settled hetwaen the parties.
TIL next case to come up was Corey
We. smith. Anderson and Small attor-
neys. II appears that Anon Corey
Of
Corey had hired the money for Smith
from Hiram Pushaw and had given
Pushaw his note. Corey later went INTO
bankruptcy but the note was not in
cluded in the schedule. The detenc,
was that Corey could not recover the
amount of the loan. he having gone III
to bankruptcy. The matter was left &c
the court to decide.
The next case in order, Nichols VS.
Waugh, Merrill & Merrill and Small at
torneys, was defaulted. The case Tay-
Tor VS.. Lagassey, was defaulted for the
full .aIm of 800 which was on a prom
issory note and the plaintiff is to pay
costs together with $25 on the note.
The court took UP the case, People
National Bank of Watervlle VS.. Nick
erson, Friday morning. Hon. Charles
+. Johnson appeared for the plaintiii
and Hon. d. D. Stewart for the de-
PENDANT This was n case in which the
plaintiffs sue in the sum of $4,000 t1
recover three parcels of land situated
in Pittsfield which they We're awarded
on sheriff's sale. The defence was
that the plaintiff, II. :. Nickerson, mao
not acquired title to the property II
question.
The cases assigned for Saturday are:
Thompson Manufacturing CO. VS.
North Arson Lumber Co.; Gould q
Lawrence and Simmons, attorneys:
Clark vs. Palmer. Butler & Butler AND
Phillips. attorneys: Dilworth VS.. Hun
newell, Aplt;, Brown and Gibbs at'"f-
neys.
Charles w. Jones. clerk of courts OF
Kcrnebec county, was in town on bus
mess Friday.
During the month of December there
We're six deaths. one marriage and sew
on births recorded at the town clerk
Office. During the year 1910 there were
134 births. 81 marriages and los deaths
There were more births than in any
other year in 10, and less marriages
than in any other year in 10.
Miss Gladys Totman has resigned hel
position as teacher in the public schools
here. Amos Steel has resigned his po-
sition as teacher in the War Hill schoo
and Miss Mollie Jewett has been APP
pointed to take his place.
The schools in Skowhegan and Mad
isor will open for the winter term Jan
.. The new school building at Madison
will be opened for the first time then
The teachers in this building will be
Miss Florence steel, principal. Grades
~ and W. Miss Margaret Conley
Grades II and III; Miss Alta Jewctt
Grade 7. kindergarten, Bertha Brush
worth.
Orel Bean. principal in High school
ut Woburn, Mass, has been in town
during the holidays visiting friends.
The subject of the sermon at the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing will be Happy New Year.
There will be a baptism at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning followed
by reception of members. The pas
tor of the First Baptist church will
take for his subject substance and
SHOW" There will be a New Years
sermon by the pastor at the Bethany
church. In the evening he will take for
his subject What Shall Do?"