Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-16
Little Hope Entertained for
Rev. Father Jouvin.
March Term Of Supreme Court
Convenes Tuesday.
Athens, Skewhegan Electric Line
Now Virtually Assured.

The March term of the Somerset
supreme judicial court convened at
1880 A. NJ. Tuesday with Justice Hen
ry c. Peabody of Portland presiding.
There was a large attendance OF spec
tators and attorneys from different
parts Of the State. The opening proc
lamation was made by Sheriff John
Mooers. Prayer was offered by Rev
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
fist church The grand jury, after re-
ceiving the customary instructions
from the presiding justice. began their
deliberations for the terms work. This
Is the last term for the present grand
jury to serve, it being it's third term.
The jury:
Samuel Vose, foreman. Madison.
Charles E. Bass, Jackman: A. D.
Brackley, Norridgewock; F. l.. Brown.
Palmyra; Alton L. George Fairfield;
Granville Goodrich. Bingham: Frank
Grover, Pittsfield; Charles NJ. Harlow,
Smithfield; Walter H. Hight, Skowhe-
gan: Walter A. Hilton. Athens: Edwin
Holt, Canaan; Mitchell Marcia. Fair
field. Abbott Nelson. Skowhegan: Os-
good Robertson. st. Adams: Crosby
Spauldi1ig, ~ .Caratunk; Lllewelyn A.
Stinchfield, Scion: Eben Sweat. An
son; Hiram Temple, Detroit: Frank
Tibbetts,, Hartlard; Grant Witham,
Embden.
The traverse jurors were empanncl-
ed during the forenoon session. The
following men constitute the two
5uries: First jury, Wellington Adams,
Madison; Herbert Lovejoy, Madison;
]. F. Woodsum. Norridgewock; A. D.
Moore, Moose River; l.. L. Witham.
Skowhegan; Eugene Watson, Nor
ridgewock; Perley Clark, Bingham: f.
J. Kimball. Cornville: George Fox.
Athens; George Kimball. Pittsfield;
George Jewell, Skowhegan: Clyde
Greenleaf. Starks. Second jury. George
F.. Stafford, Highland Plantation; Cony
Sanborn and Benjamin F1ander, Show
hogan; Edwin ]. Emery. Fairfield;
Preston w. Libby, st. Adams; Fred
Wood, Pitts1eld; Frank Nelson
Canaan: E. B. Reed, Harmony; A. l..
Goodridge, Palmyra; Samuel Adams
Anson: S. p. Durrell, Skowhegan; Ellis
Strout. Ripley.
The following attorneys from out OF
town were present: Herbert M. Heath.
Augusta; D. d. Stewart, ST. Adams;
Turner Buzzell, Scion; Thomas j.
Young. Scion; Judge A. Simmons
North Arson: J. F.. Holman, Athens;
II. Fl. Thurlow, Pittsfield: Percy Smith
Fairfield: George Morse, Pittsfeld;
John f. Nelson. Waterville; W. b.
Brown, and c. o. Small. Madison;
George M. Chapman and George
Weeks, Fairfield, and Harold Gosa,
Bingham.
1t Is thought that this will be busy
term. A number of important civil
cases are to be tried, the first one be-
ing Chester Haynes VS.. the Maine Cen
trail Railroad. Merrill & Merrill for
the plaintiff and Hon. Forest Goodwin
for the defendants. The plaintiff sues
for 100000 for personal injuries re-
ceived in train wreck near Water
vile about two years ago, when he was
acting as fireman. The plaintiff lost
one eye, beside other injuries.
Very little hope is held out for the
recovery of Rev. Father p A. Jouvin
OF st. Mary'S church, who was strick-
en- Sunday with paralysis. He suffered
two more shocks Monday. DIR. F. II.
Gerrish of Portland was called in con-
sultation Monday with the attending
physicians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkie Clark. who have
been passing the winter with his moth |
er. Mrs. Sac Clark, will leave today
for Lincoln. Neb., where Mr. Clark
will play ball for the summer on the
Western League, The season will open
the first OF April.
There seems to be little doubt left
but that there will be built an electric
car line between Skowhegan and Ath-
ems this spring. A unanimous vote was
cast Monday at the Athens annual
town meeting to assess the town for 5
per cent. of its valuation. The valua-
ton of the town is S292625 This will
mean about $4,000 for the line. A num-
her of individuals have subscribed for
stock in the line and the Brighton
Lumber Co. is ready to expend con-
siderable money for the line. A COM
mittee appointed by the town will be- |
gin at once to secure subscriptions for |
the building of the line. The committee |
feel assured of raising at once about |
$4,000 in subscriptions.
The cost Of building will be about |
$4,000 per mile. which means that the |
entire cost of constructing the line. a |
distance of 10 miles. will be $4,000.
The route of the line as determined |
upon by the town will be from Athens
through part of Cornville to East
Madison Mills, following the shore of
Hayden lake for a short distance and
to Skowhegan, entering the town by
the way of North avenue. The route
has already been surveyed by Engineer
John Jones of Lewiston and there is
not in the whole distance more than a
per cent. grade.