The Republican journal., 1913-11-27

/ VETERANS MEETING The Waldo County
Veteran association will hold their next meet
ing at the Grange hall in Swanville the LIST
Thursday in December If stormy, the next
fair day. Come for a good time.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauquan
Circle will be held with Mrs Lewis F. Cannon
As Congress street, Monday Afternoon. Dec
LIST Roll-call, current events; lesson, from
chapters IA, Is and l6 of the c. L. S. C. book,
"Rambles and Studies in Greece All who
are interested in Chautauquan reading and
atudy are cordially invited TO these meetings.
FROM THE LAW COURT. Clerk of Courts
George |. Heating has received the rescripts in
two Waldo county cases, as follows:
Alfred E. Bracket VS. Ernest 7. Piper,
Reseript. per Cufiam.
Action to recover damages for assault and
battery Verdict for the plaintiff. Heard on
! action, no exceptions having been taken. After
a careful examination of the evidence We cannot
discover such error in the action of the jury
as would warrant the setting aside Of the YER
Diet.
Motion overruled.
John NJ. Ward VS. Arthur NJ Jackson Re-
script, Philbrook, j.
Real action to foreclose mortgage. Defend
ant filed plea in abatement on ground of pen
dency OF another action for same cause between
same parties, but did not set out or enroll in
or with his plea the record of declaration of the
pending action on which he relied Nearly
half a century ago our court substantially
adopted the early English practice which re-
qured such setting out enrolment and thus
tar that practice has been adhered to.
Il. lad do
ment for plaintiff as of mortgage in accordance
with stipulation.
| FAMILY REUNION. The survivors of the
family of the late VIM. E. Page of Jackson
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Collins Pat
tee on Northport avenue, November 9th. Only
three of the once large family are living
They are Eben. 80 years of age; Martha E.
(Miller) of Brooks, Il and Harriet A. (Brack-
ETH Of Belfast, TO- Mrs Pattee is a grand
daughter of Mr. Page. There was also pres
ent Rev. D. Bracket. n-in-law Of Mr. Page
and niece, Mrs. Julia {Johnsonl Goodnow Of
Philade phia, Pal sThe day fine and in
the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pattee ali
enioyed the hour before Mrs. Pattee ammo lnce d
.'lunch' in the dining room, where one If her
famous dinners awaited the company and tc
which all did ample justice. The afternoon
was filled with social chat and stories of early
life, and all too soon the time of parting
came, All voted it good time and hope FIR a
return Of it next year.
INDIAN HILL. A deed from Kate L. Stn-
/ ford of Brooklyn, N. Y, to Scott H. Tolman Of
Boston transfers little over acre of lard
on the water front extending south from tie
pier of the Eastern Steamship corporation
and including the site of the boat shop occu-
pied by Leroy A. Coombs. This is part OF
what was known some years ago as Indiar
Hill, including what is Bayyiew street
as it was the summer camping ground of In.
dams from Old Town, who made and sole
baskets bows and arrows, etc. A noted mem.
Der of the tribe, and leading spirit in the
summer camp was Molly Molasses, whose
portrait appeared on calendar few year,
ago MIR. Tolman is an inventor, whose in
ventions have brought him wealth, and he i.
now at work on model for an airship 1t il
understood that he will lay out this land il
building lots on which he will build bungalow
for rent, and street will be opened from
Commercial street across the rear of the lots
The lodges on the water front of this propert,
were known more than fifty years ago DIS tn.
Black Rocks, and this was a swimming plac.
for the boys of that day.
A NARROW ESCAPE. There was a narrow
escape from drowning accident in the harbo
last Saturday Afternoon. Alton johnson, e
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard John.
son, and Harry Coombs, % years old, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Coombs, were out n q
canoe after ducks, and when between the
monument and the eastern shore were stand
ing up in the canoe and SO intent on the move
ments of some birds that they did not notice
the approach of the Boston boat and ner
swash upset the canoe. johnson is good
swimmer, but Coombs cannot swim and after
both had chung to the canoe for a few mo-
ments they decided that the orlyhope for their
lives was for Johnson to swim to the shore. a
distance of nearly half a mile, and get boat.
Kicking off his rubber boots ne started. 1t
hard swim and he was nearly exhausted
when his feet touched bottom and he made
his way to the shore. He found an old skiff,
Gnu "AeA oHAy PicCc VI poAIu lOF q pAOQle
put off to the overturned canoe and succeeded
in getting Coombs, who was nearly exhausted,
into the skiff and to the Shore On reaching
there Coombs was almost unconscious, and
Johnson realized that he must have aid at
once. The first house they came to was un-
occupied and they kept on to the home of Mr..
Thomas Leeman where restoratives were sp-
piied and they were put to bed in warm
blankets. Later they we're taken to their
homes, and are now little the worse for their
experience.