Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-31
Arson Case Against Rev.
Mr., Lewis Dismissed.
Schedule Of Farmers Institutes
Soon 10 Be Held.
LIQUOR Case in Court.-hotel Is TO
Be Opened Soon.

The case in which Irving Lewis and
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Lewis were
charged with burning the buildings at
Browns Corner, Canaan, owned by
Mrs. Harriet Whitney was dismissed
in the municipal court Saturday by
Judge r. F. Lawrence from further
proceedings against the two respond
cnts for lack Of sufficient evidence on
the part of the State. George Morse
of Pittsfield appeared for the re-
spondents and County Attorney l.. X.
Folsom Of Nerridgewock for the state.
There developed at the hearing one
of the most interesting cases that mas
ever been before this court. Nearly
everybody living in the vicinity or
Browns Corner was in the court
room. The witnesses for the state
by their own testimony brought out
that Irving Lewis was a young man
of the best reputation, that his moth
or was a most respectable woman, and
everybody appeared to be friends to
them. IL was brought out in court
also that this young man had made
something Of himself in the world and
further than that he now was the sup
port t'I MS IIlDtIltI anu ShidI'i 'i''i'
erS and sisters.
The pathetic part of tn" case was
that Mrs. Lewis had been left by the
death of her husband several years
ago with family of children TO take
care Of She had reared these chill
dren, educated them, and every one OF
them was making something of him
self now. Mr.. Lewis is less than so
has a well formed face and that these
two people should be brought into
court on such serious charge was
only BY a statement that Mrs. Whit
ney had made that Lewis had said
that if the buildings burned he would
buy the land back. Why he had said
this was that Mrs. Whitney had hearG
prior to this that people in the vicinity
Of Browns Corner had said that if
she moved there they would burn hen
out. She said also in court that she
did not think that Lewis had any hare
feeling against her. 1t seems thai
about eight years ago Mrs. Whitney
lived in this Browns Corner neigh
borhood and one night while she was
away her buildings mysteriously burn
ed
The Selectmen of SkoWhegan have
completed their inventory books fol
this year and they show that Their,
are in the town 814 horses. ia colts
G57 cows, $50 oxen. 1872 sheep, 2l1
swine.
hearing was set Saturday fore
noon for Wallace Nelson of Clinton
he being charged with illegal posses.
sion of liquors. The time came fol
the hearing but Mr. Nelson didn't APP
pear. Sheriff Mooers had seized Il
pints of liquor in Canaan that hat
core to Nelson.
A Harvest supper will be given Nov
at the Congregational church.
The oxford hotel has been leased t,
Fred Southland. who will open II fol
business Nov. 5.
Farmers Institutes in Somerset an(
Franklin counties will be held as fol
lows: Grange hall. Scion. Monday
Nov. II, at 1.3O and 100 p NJ; Music
hall. North New Portland Tuesday
Nov. Is. at 100 and 30 2. NJ; C;rang,
hail. New Vineyard, Wednesday. Nov
IT, at 10 A. NJ. and 100 p. NJ; Grang,
han. Strong. Thursday, Nov. II. q
100 and 80 =. NJ; Grange hall Phil
lips. Friday. Nov. 49, at 10 A. M. anC
40 p. M.Edward Van Alstyne, Kinder
hook. n. Y. Forest Henry. Dover
Mimi. and other noted speakers vii
address the meetings.