Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-29


Skowhe gan was given couple of fire
scares Saturday. The first one was in
the morning when the roof of the Maine
Central Hotel. owned by Clyde H. Smith
and occupied by Fred Towle, was dis
covered on fire. The chemical was ap-
piled and the flames were subdued with
but little damage. The fire was sup
posed to have originated from a spark
from the chimney. The second fire oc-
CURED about - hours later, in the eve
ming, when a Mount Pleasant avenue
alarm was given for a chimney fire at
was no damage.
The vigilant eye of an up-river Off
cial has sent another consignment of
liquor to claim the attention of Sheriff
Goodrich This time the seizure was
made at Long pond station by Constable
Goldrup and included so pints of whis-
key, gallons of alcohol and % pints of
gin.
United States Deputy Marshall Har-
mon of Portland was there Friday from
Portland to get James Morrow, who
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in the county jail having been charged
with liquor selling. He was taken to
| Portland for the purpose of an ar
raignment on the charge of not having
retail liquor dealers license.
Capt r. L. Marston was in Bangor
Friday evening to attend the banquet
given in honor of EX-President Taft by
the members of the Yale Alumni. Capt
Marston was formerly professor Of for
estry at Yale.
DR.. Cummings of Lewiston and Dr.
/ Thayer of Portland have both been here
owing to the critical illness of Dr. j. E.
| Wadsworth.
Dr. c. Z. Norcross of Hartland has
returned home. after being here on mat
! ters of business relative TO the building
of a garage near his cottage at Lake
Wesserunsett
Mrs. S. F. Clark is passing few days
with relatives in Waterville.
Aside from the choice of speakers, the
plans for the biz, school festival TO be
held in the Opera house March are
practically completed. The students of
the High schools at Good Will, Fairfield
and Madison Will join with the SkoWhe-
gan High students in the singing fca-
lures, the combined number of voices
IN the choruSes TO be fully S00s Some
% or 80 musicians from these schools
VIII be selected to form an orchestra
10 play during tho evening Alnons, the
selections to be sung viii he the Moon
lit Muse, aln adaptation from Czibulka S
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Where the Lilies Bloom BY Thompson.
and a 15-minute selection composed Of
exerfs from the Opera Faust by Go,tnod
This selection includes the well-known
solo numbers and tile most attractive
chorus from this popular opera It is
pretentious undertaking for a High
school chorus. The public speaking con
test is 10 he open to 4 hov or girl from
each school heretofore mentioned ,>h!le
Somerset Acadcmy Of Athens Has been
invited TO participate i'll the whole af-
fair. The boys are limited to extracts
from modern orationS while the girls
are unlimited. Skowhega people wero
last year most liberal in subscrihing for
the prices and the running of special
trains SO the contestine schools believe
and this year the citizens of Madison.
Fairfield and Good Will arc 10 furnish
tho prizes. The musical part of the eve
ming is being directed by L, E. Towno
and various principals of the schools
represented aye included on the commit
tee.
Supreme judicial court is likely to
close Wednesday or Thursday. It is un-
derstood that there are but three cases
for actual jury trial, although others
may be assigned later. The session
was adjourned Saturday during the
forenoon session until Monday forc-
noon at II A. NJ. in order that Judge
Cornish might go to his home in Au-
gusta for the Sabbath. The case of
Rachel York VS.. Herbert l.. Wyman
both Brighton parties, has been de-
faulted for $9050 without costs by
agreement At q previous trial a ver
dict awarded the plaintiff in the sum
of slOo12. A special motion TO set the
verdict aside was filed and special mo-
tion was reported to law court. Later
order was received from law court to
grant motion and a new trial was or
dered The case Of Bert q. TAYLOR vs..
David A. Corson was defaulted for
si00 by agreement. The case OF E.. L.
Johnson vs.. James and Emma Brown