Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-18
Sheriff ]. A. MooeTs Will
Remain a Democrat.
Attempt TO Read Him Out Of
The Party Falls.
Alec Crofford, Jackman, Gets Jail
Sentence In Liquor Case.

The attempt by the antiprohibition
Democrats of Somerset county TO
read Sheriff John A. Mooers out of the
party because his Republican admirers
had filed primary nomination paper
to place his name on the RepuDllcah
caucus ballots, received something ike
q knockout by the exhaustive opinion
of Hon. Herbert VI. Heath of Augusta.
which MIR. Mooers made public, Sat
urday opposition to Sheriff Mooers
claimed that by affiXing his signature
to g Republican nomination paper he
had formally allied himself with that
party, and was therefore no longer
eligible to seek a nomination by the
Democrats. Sheriff Mooers, meanwhile,
had circulated a Democratic primary
nomination paper and secured consid-
erably more than the minimum number
of signatures, but the question raised
had caused so much and such heated
discussion that he decided to take
counsel before fling the Democratic
paper After a conference with his
leading supporters in both parties, Mr..
Mooers went to Augusta, Thursday.
and laid the case before Hon. Herbert
M. Heath. As a result of Mr.. Heath's
advice his Democratic nomination pa
per was forwarded to the secretary OF
State, saturday morning.
The Western Somerset Teachers AS
ISOLATION will hold it's annual meeting
IN the Municipal building, at Skowhe-
gan, May 10. Following will be the
program: 1.-THE Needs of the Country
School from the Teachers Point of
View" Miss Jennie Frost, Madison;
discussion opened by Supt. J. w. Eos
ter. Arson: 1.-The Needs of the Country
School from the superintendent Point
of View" Supt. i. w. Gerrish, Show
hegan: discussion opened by SuDt. F.
q. Davis. Norridgewock: THE oppor
tunity of the Country School, Prof.
Arthur Jones of u. of NJ; discussion
opened by Supt. C. E. Ball, Bingham;
domestic Science for Small Commu-
nities,'' Miss Marian C. Kicker State
director Of household art; discussion
opened by Miss Florence Herrick,
Skowhegan; Agriculture in the
schools" C. C. Cleveland, Skowhegan;
discussion opened by Supt. G, G. Hight,
Athens. Address, Hon. Payson smith,
State superintendent. Music will be
furnished by the pupils of the SHOW
hogan schools. and there will be an
exhibition of drawing and manual
training work in the various rooms OF
the building. There will be memorial
service TO the late DIR. William NC
Laughain of Harmony. who was a
prominent educator in Somerset coup-
ty. Supt C. E. Ball of bingham, Supt'
G. C. Hight of Athens, and Miss Clara
Foss of Harmony have been appoint
ed q committee on resolutions.
On investigation at the town clerks
Office in Madison, Friday, 1t was found
that n Republican had enrolled. but not
a Democrat had signed. There were IL
Socialists who had enrolled.
Alec Crofford of Jackman appeared be-
fore Judge F. F. Lawrence in the mn-
nicipal court, Friday afternoon, charged
with search and seizure of liquors He
pleaded not guilty and was defended by
E. F. Merrill He was, however, found
guilty by the court, and in view of the
fact that he had been convicted previous
" in the supreme court for the violation
of the law, he was sentenced to 500 and
costs and 60 days in Jail. He appealed
to the supreme court and furnished sure
ties When Crofford was arrested by
Deputies S. II. Frost of Pittsfield and il.
II. Lessor of Madison they found the re-
spondent going down the railroad track
with bag of bottles and there We're Al
pints of liquor within.
Mrs. C. T. Huff and her mother, Mrs
Belle Dane, passed Sunday in Madison
with Mrs. Lula Phillips.
Miss Dorothy Elliott was called 70
Hartland. Friday, on account of the
death of a relatives, Mrs. Eliza Will
liams.
The annual meeting of the newly elect
ed school committee was held at the Of
flee of Supt. L. w. Gerrish, Friday aft
ernoon, and Or. w. S. Stinchfield wa.
elected chairman of the board Supt
Gerrish, secretary; and w. II. Halves
treasurer.
Perley Stevens, who has been in Bos
ton for the winter will return home
next week and will be employed as con
ductor for the summer on the Electric
cars here.
A spelling match was held, Friday eve
ming, at the municipal court room, be
tween the Junior and Sophomore classes
of the High school, which completed tn,
series of matches that has been held
this winter. They We're the two winning
classes in the previous matches. There
was new interest added to this matcn
there being two-doliar prize offered fo
the person standing the longest Th'
prize was won by Stanley Hamlet. !
Sophomore, but the match was won by
the Juniors In the contest for the prizl
Miss Myra Rowell was the last girl I,
be spelled down, and the final resul
rested between Hamlet and Donald Phil
r,.foJ tnnk eayprai words IN .sdoop
either one, but finally Philbrick Wen
down on the word restaurant" Near
ly 1000 words were given out during tn
match and the time extended over tw'
hours and half. There will probabl,
be match. later, between the winning
team and fsotos .6rds&fa Bwn that tht
class viii challenge ~gs
The skowhegah Village schools vii