Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-11

Jerry Wentworth OF Madison which
was on trial Saturday resulted in the
| jury bringing in a verdict for the de-
PENDANT Wentworth with damages of
$500.
During a lull in court proceedings
| Monday forenoon, Hector Berube Of
| lockwood was arraisned on an indict-
Elent of breaking, entering and larceny
of about a hundred dollars worth OF
ieWelry from the store of G.. Gaudet &
Sons February 2, and pleaded guilty.
| The jeWelry was ali recovered. An
drew Petley was also arraigned on the
charge of assaulting his wife with
jackknife at Arson, April 1st, with in
tent to kill and pleaded not guilty.
The case will be tried later. Petley is
to be represented by Jams II. Thorne
of Madison.
Criminal Docket.
The criminal docket was taken up in
part Monday forenoon and disposed Of
as follows: State VS.. Clarence. Green
| leaf, common seller, placed on file;
State VS.. Fred Baker; violation of the
game laws, mol pressed; State VS.. B.
W'einer, nuisance, mol pressed; State
VS.. George Gagnon, contempt, con
tInued; state VS. Louis Bernard, Aplt
sale, mol pressed: State VS.. John
Spaulding, Aplt., c. to A, mol pressed;
State VS.. cyrus Walker Aplt, c. to A.,
mol pressed; State VS.. George An
drews, breaking and entering; placed
on file; State VS.. Asa Brown, larceny,
placed on file; State VS.. James Brown,
larceny, placed on file; State vs..
Wyatt Bunker, breaking, entering and
larceny, placed on file: state VS..
Thomas Fontaine, support, con-
tinued; State vs.. Philarler Hurd
breaking entering and larceny. placed
on file; State VS.. Theron Hurd break
ing entering and larceny placed on file;
State VS.. Ralph Sinclair breaking and
entering and larcency placed on file;
State VS.. Martin Stafford uttering
forgery continued; State VS.. Julian L.
Nichols Aplt. concealing mortgaged
property continued; State VS.. Owen
Oliver Apt. assault and battery mol
pressed; State VS.. George f. Sylvester
Aplt., gambling house mol pressed
Womans Relief Corps observed the
anniversary of Lees surrender Sunday
by attending the morning service at
the Congregational church, there be-
ing a large attendance for so bad d
day. There was special sermon
preached by the pastor, Rev. c. H. Nc
Elhiney, and special music. !
At the Methodist church, Rev. H. G.
McGlauf1in preached the closing ser
mon of the Conference year.
| The hook and ladder company has
elected officers for the ensuing year as
| follows Foreman, O. B. Porter; as
sistant foreman H. A. Bishop; clerk,
Joseph Pollard; steward. J. B. Davis;
first axeman. Frank Dore; second axe
man, John Lewis; members on extern
sion ladder, George Carron. Guy Val
lier, Alfred Pooler, Warren Gilblair.
Forrest Sedgley, Norris Clough, Olin
Waller.
The hose company has elected James
Stinchfield foreman and Robert Smith
secretary and the steamer company has
elected Robert Simpson, foreman.
The Grange Dramatic Club was re-
organized Saturday Under the name of
the Skowhegan Dramatic Club, with
the following trustees, Miss Edith
Nutting, Charles Walker and R. B.
Cole.
The girls of the Skowhegan High
school basketball tet m which claims
the championship this year were pre-
scented Friday night at meeting in
the Assembly hall Of the High school,
with silver hat pins embossed with the
figure Of girl holding a basketball
and with the inscription IS. H. S. 1916
16." The girls in turn presented to the
! school as a trophy their Lucky Pen
ny" which they have had framed to be
sung in the school library.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tague re-
turned from their wedding trip Satur-
day night. The bride was Miss Alta
Jewett, youngest daughter Of Mrs. Eli
la Jewett Of Skowhegan. They were
married in Bangor last Monday.
Miss Bessie Charles of Rome arrived
Saturday night to take up her duties
as teacher Of the Seventh grade She
takes the position made vacant by the
resignation of Mrs. Leila Wyman
Healey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mills Of Portland
passed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Hurley on West Front street
The annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Woman's Club will be held We'd