Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
u;cekene of Arson Found Guilty in Liquor Charge-Up
Es,he Road With Sally to Benefit Improvement Society-K
Of p,s Work Degrees in Norridgewock-Ca rding Mill at
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NJ and Mrs. Lewis LaCroix of
Anna. and Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill OF
.uford were guests the first Of the
~ Of Mrs. Rose Cushman at her
;me on the Middle road.
Mics Elsie Clark of Portland was
l,e weekend guest Of Miss Ruth
E,les at the home of her parents, Mr..
I I'd Mrs. Marshall c. Viles.
Ar and Mrs Harry Bowie and
k.npbter. Phyllis of Bath were week
~ guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
fuohh at their home on Mount Pleas
4. avenue Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
rrobh ana their guests motored to
Mount Bigelow.
Mike Woicckene of Arson was be-
,o,e Judge Elmer w. Sawyer on Sat-
{,1dav on search and seizure war
an. sworn out by George B. Walker
I, Arson. Woicckene pleaded not
k,;ry but was found guilty Of Illegal
Manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating
honor and given a fine of 5000 and
kssts and 90 days in Jail. He took
apneal from the sentence but later
rthdrcw it and pleaded guilty and
"a now serving his sentence in the
Eon,erset county Jail. This man. who
,,,s q new conner in Arson, coming
kbere from the state of New Jersey
rss operating a very elaborate still
kM when apprehended the plant was
n nv
ny and two barrels of mash were
kyening for the still. Tunnels and
hotties were in evidence. even box
III money so that he could make
rNnge with customers for any
hmount. Woicekene who had been in
Anson only few weeks had evident
become there for the purpose of max
ng and selling intoxicating liquors.
Early Saturday morning a COM
Spinv Of young boys and girls met at
2he home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Saw
hge. There were seven of the Phi
Egna club boys and seven Of the S.
e. G. girls. namely Marguerite Say
Rse Gladys Manter, Gladys Belts.
Edna Gates. Mildred Lancaster, Lu-
billie Chapman, Helen Ames. Linwood
Savage, Smith Ames, Frederick Bur
lIl George Patten, Malcolm McPhail,
Ellsworth Finigh and Stanley Kim
ball, they being a part of the Junior
Sunday school classes, Of the Beth
eny Baptist church.
AT exactly $50, after having their
e,icturcs taken in a group, they start
Id on hike and a tour of inspection
bier four miles of the new state road
being built by Mr.. Ford. While going
byer the road, Mr.. Ford explained to
\ en- some of the secrets OF good
toad building. also invited them to
visit the quarry where he had been
ktuing out the stone for crushing
kurposes, which was, as it proved, an
bytra good quality. After this visit
lSey were invited to inspect his
famping Quarters, and the cook room
Ind 10 sample the delicious filled
Sokics. They then proceeded to the
End Of the road.
sOn their return, they We're invited
)e Mr. Britton's home where Mrs.
&Gage. Mrs. Lymer and Mrs. Brit
tea had a lunch ready, consisting OF
Sandwiches. cake. frankforts and APP
pies and a 10-quart pail of milk. a
BIZ was built and the frankforts were
foastod, this part was a great sur
hrjse, but at the end of an hour no
t6iblCS were left and all were happy.
SGames were played until two, then
Ev started for Skowhegan ARRIVING
&t S45. with unanimous vote that
Ithe road was all right and they shad
Pad fine day.
a The funeral services of Private
(fyA Edward Bicknell, son of Lester
|RSknell of Worcester, Mass, who
Twas .accidently killed on Oct IA. 1918
lin service over seas and whose re-
|,ssins arrived in Skowhegan Satur-
ll4y on the II o'clock train was held
|Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in the
|lNthany Baptist church. and was
conducted by the pastor. Rev. George
Merliam. The burial was made in the
lRtknell family lot in the Southside
Cemetery. The remains were escort
I'D lr members of the Simon Peters
A st of the American Legion who
I. led military service at the grave.
.Irs, Irene n. Turner. president Of
|fhe Town Improvement Society and
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth. Mrs.
AURA H. Dinsmore and Mrs. Mabel
T. Judllins. who make up the COM
mtec who have charge Of the pic
('%e benefit which the club is to give,