Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-13
Interesting Talks on Sub
ject Of Direct Primaries.
April Term Of Somerset Pre-
bate Court Begins Tuesday,
Casaan Man Arrested on chare
o. Stealing Sheep.

z. L. Savage was in Augusta Tuesda
on business.
Isaac Pierce. for some time employ
in the store Of A. Fl. Lang. has gone
Madison to work.
Mr. and Mrs Edward F. Merrill a.
the parents Of boy who arrived MOI
day night Coincident with this was Z
fact that 1t was the birthday Of F.,
ward r. Merrill and Of Edward n. Ne
riil, grandfather cf the baby. The ho
has been named Edward Newton Ne.
rtll. End taking the name Of his gram
father. Another coincidence is that F.
ward N. Merrill, 1st, and Edward :
Merrill are attorneys at law and j.
partnership and ttere is little doubt HI
that Edward N. Merrill. End. will sora
day be Of the firm of Merrill & Merri
An 11-pound boy was born Monda'
night to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Pencil.
Sewail Smith and his daughter Mi
Lillian returned Monday night from Mr"
wav. Mass. where they had been to visi
Mrs. Sonhrrnia wvman. who is tho
with her son. Dr. Howard Wyman. cr'
ically i'll Mrs. Wyman. a resident 9
this town, went about two months az,
to live with her son.
DR. and Mrs Charles Pepper Of Coz
cord, Mass. are vieiting Mrs. Peprer
mother. Mrs Helen Coburn. Mrs G.
r. Pepper is spending few days ?
the home of Mrs Helen Coburn wit
her son. DR.. Pepper.
A meeting held by the Brotherhood q
st Paul in the Methodist church Nor
day evening swps one of the most inter
estiAGteMo tsS4hat this order has hel
the NEE hngs& was Direct Primaries
The speakers were Hon. Howard Davie
of Yarmouth. president of the State Or
ganiZation of Direct Primaries: ROLAND
r. Patten, Skowhegan: Folsom Merrill
OF Bowdoin College. n son of Hon. F.. n
Merrill; r. N. Merrill and Judge +.
Lawrence. The meeting was well attend
ed and no little credit is due Folsom
Merrill for his address in which he ex
planned the object of direct primaries
without doubt Mr.. Merrill is the young
est person In the State who has mad
II study Of this subject Mr.. Merrill i
Junior In Bowdoin College and his adj
dress showed that he fully understood
the purport Of direct primaries. Mr.
Merrill Is not yet 20 years old. Beside
the addresses there was program OF
musc; Mrs. Carrie Henderson sang y
solo IT'LL We Meet Dear Love-" with
Harry Dinsmore at the piano. The song
vas composition by Mr.. Dinsmore
flute solo was given by George Blades
with Bessie Allen at the piano.
Noah Reed has been appointed by the
scIectmen as surveyor of stone for the
ensuing year
The April term Of the Somerset pro
botc court convened Tuesday with Judge
Augustin Simmons presiding. Consider
able business will come before the court
this term. Many of the attorneys from
different parts of the county were pres
emit
Frark Tyler of Fairfield, for time
employed in Fogg's drug store. has
new position in the drug store of Sanp-
son x Avore. Fred Turner. for the past
year employed as manager of drug
store In Bath. has moved his family here
and has become head clerk in Fogg's
drug store. Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Turner
take the places Of Abbott Nelson and
Ernest Holman. who have purchased the
Wilson drug store in Fairfield.
d Peter futile of Browns Corner
Canaan, was arrested Monday night by
Deputy Sheriff Charles Chute II IS al |
legged that 1uttlc stole sheep from FRANK |
Hubbard as we'll rs from other parties.
He has retained T.. N Merrill MS counsel |
Arthur s Merrill and Sebastian lflSson |
and Samuel Emerson, census takers from
skowhegan will meet +. r. spoford' a.
rector of the, esnsus in the 2ni Distrl''
OF Maine. in watcrville today to confer
with him In regard to the census work
which will commence here Friday
n~,tuu IN tho failure of the Jury to |