Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-27
az Water Street, Augusta

is chairman Of the Somerset County
Committee Auxiliary Medical Defense.
Miss Gladys Rowell. daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. Elmer RowCll. underwent a
throat operation Mt her home north OF
the village Friday, DR. Young attend
ing to the surgery
County Demonstrated Robert Stiles
announced during his stay in town that
there would be n canning demoustra-
ton in Cambridge at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Roy p. Lancaster. formerly Of
this town. who has been visiting IN
South Scion, returned to her home in
Waterville Saturday.
c. G. Moody. who has been so seri-
cusly i'll for the past seven weeks has
been removed from Somerset hospital
to his home although not improved In.
health
Three aliens VINO have been included
in the draft quota already called have
decided that they will not ask for ex.
emption on the grounds Of foreign
birth and these men will accordingly
be examined by the Somerset County,
Board next Wednesday.
Roy Sawyer who was released FROM
the county Jail on Friday after prof.
curing bonds for his appearance aid
the Androscoggin session Of Suprems
court has gone to his former home tnl
webster. The case dates back TO AM
instance in which Sawyer and a VOL
man alleged to he married to another
man were found in q cottage at Lake.
Wesserunsett The woman's husbandi
y. w. Alexander of Sabattus, has nowj
. brought suit against Sawyer, charge
ing MIN with alternating the affectionI
or his wife and claiming damages oh
$1,000. The woman's mother wend
bonds for Sawyer He has been end
ployed for some time in the Americana
Woolen mills and at the time of the
trial following the discovery Of thu
couple, the mother of the woman fur-i
nished bonds for both. in order that
they might be liberated from thei
jail.
Julian Fl. Merrill Of Machias had
been in town this week having comed
here to get his son, Julian H. MERRILL
Jr, one of the Junior Volunteer farmi
laborers in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs Philip Barstow and lit-i
Tie son of Dexter arrived SATURDAY.
forenoon to visit her father, Frank T..
Parker and other relatives in town
1homas Cockburn has returned from,
fl'tsheld where for number of weeks
ne mas been filling a position as plan.
ISL In motion picture house.
About 1900 cords of wood will he
cut from the town wood lot for the:
municipal fuel yard at a cost of $500
before the season is over
Another thunder storm Of gr.o+ -,
o'ehce visited this section Of the coun-'
" during Friday night. stowheean
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put little damage was reported how.
ever. inc buildings Of Perley Withee
IN the Beech Hill SECTION were strucL
put We're not burned. The wall paner
was ignted and somewhat DAMAGES
ana the telephone system badly used
up. An unusual incident was that tbe
buildings were struck twice dur;na 49,
shower. Report from Athens state.
that the barn on the farm of AIfred
wiley on the Mainstream road was
burned. A barn on the Clifford farm, ~
Hlnckley was also burned.
The Red Cross Headquarters in the
Dodge block have been opened ana
were not closed until $50 Satur6av
evening, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Hight secre.
tary of the local chapter. being in
charge. The rooms will he onenea
regularly at o'clock in the r,ornInr
and VIII remain open during the great.
er part OF the day and some evenings. /
A large number of members are de-
sired.
The selectmen of Canaan and Show
hogan were in session here Saturday.
comforting about the building of +,a
new bridge on the Skowhegan- Canaan
town lines It has been practicaIlyl
decided to build the bridge of wood
rather than iron and Z. f. Greenwood |
has been ordered to prepare specifi-
cations for the same.
Herbert s. Hopkins a member Of /
the official board of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, went to Portland
Saturday on the midday train to be
present at hearing in a wreckage
case.
Miss Rena Campbell of Sabattus has
returned home after visiting with Miss |
Edna Gushing.
Mrs. Helen McVicar left Saturday
for a visit in Portland.
Bernard Bailey was before Trial
Justice Thomas G.. Lord in municipal
court Saturday shortly before noon on
complaint of his wife. who alleged
non-support and desertion. Youngj
Bailey has been in Augusta having|
gone there with the troops of Co. e.
but it has been since understood thatf
he has been discharged. The coupled
have a little daughter born since thel
father was away. The case was con.
tinued until two weeks from today.