Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28


annual meeting reelected Mrs. Lizzie
w. Marble president Of the Union for
the third time. Mrs. Marble took the
office only on condition that there be
but II meetings held during the year
and notice was given OF this change
in the constitution which will be voted
upon at the next meeting. The other
officers elected were: Mrs. Florence W.
Danforth, secretary; Mrs. Hattie b.
Fogler, corresponding secretary; Miss
Gertrude S. Weston. treasurer; vice
presidents for the churches, as fol-
lows Mrs. Margaret K. Goodrich
Bethany Baptist: Mrs. Eliza Tantlsh'
Catholic; Mrs. Rachel Webb, First
Baptist; Mrs. Mary Bailey. Congrega-
ttonal; Mrs. Anna F. Merrill, Metho-
dist. Notice was given Of the Worlds 8
Temperance Sunday on Nov. 2. and the
committee of vice presidents was ask
ed to confer with the pastors OF the
churches in regard to some observance
of the day. The president, Mrs. Marble.
was elected a delegate to the National
w. c. T. U. convention in Indianapolis
Nov, II, at the State convention IN
Lewiston Mrs. Susie Jacobs read ex-
tracts from reports OF the State con-
vention.
From letters received here within
few days from officers Of Co. E, 1t ap-
pears there is a strong feeling that
the company will rturn home in about
two weeks. The company Is now sta
toned at Laredo, having returned from
the rifle range.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pryor Goodwin and in
FAINT arrived here Tuesday night from
Roslindale, Mass, to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Goodwin's brother, Charles
Morrill,. at Madison at 10 A. M. on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Martin won her suit
against Willie Bowerman Of st. Albanss
Tuesday afternoon. the jury bringing
in verdict in the sum Of $14s.4O.
A suit for slander was then put on
trial Louis G. LeGendre up to May
1915, proprietor Of the Madison Bak-
cry, having sued Ezra L. Fletcher, su-
perintendent Of the Madison Water Co
The difficulty arose at the time OF the
typhoid epidemic in Madison In jan
uary, 1915. The plaintiff contended thai
Mr.. Fletcher had said words to the
effect that the typhoid germs came
from the bread at his bakery and that
consequently his business had fallen OH
from 2S00 loaves a week the last OF De-
cember to 800 loaves a week In April
and that he could not meet his pay
ments on this account and his credi-
tors foreclosed on him and he lost his
whole investment of about $1,000. Mr..
LeGendre's business covered Madison
and Anson and all the towns practl-
eally I'd the river. One Of the witnesses
in the case was William Hamilton, who
was baker for Mr. LeGendre and be-
came a victim Of the typhoid. Among
the other witnesses for the plaintln
were DR.. j. L. Pepper, who testified to
inspecting the bakery; DR.. w. G. Saw
yer, secretary Of the Madison Board OF
Health; w. B. Brown. Esq. James
Thorne, Esq, Of Madison was attor-
ney for the plaintiff and the evidence
Of this side was all in when A. K.
Butler Esq, attorney for Mr.. Fletch-
er, put in motion for non-suit on the
ground Of Vkriance from the statement
in the writ Judge King directed the
action to be non-suited, stating that
an action for SANDER is one OF the
hardest things there are to prove, as
it is almost impossible for witness to
repeat exactly en- the stand what he
may have said in a lawyers ONCE
which is required in slander case.
The final case of Tuesday afternoon
was another horse case. Alton Rich-
ardson, Jr., of Waterville VS.. Ed Ship-
lev and ]. S. Shibley Of Fairfield. This
was an action of replevin by which the
officer had been directed to take black
horse nine years old. weight l40o
mounds, valued at 5000, the said Shin-
leys not having paid in full for a pair
of horses which Richardson sold 70
them in October, 1913, and FOR "hich
he took a mortgage One Of the pair Of
horses had died and by the writ he
took possession Of the other. The de-
fense contended that Ed Shibley was
only II and James Shibley 10 when the
horses were sold them and that the con-
tract had not been authorized since their
coming of age The question in the
case was whether the infapcy of the de-
PENDANTS was a bar to the action Of re-
pleyin. The case was withdrawn from
the Jury and left to the Court to decide.
Merrill & Merrill appeared for the plain
tiff and George Chapman, Esq, for the
defendants
The September term Of the Supreme
Court came to q close Wednesday afsr