Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-12


The December session Of the Probate
Court of Somerset county opened tues
day at the court house with Judge c. o.
Small or Madison presiding Among the
wills presented for probate were those OF
Ezra NJ. Deane of Madison; Jennie L.
Conant, late of Ballardvale, Mass. Other
business transacted including the present.
ing OF accounts in the estates OF Henr!
Irwin Carvill. late of Flagstaff and a
guardians account in the estate OF Orville
Butler of Cornville. Guardians account
was also presented by Il. f. Brigham of
Pittsfeld In the estate Of Vivian Bigelow
Thomas II. and Ciyne B.gelow. children
of the late Wilson and Lydia Big NV Of
St Adams.
| Owing to the meeting Of the woman's
Club Wednesday afternoon the D. A. +.
War relief circle will meet Friday instead
of Wednesday.
! The indications are that the town or
Harmony is TO have Grange fair an
nually according to a certificate organiza-
ton which has lately been signed there
and has arrived at the court h Sc to be
recorded in the Somerset registry. The
corporation is to be known as the Har-
mony Grange t'air Association and its
purpose is to hold an agricultural fair
annually. The officers are AS follows:
President, r. Z. Gould; vice president NJ.
J. Bemis; secretary or clerk Preston b.
Chadbourne; treasurer, Helen l.. Bailey;
directors, r. L. Gould. NJ. ]. Bemis, Pres
ton d. Chadbourne, Helen L. Bailey, f.
A. Pattee, Thurza Foss and George W.
Perkins.
/ Miss Elizabeth Olney, who has been at
the home Of Mrs. Olive Dealey for num-
Der of months, left here Monday after
noon for Waterville, where she was to
give address before Colby College stu
dents and from there she was to journey
to Hartford, Conn. In that city Miss
Olney will conduct a course of lectures
and after that is completed will probably
go south for the balance of the winter,
returning to Skowhegan, however, at
some future date.
A case i'll which parties from Mer
Ger We're concerned occupied the at
tention of Judge Buzzell Of the West
ern Somerset municipal court here the
greater part of the day Tuesday. Har
vey D. Brown brought the suit against
James Fl. Stevens in the sum Of S4S12,
wages he claimed for working on a
farm year ago. The defense claim
ed that settlement had previously
been effected. A. X Butler appeared
for the defendan: and George w. Cow
er for the plaintiff. The plaintiff was
assisted in his testimony by two wit
nesses, while Mrs. Brown testified in
behalf of her husband The decision
was for the plaintiff. An appeal was
taken.
John NJ Goodwin of Hallowell pc
titioned the county commissioners on
Tuesday for a hearing relative to OBJ
tanning a license for the opening of
a motion picture theatre in town. The
commissioners did not grant the same
at this time, reserving their decision
until after the special town meeting
next Saturday.
On the strength Of the citizens vot-
ing to rescind the vote relative to the
granting of more than one license for
the operating of motion pictures in
Skowhegan at the special town meet
ing to be held next Saturday the Sc
lectmen have already received three
applications for licenses, two being
Three persons will be drawn Satur-
day at 10 A. NJ. at the selecsrrcn's or
flee to serve on the traverse jury for
the January term of court.
Many friends will be interested in
the approaching nuptials which are in
dicated by the punishment of the mar
riage intentions at the office of the
town clerk of Elias A. Taylor of Port
land and Miss Berle Frances Nye of
Skowhegan. The groom. who is an au-
ditor. is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles W. Taylor of Madison avenue
and the bride, who is musician of
much ability, is the daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Swain. She has been filling
a musical engagement in Woodstock
n D., but has been in Skowhegan for
a few days.
The annual meeting of Crescent Tent
No. 16, the MaccabeeS, was held Mon
day evening in X. of p. hall with the
following selection of officers: Past
commander, b. s. F'lagg; commander
A. II. Murray: lieutenant commander
Lewis Eupea; r.. X, A. r. Jewett;
chaplain. Harold Priest: physician, Dr.
o. J. GAIA Sergeant. Willard J. Gro
teau: NJ. A., Julian Conroy; LIST NJ. of
G., Walter Murray: End NJ Of G., Will
fred King; sentinel, Leon Boutin: pick
ct, Leger King. The Tent is in a -four
ishing condition and has lately initi-
ated in Is new members. The installa-
ton ceremonies will be observed the
first of the year
Ladies' Aid Meets