Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-09

from the home at 1870 o'clock on
Thursday. Rev. George Merriam
conducted the service. The body
was placed In the receiving tomb.
The Willing Workers accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Webb passed a
very enjoyable evening at the home
Of Mrs. Gertrude Buchanan on
Wednesday. They had delicious
picnic supper which consisted of
salads, sandwiches, cocoa. ice cream
and cakes and the evening was &C.
cupied with sewing patch work.
Mrs. H. S. Hopkins left Thursday
afternoon for Portland where she will
remain for a few days. Mrs. Hop
kins goes at this time to be present
at a luncheon given by an exclusive
club of Portland ladies. who hold all
day meetings and who sincere the
war work is over have turned the
club into a social affair. The after
moons are passed In card playing
and the evening Is passed at some
theatrical attraction.
Funeral services for Henry J. Var
ney were held from his late home on
Locust avenue at o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon. Rev. Charles H. Nc
Eifiiney of whosS church the de-
ceased was a member. conducted the
service. Russell Post. G. A. r. CT
which Mr.. Varney was adjutant at
the time Of his death, were present
and the G.. A. r. burial service was
used. Interment was in the family
lot in the Southside cemetery.
Cases Listed
Cases listed for Friday. April 9th,
1920, are as follows:
Smith VS.. Stewart, W. H. Mitchell
for Smith and James Libby for
Stewart.
Goodrich vs.. Soule, Harry Coolidge
of Pittsfeld for Goodrich and j. II.
Haley of Hartland for Soule.
Hurd VS.. Tracey, admir-, aplt.. Cool
idge for Hurd and Haley for Tracey.
Kicker VS.. Wood. Merrill & Mer-
rill for Kicker and Butler & Butler
for Wood.
Dickinson VS.. Hight~et al. Merrill
& Merrill for Dickinson and Butler
& Butler for Hight ct al.
Piper vs.. Pratt. Butler & Butler for
Piper and A. J. Dunton for Pratt.
Burns VS.. Crosby ct ais, Chapman
for Burns and Weeks & Weeks for
Crosby ct ais.
Bank Case Heard
The case Of the Mechanics Savings
bank Of Des Moines, Iowa w. r. IL.
Berry Of Pittsficld. was heard Thurs
day morning at the supreme judicial
court. This case involves the Partin
Mfg. Co., Of Memphis. Tenn. agents
Of which company were in Maine n
the summer Of 1917 to obtain sub
scribers for an advertising scheme.
J Mr.. Berry, who conducts drug
sorry notes each for 1925 with the UNI
Outstanding that the Partin Mfg. Co.,
was to furnish an automobile Us
grand prize and several prizes of
lesser value. The prizes were to ba
awarded to those receiving the most
votes, votes to be given by Mr.. Berry
with articles purchased from his
store: The Partin Mfg. Co. did not
fulfill its contract and sold the notes
to the Mechanics Savings bank The
bank sues to recover on two notes
not paid. 1t appeared that the bang
| purchased the notes as an innocent
party and the Questions involved
were entirely Of law. Judge Hanson
instructed the jury to return. a YER
| dict for the Mechanics Savings bank
! The defendent was instructed TO pay
the bank $524.25. Exceptions were
taken by the defendant and the cas-
will go to the law court. T. A. An.
derson Of Pittsfield appeared for Tho
bank and ]. w. Manson Of Pittshel1
| for Berry.
The case Of Holt & Hight VS.. Gid.
den was defaulted and Judgment
given for the plaintiff as was also
Lewis VS.. Tracy. Just before coIr,
adjourned for the noon recess, Judge
Hanson instructed County Attorney
Merrill that he would be ready tc
consider any criminal cases which
were to come before this term OF
court at the afternoon session.
Dolores King of Jackman and
Joseph Pooler of WaterviIle owere
brought before Judge Holden OF