Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-02

IL. Skowhegan Is. Several towns
who have made gain have not yet
reported. The membership contest
is in progress between the North
Anson and Solon combined against
the Skowhegan Bureau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dinsmore
have returned from Waterville
where they have been recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Dinsmore at
their home on Winter street in Wa
terville.
A Halloween ball was enjoyed in
| Grange hall. Skowhegan. Monday
evening with music by Lyons or
chestra. At tho Wesserrunsett
| Grange hall in Cornville. anoth'
Halloween dance was largely atten l.
ed and much enjoyed.
Arthur Savage. a lineman for the
Somerset Farmers Telephone Co. was
driving up Madison avenue on his
way to Madison Tuesday morning,
he came to the car barn of the Som
erset Traction company he saw a car
being thrown out of the barn and
stopped his car. Another car COM
ing up behind him, did not stop soon
enough and ran into the telephone
truck with so much force that Mr..
Savage was thrown against the back
Of the seat and is injured to some ex-
tent.
The suspended term Of the Somer-
set county supreme judicial court was
| resumed Tuesday morning at 11:10
o'clock, Immediately after the arrival
of the IL o'clock train with Justice
Warren c. Philbrook of Augusta, pre-
siding. Carl Wordsworth of Fairfield.
! in August, was admitted to the Som
erset county bar at the opening of the
session. Roger Fl. Richards of Nor
ridgewock. who was committed to the
custody of Charles r. Miller of Nor
ridgewock, was discharged, as special
| Probation Officer Miller stated that
Miller had made monthly reports, that
| he was attending school and in every
respect being a good boy. Justice
| Philbrook told young Rogers that the
indictment would still be on file and
! he must continue the good habits
which he had recently formed. David
! Goulette and Ernest Matthews were
arraigned, charged with breaking and
| entering the Farmers Union store and
! larceny of automobile tires. Bonds Of
| $1,000 for their appearance from day
| to day were furnished at the close Of
| the forenoon session.
The first case to come before the
suspended session was that Of State
vs.. Leon Spaulding OF Skowhegan,
chraged with rape upon Mrs. Made
line Whittier of Cornville, who lives
alone on a cross road from the East
to the West Ridge roads, from Skow-
hegan to Athens. The jury before
whom this case is tried is made up
of Robert Hall (foremanl. Mark A.
Merrill, w. II. Wilson. F.. s. Watson.
Frank Ames. Wilmont B. Whittier,
Earl T. Burrill. Edward Foster, George
Nichols. Moses Ames, S. c. Pooler,
and Leroy T. White. All other jurors
We're excused by County Attorney
James Fl. Thorne and his address was
followed by the noon adjournment.
The first witness for the State in the
afternoon was Edward Steward and
other witnesses were Mrs. Whittier.
Selden York Mrs. York, Edward +.
| Pearson. Sheriff John A. Mooers and
Deputy Sheriff Horace F.. Crocker.
The defense was opened by Benedict
+. Maher of Augusta. attorney for
Spaulding who called three witnesses.
Mrs. Eva Spaulding. sster-inlaw OF
! the defendant: his brother. John
Spaulding and Leon Spaulding him.
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session Attorney Maher stated that
he would summon DR.. l.. A. Da scomb
of Skowhegan. as a witness for
Cpaulding. to appear at o'clock this
morning.