Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-19
Supreme Court Be-con-
vsnss-- Cooley Case On.
Village Schools 0pen---RuTa|s
win Open on April Is.
Thought That Moosehead Lake
win Be Free Of Ice This Month.

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the March term OF the Somerset supreme
judicial court was in session again Mon
day with Justice f. c. Peabody Of Port
land presiding and the first jury re-
summoned The court was in session
Monday for the purpose of finishing the
case Tibhetts, trustee In bankruptcy, VS.
Cooley ct ais, which was or trial at the
adjournment of the court week ago
Saturday. Merrill & Merrill appear for
the plaintiff and Walton Il Walton and
Waldron for the defendant. This is a
case in which the plaintiff alleged that
certain real estate was transferred by
the defendant. Arthur Cooley, to his
wife. BERTHE Cooley, to defraud the
creditors and the plaintiff now wishes
10 have the real estate given for the
benefit of the creditors Of said AHhur
Cooley, who has been through bank
ruptcy. The defendant claims that the
property was bought and paid for by the
wife. Bertia Cooley.
Theodore POulin Of Jackman was ar
raigned Monday on nuisance indict-
ment found against him at the December
term. He pleaded not guilty and the
case was continued until September and
$500 sureties furnished. He was repre-
scented by Merrill y Merrill. At the
time the Indictment was found against
POulin he was in Canada and about a
week ago ne gave himself up to the Of
ficers.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Fred Wentworth of New
York City arrived Sunday with the re-
mains of their 3-months -old baby, How
ard Fred. who died last week. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jewett
on Dyer street with Rev. George Mer-
Ram Of the Bethany Baptist church Of
fciating. mtermon mt was in the North
Side cemetery. Mrs Wentworth was Il
Skowhegan girl, being Miss Lila Gift
ford. Mr.. Wentworth returned TO New
York Monday. Mrs, Wentworth will
visit relatives and friends in Maine sev-
eral days.
All of the village schools in Skowhc-
gan opened for the spring term Monday
The rural schools will open the 18th.
The following is list Of the teachers
for the Madison rural schools as given
out by Supt. D. r. Perkins Monday: Foss
school. Miss Evie Carl; East Madison,
Miss Eda Danforth; Pugh Corner, Miss
Edith Blanchard; Twelve Corners, Miss
Belle Reed; Eames school, Miss Pearl
Danforth; Ward HILL Miss Estelle
Ward; Blackwell Hill, Miss Nina Porter;
White school, Miss Alice Morse. The
Patterson school has been suspended and
the pupils will be transferred to the
Eames school The EameS and East
Madison schools did not close for their
usual spring vacation as these schools
had been closed in February on account
OF sickness The Blackwell Hill school
will open today
Claude Jewett, who for some time has
been employed here on team by the
American Express, has resigned and the
position has been accepted by John
Healey. who has had the position before
and has also been messenger on several
different trains, besides working in the
office at Watervillc.
Word has been received here from
New York that Charles Rochester, a
resident for some time OF Skowhegan.
met with an accident to one of his hands
by having it damned while working on a
train few days ago. which necessitated
having it amputated
BENJAMIN b. Fogler of Boston has
been in town for several days visiting
his parents, Major and Mrs. J. w.
Fcgler
Russell Lynn. who for the last two
weeks has been employ ed in the drug
store of Sampson & Avore, went to
North Arson Friday. From there he will
go to his home in Iivermore Falls,
where he will be employed in an auto
mobile garage for the summer
There is little doubt now but that
the ice in Moosehead Lake will go out
before the end of the month. The ice
last year went out about May II. The
ice in the lakes in this vicinity has
for the most part all gone out, about a
month earlier than last year.
Mrs. J. II. Wood went to Mt Vernon
Monday for weeks visit with her son
and family. DR.. and Mrs. Harold Wood.