Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Cases Of Monday Afternoon
And Tuesday, in Court,
Annual Meeting and Election Of
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery.
Examination of Teachers...0tker
Local and Personal News.

4 horse case came up in the SUI
preme court, Monday afternoon, in
which Frank Fitzgerald of Pittsfield
brought suit against Martin WEIGH
for note given as part purchase
price of a horse. 1t appears from tes
timony that Fitzgerald was a sort of
horse jockey as to business, and that
a year ago last fall he went to the
Unity fair and bought a horse for
S4OON A little later WEIGH came TO
the same fair. became intoxicated, and
afterward met Fitzgerald and gave
him $500 and a note for the remand
or of purchase price of $4,000 for the
same horse. WEIGH could not write.
so he made his cross which was wit
messed by a friend of Fit2gerald's s.
After he got the horse home it died.
After coming to himself, WEIGH, as
he testified, had no recollection what
ever Of buying the horse or signing
the note, and his attorney, J. w
Manson, eontended he was not respon-
sible for his conduct H. H Thur
Tough appeared for the plaintiff. The
jury returned "a verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
The case taken up in the supreme
court. Tuesday morning. was j. y.
Martin VS.. Orrison Chandler. The case
was defaulted for the sum Of s39.9S in
favor of the plaintiff. The next ease
was that of c. NJ. Holt of Skowhegan
vs.. the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Company. Judge f. F.
Lawrence appeared for the plaintiff
and Norman Bassett of Augusta for
the defendant company Mr.. Holt
testified that up to 1905 he owned the
Central Maine Telephone Company
and that the New England Telephone
Co. bought it of him for $4,000, they
paying all but $500. The condition was
that if the Skowhegan exchange was
nut into the Central Maine Telephone
Company. Mr. Holt holding shares in
that company, within two years the
debt would be cancelled, but the plain
tiff alleges that this condition WASH
fulfilled and there he was entitled
to the payment of the $500 with inter
est from the expiration OF that two
years The assigned cases on the
civil docket were completed Tuesday.
1t is expected that court will close
during this week.
AL the annual meeting of the Show
HtSdH JtIStg Wv
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year: President, J. w. Pack
ard secretary and treasurer, Elmer
E. Harris; directors, George Il. Wing.
Fairfield: T. ID. Salley, Madison; r. f.
Homestead. Skowhegan, l.. L. Smith,
Cornville. The records show that the
receipts for the year have been sl4.-
013g7 and 18S,lS1 pounds of butter fat.
The money handled has exceeded any
year in the history of the Creamery.
The company has handled 12,446 doz-
ems of eggs.
There will be an examination of
teachers at Madison High school
building, Feb. %, for teachers who do
not hold State certificate or a col
lege diploma. which are necessary in
order to secure positions in the
schools of Skowhegan and Madison.
The funeral services of Mrs. Abbie
Reed will be held at / P. NJ, Wednes-
day. Rev. George Merriam otiiciat-
ing.
Edwin Prescott Flagg and Miss
Berle Russell were married, Saturday
night Mr. Flagg is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben S. Flagg, former mer-
chant here, and the bride is the
daughter of Willard Russell, a car
penter They will make their home in
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.
Estes. Mr.. Flagg being employed
there.
Oiin Bridges of Skowhegan has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. The first
meeting of his creditors will be held,
Feb. 3.
Supt. l.. W. Gerrish received a let
tetr from State Supt Smith. Tues
day, giving the amount of school and
mill fund for Skowhegan and Madi-
son. Skowhegan, $6l93.Ss; common
school fund s6134.0S; Madison, 1882. rs;
common school fund, $32S7,l6.
Charles Chute went to Portland on
business Tuesday.
The Skowhegan Womans Club will
observe Federated day Friday. and
Miss Rlssence Ms. Hale of Pressure
Isle Normal School will give lecture
on What Can the Clubs Do for the
Community"
Cnrpish GRANGE.