Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-08
SKOWHECAN.
Roy Pray Bound Over for
Cattle Poisoning.
Democrats Trying 10 Repair
Fences Burglary on Court 81.
Sudden Death from Fright Caused
by a Thunder Storm.

Sudden Death from Fright Caused
by a Thunder Storm.
The sequel to the alleged cattle
poisoning case came. SATURDAY., when
la hearing continued from two weeks
ago was held and Roy Pray. young
man. "A years old. who was charged
with poisoning cattle owned by l.. @
Traitor, was brought before Judge L.
f. Lawrence. The only witness was
Prof. Phillip Meserve of Bowdoin Col
lege who examined the stomachs of
the cattle and his testimony was that
he found quantity of arsenic of suf-
ficient amount to kill the cows, He
testified that poisoning from arsenic
resulted in death from 20 minutes to
eight days.
Judge Lawrence found probable
cause to hold the respondent for the
action of the grand jury at the Sep
TENDER term of court and bonds OF
$1,000 were asked. The father and
mother had furnished the same
amount of bonds during the pending of
the hearing. but Judge Lawrence ask
ed for additional bondsmen and D. H.
Bartlett acted as the second party.
This case attracted the attention OF
nearly everybody in Skowhegan be
cause of its unusual nature. Mr.. Traf-
ton has been for some time with his
herd of cows the leading patron of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery and
about two weeks ago he found that
seven of his cows were sick. Two
days later they died II is alleged by
the officers that young Pray, the fol-
lowing day, volunteered the informa
ton that the cows had met their death
by arsenic poisoning and named sever
|al prominent farmers who might have
done 1t because of jealousy of Mr..
Trafton's herd. The loss incurred by
Mr.. Traitor is heavy and there seems
TO be no redress as far as he himself
personally is concerned.
Somerset Real Estate Transfers.
Following are the recent real estate
transfers recorded at the Somerset
registry of deeds:
Anson-L Lucinda Samson to Ernest c.
Fales.
Athens-William H. Brown to Sarah
Brown.
Bingham-Alfred Miller to Umbagog
Paper Co.. Coburn Heirs Inc. to
Gwilyn d. Davis.
Concord-Nelhe NJ. Paul Adm to
William w. Durgin. Bingham.
Ernbden-James B. Weston to John
T. Mcknight. 80
Fairield-William Crawford to Rose
d. Besse; Abel w. Spaulding to Will
liam Winslow.
Jaekman-A. J. McIntire eft al p w
n
William Winslow.
Madison-Sarah Weston ct al. to
Forrest Hall Co.
solan-Alice G. Hale to Edwin c.
Tuscan.
MORTGAGES.
Skowhegan, $500. $4,000 $780, $1,000;
| Norridgewoek, $3.50: Arson. $780, $780,
$1,000: Scion. $1,000; Concord, $4,000:
Brighton, $500; Canaan, $500. s10e;
| Madison. $500.
William Atkinson of South Franz
ingham, Mass, has been in town the
last few days on business relative to
buying farm to conduct large stock
| farm.
Frank Foss. a prominent farmer of
Athens, died suddenly, Friday. He was
| IS years old and had apparently been
well until few minutes before his
death, the cause being heart failure.
He vas born in Athens and had lived
there all his life. A brother, William.
| OF Lowell, Mass. and two sisters in
| the West, survive. Funeral services
were held. Sunday, Rev b. Fl. john
son. officiating
The latest marriages recorded in, the
Skowhegan town clerks Office are. Fla
vel M Wyman and Carrie e. Prescott.
| July 3, at the First Baptist parsonage,
| by Rev. j. G. Osborne; Armand Allen
Fish and Mary Ellen CIncyr, both of
| Skowhegan. He is the son of Daniel Fish
and she the daughter of Joseph Cfncyr.
The Democratic leaders of Somerset
| county met. Saturday. and the subject
under discussion was what blunder the
Democratic party has made In Somer-
| set county by not nominating Sheriff
John A. Mooers and how they were GO
ing to recover the 500 votes that Mooers
polled for them, two years ago, from ths
Republican party when he was their
| nominee. Those present were Frank
Thompson. Adam Simpson. Skowhegan:
Ernest Hilton. Starks: w. r. Hume
WELL Fl. II. Thurlough. Pittsfield: Kings
| bury Piper of Fairfield.
Danville McLead of Ripley was placed
| in Skowhegan jail. by Deputy Sheriff
Fred Burrill of Hartland. Saturday. af-
ter he had been given a hearing charged
with assault. He was fined SIG and In de-
| fault of payment was sent to Jail Gid
| con Kennedy of Long Pond was placed
| in jail by Deputy Sheriff B. II. Hilton OF
Jackman, having been arrested on the
| charge of intoxication and assault. He
| was fined s27 and costs. and In default
| of payment went to Jail.
| Mrs. John Ames of Canaan died sud-
| dendy, Friday night She became fright
| ened, during thunder Storm and ran
to neighbours house She went into hy-
sterics and died in few minutes She
was a years old. the wife of John Ames,
She was formerly Miss BERTHE Burrill of
Canaan. Besides the husband. three chill
dren Frank of Skowhegan, John n and
Blna L., survive. Funeral services were
held at p. M, Sunday. Rev. George
| Merriam of Skowhegan officiating.
| The restaurant of John MeQuade on
| Court street was broken into. FRIDAY