Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-09
SKOWH ECAN.
Indianapolis Man Ordered
To Pay $500 10 Child
Of Man Ne Killed While Hunt
ing--Real Estate Transfers.
W. c. 7. U. Meeting, Tuesday..Town
Improvement Society, Friday.

Improvement SVsICtJs iftuass
ID settlement was reacheds. Wednes-
day, in the case against William Wild
ing of Indianapolis, Ind. under an in
dictment for negligently shooting and
killing Warren .Hdding in Jackman in
November ghe court ordered that ne
pay $500 and-5ejsts, amounting to about
*lI5, and that -the $500 should go for
the benefit of tue sen of the deceased;
who is about G.years old. Wilding was
ageSfed in, NoXeln Der, and the evidence
a the time showed. that he and
friend were hurting! and Holden came.
up. He stated that lssWas going in an
sapposite direction and left. A few
minutes later Wilsing saw the bushes
move ehead OF him, and saw brown
object resembling the color of d deer.
and fred his rifle. The object proved
to be. Holden. and the bullet went
through his back and he died before
hes69ald beStaSen cut oil tins woods
Robert 1Sahn@-tf lockwood was ae-
5quittsds- WednesdayS by the. Jury, of
burning a lfagstsfck in November. at
lockwood. w. B. Brown Of Madison
appeared for the respondent
The jury decided. Wednesday after
noon. after being out Tor several
hotigSs that HARRISON E. Wells of
Cornpile was not guilty. of negligently
shooting and woupding Fred Gallant
OF. Skowhesn. This has been an
original case and I4s attracted a great
deal Of n ttention. ~rhe respondent was
arrested CHARGED with Shooting Cal
LIANT Though both legs rust below the
hip, Fec. - While hupting for rabbits
atssEast Madison. The iury went to
= sss place or the accident Wednesday
s.is.< .. Merrill representing the re-.
'spondent argued that Wells dfd not
Shoot at Gallant for rabbit, but
actually did see a rabbit
: The case against Gordon Demo and
clarence Lewis. charged with malici-
rqussnischief. in Shooting holes through
+. T efoodrich,s barn, last September,
was place.! on 1Ie during good be
haviour
charles Ceclsson and Michael 5Sulli-
van of PittsReld We're given trial.
Wednesday, for illegal possession of
liquors. The jury found them guilty,
Following the verdict T. H. Anderson.
representing the respondents, their
moved for. an arrest Of Judgment on
gouDds that THE warrant vas defec-
tive. The motion was sustained
Roscoe Strout of Palmyra was found
not guilty by the jury. He was
charged with single sale and was rep
resented by 4. II. Thulough d Pitts
field.
The. jurors found yede Gilbert of
lockwood Guilty OF Being a common
seller of Intoxicating liquors
Tic funeral of the late James p
lsadd wfs held. Wednesday He died,
Saturday night, at MS nome in South
Mercer~ He had been sick bat a few
days with pneumonia. The mother,
sister, sMrs. George Godfrey Of Win
chester. Mass. and two younger broth
ers, s.. simon and Earl. both of Mercer.
survive. The deceased was % years old.
was J; ynember of Lebanon Lodge, F.
and a. M qf Norridgewock.
:. The next. meeting Of the Town I'm
provement Society viii be held. Friday.
The sGGect will deal with Maine and
the program, is arranged to be as fol-
lows: Quotations. on Maine; song,
voices of the Woods: paper, Moose
head Lake" poem, Legend OF Kineo";
piano solo, The Old Oaken Bucket;
poems. Frances Laughton Mace.
The next meeting Of the w. gut. II.
will he held, Tuesday afternoon, at c.
A. +. hail. The subject win be Med.
icaI Temperance. and the program
win he N charge Of Mrs. Eva Green
wood ~
Bids have been posted in the post
office for a--carrier of mail between
Saowheean and Athens from July 81
to Jtiv 1917; also one from Skowhegan
to Canaan.
A daughter was BORN Tuesday, to
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Gates.
Fl. J., Sawyer of Greenville was in
town. Wednesday, on business.
Judge Holman OF Pennington had
business, Tuesday. at the court house.
Ralph Bigelow has returned to his
position at the University of Maine,
after. passing several weeks as milk
tester in oxford county. and visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. ]. p. Merrill will go to Auburn.
| Monday. to give an address before the
Auburn Art Club.
Mr. ana Mrs Willard Smith and son.
DIR. K. W. Smith. Went Wednesday, to
Boston, to PASS several DAYS.
John Philbrick went Wednesday, to
Portland, TO attend the annual meeting
of tho Maine Optomethists. He was
accompanied from Fairfield BY H F.
| BURGESS. who is ID vice president Of
| the association.
Mrs. NJ. T. Bean. accompanied by
! Mrs. Lizzie Lombard, left. "Wednesday
! for Boston. en- route for Florida, where
ithoy will pass the winter at the former
| homo of Mrs. Bean
The body of John O'Neil was placed
in the tomb Wednesday and viii re-
main there 10 DAYS waiting for orders
to be moved. O'Neil died, Saturday, in
lockwood of exposure. and his res
idence was given as Semerville, Mass.
The Sophomores of the High school
defeated the Freshmen in a basket
hall game, Wednesday afternoon, by q
score of Is to 49,
/ Somerset Real Estate Transfers.
Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded at the Somerset