Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
Give Less Presents

The Bible students at the First Bap-
list Sunday school are going 10 lessen
their gift giving at Christmas time
this year. having presents at the an
nual Christmas festival for the pu-
pills Of the Junior and Primary classes
only. The older students are however
asked to bring gifts of money for the
Armenans and Syrians. This conclu-
sion was arrived at a meeting Of the
Sunday school officers and teachers
held Sunday afternoon at the home Of
Superintendent and Mrs Philo Stew
ard There will be christmas music
morning and evening Of Christmas
Sunday at the church while on the
evening Of Christmas night Santa
Claus Auto Sleigh" q cantata, Will
be presented by the children under the
direction uf Miss Gertrude Carter, as
sisted by Mrs. Bessie Edwards. An
other important decision arrived At
~ this board Of officials was 70 place
tie Sunday school on the graded sys-
TEN Of study, Miss Carter Mrs. Flor
ence Dugas and Miss Bessie Edwards
being appointed to re-srrange the
present system into the new method.
MANY acquaint3nces here VIII he
yratificd to learn that Earle Pattcn Of
this town. who has been in training at
Piattsburg for number Of weeks. has
received His commission Of first lieu
tenant.
It will he Of interest To people To-
caIly to learn that County Attorney
Anderson has just undergone a sur
gical opera ton in "A Bangor hospital
as the result Of the bullet wound which
he sustained q few weeks ago while
hunting BITS Of the sweater and cloth
Of garments lie was wearing were
found in the wound as well as two
particles Of lead and some splintered
bone.
Rescrpt Received
Ir the Gaze Of Herbert l.. Palmer
against the inha bitants of BrldGeWatef
and inhabitants Of Mars Hill which mas
long been before the courts q rescript
has been received by Clerk Of Courts
Seeklnx Action was brought 10 re-
cover for school supplies against the
towns jointly. in this case tn" de-
r!urrerS were not filed until The sec
ond term and no leave TO plead anew
was then obtained. The demurrers Ware
obtained at nisi prius, but the eXcep-
ton TO that ruling was sustained by
the law court. After that decision Of
the law court was received upon mo-
tiOn. judgment was entered for the
plaintiff and the case comes UP on ex-
ceptions to that ruling. 1t was accord
ingly held where a demurrer is not
filed until the second term and no
leave 10 plead over is granted the de-
ftnd9nt then TO right 10 plead and af-
ter the demurrer has been overruled
In such casn Judgment is TO he enter
cd for tho plaintiff. The presiding jus
tice ruled that ordinary judgment for
the plaintiff in this case was correct
and the exceptions thereto were ac-
ccrdingly overruled
Mrs Anna X. Moore Of Jackman is
visiting with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
NJ c. Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy and
Mrs. Moore were visitors in Waterville
Monday
Probate court vii! be in session again
this Tuesday. Judge Small has made
public number Of announcements
among others the appointment Of Mrs.
Sadie E. Mayo or Pittsfield as guard
ian Of Martha A. and George r. Gar
field Of Pittslield, adult wards. Other
appointments We're: Margaret Nc
keowu of Boston and Heman ".
Holden Of Moose River agent. execu-
trix of the will OF the late Barthole
new McKeown. late Of Moose River;
Mary A. Merrill Of ,Norridgeyock. ex-
ecutrix Of the will of the late Abel c.
Merrill. late of Norridgewock; Eugene
NJ Haskell of Norridgewock, admins
traitor in the estate of Annie NJ. Has
heil, late of Norridgewock; Harold S.
Viles. late Of New Portland, admins
traitor in the. estate Of Abbie f. Bart
lett. late of New Portland: Fife NJ.
Field. late Of Sidney, administrators in