Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05

feather toQue ana was unattendeo. Inc
bride Is the daughter Of MI. and Nrs.
Perley Withee of East Madison. She
is a graduate Of the Skowhegan High
school in the class of 1915 and has
since been bookkeeper in various
offices, including the Farmers Union
store. She is a member Of the Pris-
ella Rebekah Lodge. The groom 10
the adopted son of Mrs. Everett Gar
land and is employed by the Great At
lantic & Pacific Tea Company as store
manager. He has been very success
full as manager of the A. & p. store In
Freeport but has completed his duties
there and been assigned to another
store nearer Skowhegan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcguire are passing their honeymoon
at the Garland cottage at Lake wes-
serunsett.
An event Of much interest is to oc-
eur this evening in the vestry of the
First Baptist church. when Alfred 7.
Morrill, is to give an address upon his
recent Y. NJ. c. A. work in the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Hight and Mrs.
Ethel S. Walton Abbott were in ST.
Adams the first of the week to visit
for a short time with Hon. D. D. Stew
art. Mr.. Stewart. who is the oldest
lawyer. without doubt, in the State
and president of the Somerset County
Law and Library Association, is in
good health.
Master Gerald Beauford. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Beauford underwent a
surgical operation Saturday at SOM
erse: hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wray of Aroos-
took county have been visiting this
week with the families of Clinton {.
Luce and Lester Packard on Blgelow
Hill. MIR. and Mrs Way were en-
their way home from New York. where
they had been visiting his family They
were making the trip by automobile.
County Commissioners w. NJ. Os-
born of Fairfield, G.. d. Perkins of
Madison and +. 7. Goodrich of Skow-
hogan We're at their desks TUESDAY
in the court house at an adjourned
session of county commissioners
court. A small delegation of Cornville
citizens were in attendance to enter
complaint relative to the condition
of the Modlunkus road. The result
was that the board are to notify the
selectmen of Cornville to repair the
same. The report of County Treas
urer John H. Lancaster submitted
during the forenoon session showed
the cash on hand, Aug. 6, ss,e2s.97.
Among other amounts received was
$500 from Guy p. Gannett for timber
land taxes. $25 in fines from Trial
Justice T. G.. Lord and fines, costs,
etc. from Judge H. H. Brazzell of
municipal court amountinf to $792.71.
Amounts paid out included s615.so for
county commissioners court; ss37.61,
county officers salaries; $500 from F.
f. Williams. road agent $3.50 for in
vestigating crimes; SIPS, cases Of
cruelty to children; S53.31 for tail sup
plies: total paid out s234150. The
cash on hand, s5,o2O.39. Ks
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Arsenault will extend sympathy to
them because of the death OF their
infant son. Arthur. aged only three
days. The remains were inferred in
the Parish cemetery Of Our Lady Of
Lourdes.
Sheriff II. l.. Goodrich left Tues
day forenoon for Lewiston in the
hopes Of possibly locating Theodore
Post either in the city or in the State
Fair Grounds. Post having escaped
the county Jail here Sunday night in
a sensational manner together with
Manford Galway who has once before
made a dash for liberty. Galway was
captured at the home Of his parents.
near this village and Post has been
traced as far as Noridgewock At
least tracks resembling his were easily
detected after the shower Of Sunday
night leading over Neil hill past the
Reformatory for women and the Whit
.rey garage at Norridgewock was that
same night broken into. Whoever made
the break apparently intended to take
the automobile but failure to make the
vehicle work doubtless resulted IN Its
being left behind.
The getaway was one Of the most
sensational that ever was made here.
Sheriff Goodrich. who had only a
short time bofere returned from Pal
rnyra went into the Jail to lock the
~ inmates into their individual cells
for the night Galway had been close
~ confined since his previous esca-
pade but had been allowed to 60 into
the inner cage corridor, not the out
side corridor for exercise. The sher-
if ordered him into his cell and sup
posing Galway had complied with the
order locked the cell door. The lights
were very dim. having been tempered
with by the conspirators but the Of
f,cer knowing the lights were some
what affected because OF the heavy
shower, did not think strange Of the
unusual darkness. and proceeded to
lcck up the other men. AS he was
engaged. Galway and Post attacked
him throwing some binding substance
like pepper into his eyes and using
billy of home manufacture con1pos-
ed of rubber hose and a piece Of weed
to knock him down. Sheriff Goodrich
who Is a man Of athletic build. sue
ceedod warding off the vicious blow
of Galway and knocking down anoth
er prisoner. fought his wav to the
stairs leading to the upper Jail so that
no one could get behind him and there
warded off the blows of his as5ail-
ants. shouting for help. In the scrin-
mage he dropped the jail key after be-
ing hit on Tire wrist and this ;np!e-
ment was seized either by Galway or
Post and the two men escaped. They
were followed by Goodrich. who nat.
received a number of welts over the
bead but made their escape IN the
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