Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-29
The Supreme Court Gases
Settled Without Trial.
Washburn Case Now on-.Natur-
aizatbn Gases Heard.
Sorosls Anniversary 0bserved.-A
Wedding and an Announcement.

The second day of the Supreme
Court opened Wednesday at $50 A. NJ.
and the civil docket was Immediately
takensgp. 9,TRee ease Carr VS.. the Som
ersets Mining CO., Buzzell, Walton &
Walton attorneys. was settled without
trial. The case Giycns. Aplt. from de-
cree Of county commissioners was set
tied by agreement. Walton e. Walton
and Goodwin attorneys. This was a
case In which Charles Givens of Bing
ham appealed from the decree of the
county commissioners in regard to
land which the commissioners were to
take for road. The plaintiff claimed
that the amount offered by the com
missioners was not sufficient. The
agreement was before the court that
the plaintiff should be allowed $500 and
costs amounting to $50.
There were several naturalization
cases which occupied the attention of
the court Wednesday forenoon.
The first case to be put on trial be
fore the first jury was Washburn VS.
the United States Casualty Co.
George w. Cover appeared for the
plaintiff and .1elrill &, Merrill for the
defendant. The. plaintiff. Mrs. Lillian
Washbprn. brings suit to recover
$4,000 on policy on the life of her hus-
band. Henry Washburn. The case
was brought before this court for trial
several terms ago but was sent to
the law court and then sent back 20
be tried. 1t was continued from last
term.
The cases assigned for THURSDAY are:
The Peoples National Bank of Water
vile VS.. Nickerson, Johnson and stew
art, attorneys.
Goodwin VS.. Lessard, Goodwin and
Lessard pro sc.
TAYLOR US. Lagassey. Butler & But
Ter and Clair attorneys.
The marriage intentions of Ralph ].
Cleveland and Miss Addie F. Dunbar
of Carmel have been announced.
Arthur Clark Of North AnSon and
Miss Luetta Richards of freeman were
married Wednesday. They are both
graduates of North Ansor Academy and
the bride has taught several terms OF
school in the country. The groom is
a clerk In the cooperative store al
Madison. The couple will make their
home at Madison.
1t is reported that the dam at Cara
tunk Falls Solon, will be raised q
feet.
Friday evening there will no, a. socia
in the vestry, Of the First Baptist
church under the auspices of the
Woman's Missionary Society. Mrs
Mary c. Brainard will give paper on
the Passion Play and will exhibit some
fine views.
Mrs. Clyde II. Smith and Mrs. Wal
ter P. Ordway We're hostesses at the
25th anniversary of the Sorosis Tues
day evening. The Town Improvement
Society and the Woman's Club were
guests.
George Snow. Il prominent farmer
and a long resident of Mercer, died
Monday. :.
Bates Post. G. A. r.. at Norridge-
wnck elected B. Is. Wells as command
er Tuesday evening The other officers
elected were: Senior, vice commander
Samuel Allen; junior vice commander
II. X. Sawyer: officer of the day. AL
bert Longley; officer of the guard, Hen
ry b. Stevens; quartermaster, H. E
Hale: chaplain. J. S. Woodsum; in
structing officer, B. y. Wells.
Thomas Heald died at his home in
Norridgewock Tuesday. after few
days sickness Of pneumonia, He was
~ years old. Two brothers. a widow
and one daughter survive.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Wood have re
turned from Belfast. where they passed
Christmas with their son. DR.. Harold
Wood.
Hon. Charles F. johnson of Water
Vile was in town "Wednesday on bus
mess at the court house.
Miss Cora Robinson will return
Thursday and accompany the family
OF DIR. George Otis Smith to Washing
ton Friday. to pass the winter with
them as governess.
Miss Harriet Cleveland will return
to kingtied Saturday to resume her
position as teacher in the High school,