Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-06
SK0WHECAN
Brown Brothers of Athens Plead
Guilty of Stealing Sheep-The
KOlasen Case Thrown Out of
C0urt-PersOnal Mention

| Asa Brown and James Brown OF
Athens were before the supreme court
Tuesday forenoon and retracted their
pleas Of not guilty and pleaded guilty
The charge was stealing sheep. The
| cases were continued against them
Asa Brown when asked by the clerk
Of courts to plead. whether guilty OF
not guilty, shook his head. The clerk
then said, Say yes or no. and when
questioned again responded yes OF
no." evidently hardly knowing enough
to answer for his doings. These two
men are members of the widely known
Tuttle- Brown people Of West Athens
The Kolasen case, which had been
Friday afternoon, was Monday after
noon thrown out Of court. This was
a case where the plaintiff Kolasen
claimed he was injured at the plant
of the Great Northern Paper Co. at
Madison. Only the plaintiffs side had
been heard.
The case on trial Tuesday is Far
rar VS.. Tracy in which the plaintiff,
w. H. Farrar of Ripley. is bringing
suit against A. B. Tracy Of st. AL
bans for the value Of e promissory
note which was given upon the pur-
chase Of manure spreader by the de-
PENDANT. The defendant claims that the
note has been paid. Judge F. F. Law
renee is appearing for the plaintiff and
Merrill & Merrill for the defendant.
The latest births recorded at the
town clerks Office are: "A son, Edward
August to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dear
born; a son, Andrews George William,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews Lessard.
Rev. Charles mckinney Of Sears
port will begin his pastorate of the
Congregational church here next Sun
day. when the regular services of the
church will be begun for the winter
Dr. and Mrs. F. o. Sawyer and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert l.. SWEET are on a
hunting trip at Heald's pond.
DR.. H. T. Bibber Is soon to locate
in Skowhegan and offices are now be-
ing fitted up for him in the Russell
street side of the Bison block on Wat
er street. DR.. Bibber has been located
in Canaan. I14
H. E. Atwood has purchased Of ]. P.
Merrill the Coburn homestead at the
upper end Of Coburn avenue for a
home for himself and family. Mr.. Att :
wood has been living in the Frank
Steward house on Coburn avenue,
which has recently been sold to John
Steward.
Blynn Goodrich, who has been pass
Ing the summer with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. T. Goodrich. following
graduation from the College Of Osteop-
athy in Kirksville. Mo-, last June, has
now gone to McGill University in Mon
treal. Canada, to supplement this
course Of training with a course in
surgery.
Ansel Newton started Tuesday for
Brockton fair.
Mrs. Mary p. Archer. Mr.. and Mrs.
John E Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs. Del
mont Mason were visiting Monday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Hodges
in Winslow.
The latest marriages recorded at the
town clerks Offices are those Of. James
Harry Turner and Miss Josie Lawless.
both Of this town. and Levi Marcou
and Miss Blanche NJ. Cole, both of
Skowhegan.
Hornbiower & Weeks Of Boston
were the highest bidders for the pur-
chase Of the $4,000 worth of Skowhe-
gan High school bonds, offering $1o0.14
and accrued interest. that is 1901. 40
per $1,000. There were seven other
bids. Cropley. McGaragle & Co. being
closest, $100O.11. The lowest bid was
1926.