Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13

plices in or to go out with their plum
der. One 81 calibre automatic Colts
revolver and another 80 calibre revolt
Yer were among the things missing.
Several rifles We're removed from the
glass cases and left lying on the floor.
! 1t is not thought any of these were
taken away. To all appearances it is
| believed to have been the work of
boys and during the day Wednesday
the officers were searching various
, clues which had claimed their atten-
! ton. The Heselton building. which is
a partially burned structure in which
goods have been stored. is also re-
ported to have been broken into sew
! eral times lately. At the Bowman
store the cash register was not trou-
/ bled in the least.
! Judge c. o. Small was again pre-
! siding over the September Probate
sessions at the court house Wednes-
! day. On the calendar of Probate bus
! mess was the presentation of the will
/ Of the late Abel c. Merrill of Smith
! field who died September 3. He be-
! queathed to the treasurer of the town
! of Smithfield $50 for the purpose Of
! caring for the Merrill lot in the Gould
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! cd also the sum Of $50 to his grand
daughter, Mildred NJ Merrill should
she be living January Is. 1922. In
event of her death the sum to 60 to
! Mary A. Merrill, wife of deceased. to
whom is herueathed all the rest Of
the estate. She is to have the income
| of the same during her lifetime. also
right to sell if necessary, but If there
! i- loft Of ha of
one half is to go to his sister. Olive
Jenkins, and her heirs and the other
! half to the heirs Of Mr. Merrll's de-
ceased sister Mary Jane Nichols. The
/ widow, Mary A. Merrill is named as
executor. The will was made in April,
! 1908.
! Quite crowd of lads were enter
tanned Wednesday at a corn roast and
| picnic by Master George Patten at
the home of his parents, 1t. and Mrs.
Earle Patten. on the Norridgewock
road.
0. H. King, who has a position as
cook with the Langston Co. In Red
ington. has been in town this week
coming here to get Mrs. King and
family, for whom camp near the
lumber camp has been erected as a
| ioiiie uuTnS the winter.
Sheriff Goodrich seized Wednesday
at the office of the American Express
co. several packages of spirituous
liquors. The lot included gallon of
gin addressed to Willie Butler; l at.
gin. OTIS. whiskey. l at. rum to eide
on Pooler and l gal. gin to Albert But
ler all Of Skowhegan.
Miss Ruth H. Eaton left Wednesday
on the midday train to visit in Fair
field and Waterville.
Mrs. Henry Clair OF waterville ar
rived Wednesday forenoon to visit
with the family Of her brother, O. n.
King.
Mrs. H. Fl. Hanscombe and children
ieft Wednesday to visit with relatives
in Lewiston.
Alfred T. Morrill, has received final
orders to leave for France in the Y
NJ c. A. War Council work and left
here Wednesday on the mid -dav
! train.
Fred Turner and Raymond Fose
nave returned from a fishing trip to
Robinson pond.
After exemption claims being con.
| sioered by both the local board Of
! somerset county here and the district
! ooaro at Bangor. the following men
nave failed in their claims and must
now hold themselves in readiness for
future military service whenever thev
are called; Hermon f. Lovejoy, Fair
| held: Leon f. Felker, Madison;
Adolph f. Beaulier. Skowhegan; Clay
ton L. Morse. Detroit Alton H. Ellis.
Skowhegan; Arnold w. Davis, Hart.
land; Eddie f. Carpenter. Skowhegan:
Achmille Dallire. North Anson; Da-
| mase Bossy. North Arson: Charles
Bouiter. Jackman; George A. Bick-
ford, Pittsfeld; Raleigh Wheeler,