Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-01

Re SOA
session Of the Western municipal
court.
Mrs. Nellie Giffpru is in Athens.
called there 10 care for Mrs. William
Foss who is suffering from a shock
OF paralysis. Mr.. and Mrs. L F
Parsons have been IN Athens during
the week owing to The i'll health Of
Mrs. Foss whD is the mother of Mrs.
Parsons.
An orchestra is being organized in
the parish of Our Lady of Lpurdes
among the young people under the
direction OF Prof. J. Abbott Kendall.
Returns at The town clerks office
state that z. W Whitman, formerly
OF Scion, and Mrs. Elizabeth Alex
anuer, for about a year a nurse al
the State Refurmatory for Women.
were married June 18th by Rev. c.
A. Knickerbocker of Waterville. The
ceremony was performed IN Water
vile
High Mass fnr the repnse o. the
soul of the late Joseph Charter Of
SkowheGan will be offered Thursday
morning AZ Our LADY " Lnrrdes
church by FIR. Remand at the Of
George Charter.
Miss Frances Moore Of warerville
was q guest the first Of the week
Of her nephew, George A Moore and
family on High street
The Somerset Law Library al the
Court House has lately received
valuable addition of the National
Reporter System of Law Books. all
of which are on the shelves. There
are nearly one thousand of these
books, the same having been pur-
chased by the Law Library Assacia-
ton IN exchange for some four Or
five hundred volumes Of different
State reports. This makes the total
number of volumes in the library
close up TO 5000
Miss Eda Moore VINO has been car
ing for Miss Mary Norris Of Brook
line, Mass. at the home Of Miss
Louise Coburn, left Monday fox
Boston.
Edgar Murphy of HRverhiil, Mass
| has been visiting his father, Lyman
Murphy for a short time.
Miss Bessie Edwards. assistant TO
Register of Deeds Higgins at the
Court House is enjoying a week S va
cation and has gone for a visit IN
Rhode Island. MrE. Higgins is as
sisting MIR. Higgins during Miss Ed
wards absence.
Karl r. Philbrick and Miss Y. c.
Bouchard, two members of tl.e 1913
class, s. H. s.. have accepted posi-
The Bethany Guild will mes.t
Wednesday afternoon in the Ladies
Parlor al the Bethany church
Frank w. knpwl1on. former man
ual training teacher al the High
school building, has been visiting
friends in town this week. Mr.
Knowlton following the completion
Of his duties in war work at Wash
lngton. D. c.. became an instructor
in New Rochelle, \. Y, and will re-
turn there next year After visit
ing tins week with his sister. Mrs.
P T. Baird in Waterville and an
other visit TO Skowhegan friends the
latter part of the week ne will go 10
Franklin 10 pass thesbalance Of the
summer with his parents.
Rev. George Merriam preached AT
Good Will Farm last Sunday after
noon.
DR.. F s. Bigelow went 10 Angus
ia Monday TO visit DR.. II. E. Field.
who is quite i'll.
William Ware was before Trial Jus
tice T. q. Lord Monday forenoon.
charged with illegal possession. The
arrest OF Ware. who Is colored and
& porter on the Maine Central. fol-
lowed the searching Of d car at Rock
wood Station and the subsequent
seizing of 10 pints of alleged intoxi
eating liquor by Deputy Sheriff John
E. Lamb Of lockwood and Deputy
sheriff II. Z. Crocker Of Canaan
! lockwood is the terminal of The road
and the Pullman car is left there
for some hours at a time. Ware
/ pleaded not guilty and the case was
/ opened by Sheriff Mooers appearing
! for the State. Deputy Lamb told OF
I making the search last Saturday aft
ernuon about o'clock after the pas
I rengers had alighted. In searching
( the linen locker small amount OF
4 "hlskey was found, the porter tax
ing it up himself and handing it
IL the officer. The porter claimed
hat this small amount had been
| criven him by a passenger who had
come from Boston. dc disclaimed all
! knowledge OF knowing anything about
! re res+ of the whiskey, which Dep
sty Crocker found under the coach
! IL the drawing room apartment Of
the car Seven pints had been found
| Conc UP in separate packages untei
! the couch nnd a small amount under
/ one Of the chairs in the same apart
! rnent. Ware claimed thai this must
/ hive been left by some passenger,
J but Sheriff Mooers in addressing the
( court thought from the way each bot
/ tie was wrapped separately that 1t
vas intended for sale. Deputy Lamb
testified that complaints had been en-
tered TO him during the past week
that the car has been running into
town with a new change of train
schedules that there was considerable
drinking going on. That people had
been seen to go aboard the train,
supposedly TO drink and that after
tire seizing Of the liquors as soon as
the arrival of the train Saturday
eight there was no drunkenness re-
lorted- Deputy Crocker went to the
dance II the village that evening hut
there was no signs of drinking there
Attorney W. Fl. Hawes, in address,
ing me court, maintained that Ware
| ciIdnt have control Of the car only
Of the locker where the small amount
{ z wfistSev WAS fu,rud Unrs did uof