Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-25

Mrs. Harry Cullen is passing a few
days with Mr.. Cullen who is located
in Boston.
Mrs. Eta Elsmere left Saturday for
a visit in Salem, Mass, and probably
in New York before her return.
Miss Theresa Spooner is away for
the holiday, being the guest Of her
nephew, Mayor Blaine 9. Viles of Au-
gusta.
Guy P. Thibeault of Rockland, Earl
E. Thibeault of Rumford and Elmer z.
Thibeault of Long Beach, Calf, have
decided the Peter Thibeault place on
Free street to Ralphard A. Dean of
SkoWhegan, according to late entry
made at the office of the Register of
Deeds.
Fred Wood is visiting with his son
Arthur Wood in Woodfords
Miss B. E. Genther left Saturday to
visit for time with relatives in Da-
mariscotta.
Thomas Rollins has arrived home
from Jackman, where he is employed
for short visit with his family IN
stead of rain which came down in
bucketfulls here. Mr.. Rollins stated
section.
Friends will be grieved to learn that
Mrs. Ella Emery. mother of Mark EN-
cry. remains critically i'll with practi-
cally no hope Of recovery
Master Linwood Gotta returned Fri
day from the hospital, where he has
been for several weeks. receiving treat
ment for his leg.
Rufus Brown, Jr.. has been liberated
from the State prison at Thomaston and
Saturday was in Skowhegan on his way
| to his home in Athens. He had serveu
II years of his a-year term on a man.
| slaughter charge for the killing of Will
liam Knights of Bingham. 1t is said that
Brown claims that he was liberated be.
! cause of his good behavior. His home is
| in the noted section of Athens known as
TuttlebOro and he pleaded guilty at the
September term of court in 1905 to the
charge for which he was imprisoned.
knights was found dead in the yard near
one of the Brown-Tuttle families huts,
and the suspicious pointed toward Brown.
1t was thought that hard cider was
| largely responsible for the tragedy. At
the time the crime was committed Brown
was 20. IlS Wllc, WIZ Is uIlutISlOOu "
have figured in the episode, was IA; and
Knights, the father of - children, was 50.
Browns parents are still living at West
Athens and he ha. one brother. A pa
thetic incident connected with the home
| coming, to ordinary persons at least. was
| the death of his sister. Mrs. Lizzie But
Ter, wife of Frank Butler of Athens.
which occurred Thursday night at the
Loberg farm. Up to the last few minutes
of her lifetime the woman had been i'll
good health. Brown arrived in time to
attend the funeral service. Members Of
/ the Brown and futile families of that
section have in former times been well
known in local courts. The tragedy for
which Brown has been serving sentence
occurred toward midnight on the goth of
April, 1905.
The Watervllle lodge Of Elks has for
warded to the local home relief commit
tee the sum of $l2 to be used in their
community Christmas work this yen
There are several local members of the
waterville organization who reside in
Skowhegan and because Of this and the
thoughtful effort Of II. $. Hopkins the
sum heretofore mentioned was sent to aid
IN the charitable work mere.
E. L. Snow. the we'll known Mercer
apple buyer, shipped 23s barrels of apples
out of this station Friday, starting them
on their long journey to England. Mr..
Snow has also been shipping apples from
other points in this section Of Maine in
| large quantities during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Fletcher left Sat-
urday afternoon for visit in Pittsfield.
| A couple of Somerset countys Swedish
residents were at the courthouse Friday
to file their second papers for naturaliza-
| ton. One was Carl Ernest Gustafson
| Flodin, a shoemaker, who was born in
| Sweden but now lives in Athens. His
witnesses were John Loberg and Nelson
Holmberg. Fred Plosching of Arson.
farmer, was the other. being accompanied
BY Harry @. Wells Of New Vineyard and
| William L. Rand of North Arson. The
cases will come up for ANAL hearing at
the April term of court.
Saturday evening was a gala night