Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

ton a short time ago to establish a
cemetery a Thornton Heights in So.s
Portland, will not materialize. It has
been discovered that Section OF
Chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes OF
this State provide that such buryings
grounds as are owned by municipal
ity or any person, corporation or as
ISOLATION shall not be established or
enlarged to extend within % rods of
any dwelling house Not only is a
bar set up thereby to occupancy of a
large portion of the property of tho I.
Portland Country Club but it is well
known that almost numberless public
and private burying grounds in tho ].
State are in frequent use, in violation
of this statute.
Appointed to Governors Staff.
Charles G. Keene of Portland has
been appointed to the office of Naval
Aide on the staff of Governor Haines,
commander-in- chief of the National
Guard and the Maine Naval Reserve.
with the rank of lieutenant comman-
der. The appointment was contained
in the first of the General Orders is /,
sued this year, dated Jan. 2. from the
office of Adjutant General Albert
Greenlaw. The appointment of Mr.. I,
keene is made to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Sher-
iff Everett G. Scully. Mr.. Keene haa
been connected with the Naval Re-
serve for some time, having been ap-
pointed by Lit Commander Guy Wey-
mouth on his staff as Assistant Pay
master Ships Company, Maine Naval
Militia on May %. 1910. and he was
retained on the staff by 1t. Comman.
der Reuben K. Dyer when he was APP
pointed to that office, Feb. l, 1911.
Cumberland Divorces.
during the court year just passed 4
the Cumberland county courts, includ- Z
Ing the supreme judicial and superiorE
courts, disposed of 1873 cases accord
Ing to statistics given out Monday
by Clerk of Courts Llewellyn Barton. {
These included civil cases in both !
courts, divorce cases in both courts,
and equity cases in the supreme court. 1,
The report does not include criminal !
cases in the superior court. 1t is in :
teresting to note that of the 62 di- :
vorce cases disposed Of in the supreme {
court during the year the libels were
either dismissed or denied in 10 or 1916 &
per cent. of the cases, while in the {
superior court as out of 1877 libels dis :
posed of, or 24.5 per cent. were either :
dismissed or denied. Tho total of 1879 !
divorces in both courts granted in 1919 !.
is six less than the total for 1912.
Held in $1,000 for Grand Jury.
Harry Brandt Of New Jersey was
given a hearing Monday morning in /.
the Rumford municipal court, charg- Z
ed with assault With dangerous
weapon on John Murray, foreman of !,
the Big Brook camp in the Rangeley :
| region of the Berlin Mills Lumber {
Co. of Berlin, N. H. He was held in |.
500 for the grand jury. Brandt became /.
involved in an argument with Muir I
ray while at work some distance from
the camp. He claims that he was call
ed names, which he resented. He Sc
curedh is 32-caliber revolver and shot
| at Murray. The bullet went through
the muscular part of Murray's arm, Z
but the wound is not necessarily seri- !.
Gus. Brandt tried to get out of the
dry left Thursday to trail him. Brandt
made his way to Bemis and the rail-
road and made known his intention
| to walk the % miles to Rumford Fri
day night with the thermometer at
Is below zero when Deputy Landry
caught and arrested him. He was
very nearly exhausted when arrested.
low fyy Y,ar Of 40 yr0r rov.lA