Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Litehfield Farm Buildings Burned.

LitchfieId Farm Buildings Burned.
Fire Tuesday destroyed the barn and
the farmstead occupied for many years
by Alfred P. Keyes in Litchfield. The
buildings were a quarter of a mile east
from the main road on the bank OF
Nessinkeag Brook. The place is own
ed by Henry Moreau of Nashua His
loss is $4,000.
Accused of Giving False Testimony.
James B. Mungovan. laborer en-
ployed in the Portland postoffice, is
charged with having given false testi-
mony against Postmaster Oscar r.
Wish during recent investigation,
and has been given three days in
which to file his answer. He has re-
tanned Samuel L. Bates as his attor-
ney.
Gilbert Hall of Rockland.
Gilbert Hall of Rockland, a we'll
known carriage manufacturer, died
Tuesday of pneumonia. aged So. He
was president of the board of trustees
of the Methodist church, life member
Of Aurora Lodge of Masons, and a
member of Golden Rod Chapter, O. T..
S. A widow and a daughter, Mrs f.
H. Sanborn, survive.
Military Drill and Ball.
Five companies of the Coast Artii-
lery Corps Of the Maine National
Guard united in an exhibition drill and
ball at Lewiston City hall Tuesday
evening They were the Sth and 9Th
Sc ct Oh Of AlIhtIrn
4th of Bath and 10th of Brunswick.
Prior to the dancing exhibition drills
were given by the companies as fol-
lows: Sd Company. Butts Manual; 4th
Company, bayonet exercise; Sth Com
pany, guard mount; 9th and 10th Com
panies, infantry drill. The five COM
panies also gave fine street parade
Hobbs American Band headed the
parade and the companies made fine
appearance. A number Of the officers
of the National Guard from different
parts of the State we're present, also
from the Portland Artillery District OF
the United States Army.
Their SD Wedding Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders Lehman of
Eliot Tuesday quietly observed the
SD anniversary of their marriage. Mr..
Lehman was born in Wurttemburg,
Germany, Nov. IA, 1870. When IL
years old he emigrated to New York.
He came to Salmon Falls, N. H.. where
he was employed as clerk in dry
goods store for seven years. On ac-
count of i'll health he went to Buck
field, Me-, where he had purchased a
farm. After four years he went to
Eliot and established the first general
store in the town. He also conducted
a similar store at York Corner for sew
eral years. When i'll health caused
him to retire he returned to farming.
For more than so years he has been a
Mason, a member of Nezinscott Lodge
of Turner, Me. He Is also a member
of Osgood Lodge. /. o. Q. F., Straw
berry Bank Encampment, l. o. o. F., Of
Portsmouth, and Polar Star Lodge,
A. o. U. W., of Kittery. Mrs. Lieb-
man was Mary o. Plaisted of York. and
their marriage took place April IA,
1861. They have one son, Frank E.
Lehman.
Court April 27 at Wiseasset.
Inc IlHCoiu SOuAty SuPi ShiC SooA =
will convene April ~ at Wiscasset
with Associate Justice Leslie c..
Cornish presiding. 1t is expected
to be brief but busy term, with sew
eral divorce suits filed for hearing.
Announcement was made of the fol-
lowing drawings of traverse jurymen:
A. c. Erskine of Alma; Avery j. Bond
of Jefferson; Edwin w. Bracket, AL
fred Burkett, John M. Burns and
Henry p. Willett Of Waldoboro; Willie
]. Brow of Bremen; Theodore s.
Dryer and BENJAMIN M. Giles of Booth
bay; r. ". Carey and Asa Yeaton OF
Dresden; Charles e. Cowley, Jr.. and
Wilson H. Munsey Of Wiscasset. Au-
gustus H. Cults, John Fish and Or
lando McKown Of Boothbay Harbor;
Charles w. Ersixine and Hugh Newell
of Newcastle; Thurlow F. Flagg of
Nobleboro; Richard X. Fowle OF West
port; James w. Hanna, Leonard o.
Paul, Leonard Poland and Albert w.
Pool OF Bristol: Adelbert Kelley of
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