Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-02
Sk0WAECAN.

ar The case on trial at the supreme
court which will not be closed probably
before the end of the week is Jennie
M. Brown VS.. Alan Brown of Scion
This is a divorce case in which Mrs
Brown prays the court that it give
her a Divorce and custody of her 5-year
:-old child. Merton Brown. This is the
first divorce case to come before the
Jury for some time in this court. Wal
ton & Walton represent the plaintiff
and George w. Cover, Esq. the de-
PENDANT About 90 witnesses We're
sworn for the plaintiff, some of the
representative citizens of the town of
Bingham. Scion, North Arson and
SkoWhegan. The case has attracted
great deal of attention and Thursday
and Friday the Court House was
crowded with spectators. The case is
before drawn jury, made up of the
following Jurors: Clyde e. Greeneaf,
foreman, Starks; E. J. kimball, Corn
vile: $. p. Durrel and Cony Sanborn,
Skowhegan; Perley Clark, Bingham
Frank Nelson, Canaan: f. e. Latty,
Hartland; Samuel Tinkham, Arson; F..
y. Reed, Harmony: A. D. Moore, Moose
River; and Eugene F. Watson, Nor
ridgewock
Mrs. Brown, a woman about "A years
old. was on the stand several hours.
She is nice looking with black hair and
u rosy complexion. Her story was
frank and interested even the court.
She ALLEGES that her husband has not
provided for her necessities of life and
would not work. He has filed a cross
suit for divorce alleging adultery and
asking custody of the child Mrs
Brown said that she was married to
Alan Brown when she was IS; that he
had only worked by spells and when
she has asked for clothes for herself
and boy, instead of bringing these
home he would buy talking machine
records. He would spend his time
hunting and when he earned money
would buy revolvers and rifles, etc.
She said that one night in particular
she did not have -four enough in the
house to make mess of biscuits and
when her husband came home he had
to borrow some of the neighbors be-
fore they could have supper. She said
tnat IN the eight years of her married
life Brown had not spent more than
US for clothes for herself and her child
The case Boulduc VS. Carron which
was on trial at the supreme court
Wednesday and Thursday morning was
decided in favor of the plaintiff. the
court ordering the jury to return YER
dict for the plaintiff and assess dam
ages to the amount of ST. The parties
IN this case were Joseph Bolduc and
George Carron. The action was to re-
cover about rod of land on Demo
street. Skowhegan, which the plaintiff
alleged belonged to him and Carron's
mouse was partly situated on it.
Mrs. Hiram Thing was called to Port
land Friday by the death of her niece
Mrs. John II. Henry. who died Wednes
day of consumption. She was S6 wears
old. Mrs. Henry was Skowhegan girl
and before her marriage was Lima
boucher. She was educated here in the
public schools and lived here until her
marriage to Mr.. Henry about IA years
ago. Mr.. Henry is boss in a hat fac
tory in Portland
Mrs. Pearl Blake left Friday for
Hoosac Falls. N. Y.
X. L. Patten went to Lewiston Fri
day to attend a meeting OF the 1;rect
primaries.
The records at the town clerks office
snow that there We're four marriages
seven births and II deaths in Skowhe-
gan during the month of March.
The Skowhegan schools closed Frida,
Tor a vacation of two weeks.
The following are a list of town Of
ficers appointed by the selectmen 70,
the ensuing year and sworn in by C
NJ. Lambert: Sewall w Smith, weigh
er; E. P. Pennell and Ephraim Cowett
police officers: DIR. o. Coca, A. II, Lang
w. s. Stinchfield. Board of Health: F.
o. Eaton. sexton.
The rural mail carriers report thai
the roads are in the worst condition
that they have been for a number al
years. Some Of the carriers Thursda,
did not get back from their trip unit
about $50 p. NJ. about four hours late
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