The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

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Miss Ruth Redman. B. H. S. rs, is clerking
in the law office of Eben F. Littlefield.
Attention is called to the amendments made
by the last legislature to the laws concerning
probate business, and which REQUIRES the
publication of notice of appointment as execu-
tor. administrator, guardian. The Journals
rates are as low anywhere in the State, and
lower than in some places, as the county COM
mlssloners learned some time ago by writing
to every county in the State. Place your
probate advertising in The Journal.
AN ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT The young
people of the Baptist Christian Endeavor, as
sisted by outside talent, gave an interesting
and enjoyable musicale Friday night in the
vestry. The vestry had been decorated for
the occasion with bunting, flowers and ferns
by Mrs. Nettie Merrithew and Mrs Warren A
Nichols and presented very attractive ap.
pearance The following program was given:
Opening chorus, "Swanee River" clarinet solo,
Sturgis Dexter; chorus, "Old Oaken Bucket"
:,
"The Long Handled Dipper that Hung by the
Sink, by Alton Braley; vocal solo, Harry Up
ton; piano solo, Miss Edna Curtis; chorus,
"Dixie Land" reading, three selections, Miss
Alice Simmons; vocal solo, Bertrand L. Davis;
reading. Clifford Tinker; chorus, "Old Black
Joe;" piano solo, Mary Hayes; reading, two
selections, Miss Helen Brier; vocal solo, Miss
Tbo ID
on the violin by Dean Knowlton, and Miss
Edith Burgess presided at the piano. Ice
cream, cake and home made candies were on
sale, the Misses Geneva Perkins, Maude JEFF
ferds and Lillian Cook presiding at the ice
cream table and Miss Fossie Heal at the candy
table.
FROM THE LAW COURT. Clerk of Courts
Geo. |. Heating has received a rescript from
the Law Court sustaining the exceptions in
the case of Chester L. Bailey vs. Sidney M.
Weber. The parties belong in Searsport and
were copartners in general store in that
town. The case was opened at the January
term, 1915, and Judge Albert NJ Spear took
the case from the jury and ordered verdict
for the plaintiff of $155 a. Weber, through
his attorney, Robert F. Dunton, appealed to
the law court. The action was one of as
sumpsit brought by one partner to recover
from the other a part of the net proceeds of
debts due the firm. The law court sustained
| the exceptions by treason of the fraudulent
concealment by the plaintiff, at the time when
the agreemen was made, of various Items
which the plaintiff had received for the firm
without the knowledge of the defendant and
had not been accounted for
Another Waldo country case before the
| Law Court is the appeal of Fred S, Thompson
of Chicago from the decree of the Judge of
| probate in allowing to probate certain will
of Henrietta I. Nichols of Searsport. 1t ap-
pear that Mrs. Nichols made will dated Nov
9, 1911. and November, 1913, made another,
At hearing before the judge of probate the
instrument dated November, 1911, was admit
ted as the will of the testator. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court, a hearing
was had, and the decree of the judge of pro-
! bate was sustained. The case now comes to
the law court upon a second appeal. F. W.
Brown and T. L. Talbot for the appellant W.
P. Whitehouse, H. w. Swasey and R. F. Dun.
ton for the proponents of the will
OUT Door SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE. The
first of series of open-air meetings under
churches was held on schoolhouse common last
| Sunday evening and was attended by several
hundred people. The settees from the Uni.
versalist church were placed near the band
stand and line of incandescent lights ex.
| tended from the stand over them to the street.
Rev. Horace B. Sellers, who originated the
idea, conducted the services and led the con-
| - Mr
cornetist, sccompanist, and many Of the
old familiar hymns were sung. Mr.. Sellers
in opening the meeting said that the open air
services dated back to the days of Christ's
and Paul's teachings, and were designed to
reach people who prefer to be in tie omen
rather than in the church buildings Rev.
Hosmer McKoon of Castine. who had preached
in the Unitarian church in the morning in ex-
change with Rev. Arthur E. Wilson, read the
Scripture. and Harry H. Upton, who is supply.
ing at the Baptist church in the absence nj
Rev. Walter>F. Sturtevant, Offered PRAYER. Rev
George s. Mills OF Bennington, VT, former
pastor of the North Congregational church in
this city, gave very interesting and patriotic
discourse on loyalty" mentioning the vari
ious phases in which loyalty enters modern
life-as the student to his Alma Mater. the
churchman to his home church, the patriot to
his flag and county. the citizen to the munici.
pal rule, and that Of friend with friend Mr..
Mills said that faith and love are the founda
ton Of loyalty. OF present day conditions he
said that righteousness was greater than peace
in regard to war conditions abroad; that ma
tions have their reasons, sufficient to justify
their loyalty to their own cause. He criticised
the lack of church attendance of men in Bel.
fast and said the present generation is liyipp
on borrowed morality handed down from our
loyal ancestors. The service closed with g
benediction by Rev. Haraden S. Pearl of the
Congregational church. Weather permitting
services will be held on the common next Sun.
Day evening, when Mr.. Harry H. Upton will
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