Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-04
MANY new FACES
Seen in the SagadahOC
Court House at Bath.
Democrats Enjoying Rare Privi.
|ege Of Holding Office.
tuesdays Business Before Judge
Lowell in Probate Court.

Bath, Me-, Jan. 3.-(Specials Many
new faces were seen at the Sagadahoc
county court house today as the re-
suit of the September election.
| For the first time in the history of
the county there was Democratic
majority on the county commissioners
when they organized this forenoon for
the next two wears. and also two new
faces. Alton B. Thwing Of woolwich
and Morrill, McKenney of Richmond,
both new and both Democrats, While
Charles II. Mason of this city is the
Republican holdover, having been
elected in 1906. The board selected
Mr. Thwing as chairman and Fred II.
Thompson of this city, the new clerk
of courts, becomes by virtue of his Of
flee, the new clerk of the board. The
principal business was the approving
OF the reports Of the county treasurer,
Albert L. Strout of this city. who is
succeeded by Thomas <. Gibbons of
this city. Democrat. His figures show
ed receipts for the past year of $3l,-
904.S5 and expenditures of s31.S20.61,
leaving cash balance OF $S4.1S on de-
posit
In the register of deeds office is seen
the new face of James c. Purinton of
Topsham. Democrat, who succeeds Ed
win NJ. Brown, also of Topsham. Judge
James s. Lowell of the probate court
u Democrat. succeeds himself and to-
day commenced his second term with
an unusually busy session. His regis
w anoIny IN
the house by illness and this made the
session a trifle harder and buster than
usual, Among the business transacted
was the following:
Petition for administration-On es-
| tate of Arthur J. Raffnell, late of Bath
| Marion Raffnell. administrative:
Will approved-Of Samuel p Griffin
late of Topsham. j. Edwin Eaton OF
Somerville. Mass. executor.
Administrators account filed-On es-
tate of Esther a. Russell. late of Tops
ham. Edward W. Wheeler administers
| tor d n. c a; of Elizabeth X. Cha p
| man, late of Bath. Frederick +. Chap
| man, administrator. :.
Account allowed-Estate of Charles
T.. Brown, late of Bowdoinham, Nettie
{. Brown, administrators.
Executors account filed-Estate of
Zacheus s. Narney. late of Bowdoin-
| ham. Hubert r. Jennings, executor
| Petitions for sale of real estate
sranted-To Grace A. Goodwin of Bath
guardian of Ruth Goodwin: Alfred +,
Trutt of Woolwich, guardian of Milton
c. Trott and Freeman A. Trott; Lena
| McCullan of Woolwich, guardian OF
| Donald McCullan.
Petition for sale of real estate filed
| Estate of Joseph c. Hartford, late OF
| Georgetown, Edward c. Merry, admin
| istrator.
| Trustee account granted-F'irst and
| final account of Charles d. Shaw, AL
bert H. Shaw and William NJ. Shaw
trustees under last will and testament
of Milton G. Shaw, late of Bath
Bond filed and approved-Don F
Cook of Bath, administrator of estate
OF John l.. Cook, late of Bath; Don F.
| Cook of Bath, administrator with will
annexed of estate of Abbie E. Cook
late of Bath Marion Raffnell, admin
istratriX of estate of Arthur ]. Raft
nell. late of Bath Alfred r. Ames. ad-
mlnistrator of estate of Nancy L.
Trott. late of Woolwich
Bond for sale of real estate filed
Grace A. Goodwin, guardian of estate
of Ruth Goodwin of Bath.
Warrant and inventory filed and APP
proved--William T. Hail. Jr, guardian
of Mary Eliza Wood of Bath
Petition for allowance filed-Mrs,
Orinda d. Sale, widow of William T.
Sale. late of Bowdoinham.
Certificate of private sale fled
Grace A. Goodwin, guardian of Ruth
Goodwin of Bath.
Appointment of agent-Charles H.
williams, estate of Samuel P. Griffin,
late of Topsham