Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-19

Case Against Town of Norridge
Exceed Births and Marriages
Third Liberty Loan Chairme
Naturalization - Three Wome
RefOrmatory-State County
cultural ClubS-Anniversary
| Among the important cases which
are scheduled for trial next month at
the April term of the supreme judicial
court are several cases against the
town Of Norridgewock. The plaintiffs
are Mrs. Caroline Oulton. Mrs. Ella
B. Oulton, George E. Oulton, all of
Madison, and two eases in which Clar-
ence Severance, as administrator in
the estate Of his late wife, Mrs. Phebe
Chase Severance, is the plaintiff. The
plaintiffs were members Of an automo-
bile party who crashed over the bridge
into Horn brook last fall and Mrs.
Phebe Chase Severance was killed.
| Deaths in Somerset county still ex-
ceed births and marriages, according
to vital statistic returns in various
parts Of the county. The births are:
Hinckley, to the wife of Francis Spot
ford, son; Skowhegan, to the wife
of Capt. j. w. Blunt, a son a. Wal
lace, Jr.); to the wife Of Leon Mason,
a son. Marriage by
Rev. George Merriam, Carl H. Good
win of Fairfield and Miss A. B. Stew
ard of Skowhegan. Deaths, North Fair
field, Mrs. Samuel Goodwin, aged
| Iah t.
Jackson Of North Waterford, aged
about So; East Skowhegan. Pauline
Della Richardson, aged about, seven
years: New York, Mrs. Chispa Pad
ham Simpson, formerly of Solon; New
Portland, Mrs. Otis Hutchins: Solon,
Thos. ]. Young; Bingham, Mrs. Ange-
line McFadden Whipple. aged about
"a; Pittsfield, Hugh Gordon.
! The following chairmen have been
appointed in various Somerset county
towns by Attorney Maurice Merrill.
chairman for Somerset county of the
third Liberty Loan drive: Tthens, La
Forrest c. Williams; Bingham, s. J.
Whitney; Brighton, Frank Farrin;
Canaan. p. H. Williams; Caratunk, "A.
b. Clark; Cornville, J. w. Amazeen;
4 .IdChIlitll, lJSIIltI I1dHtOAI hdS ItLtt, .
L. BRYANT; Mercer, c.. A. Dunton
Moscow T. 4. Baker: Moose River, NJ.
f. Holden; Norridgewock, l.. r. Fol-
som; North Anson, G.. A. Porter:
Smithtield, J. f. Downs; Solon, Mark
! Pollard; The Forks. NJ. J. Holway;
Skowhegan, l.. Fl. Goldsmith; Cam
bridge. u. 3. Whitney; Detroit,
George l.. Rand; Harmony. Ruel
Reed; Hartland, 9. NJ. Lancey; Pal
myra. T.. w. Frost; Ripley, L. r.
Ramsdell; Pittsfield, John w. Manson;
Madison, c. H. Clark; St. Adams. AL
/ fred Bigelow.
Among the most recent to appear be-
fore the clerk Of supreme court to
take the first steps in naturalization
are: James Cecil Dunham, Larone;
David Alexander Adams. New Port
land, and Charles Hutchinson Clark,
superintendent of the Fairfield Wpolen
mill.
The usual federated services were
held Sunday at the Centenary Meth
odist church with Rev. George Mer-
riam of Bethany church delivering the
morning sermon.
The young people of the First Bap-
tist church are to be invited to the
home Of Miss Mary Lyons, Free street
this Tuesday evening to make arrange
ments regardingthe coming visit of the
Bates College Musical Clubs.
The Ladies of the Bethany Baptist
church are cordially and earnestly in
vited to meet at the Red Cross rooms
next Wednesday afternoon. 1t is very
necessary that the number who assist
in this work be increased
An event of much interest to the
boys and young men Of the Methodist
Congregational and two Baptist par
ishes between the ages of IL and 20
years is being arranged for next Fri
day evening in the vestry Of the Gen.
tenary Methodist church. A banquet
is to be served and the speakers are
to be Robert NJ. stiles, county agri-
cultural agent and Prof. II. w. Brown
of Colby College. Admission will be
only by complimentary tickets.
The annual business meeting of the
Social Circle Of the Centenary M. e.
church will be held this Tuesday at
ternoon with Mrs. NJ. J. Smith, Cedar
street A large attendance is desired.
The following men were accepted by
the Somerset Exemption Board Mon
day: Lewis w. Emery. North Anson:
John Green, Anson: Alphonse ]. Pur-
geon, Madison; Aicide Bouianger
Madison; William S. Ellis. Athens;
Enon Henderson. Madison; John
Trafton, Brighton; Earle Carr. Dex-
ter; Jules ]. Sirois, Amedie Roy. jack
man.
Three women were brought here
from Rumford Saturday last by Sher-
iff Niles for commitment to the State
Reformatory for Women. This makes
the total number As, several having
lately been paroled. One OF these pa
rolled women is remaining in Skowhe-
gan. one has gone to Wayne and an
other to Lewiston. Others are to be
parolled shortly. Some of the Cath
oiic women, probably 15 attended mass
| at ST. Mary's church Sunday and the