Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-09
warrantee deed for l. lots. He wa
naid 80 600

warrantee deed for l. lots. He was
paid $1,000.
Mr.. Libby gave in detail his pur-
chases of lumber, the first on De-
cember 10. 1919, in Unity of George
Varney logs and standing timber
He paid $3.50 and received 10000.
He paid 81 for cutting, ST for mill
ing and loading and could not tell
the freight charges as he had not
the timekeepers' books He bought
this lumber by contract and showed
the contract. 1t was spruce, pine
and very little hemlock.
The next lot was bought from
Henry Carr of Unity. One hundred
dollars was paid down. There was
no contract but he got about So 600
or 10000 feet of hemlock and spruce
logs. He paid $40 thousand in the
mill yard.
Fifty thousand feet of lumber was
also bought from j. Bryant of Knox
on the 18th of December, but he
only got 5000. The same day he
bought 10000 feet of George Norris
of Burn ham. At this point the wit
: ness was excused to go to his Office
TO obtain the books of the timekeep-
er. so that the charges for hauling
the lumber might be obtained
l.. Eugene Thayer, secretary of the
"aterville Building and Loan asso-
citation stated that he signed the
original articles of the kennebeC
/ Housing Corporation, but thai he
j took no stock and withdrew from
the enterprise or rather never &C
lively participated in it, Asked as
TO the price of lots. he said they
would vary according to location and
that 30 lots should sell for much less
than a single lot.
, David Fl. staples. one of the di-
rectors of the corporation Testified
next and said that he believed il
was the intention of the corporation
TO build 30 houses but that he did
not think they could he sold for
Sj0oo. He said that he went to
Portland with c. f. Libby and J. B.
frlel to look at houses there to see
ABOUT the cost of the same. He said
mat he knew of the business OF the
corporation only through the re-
ports of the directors and he signe d
the ads but had no personal know.
ledge. At the close of this TESTIMONY
attorney Eaton read from the adj
] Nertisement in the Watervile Senti-
mel OF January - 1920 and asked
Mr.. Staples if he thought the state
ment were true at that time. He
said he did
! A brief recess was called and al
the close, c. Everett Libby resumed
the stand. He brought the books
/ but said that he could not tell the
hauling charge on the various lots
of lumber from the books as he was
not familiar with them.
! Going further. MIR Libby said
/ that he bought lumber of Albert
! brummond, but got none That on.
~ H. c. Morse bought other lum.
Der. but there was nothing)to show
! how much or what he bought. Mr.
Morse bought 10000 feet of hard.
wood lumber for flooring of Loui.
, Massc, but he didn't know where Tic
I contracts are, and there is no writ
ten record. The lumber was put or
the cars and shipped to Matthew.
Eros, in Belfast. and milled TO,
flooring. The witness thought Mr.
Morse paid $40 eoI the flooring Il
was put on the cars at Nassal boro
, fnilIed and shipped back and he
. thought it cost from 500 to 800 {
, thousand. Mr.. Morse also bought
! Iaths but the witness did not know
! now many OF how much was paid
! The witness bought tJU.0 900 laths Al
W thousand +. @. b. in. Knox ant
, IL cost about % cents d thousand tt
get them TO Waterville The witnes.
, did not buy anything more but MIR
; Morse bought about 20O, 0OG shihgle:
! IN Oakland and Nassalboro. but wit
! mes sdid not know whether there
was written contract or not. He
! thought Mr.. Morse paid 50 for sec.
! ond class No books were kept h,
! the corporation in December. Jan
uary and February.
The witness stated that the pur
chasing committee bought Other
material. Building operations begar
/ in April. The discount of materia
left over was enumerated and the
matter of cement was again brought
! up. Mr. Libby said that the cemen,
/ was bought for ST., a barrel. les.
! . cents barrel discounted for casI
and 10 cents a bag discounted fol
the return of the hapS