Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03

and on their return will make their
hime on Pine street. DR.. Charters was
for two years house physician at st.
Mary's Hospital.
Mrs. AdelIa r. Washburn.
A message was received Monday at
Lewiston announcing the death at
Rochester, N. Y, Sunday night of Mrs.
Adella r. Washburn, wife of the late
Capt. Samuel B. Washburn. Mrs.
'Washburn was the daughter of Ste
phen II. Reade and was born in Lew
iston in 1886. The family is one of
the pioneer families of Lewiston, her
grandfather Dan Reade, being one OF
the first settlers and the first post
master of the town. She married
Capt Washburn at East Livermore in
1871 and for about 10 years lived at
the Norlands, the Washburn home
stead at South Livermore. Later they
lived at Portland and about rs years
ago went to Avon, N. Y, which had
since been her home. A daughter,
Mrs j. F. Kellogg of Avon; stepson,
s. B. Washburn of Minneapolis; five
grandchildren and nephew, John l..
Reade of Lewiston, survive.
Sheriff Plummer Loses Suit.
Sheriff Samuel Plummer of Cumber-
land county, Me, lost a suit against
Mrs. Catherine O'Brien of 424 fremont
street to recover an alleged loan OF
$500, Monday at Boston. Judge DUN
of the municipal finding for the de-
PENDANT. Mrs OBrien said the money
was given to her daughter, Mrs. Maud
Staples of Newbury street to buy a
piano player. Mrs. Staples said Plum
mer gave her gifts aggregating hun
dreds of dollars and that this alleged
loan of $500 was a gift.
BANGOR Chamber of Commerce.
The Bangor Chamber of Commerce
at the annual meeting Monday, the
following directors were elected: Franz
w. Farrar. Walter S. Higgins, ROLAND
T SAWYER and John e. Utterback. Al
a meeting of the board of directors or
ficers were elected as follows: hon
Charles +. Bragg, president; Charles
NJ. Stewart and Frederic w. Adams
vice presidents: Wilfrid A. Hennessy
secretary; Reuel S. KimbaH, treasurer
Donald f. Snow, attorney; George n
Hopkins, auditor The annual reports
showed very satisfactory years work
New Aubun City Officials.
George e. Marston was elected mr.
commissioner to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the death of A. c.. Rich at
meeting of the Auburn City govern
ment Monday night. The appointment
of DR.. B G.. w. Cushman as preslden
of the Board of Health was confirmed
Bates Commencement Speaker.
The following Commencement speak
ers at Bates College were announced
Monday: Clara Augusta chapman
Auburn: Edith Gertrude Fales, Thorn
aston: Harriet Lucy Mccain, Me
chanic Falls: Rachael Louisa Sargent
Exeter n. H.; George Charles Mars
den. Lisbon; James Roy Packard
Monmouth; wilbert Seaman War
rem, South Portland and Frederiei
smith of Meredith Center, N. II. Mis-
Fales and Mr. Warren resigned Mon
day evening.
The Baby Was Murdered.
Coroner Martins jury Monday a
B0TJlan0 IHlSEltu tlltti iiA4bNSt IL -
case of the infant whose body wa
found floating in the harbor som
time ago, and the verdict was ina
the baby came to it's death through
homicide by some person unknown
This is said to be one of the blindes
cases ever known and the suspicion
is strong that whoever murdered tn
child and then threw it's body over
board, came here from some distan
point, did the deed and immediatel.
went away There was laundr,
mark on some of the ehild's clothing
but it is not known to anyone in IN
laundry business in Portland.
Special Judgment for Harmony.
As a result of request made oi
behalf of the town, special judgmen
was granted Monday morning in tn
supreme court at Portland by Justic
Haley in the case of Calvin S. Lane
an architect of Portland, against tn
inhabitants of the town of Harmony
Lane sued to recover mis- fees and ex
penses for the erection of a school
house in the town, but these the Sc
lectmen refused to pay on the groun'
that Lane had exceeded the sum 70
which he had promised to do the work
The case went to the Law court whicl
held that Lane could not recover. Aft
er disposing Of this business, Justic
Haley suspended court until mex
Monday morning.
Granddaughter Charge Preferred.
A charge of manslaughter has beef
preferred against James E. Quinn o
Concord, n. H., who drove the ca
that killed little Gladys Cote sunda.
on Washington avenue, Portland. TIL
case was brought UP in the municipal
court Monday morning at which tim
Quinn was represented by Elmer Per
ry. The case was continued to jun
10 and bail was fixed at $4,000. Thu
cor that killed the little Cote girl wa
owned by Charles b. Mosley of Con
cord, n. H., and according to the evi
dense presented to the police afte
the accident, was being operated at |
moderate rate of speed The chilli
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 10
seph Cote of Marion street and at tn,