Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-13
Sessions Of Supreme Court
Friday and Saturday
The Town Improvement Society
Holds Its Meeting
Somerset Real Estate Transfers.
Somerset Teachers Assn

During the intermission from civil
cases in the supreme court Friday and
Saturday a portion of the criminal
docket was disposed of William Muir
tina of Jackman pleaded guilty to an
indictment for liquor nuisance and
was fined $3.50 and costs amounting
to 500, which he paid. On a common
seller indictment he pleaded guilty
and the case was continued for SEN
tenee and placed on file. Howard Tenn
zple of Detroit was fined $40 and costs,
amounting to S3S, for assault and pat
terry in throwing snowballs last Win
ter at team in Detroit. William De-
lille of Madison was sentenced TO eight
months in Jail for breaking and en-
tering.
The only civil case taken up Satur-
day was the First National Bank OF
Skowhegan VS.. Lewis ct ais, where >.
j. Walton and L. L. Walton appeared
as the principal defendants. The suit
was for note of $500 that had been
given to the bank by David Lewis OF
Skowhegan with the endorsement OF
the two Waltons. This was in 1902 and
the note was not paid and the case
against Mr. Lewis had been default
ed The suit was brought in 1913
against the principal signer of the
note and the endorsers. The two de-
PENDANTS claim that they had received
no benefit from the note nor had they
had anything to do with paying the
interest and making payments and
their defense included the statutes of
Irritation in that the note was out
Cd
verdict for the defendants. The case
was of interest as the attorney for
the plaintiff stated that the plaintiff
had considered that a payment by one
party to the note held the endorsers
to the note. The note was on demand
.&but the defendants testified that they
received no notice from the bank I'M
til 1913.
Mrs. Annie +. Fish was elected pres
ident of the Town Improvement So
ciety Friday afternoon at the annual
meeting and the last meeting of the
season. The other officers elected
were: First vice president, Miss Ger
trude Weston; second vice president,
Mrs. Ella I. Mooers; secretary, Mrs.
Nettie W. Paddock; treasurer Mrs.
Emma c. Withan; directors, Mrs. Mel
lie E. Chase, Mrs. Angie B. Steward,
Mrs. Arazina Miller, Mrs. Ella T.
Holt, Mrs. Susie Jacobs. The treas
urer's report showed a balance of $72
on hand. From the secretary's report
the membership of the club was shown
TO be los. A short program was given
following the business, which includ-
ed mandolin and piano duet by Ar
thur McQuillan and Raymond Allen;
piano solo, Miss Pauline Bragg; pa
peers on "Children's Play Grounds.
by Mrs. Ella T. Holt and Miss Ger
trude Weston. Delicious ice cream and
assorted cake were served by the di-
rectors.
William Wildes, Jr., who is employ
ed by A. r. Gould of Presque Isle
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Wildes.
The supreme court adjourned Sat
urday noon until Il a. NJ, Monday.
Everett Nichols, who has been in
Portland for the winter, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Charles Turner. He will
be employed as chauffeur in Portland
this summer.
Edward Walker, formerly of this
town, now of Portland, is visiting
friends in town.
B. !. Rice of Gardiner was in town
Saturday visiting relatives.