Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-08

III kiiC supreme ouNiNifhi
court which adjourned Saturday last,
several cases are headed for the law
court. Among these are the cases
of Dominion Fertilizer Co. Ltd. VS..
Lewis B. Wht eler of Hartland; Forrest
E. Wescott VS.. Henry Dionne and Martha
w. Smith, by conservator of Skowhegan
against George A. Tilton, local livery
man. All three go on exceptions. while
the case of Ferdinand M. Lawler VS.. II.
M. Brewer goes to law court on agreed
statements.
A large gathering of men and women
were delightfully."- entertained Tuesday
evening in Congregational parlors by
Miss Virginia Wells of Brookline. Mass.
who read Quality Street" Prefacing
her reading with remarks which paid a
tribute to Mrs. Phidelah Rice, her teacher
and the daughter of a former Skowhegan
woman, was quite as much appreciated
by the audience as was the talented
manner in which she recited, her grace
full appearance and her ability to handle
the various situations which confronted
her during the enhancing story. At the
conclusion of the reading, Miss Wells
gave several pleasing encore numbers.
The affair was given by Sorosis In honor
of the gentlemen.
cant Row L. Marston Of Company f
was in Augusta Wednesday on military
business.
William NJ. Osborne of Fairfield, Gran
VILE Perkins of Madison and E. T. Good
rich of Skowhegan, the county commas
sioners. have been in session this week
at the courthouse.
A box containing three quart bottles
of whiskey and one quart bottle OF prah-
DIV marked for Jos. Rainhett, Skowhegan'
was seized Tuesday at the office OF the
American Express Co. by Sheriff Good
rich. Wednesday Judge Brazzell of Fair
field was in town to libel the same.
A movement is on foot among the local
physicians to take over Somerset nos
pital, formerly run by corporation with
the late DR. J. E. Wadsworth as super
intendent. No definite steps have been
taken.
At the meeting of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge Tuesday evening a program was
presented by the officers and substitutes.
At the close Of the entertainment refresh
ments were served in the banquet hall by
Miss Alice Z. Danforth. Mrs. Genie Wei
Ter. Mrs Bertha T. Hall and Mrs. Grace
E. Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Packard of the
Bigelow neighborhood are receiving con-
gratulations over the birth of a son. Bin
Merithew. Tuesday night. The weight
was 10 pounds.
County Agent r. M. Stiles of Hartland
arrived in town Wednesday forenoon,
leaving here during the day for Nor
ridgewock, where he is leading at the Ex-
tension school with George Worden of
Hancock county and A. X. Gardner of
Franklin county as his assistants.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Roy are the pa
rents of a son born Feb. 2.
Several citizens interested in the pro-
ject Of the new bridge across the river
leading from Kennebec street. held a
meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the
situation Those present were much In
favor of building the bridge and have as
certained that it will accommodate ar
least 9s families or 500 people who live
on Mount Pleasant avenue and directly
south of that street. All these people
are obliged not only to cross the rail-
road tracks but the railroad bridge. FIR.
Renaud, parish priest of St. Mary's, stat
ed that at least 100 pupils who attend the
parochjal schools are obliged to cross the
railroad bridge four times daily and that
he considered this to be great risk OF
life, considering that they have to pass
when the trains are making their
changes. The citizens were also inter
ested to learn If the Kennebec street ex-
tension laid out in 1883 had ever been
accepted by the town and 1t was found
that II was accepted in 1885.
The next meeting of the Parent-Teach-
er Association will be held Saturday eve
ming in the Opera house at 100. supt. X.
l. West Of Rockland will give an address
upon Patriotism and Citizenship In Re-
iation to the Schools" and a program by
students from the Park school will be
furnished.
Honor parts assigned the graduating
class of s. II. s. were announced
Wednesday afternoon by Prin. Leighton
as follows: valedictory, Pearl Harville
rank 81 9o-N; salutatory. Alexander
Thomson, rank 30 1871; third In class.
Hazel Burkhardt: 4th. history, John
French; essays, Hazel Burkhardt. Alta
Young, with Esther French as alternate
for the girls, and Bruce II. M. White'
Joel Taylor with Libby Pulsifer as al
ternate for the boys
Skowhegan Grange will hold its next