Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-01
Smallpox Case Cause of
Clash Between Officials.
SeIeClmen Announce List OF
Minor Officers for Year.
News in General About the Town
And Its People.

The smallpox epidemic ia Madison was
responsible for 4 clash, Friday after
noon. between the Madison Board Of
Health aud Sheriff Mooers and the ofii-
Gals of the county court. Thursday eye
ming, Dr. W. G. Sawyer was called to tie
home of Peter Gilbert GA Main street
and found one of the family III the last
stages of smallpux. The house was
placed under quarantine, carly Friday
morning. Gilbert had been indicted for
"A single sale and VAS due TO appear at
court, Friday forenoon. Word was re
ceived from Skowhegan, i'll the forenoon,
for Gilbert TO come down with his wit
nesses but the guard declined TO let Gil
bert so out of the house After dlnneF
a local constable received Il telephone
message from Sheriff AooeFs in Skawhe-
gan To arrest Gilbert and bring him
down. claiming il WIS a trick to escape
trial. After some heated conversation
over the telephone Dr. Milikeu, chair
man ef the Board Of Health. refused to
let Gilbert break uuaranttne. aud III COM
pany with Dr. w. e. SAWYER, the score
tary of the board. went to Skowhegap
and explained the situation to Judge
Savage. Two new eases nave been r.
ported during the past two JAYS. DR. A..
G. Young. secretary of the state Board
of Health, was again called Ia Madison,
Saturday forenoon. to pass Judgment on
some suspected cases of smallpox.
James Herd went 10 Fairfield, Satur
day forenoon, for a brief visit with his
parents
In accordance with the vote taken at
the annual town meeting. the following
minor officers have been appointed TO
the seiectmen for the coming year: Con
stables i. Withee, George W. Brown,
Harry Lessore. {. A. Roberts Charles
A. Lander Augustus Jewett. Eugene T.
Williams W @. Head, Elmer Adams
f. T. sprague y. T. Hobart, J. j. Nc
Cray. G. A. Hewett. X. :. Mckenney.
Stanley Renter, II. r. Pierpont, Daniel
NJ. Nichols, G w Clement Fire war
dens-A c. Walton. y. l.. Churchill
Hamlin II. Perkins. Field drivers
Frank Lincoln, Bryce X. Edwards
Pound keeper-John Bur-wood. Fence
vewerS-A H. Ward, Is. Frank Burns,
Henry Hoyt, George Z. Cieugh, IL. H.
RoweH TithiHg men-George = Charles,
Levi Martin, Mark Hobart. Sealer of
weights and measures-Staniey Renter
Sealef of leather-Orington Williams.
Surveyors Of iumber-Ernest {. Weston,
Mark Hobart. y. =. Hobart, pelbert
Parker. j. W Jones. J. w. Hussey, Hor-
ace f. Spear. Surveyors of wood and
bark-W ". Johnson. Luke Pullen. T..
c. Weston. Mark Hobart, ". Z. Ctough,
j. W. Jones. A. H. Ward, q. F. Charles.
Inspector of buildings, the limits to in
cude the Madison Village Corporation
\. c. Walton.
a crew of Italians is at work digging
a drainage ditch from the basement OF
the Somerset Railroad station. \ crew
of painters is also at work renoyating
the interior of the station.
Miss Bertha Rushworth is spending a
few days with relatives in Hartland.
Burton Walton. who has been the
guest of his uncle, A. c. Walton, for the
past week. returned To his home in Mer-
Ger. Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs Charles .cookson went.
Saturday morning. to Hallowell. to At
tend the funeral of Mr. Cookson's uncle.
Mrs Hattie Porter of Ansun went sat
urday morning, to Fairfield where she
will visit her sister, Miss Sadie Hilton.
DR. {. G. kilgore of Belfast was in
town, tllday, iouhitts AFTER some state
paupers.
Mrs Georgia Bates OF Augusta is visit
ing friends in Madison and vicinity Mrs.
Bates was formerly a resident of Madi-
son for many years aud is well Known
here.
Mr. and Mrs. ltlwinn Il. Tinkham. FL
pha Tinkham and Asa Gilman went 90
Norridgewock, Saturday morning, to at
tend the funeral of I1nos b. Gilman
Charles HolWay, who is a student at
the University of Maine, arrived home,
Friday night To spend his Easter vaca-
ton.