Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-15

ment of costs, taxed at $50; Town of
Temple. defective highway, ordered to
expend $500 on the highway, under the
direction of Road Commissioner Bry-
| ant Of Wilton; Peter Chieoine of jaw.
| liquor nuisance, 800 and costs and so
davs in Jail: Orrin A Grant of Wilton.
statutory offense, 60 days in Jail; Ber-
nard Fitzgerald of Haverhill. Mass.
obstructing an officer, $5; Benjamin f.
| I2Nlor of Mercer, statutory offense.
300 and costs; Clifford G. Pillsbury of
| Industry, common seller, 500 and costs.
The september term of the supreme
| court at Pennington came to an end,
| Saturday, after a session of A. days the
| shortest on record. There were very few
| jury trials, and no long ones. No State
| prison sentences We're imposed by Justice
Spear. More than 1920 in fines was col
| lected.
| Mayor Curtis of Portland. Saturday or
| dered Chief of Police Dresser to arrest
any person who tries to drive on the new
| pavement on Veranda street until it is
| hardened, He does not propose to have
| any danger of a suit against the city by
the pavement company in case the pave
ment is defective and payment is refused.
Signs forbiddng driving over the pave
| ment have had no effect
| The grand jury at Dover reported II in
dietments, Friday noon. nine of which
Were made public. They are: Warren
| Wardwell larceny; Charles Soule. lar
| ceny. Tony Messiono. statutory offence:
| Henry Cow, alias John Scott, statutory
| offence; Charles Roderfck, statutory Of
| fence. Leonard Chimiellswk. assault and
battery with a dangerous weapon: Will
liam Davis. larceny. The criminal dock
ct will be taken up, Saturday morning
| 1t is expected that the Roderick trial
will draw a large attendance
At the first annual meeting of the new
ly organized Sanford Building Co. of
| Sanford in the Sanford municipal court
rooms, Friday night, it voted to ap
| point committee to purchase a suit
| able lot and erect shoe factory, to be
leased to l.. NJ. Carroll. The committee
was instructed to push the work with all
possible speed in order to have the build
ing completed and the factory in opera
!, ton before the first of next January.
The funeral of the late Mrs Angus
tus A. Percy took place. Saturday after
noon, at her home on Middle street.
Bath. The services We're conducted by
Rev. George C. De Mott of the Cen
trail Congregational church. There
We're many beautiful floral tributes
The bearers We're Armory Houghton,
Harry E. Stetson, William B. Mussen-
den and Frank E. Burns. Interment
was in Maple Grove cemetery.
1 Charles Smith, or Nitro Krobinitz. the
young Polish 1aborer, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Frank Jacobin and her
4-year-old son, will probably know his
fate some time, Monday, as the case will
go to the jury as Associate JUS
tice Haley makes his charge at the OPEN
ing of the supreme court at Bangor Mon
day morning. The evidence was all in
at noon, Saturday. and arguments for the
State and defence were made, Saturday
afternoon.
Charles S. Bartlett, 40 years old. died
at his home on Turner street. Auburn.
Friday night after brief illness
caused by an overdose of a powerful
medicine. Mr.. Bartlett was native
of Massachusetts, but had lived most
of his life in Maine. He was grad
uate of the University of Maine School
of Pharmacy and had been in business
las a druggist on Turner street for
eight years. He was a member of the
Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities
and of the Sons of Veterans. A wife.
one daughter and his father, Lucius
L. Bartlett of Norway, survive.
Mr. and Mrs Nathaniel J. Dyer. the
| oldest residents of South Portland, Satur-
| day, celebrated their 73d wedding ami
| versary. Mrs. Dyer, who is "a, ana Is
said to be the Oldest Pythian Sister In
the United States. if not in the world,
! was presented with shoulder shawl by
i the members of Myrtle Temple, and the
/ aged couple were the recipients of post
| card shower Both are in excellent
| health Mr. Dyer is 96 years old. and.
i SATURDAY. declared that he intends to stay
| on earth four years more. He does not
i use tobacco but is very fond of ice cream
! cones. which he purchases daily, choco-
i late being his favorte flavor. He reads
| the daily papers without glasses and fire.
auently he is seen in the drug store nib
| bling at an ice cream cone and perusinG
| the news of the day.
Ruling that she was not legal res
ident of Maine Judge Leslie CORNISH,
| Friday afternoon, in the supreme court
at Dover. dismissed the case OF Mrs.
/ Louise N Sides of Framingham,
| Mass, who attempted to secure a di-
vorce from her husband, George Law
renee Sides of Boston an grounds of
desertion. Attorney r. l.. Campbell of
Rockland handled the case for Mrs.
| Sides. She admitted that she lad not
resided in Maine for one year. but said
she had been living with her mother
for several months in Sangerville. She
| formerly lived in Rockland, Me. An
other divorce case expected to attract
much attention at this term is that of
Oliver Kent, the well-known artist
and illustrator of magazines, who will
| attempt to secure a divorce from his
wife, Edith w Kent kents legal place
/ OF residence is Bowerbank, Me. he
case, 1t is understood will be contest
ed by Mrs. Kent.
i Swiss national exposition will be held