Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
HARRINGTON
SUPREME COURT

H. Sturgis presiding. many minor mat
ters have been taken care of. including
the marking off of the following cases
as neither party" they having been
settled without the aid of the court:
Arthur Tucker VS.. Dalton Haley; In
habitants of Harrington VS.. Inhab-
itafts of Madrid, and Inhabitants of
Pennington VS.. Inhabitants of Phillips,
two pauper cases; Bernard Libby VS..
Lincoln A. Worthley; Albert I. York vs.
Ray Blaisdell; Champion Register Co.
VS.. Atlanta Vachon and Thomas Gal
bert; G. Wesley Stetson VS.. George
Moores. s. G. Holmstrom and GER
tain building; Ned c. Allen VS.. Herbert
M. Allen. executor of the estate OF
Stephen Allen; Frances. A. Butler vs.
Marcus H. Mitchell and James Russell
and e. b. Estes & Sons, trustees; Hat
tie A. Hall VS.. William Corson ct al:
Affla Butler McLeary, misunderstanding
of the estate of Wilfred McLeary, VS..
Wallace H. Gould.
Following is the personnel of the
grand jury, which is the same as at
the last previous term of teh court:
Milton Brackley. Salem; Wallace Bon
ney, New Sharon; Marley H. Blaisdell,
Farmington: Everett Fogg. Wilton;
Eugene Kennison. Temple; Edgard F.
Kennedy, New Vineyard; George L.
Love, Rangeley; Linwood f. Nelson,
Pennington; Leon G. Swain. Weld;
Wesley B. Stinchfield, Phillips; Jesse
D. Soper, Chesterville; Ernest D.
Strout, Jay; Gayle A. Severy, fore
man. East Dixfield; George Thompson.
Phillips; M. T. Toothaker, Avon;
George Willard, Strong; c. J. Young,
Jay.
Of the 149 civil cases on the contin-
ued docket SO were at once again con-
tinued. The new entries are not very
numerous. but include several divorce
libels which cannot be heard this
term, and. in fact, most of the new
business will go onto the continued
docket for next term.
Deputies in attendance not previous
ly mentioned are Lucien p. Kinds of
Kingfield and Percy w. Gould of
Farmington. Mr.. Kinds is the court
crier and Charles F. Davis of Farm
ington is court messenger. The stem
ographer is William II. Cornforth of
Auburn. County Attorney Currier c.
Holman is prosecuting all criminal
matters The county commissioners.
while not in session officially just now,
have been interested spectators at the
courthouse this week.
Repairs and adjustments Of the fire
alarm system having been made, the
system was given test Tuesday eve
ming and was found now to be in per-
feet order. 1t was the night of the
monthly meeting of the fire department
and every member was at fire head
quarters at the time the whistle was
blown from Box IL as test. Notice
that this would happen at the time it
did ho had haQn cixyan in tho local
paper Of that day, yet the test round
brought out many automobiles headed
for the public library, near which the
box is located. There was some ex-
element among the several hundred
normal students in the dormitories
close by, but the "all out" signal soon
after quoted things Immediately.
The Monday Club met this week
with Mrs. Annie Cragin Voter on
School street at Middle. AT roll call
there were quotations from modern
authors. A paper by Mrs. T. E Make
peace on the Prose Writers of the 18th
Century was read by Mrs. Nina Dudley
Palmer, ana Mrs. Harriet Written
gave an interesting talk on Kipling.
The students of the Pennington
State Normal school, are looking for
hot time next Friday night when
Gorham Normal is coming here to
settle the basket ball question at the
armory. Recently Pennington was
defeated at Gorham by a very small
margin. The last time Gorham was
here the Pennington Normal Band
led a parade through the town be-
fore the game and thus creating wild
enthusiasm and encouraging the
team on to a decisive victory, and
Intonttnn n a
similar program this year. elaborate
preparations to that end having
been in process for some time. Both
schools are rated as having very
strong teams and a real game is
looked for.
There was a good attendance to-
night at the meeting of Canton Mt.
Blue and a very enjoyable evening
was passed. A supper was first
served in the dining room in the
Odd Fellows block. after which the
newly-elected officers of the Canton
were installed.
because of strenuous objection to
the rural delivery schedule from
harrington post Office, which ne
cessltates the remaining over night
IN the post office Of all mail excent
Ihat which arrives by stage before
Z A. M. and all or nearly all mail
delivered on routes 1, 3, 4 and 5 is
delayed nearly "a hours. an insnect-
or has been sent here to make a
personal investigation. Complaints
nave been made all along the line
py the newspapers, by business peo-
pie. and by residents on the routes
and 1T has been shown that no.
BODY is served satisfactorily or
well. In very bad weather the car
riers are unable to make their en-
tire route unless they start out in
the morning instead of afternoon as
per the summer schedule. There
nave been very few DAYS this win
ter however. that the trip could not
De made in half a day. p. q. IN
spector l. p. Dawson has gone over
the various routes in the past few
days and will report the result of
his investigation shortly.
There will be card party in G.
A. X. hall Thursday evening with
prizes for high scores, following the
meeting Of Thaddeus Roderick Post
of the American Legion.
Many from this village attended a.
delightful whist party at the hall of
the West Pennington Village I'M
provement Society in that village to-
night.
The Epworth League Of the Meth
odist society will have a masquerade
box sociable in the vestry next Fri
day evening.
Miss Romayne, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. G. o. Perry of the Meth
odist church, has gone to Boston and
will enter the New England Conserv-
atory of Music.
Robert Smith of Hancock, Mass,
formerly Of Pennington, is visiting