Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

chambers here Saturday afternoon on
application for preliminary injunction
to restrain Martin b. Heselton from
erecting altering, raising, roofing, en-
larging or extensively repairing his
property on Water street which was
badly Quilted by fire several weeks ago.
The bill in equity is based on the al
legged violation of two municipal ordi-
nances adopted by the town in 1909,
the year in which the fire and police
commission was first appointed. These
ordinances set forth that no wooden
buildings shall be built except small
additions to existing structures and
then only by the consent of a majority
of the fire commissioners and select
men. Neither are the buildings to be
hereafter erected or extensively re-
paired within the fire limits until
plans shall have been approved by q
majority of the board and the build
ing permits are issued by the select
men. Mr.. Heselton claimed that in the
| back part of the building only few
repairs were needed and that the fire
and police commissioners had given
! their consent to those. He claimed that
he had not attempted to make any eX-
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structure but simply to put on a roof
to protect the lower story which was
not seriously damaged. He also claim
ed that so far as the ordinance pro-
hibited repairs except by the permits
i, sion of the fire commissioners and the
selectmen it was invalid because the
statute gave no such authority and
because it gave the fire commission
and selectmen an arbitrary authority
to give or withhold permission with
| out assigning any reasons for their ac-
| tions. 1t was admitted during the hear
ing that Mr.. Heselton was given per-
mission to put on temporary roof,
but the town claimed it was a per-
manent construction. Members of the
commission and of the board of Sc
| lectmen gave testimony. r. +. Green
wood, engineer, and h. f. Maxim, car
penter showed measurements, for the
plaintiffs and Tracy Gates, carpenter,
appeared for the defense. Geo. w.
Cover. Esq. was the attorney for the
town and Judge Fred r. Lawrence
was counsel for Mr.. Heselton. Judge
Cornish withheld his decision. which
will be rendered later in writing.
Maurice Gledhill, who recently pur-
chased the mill at North Dexter from
Arthur Abbott, together with parties
understood to be from the West was
at his Skowhegan home Friday and
Saturday. He stated 100 the Journals
representative that he had orders
enough already to warrant work for
six or eight months to come and that
he is to manufacture WOODEN yarns. The
plant which has been idle for several
years will be quite extensively re-
paired under the direction of Mr.. Gled-
hill. who will keep in touch with the
property every week and will manage
the same. 1t is an enterprise entirely
separate from the mills at East Madi-
son and West Buxton with which Mr.
Gledhill is connected.
Miss Elizabeth Olney, who has been
passing several months in philadelphia
and Washington studying war; condi-
lions, has returned to the home of Mrs
o. S. Dealey here.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Merrill and Miss
Clara E. Varney were local club wo-
men to attend the Kennebec Union
meeting at Oakland Friday. Mrs. Mer-
rill read several of her original poems
Miss Dorothy Potts, representing the
Skowhegan High school in the prize
speaking contest open to Class A High
school pupils at the University of
Maine Friday evening. had the dstinc-
ton Of winning the first prize Miss
Potts remained in Orono over Sunday
Joel Taylor. a Senior at the local High
school, has been selected to represent
his school at the Lyford Interscholastic
prize speaking to be held shortly at
Waterville.
A very pleasant time resulted in the
tea Saturday afternoon given under the
auspices of the Woman's Association at
the Skowhegan Rest rooms.
The Searchlight Club members were
entertained by Miss Doris Cover on
Friday afternoon at her home on Main
street. The time was passed in sew
ing for the French relief work.
Several changes are reported at Lake
wood, including the sale of the Simon
Grover cottage at Charles Beale and
the leasing of the Helen Emery cot
. tage recently occupied by Roy Bedford
to Miriam Adams, a new piazza has been
added to the Shepherd cottage and w
T. Clark of New York. the well-known
theatrical man. has painted his cottage
Mrs. Clark is expected to arrive to &C.
cupy the cottage very shortly
Drills were in order at the session of
the Wantoknowit Club Friday evening
at the First church vestry with DIN
and Leighton Tracy from Bates Col
lege in charge. baseball nine was
organized with Lawrence Cockburn as
manager and Allard Tobey as captain.
E. c. Briggs and family, who have
been located at the Robert Calden cot
tage at Lakewood for the last few
weeks. but formerly of Buckfe1d, are
shortly leaving for Milo, where they
are TO establish their future home
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Reynolds are
tn move from Water street to the brick
house on High street owned by E. ~
Merrill, Esq.
Clyde Corsor. who was operated up
on by Drs. Young and Stinchfield at
the hospital for goitre. has sufficient
ly improved to return to his home.