Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-08


covered a fire on the roof of the
Maine Central Hotel. He notified
Fred A. Towle the proprietor and
the fire department was called. No
Uater was used. The fire was con-
fined to the outside of the roof Only
a small damage resulted. MI. Towle
does not know the origin of the
blaze but stated that it doubtless
caught from the chimney although
there was only a small coal fire in
the furnace.
Supreme Court COnyeneS
The April term of the Supreme
County Supreme court convened at
Skowhegan Tuesday morning at ten
o'clock with Associate Justice
Charles 2. Barnes of Houlton pre-
siding. Sheriff John w. Healy is be-
ing assisted by deputy sheriffs, FL
mer S. Adams of Madison: Frank
Caswell of Norridgewock; Ira Dur
gin of North Arson, George Walker
of Arson and Elton MARKHAM of
Skowhegan. Wilbur w. Creation of
Skowhegan is messenger. The
opening prayer was offered by the
Rev. Herbert l.. Nichols, pastor OF
the Centenary Methodist church.
The grand jury was impanelled and
began work about 1910 under the
direction of County Attorney Harold
T.. Weeks of Fairfield. The men,
ters of the grand jury are, G. ID.
Perkins. Madison; II. w. Carr,
Pittstield; Chester Carson, st. AL
bans; NJ. w. Clark, New Portland;
Alma Crommett, Canaan; Bert Gar
diner, Arson; Alvin c. Head. Scion;
Norman ii. Hincklcy, Fairfield: Ar
YER Hodgkins, Arson; Myrtle Hub
bard, Skowhegan; Manley Hume
well. Bingham: Ned Il. Kenrick.
Fairfield: Roy w. Leavitt, Palmyra;
Sidney u. Lceman. Mercer; Forest
Luce, Madison: Fred +. Moore,
Caratunk: Frances Smith, Siowhe-
gan: Leigh Williamson. Norridge-
wock. out of town attorneys present
were George Chapman, Fairfield;
William l.. Waldron, Pittstield;
Howard Haley, iiartland; William
b. Brown. Madison; Thomas y.
derson. Pittstield; l.. j.. Waldron,
Dexter; II. II. Thurlough, Pittsfield;
Lyman H. Walton, RoNbury, Mass;
James II. Thorne Madison; John w.
Manson. Pittsfeld; Charles q.
siu all, Madison; Frank l.. Ames.
Norridgewock Local attorneys pres
cllI were, htOI5 Sc w W." L. ,
Danforth Amos X. Butler, w. Fol
som Merrill, Harold J. Phillips.
John Lewis.
The Civil docket was called by the
clerk, William r. Seekins and the
following cases were marked for
trial: No. SO, Nernal +. Holt
(Eames) VS.. Joseph Ellis and East
ern Trust and Banking company.
Merrill Trust Company and First
National Bank of Skowhegan, Trs.
(Pattangal and Locke for Pr. Ryder
and Simpson for Eastern Trust and
Banking Company: Cover and
Shumway for the First National
Bank of Skowhcgan and Merrill and
Merrill for Pr
No. 124. Nicholas 1'ioreile. alias
Nicholas Fertile merrill and Mer-
rilD VS.. John Hamilton and John
Lamb, III. Patt0ngau, Locke and
PerkinsD
No. 100, Jackman Lumber COM
pany (Mils) VS.. Charles II. Davis N.
r. Carleton and Cover and Shum-
wayD
no. 173. Derne, Green (Merrill
and MerrilD VS.. Clair X. Marston
(Gower and ShumWay)
No. 202, Archie T.. KoderiCk and
Lionel G.. Trafton (Gower and
Shumway VS.. Chario''e T. Su'ieii
(MaherD
No. 211, North Arson Manufacture
ing Company Clutter ana bu[IHF' vs.
u. Nj. Marshall company Oh. l..
Huntono no..
No. IA, Harry r.; NheeIer tpu.-
Ter and Butlef) VS.. Ciareiee T., IlIii-
sen and SkowheBan trust toi.,i'"h9'
Tr: (Merri!l and Merrlli ZOE iL1
NO. 10, Louis \. Albert u hoihe'
vs.. Mike Landry tBrowno
NO. 10. Addie r. biHa'' tCool-
idge) VS.. SANFORD l.. o6g, Auiill. Z.
t. a., OF estate OIL CEIus W. oS'e4
(McLean. foGg ana Sou'Hafu',
NO: 10 Harry y. ,oDp ana ~" y.
gar CobD &C. A. l5lackh,g.oh' vs. -
L. Hanson (Merril and MERRILL
No. 10, Everett ;. Damon 81 hur-
Tough ana Butler ana b"'lel( Vs.
Cleha r. Whlttemore tlhoFne:)
NO. ooo, Henry Is. beAet wy eeNS'
VS.. Albert r. Hodges tfaton2
NO. 359, Niillam w. 1haPillti,
tHaley) vs.. l'ueiia NJ Nnlte ana
Frank b. White (Gower and Shum-
wayD
No. III. cara r. NOME thaIeE,
VS.. l.uella NJ. White ana FRANK -
White, lGower ana Shum"aE)
No. 343, Willard \: Atwood oBnt-
Ter ana Butler) vs. haroid l.. weeks
(Weeks)
No. "S', Charles II. DAVIS 'GoWer
and SUBWAY vs.. jackson LUMBER
company Clutter ana Butiero
No. 3o9. Ruel Il. Norton ana Ma
poleon J. Grenier 0d9wer ana