Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-16

petitioner gives his occupation as
railway engineer. His total debts
amount to s171. and his assets are
valued at $22. H. c. Sullivan IS
counsel for the petitioner.
Vessels Damaged by Ice
Four or five Of the vessels laid up at
the different wharves at Portland are
being damaged by ice pulling the oak
UNI out Of their seams but in no case
mas any gone to the bottom Tor 1ne
reason that they are mostly tied up in
shallow water where very little harm
can come to them beyond leak mere
and there.
Portland War Savings
That the Portland schools would give
active cooperation in the movement
for the sale Of war savings and thrift
stamps and that the campaign would
soon be launched. was announced by
Superintendent of Schools DeForrest
II. Perkins Monday. Superintendent
Perkins has already made addresses III
the interests of the purchase of thrift
stamps. and is an active member OF
the local committee.
Maine Commercial Travellers
The annual meeting of the Maine Com
mercial Travellers Association will take
place Saturday afternoon at the Pythian
Temple at Portland. The most important
item of business aside from the election
of officers will be the question Of raising
the dues fror 81 to &C. this increase being
for the purpose of covering in the dues
for men who have entered the government
service.
Close Theatres Early
Portland theatre managers held a meet
ing Monday morning and talked over the
situation that is now being faced as a re-
suit of a request of Fuel Administrator
James {. Hamlen. that all theatres end
their ntertainments not later than 10
O'Clock in the evening. Many OF the man
ayers were ready to accede TO the re-
quest OF the administrator while others
suggested forms of compromise which
they thought would be as effective for
time be a more advantageous way of
ranging their opening and closing hours.
1t was suggested by some of the man
ayers of the moving picture houses that
it might be better far as they are con-
cerned to cut out the forenoon perform
ances and run until the regular hours In
the evening, thus conserving on one end,
what they expended on the other Mr..
Hamlen left for Washington Monday noon
to confer with the national fuel admins
tration on the need of coal in Maine.
Judge Makes CoupIet
The quite unconscious framing OF
cuplet by Judge Connolly was one ..
the interludes which served to tighten the
tediun Of testimony in the trial Of Eli
Lerman for the receipt of stolen goods in
the Superior court at Portland Monday.
The older l grow
The less law | know
said the judge in response to a question
by County Attorney Carroll L. Beedy.
Il see Mr. Greenleaf one Of the older
members OF the bar, smiling over there,
Judge Connolly continued Don't you
agree with me- Il endorse your honor's
sentiments said Mr.. Greenleaf both as
lawyer and a poet" Lerman's own tes-
timony took up the major portion Of the
day yesterday and comprised a complete
denial Of all that william f. Gray and
Herbert j. lombard had stated on the
preceding day. Lerman told of the com
ing Of "A man named Gray to his shop of
his refusing TO make purchases of him be-
cause of his suspicion that the goods
might be stolen and OF Grays subse-
quently threatening to get even with him.
Non Suit for Mrs. Pesce
Because il was proven by former
Attorney General William r. Pattan-
gall the
Monday morning that one of the three
men who had been chosen as disin-
terested arbiters of the insurance claim
or Angelina PeSce was actually one of
her creditors. the case of Mrs Pesce
against the Franklin Insurance Co. of
Philadelphia was consulted. Mrs.
Pesce sued for $4,000 for the destruction
of house which she owned in West
brook. Judge William Lyons con-
Quoted the plaintiffs case.
Stretch Marriage Law
John Kirkland Cassidy of Needham.
with the Royal Engineers of the Eng
lish army, was married to Miss Cath
crime May Connolly Of Somerville.
Monday by City Clerk Frank e. w.
elch, remained here for a few hours
Charles Louis Donahue made use of
his authority and stretched the mar
rage law sufficiently to comply with
the requirements Of the case. giving
city Clerk Welch permission to issue
n marriage license without the custom
AIRY notice Mr.. Cassidy was accom-
panied by y brother in arms. a SER
geant major of his own regiment. and
another soldier. who were witnesses TO
the ceremony BY an odd coincidence
the fathers Of both bridegroom and
bride were English born the brides
father in Scotland and tie bride
sroom's in st John. y. & The bride
groom is a son of William S. Cassidy.
contractor of Needham. and the
bride daughter Of Thomas Conce,,v
painter, Of Somer1illc.