Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
CunviI!e and JaCkman Men
/, Run Against the Law.
Postponed Horse Show VIII Open
Today Several New Entries.
Somerset Real Estate Transfers-..A
Small Fire...Pubiic Library Notes.

VIII De larger lildH Was
planned before it was postponed. Quite
a number of new entries have been
made and 1t is expected many people
will be here from the various Sec
lions of the State
The life of Mrs. L. M. N Stevens
was the chief subject of the Tuesday
afternoon meeting of the w. c. 7. u.
The program was in charge of Mrs.
Mabel Judkins and it was as follows:
Devotional exercises conducted by Mrs.
j. G. Osborn; piano solo, Miss Lena
Landry; paper, Life Of Mrs. L. NJ. N.
Stevens" Mrs. Emma Collins Witham ;
song, Lyle Moore; reading, Some Men
tai Snapshots of My Mother by Her
Daughter" by Miss Harriet Cleveland;
reading. Mrs. Judkins; letter from Mrs.
Stickney, Mrs. Nina Harville; reading,
Some characteristics of Mrs. L. M.
n. Stevens" Mrs. Nellie Copp; piano
duet, Helen Day and Ella Flanders;
Personal Impressions Of Mrs. Ste
vens," by Mrs. Nettie Paddock, Mrs.
Mabel Philbriek, Mrs. Lizzie Marble
and a letter from Mrs. j. o. Smith
read by Mrs. Judkins: Proclamation
for National Constitutional Prohibi-
tion," read by Mrs. Margaret Good
rich, and letter from Mrs. Stevens
on same subject, Mrs. Judkins; Am
erica
According to the report of the Ii
brarian of the public library recently
received, the library has 1890 volumes.
The increase in circulation the last
year has been 1870 books more than
the previous year and 174 new names
added to the list. Valuable additions
have been the Massachusetts Sol
diers' and Sailors Rolls of the Revolu-
tionary War and the records of the
Massachusetts Militia in the War Of
1912.
DIR. Henry Santee, superintendent of
the agricultural department of Good
Will Farm, has resigned and is now on
a lecture tour. DR.. Santee came here
from the Berkshire Schools of New
York and is considered one of the best
experts in the country on farm sub
jects.
The Town Improvement Society Fri
day afternoon will listen to papers on
The Willamette Valley; The
Worlds Fruit Basket; story by Mrs.
Elsie Fellows and a paper on "A Day
on the Columbia River"
Mrs. Henry Palmer of Cornville, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
Smith and Mrs. Sophia Perkins, has
returned home.
The first maple syrup for the sea-
son was brought here Wednesday. The
manufacturers of this product claim
that 1t is a good year on account OF
~ ~ in the Ground
Daniel HUFF of Cornville was before
Trial Justice j. H. Lancaster Wednes-
day charged with the theft of horse
blanket from James Roberts of Athens.
The respondent testified that he had
the blanket, but that it was left at his
home by a man from Harmony, this
man telling him that he had found II
in the road ana to keep il until he
called for it. Mr.. Huff came to SHOW
hegan and put his horse up at
French's stable and the real owner
found it upon Huff's horse. The evil
dence seemed to be in the respondent
favor and he was discharged.
Paul Grevoir was brought here from
Jackman Wednesday by Deputy Sher-
iff Henry Armstrong and placed in
the county Jail. He had been given
hearing before Trial Justice Holden
charged with assault and battery and
intoxication. On the assault charge he
was fined IS and costs and the costs OF
court in the second case. He was IN
able to pay the fines.
Theodore vigue was taken to the
Insane hospital at Augusta. Wednes-
day by Deputy Sheriff Charles Chute,
after having been examined by ply
sicians as to his sanity. He had been
in a violent condition for some time.
He had been a resident Of Wateryille
until a short time ago and was mar
ried two months ago.
Ruel Copp, after being sick most OF
the winter, Wednesday resumed his
position as conductor for the Somer-
set Traction Co.
]. w. Manson of Pittsfield was here
Wednesday, having business at the
Court House.