Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-22

, The next regular meeting Of Court
Wesserunsett, /. o. F., will occur at c.
A. Burnor's new store house, East
Maple street Tuesday evening next.
There will be dancing with orchestra
numbers and refreshments.
The final concert of the season by
the First Maine Regiment Band Mill
tary Dept of the Maccabees. will be
given next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock in Coburn Park, under the d.
rectorship of r. F. Washburn.
Ernest H. Holman has purchased
the drug business of the H. r. Das-
combe Co. in Wilton. Mr.. Holman
was formerly employed in Skowhegan
| as drug clerk and for the past few
years has been senior partner of the
Holman & Nelson drug firm in Fair
| field.
DR.. ]. B. Wheeler, professor of surg
cry in the University of Vermont in
Burlington, is passing a few days with
DR.. and Mrs. George e. Young on
Water street.
Willis c. Hobart is on a six weeks
| trip to Minneapolis, Mimi, and other
| parts of the Middle West.
Friends in this section will regret to
learn that J. F. Chadbourne, formerly
of East Madison, now living with his
daughter, Mrs. Blanche c. Hall in
Gorham, N. H., is in the st. Louis
Hospital at Berlin, N. H., suffering
from a fractured hip resulting from a
fall. The accident occurred as Mr..
tCdadbourne was attempting to go a
few steps to the next room.
Thomas DioDDe who has heop a
farmer on r. F. D. No. 6. has accepted
position in the shipping department
of the American Wooden Company and
will move his family to the village.
A recent issue of the Spokesman
Review. newspaper published in
Spokane. Washington, gives an inter-
esting account of the adjourned gen.
eral meeting of the Western Branch of
the Canadian Mining Institute held at
Sandon. B. c. Bruce M. White, whose
family resides in Skowhegan, presided
over the meeting. Mr.. White, who is
now manager of the MONDAY Mines,
Ltd, is a charter member. of the In
stitute. having joined in 1899, the year
following it's Incorporation. He well
merited the honor. recently conferred
in unanimously electing him chairman
OF the Western branch of the institute
During the session Mr.. White gave an
able address on mining and metallur-
gical industries which the Western
!. press printed in full.
E. w. Clements has sold out his
North Pond camps to Plant &, Jones
of New York, who are planning to
make extensive repairs this fall It is
understood that the Condor boys, pro-
prietors of Birch Pond camps, are to
take charge of the guests.
Thursday forenoon was very quiet at
the supreme court, the jurors being in
their seats awaiting developments the
greater part of the forenoon. In the
meantime the 20 or more defendants
In the lightning rod cases, of which it
was expected one or more would be
tried, with the attorneys, for both
sides, endeavorcd to come to some
compromise and finally settled with
out trial by giving 80 1-3 per cent. of
the amounts sued for. W. r. Pattan-
gall and G. w. Hussey of Waterville
were for the plaintiffs side, J. E..
Gibson being plaintiff in part of the
cases, and Judge C. o. Small Of Madi-
son and A. K. Butler for the defend
ants.
Final naturalization papers were all
so given Wednesday to Freeman Tay-
lor Wheaton of Mosquito; Joseph
Mominique Leblanc of Newport; An
drew Ellsworth Farley of West Forks
and Walter Wilson of Jackman.