Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-23
Nuttins. skowhegan; William H.

Nutting. Skowhegan; William H.
Morang. Madison.
II js expected by County Attorney
Harold e. Weeks of Fairfield, that
the grand jury, which began It's work
for this term Tuesday afternoon un-
der the direction of county attorney
will complete 1t sometime Friday.
Charles w. Dyer OF Madison Is fore
man Of the grand jury and Mrs. Kate
B. Ellis of Fairfield is acting as clerk
Of the Grand Jury.
Court suspended Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock and will resume its
work this morning at $3.50 o'clock.
when the first jury case will be
heard The following are the cases
assigned for today, Thursday: En-
ma Murray VS.. H. P. Hilton; Charles
A. Raney vs.. Arninda F. Smith:
Adelaide Savory VS.. Joel York and
Ralph York. The case Of Harvey II.
Doe and Fred G. Doe VS.. Harry
O'Neil has been disposed Of as fol-
lows. Both parties through their at
torneys agreed to leave the matter to
the Judgment of Henry Crowell Of
Skowhegan. a land surveyor and q
member Of the board Of Somerset
county commissioners. after he had
made a survey Of the line in ques-
ton as the case involved the matter
of determining the true line between
certain properties. Mr.. Crowell's
judgment was satisfactory to both
parties and It was agreed to default
the case for 800 and payment OF
taxable cost and that the county be
requested to pay for Mr.. Crowelps
services as by his work the expense
OF a jury trial had been saved the
county.
The two cases assigned in the
docket for the figst. trial day were
both disposed Of out OF court. the
first ]. A. Bulmer VS., Maine Ricken-
hacker Company, Inc, was defaulted;
and the second, w. A. Hill VS., Maui
rice Rosen was left to be heard Be-
fore the court.
Naturalization Cases Heard
At the morning session Wednes-
day of the supreme court, with Judge
William r. Pattangall of Augusta
president, seven applicants were ad-
mitted to citizenship in the United
States. Those admitted were: Caro-
Ign Goodwin Burton Of Hartland,
who Is a native of st. Adams but
who married a foreigner, Edward T..
Burton, II years ago, and who was
naturalized in 1916; Annie Oddly OF
Skowhegan; Mike Madar Of Madi-
son; Hugh Joseph Hannah Of Bing-
ham: John Baker Hudson of Long
Pond; Major Hooper Henry Of Fair
field; James Bourge of Madison.
Two applicants, Vartan Sahag
Karchakian of Madison and Mikaal
Totoyian Of Madison. who from the
examination were considered in
every way fitted for citizenship ex-
cept in their ability to head English
and their cases were continued for
further study. Two applicants, VI
cenzo Di Gicomo of Madison and
Satrak Shemavonian of Skowhegan
were not present.
The oath was administered by
Clerk ,of Courts William T. Seekins.
The judge spoke in a sincere and
frank manner to the applicants be-
fore the administration of the oath,
saying that they were to be admitted
into full citizenship, and that with
the privilege Of citizenship { ere
came also the responsibility of citi-
zenship in this country which is gov
erncd by the people, and urged them
to assume in the most intelligent and
faithful manner possible that re-
SpOHSlDlllty ana especially tHe TtSHl
to vote. saying that the government
rests on the voters and only so long
as the voters act wisely and well is
the government safe.
Judge Pattangall told the seven to
whom citizenship was to be grant
ed that they were being taken into a
brotherhood and sisterhood Of citi-
zenship and urged them to uphold
the Country's traditions, support it's
institutions and live worthy of citi-
zenship in the United States.
The following cases. which were
marked for trial when the civil
docket was called Tuesday morning
were continued: Araxy Jacobs OWL
liam Is. BROWN VS.. Casper Jacobs
(James H. Thorne) and oscar ia
cobs (William B. Brown VS.. Casper
Jacobs DANES II. Thorne).
After the completion of the natur-
alization hearings Tuesday morning
the remainder of the session was
passed by Judge Pattangall hearing
libel suits.