Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08

Augusta District Meet
A cablegram received here by Mr.
| and Mrs John A. Mooers from their
son, H. Tobey Mooers in France, an
| nounced that his division Of the Am
bulance Corps in which he enlisted sew
eral weeks ago, was to be sent to the
! front to begin actual service Wednes-
! day.
Liston and Virgil Goodrich have been
visiting their father, Sheriff Goodrich,
at tie Jail residence this week
!. Owing to the Baccalaureate services
at the Opera House Sunday evening at
| which Rev. Q. H. Tracy, Phi. D. of the
First Baptist Church will be the speak
| err, the remaining Protestant houses OF
| worship will omit their usual meetings.
The County Commissioners, w. NJ.
Osborn. Granville Perkins and E. I.
Goodrich will be in session again next
Monday at the Court House.
| Probably but few people are aware
that the first iron made in Maine was
moulded in Skowhegan, but such we
are informed was the case. This oc-
cured probably little before 1900 and
the forge was located on the site of
the present Anderson Mills, to the
south of the south channel bridge. The
ore was hauled from the Parker place,
so-called, but the forge was not located
long in the position first mentioned be-
fore it was removed to Clinton about
one mile distant from the present set
tlement of Hinckley.
The next meeting Of Skowhegan
Grange will occur Wednesday evening,
the 18th. 1t will be the occasion of the
annual Children's Night.
Mrs. W. 3. Whittier underwent
surgical operation upon her throat at
her home Wednesday,
The mystery of the recent fires in
Skowhegan seems to have been solved
and to Selectman Clyde H. Smith, an
ex-sheriff is the credit really due of
getting to the bottom of a situation
which has been terrorizing the people
of this section especially since the
burning of Mrs. Clara Browns build
ings on North avenue In the NUM-
cipal court room here Thursday fore
noon Alphonse Galway pleaded guilty
to the burning of the Brown buildings :
testified that he had gone with one |
Allie Day to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Randell Nye and had waited in the |
garden while Day set the fire. The |
Galway boy was arraigned before Trial |
Justice T. G. Lord and as the case was
out of his jurisdiction so far as i'm
posing sentence was concerned, he
simply bound the youth over to await |
the action of the Grand Jury at the
september term of court, placing him
under $500 bonds. Allie Day pleaded
not guilty to the charge of firing the
Nye buildings and Medford Galway
and Randall Nye, the last mentioned |
the owner of the property. We're sworn
in as witnesses Manford Galway, who
had admitted his guilt, told a graphic
story of the events on the night the |
Nye buildings We're burned. Day was
not put on the stand but probable
cause was found and he was placed
under $500 bonds. Manford Galway,
who is - years of age, was out of Jail |
on previous sentence. as the result |
of breaking and entering case under |
the care of Probation Officer Butler. |
He had been returned to Jail, how
ever, and was serving sentence at the |
time he was taken out for testimony, |
consequently he was not arraigned in
connection with the setting of the fires. |
Suspicion against the boys in question
was occasioned from the fact that they
were always in evidence at the fires
and Selectman Smith, mindful of the
danger which the community was in,
resorted to some careful detective
work, whereby a party approached the
boys, suggesting various ways of earn
ing cash. Finally he suggested the
proposition of burning some buildings
and one or more of the lads against
whom the suspicion was cast averred
that they had done so, it is claimed,
and that there had been no serious re-
suits. In fact. it is further claimed
that the Frank Estes building on Mad
ison avenue was to have been fired on
Thursday night, had not the detective
reported the cases and thereby turned
the tables. W. Folsom Merrill, Esq,
appeared for the state and W. H.
Halves. Esq. for Allie Day.
group Of interested clergymen gath
cred in the Epworth League room Of
the Centenary Methodist church here
Thursday it being a meeting Of the
Group clergynen Of the Augusta dis
trict. Rev Henry Clay Turner of the
local church presided and with the ex-
ception of Rev. c. w. Kennison Of the
North Arson church all of the minis
ters in the precinct were In attend
ance. During the forenoon Rev. Will
liam Wood Of the Madison Methodist
church delivered helpful address on
the elements Of ministerial success in
which he freely discussed one or more
Of his own problems. He was follow
ed BY Rev. D. 3. Holt Of Auburn, the
district superintendent. who gave some
helpful advice. Rev. Mr.. Holt. who
was once pastor Of the Skowhegan
church, recommended a more ministe-
rial dress for Methodist ministers. a
tidy appearance and dignity in bear
| ing and in conducting the public wor-
ship Of God. His talk was straight to
the point and was exceedingly helpful
and encouraging to the religious work.
ers present. Rev. c. 0. Perry Of the
Fairfield church followed In discussion
Of the subject Rev. c. 0. Perry also
considered the place Of Young People
on the Evangelistic Program" Rev.
T. NJ. Arters Of Waterville talked unon
How to Make the Sunday School