Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
SKOWHECAN.
Supreme Court COnveneS
At SkoWhegan.
High School Announces Foot
ball Schedule, Tuesday.
Monument Marking Arnold's Camp
Ing Place win Soon be Set.

The September term or the supreme
court in Somerset county convened at
10 as A. NJ, Tuesday. Justice Leslie
Cornish of Augusta presiding. Prayer
was offered by Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany church, which was
followed by the impanelling of the
grand jury and a charge to them by
Justice Cornish The jury began its
deliberations at 11.30 A. NJ, and are
expected to be in session for a week.
About 40 cases are to come before the
jury, many of them of serious nature.
Upon retiring they elected Harlan B.
Ellis OF Embden as foreman.
The traverse juries were then i'm.
panelled and the first jury is made up
of the following men: S. II. Brad
bury, Skowhegan, foreman; w. e
Hackett and Tracy Gates, Skowhegan:
John F. Connolly. Hartland; L. E.
Bailey, Arson; E. II. Whitcomb, Hart
land; Stephen B. Atwood Fairfield;
William G. Bailey, Harmony; E. II.
Tobey. Norridgewock; Chester M
Robinson, Concord; w. H. Stafford,
Highland. John Nichols, Starks.
Second jury: Browning Clifford.
Fairfield, foreman: c. L. Helbrook.
Norridgewock; Joseph NJ. Hartshorn,
Detroit; Albion G. Hilton, Madison;
L. w. Chadbourne. Moscow; Luther
Hartford Smiihfield; L. E. Robinson,
Palmyra: Fred Finson, ---;
James B. Corson, Athens; H. w.
Holden, Moose River; Alden Getehell,
Madison; Eugene Clark, Caratunk;
supernumeraries: S. e. Remick,
Madison: Leroy White, Pittsfield;
Charles D. Bacon, Almon Williams.
Scion; b. d. Lancaster, Pittsfield.
The attorneys present were: Hon.
s. j. Walton, Hon. l.. L. Walton, Hon.
Forrest Goodwin, f. n. Merrill, E. f.
Merrill. George w Cover, Daniel
Lewis, H. j. Phillips, A. X. Butler,
NJ. p. Merrill, Judge F. F. Lawrence.
w. III. Halves, r. B. Barrett, Miss
Ethel Walton, Skowhegan; George G.
Weeks. p. A. Smith, Fairfield; c. n.
Perkins, Mark Bartlett. Watervilfe;
Ernest Mclean, Augusta; c. O. Small,
Bernard Gibbs, w. b. Brown, Madi-
son: Augustine Simmons. James
Thorne. North Arson; H. |. Goss.
bingham: ]. F. Holman, Athens;
Henry r. Coolidge. Pittsfield: George
h Morse, Portland. l.. r. Folsom,
Norridgewock; Hon. ID. d. Stewart, ST
Adams; E. C. Rider. Bangor; Howard
Haley. Hartland; George Morse. Port
land.
Supt. Barry, who recently purchased
the williams Axe factory, began
preparations, Tuesday. to move the
business TO New Hampshire. This
will take from Skowhegan one OF the
Oldest Industries in the town. 1t was
owned for many years bN Joshua
Williams. Mr. Barry plans to con-
tinue the manufacture of hatehets
and axes in New Hampshire where
he already has similar business.
Richard X. French, formerly OF
skowhegan. now employed in the
depot at Portland arrived. Tuesday
to visit friends.
One of the most original defective
ballots thrown out at the last electioi
was at Fairfield. In the Republican
column there was line draw
through each name and circle draw
around John A. Mooers name FOL
sheriff There was cross In the OH
square above the Democratic column
and a cross under each candidate
name. In the Socialist column there
was a cross under the name of Cowet
for sheriff and in the Prohibition ;
cross under the candidate for governo
and a circle drawn around the nam
of Sheriff Mooers In this column.
m of rln nj
B. Folsom and Miss Emma Bragi
were recorded at the town clerks of
fee, Monday, also that of Clyde Il
Holt and Edith M. Leahy all o
Skowhegan.
Miss Pauline Oak went to Wheaton
College, Tuesday. where she will en-
ter the Freshman class.
Charles l.. Cleveland went Z
Pennington, Tuesday, to appear as
witness before the supreme court
Miss Bertha Merrill after passin;
the summer with her parents, MI
and Mrs. f. n. Merrill, returned L
her studies at Wellesley College
Tuesday, to enter upon her Senio
year
Manager Donald Philbrick, of tn
Skowhegan High school football team
has made public the schedule o
games for the season:
Sept. 21-Hallowell High at Show
hogan.
Sept 25-Farmington at Skowhe
gan.
Sept 2s-Open
Oct. Oak Grove at Vassalboro.
Oct. l2-Hallowell at Hallowell.
Oct. 1s--Abbot. at Pennington.
Oct. 26-Farmington at Farming
ton.
Nov abbott at Skowhegan.
Miss Rowena Flynt went to Holy
oke, Tuesday. to resume her Studio
at Mt. Holyoke College, after pass
ing the summer with her parents, NJ
and Mrs. F. L. Flynt.
Miss Marjorie Smith has gone I
Simmons College, where she wi
complete her course in domest
science.
= civil Engineer Hersey Monroe
Washington, D.. c., who is makir
the quadrangle map of this vieini
has located the highest elevation, al
reports that the highest is at Mo
hern Hill In Athens, 1890 feet abo'
sea level. The other highest poin
are Bigelow Hill. Skowhegan. 81
EsaYn,. Mountain I45. whitfemo