Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-05-24
! SKOWHECAN.
Meeting Of ofEyecutiveBoard
Of John A. MOOers Club.
Election Of Officers OF North
eTn Maine Tel. & Tel. Co.
Assault case-.-0ther Local Items
Gathered During a Day.

g J. Abbey has installed the nrst
self-starter on am automoblie OF any
individual in the town. He has lnVesteu
the arrangement himself whereby
when he stops his car aceteilne IS
drawn into the cylinder and when ne
starts the engine again by putting on
the switch the gas is fired causing the
first explosion and the other explosions
come naturally thereafter.
The baseball team of the Skowhegan
High school has cancelled its games
for the remainder of the season,
The speed Boys win play Colby I'd
team Saturday, at Fairview Park.
There was a meeting of the executive
board OF the John A. Mooers Republican
Club. Thursday evening, and it was
found that the matter is progressing
satisfaetorialiy and that the sentiment
in favor of Republicans throughout the
county in nominating Sheriff Mooers
on the Republican ticket is strong. The
investigation was made, Wednesday,
through the farming sections of the
town and it was found that every Re-
publican to 4 man was enthusiastic for
Mooefs
Daniel l.. Lister of Madison has filed
a petition in bankruptcy The first
meeting or his creditors win be held at
the ofliffice of Daniel Lewis. June l.
There was a meeting of the county
committee Of the Democratic party,
Thursday, at the Skowhegan House.
of those present from out of town were
j. r. Holman of Athens, A. f. Doni-
gan of Bingham, J. II. Haley Of Hart
land, w M. Orborne and w. j. Hun
newell of Pittsfield, Fl. w. Rowell OF
Cornvilie, G.. w. Badger of Solon, Err
nest Hilton of Anson and Kingsbury
&. Piper Of Augusta. The business
transacted was relative to enrollments
and organizing the towns not already
enrolled.
Tho members of the G. A. r. and af-
filiated organizations will attend ser
vices of the Bethany Baptist church,
Sunday morning. At the First Baptist
church the subject of the sermon by
the pastor will be Unity of Personal
ity." Rev. M. McGlaufiin of the Meth-
odist church will take for his subject
THE Man Who Would Not Have a
Crown" The topic for the Sunday
school will be "Truthlessnesse Mr.. Nc
Glaufiin will be the leader of the Ep-
worth League meeting in the evening,
tbs subject to be "A Tradition Chal-
lenged and Persecution Encountered :"
Rev. Is. b, Merrill will preach on the
subject in the morning THE Great
Partnership. in the evening there will
be a combined meeting and the sub
jeci will be Missionary Progress in
Africa
The first public band concert for the
summer viii be given from the Skow
hegan House yeranda. May 30.
Hon. $. j. Walton is at Moose River
on a weeks business trip.
Al meeting of the Northern Maine
Telephone Telegraph Co. held at the
Office of s. w. Philbrick. Wednesday,
the following officers were elected
President. w. ]. Laney. Waterville;
clerk and treasurer, s. w, Philbrick;
directors. w. ]. Laney. Frank Boston,
of Gardiner, S. w. Philbrick of Skow-
heean. Harry L. Sawyer of Greenville,
r. J.. Patten of Skowhegan, Forrest
Colby of Bingham and w. d. Snow of
Skowhegan; general manager, III. l..
Sawyer, Greenville.
Ora Buzzell of Norridgewock found.
Thursday. that because he drank too
much cider, Sunday, that he must
pay $40. He was brought before Judge
Lawrence. Thursday morning, charg-
ed with assault and battery ON MIR.
and Mrs. David Creighton. The story
Of the complainants was that BuzzelI
came to their home, on Sunday after
noon. and took keg Of cider from
his wagon and asked them to drink.
They took some of il and then told
him to 90 away. He wanted to fight
and. II Is alleged, threw Mr. Creighton
to the ground and then struck him.
Mrs. Creighton came out and she was
used roughly, according to the testi-
mony. Sheriff Mooers represented the
State in. the case and w. III. Hawes
the respondent The court found Buz-
zell guilty and sentenced him to pay