Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel], October 15, 1921, Page 12, Image 12

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Penney Memorial
I United Baptist Church
I m*r. Howard H. Brows, Klslster
The Itruftr'i Sabbat* Horn*
Sunday, October 16th
At 10.10
Special Address
“The Argonne Sector”
by Pastor Drown
Fine Music by Our
Church Quartette
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At 12..00
Church Bible School
Wm. Black, Supt.
C. E. Societies
3.30 Junior
, 6.30 Senior
At 7.30
A Great Y. M. C. A.
Platform Meeting
Speakers
Secy. R. D. Jordon
Bangor, Me.
Mr. Thomas Ingraham
Augusta, Me.
MALE QUARTETTE
All Welcomed
(No solicitation of ironey)
Installed in
a few hours!
No big expense for
installing this
InTERtiArioiMi.
Ohepipe Heater
Only one pipe and one
register; simply cut one
hole in the floor. No
bother and expense for
tearing up floors and
walls. Get rid of your
stoves and have one
simple, scientific heater
in the cellar.
Delivers plenty of dean, healthful
heat through all the rooms, upstairs
and down.
Let us explain this wonderful heater
to you.
Murphy & Alien
Plumbers, Steam-litters and
sheet metal workers.
23 So. Chestnut St., Anfpista
Keeps
the
Cellar
Cool
Sends the heat
all up into the
rooms where it
belongs.
~I
For Your
Complexion
UR LINE of aingle and
double vanity cates,
rouges, imported and do
mestic perfumes and pow
ders was never so complete
and satisfying as now.'
The best assortment in Ken
nebec county.
Bither’s
Cor. Bridge & Water Sts.
EARLY AMERICAN PORTRAITS
Bought, Sold, Restored
Correspondence fnvited
COPLEY GALLERY,
103 Newbury 8t.,
Boston, Maes.
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Saturday, October 15, 1921.
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Frank Hawes was a business caller
on friends Friday at China.
Davis L. Hodgkins of lfonmouth
was a business caller Friday, in the
city.
Among the visitors in Augusta
Friday were Harry Pinkham and
Frank Reed of Windsor.
William Schmitz of Wlnthrop was
a business caller at the county build
ings, Friday.
Miss Cora Armstrong of Readfleld
was the guest of friends and rela
tives in the city, Friday.
J. Edward Sullivan of Bangor,
former State auditor, was In the city,
Friday, greeting friends.
Edward Goodchild has accepted a
position as clerk at the clothing store
of the J. B. Farrell Co. on Water
street.
Miss Mabel Page, a waitress at
Perry's restaurant, l<sft Friday morn
ing for a short trip to Nashua, N.
H., and Boston, Mass.
Mark J. Bartlett, an attorney at
Waterville, called on matters of le
gal business Friday at the county
buildings on Staff street.
Mrs. Wallace Merrifleld of Wat
erville was a caller on her father.
County Register of Deeds John M.
Eastman at the court house, Friday.
Miss Agnes Casavant of Washing
ton street has gone to Lewiston,
where she will pass a few days visit
ing with friends and relatives.
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Rev. L. H. Clark of Lewiston, for
merly of this city, v.as greeting
friends on the street here Friday j
afternoon.
Miss M. Elizabeth Arnts. a worker
in the Maine Children’s Home So
ciety has been called to Waverly, N.
Y., by the passing away of her aunt,
Mrs. Idilla Horton.
Arthur Foster, conductor on the
Waterville line of the electric rail
road, is confined to his home on
Stone street with an acute attack of
the grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Farrell, accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dag- :
gelt have returned from a week’s :
automobile tour through the White
Mountains and New Hampshire.
Miss, Marion Dunnells, a member,
of the faculty at Cony High school, j
left Friday for her home at Nor
way, where she will pass the week- !
end. j
Alton P.iehardson, Jr., of Water
ville was among the out-of-town :
callers on business matters at the j
county register of deeds’ office Fri- 1
clay at the court house.
Friends of Harry Farnhum of the !
advertising department at the Ken- !
ncbec Journal, will regret to know of i
his being confined to his home on !
Gannett street with an attack of the j
grippe.
Mrs. Eben Johnson of Los Angeles,
Calif., who some 20 years ago was
a resident of this city, arrived here
on the afternoon train Friday for a
several weeks' visit with friends and
relatives in Augusta and vicinity.
Joseph Lausler, who has been in
Bath for the ‘past several months,
where he has been employed in a
men’s clothing store, has returned to
tills city. He plans to stay here,
where he will be employed.
The Christian and Missionary Al
liance will hold their services Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, service
to be conducted by William Beard.
The evening worship will be at 7.30
Special music;'all welcome.
Tiie many friends of Pliny B.
Barrows, formerly of this city, and
now the American Express agent at
Lewiston, will regret to learn of his
critical illness at his home in that
city. He is the son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. B. E- Folsom of this city.
Those attending the South Parish
Congregational- church Sunday,)
October 16, will have the pleasure of
hearing Professor H. C. Haney of
Colby college, who will deliver one of
his fine sermon lectures at the morn- ,
lng service.
Mrs. Lottie Kerr, 5 Oxford street, i
will leave on the 0.40 train this
morning for Boston, where she will
attend the Christian and Missionary
Alliance council to be held in that
city the 18th. Mrs. Kerr will also
visit in Webster, Mass., with Mrs.
Thomas Hyland, and in Cambridge
with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Beale be
fore returning to her home in this
city.
Sunday. Oct. 16, will mark the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the
Women’s Auxiliary of the Protestant
Episcopal Churcii of the United
States. In commemoration of this
event there will be a corporate com
munion for all the women of the
church at the 7.30 o’clock early cele
bration at St. Mark’s church, and
at which time every woman is urged
to be present.
LOCAL NOTICE
Just received. Pictorial Review
fashion books for winter, 25c. each,
by mail 35c. LaBreck & Lishness,
The Daylight Store. octSdtf
Col. McIntyre of the Salvation
Army will visit Augusta on Thurs
day, Oct. 20. octSdllt
Supper—Baked beans with cab
bage salad, homemade doughnuts.
By the Progressive Spiritualists, at
G. A. R. hall, Saturday, Oct. 15. 5 to
7.S0 P. M. oc!14d2t
The Mothers’ chapter of St. Mark's
church will hold a tood sale Saturday
afternoon at 2.15 in the parish house.
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White’s Barber Shop, opposite
Granite Bank (upstairs), three of the
best workmen. Special room for chil
dren. ) ' octl3d3t
Confetti Balt Knights of Columbus
hall, Gardiner, Saturday night, Oct.
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A Building to Admire
Hundreds of people will today take advantage of the Open
House Reception at the Hartford Fire Station.
They will see real workmanship in every detail of the building,
from the big, well-ventilated cellar, to the well appointed second
floor.
The structure is OUR work.
The same care shown here is given to everything we do, wheth
er the contract be large or small.
Charles A. Brooks
Building Construction
293 State Street Tel. 443-J Augusta
00115-17
SUPREME COURT
I Case of Merrill vs.
Benner Opened
Friday
,
j Large Part of Testimony Put in in
i the Action Drought by Eugene A.
Merrill of Monmouth Against Del
bert M. Benner of Wilton—Plain
I tiff Claims Damages for Alleged
Deceit in Sale of Farm
An action of alleged deceit in the
' sale of a farm was the first case be
fore the October term of the supreme
! judicial court for Kennebec county
the case of Eugene A. Merrill of Mon
mouth vs. Delbert M. Ilenner of Wii
ton. The greater i>art of the testi
mony in the case was put in at the
Friday session of the court and the
case will he resumed at the opening
of today's session.
In this action plaintiff claims dam
ages in the sum of $6000 on account
jof having been deceived, as lie claims.
I in the buying of a farm, at Monmouth.
I All". Merrill alleged that lie had been
deceived in the amount cT lumber on
I the woodland of the farm, on te ,
amount of stovewood there, on the
! amount of apples in the orchard, on
the condition rf the farm buildings,
.and regarding the location of a spring
on the premises. The plaintiff was
I represented by the law firm of T’at
itangall & Locke of Augusta, and lion,
'll. J. McGillieuddy of Lewiston ap
peared as counsel for the defendant
j In payment for these buildings at
Monmouth. Mr. Merrill had given his
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They are always Quick in Action
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AMESBURY-TWOMBLY CO., Gardiner
When You Both Love Music
What more delightful way to
spend an evening than in listen
ing to The Brunswick play
your favorite selections?
That is, if you own a Bruns
wick. If you haven’t one, come
in today and learn how to get
one easily.
First hear it play Brunswick
records, vocal and instrumen
talN Hear the latest dance jazz
as interpreted by the new
Super-Feature Records. It’s in
toxicating! The idea! produc
tion, the true, velvety tones
will amaze and delight you,
Then we will explain the *
convenient payment plan which
so easily puts The Brunswick
in your home.
R.'W. Soule Emporium
COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS
Quality and Service
216-218 WATER STREET, AUGUSTA
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stole at Wilton (stock and business),
valued at $3500 when liabilities
amounting; to $1500 that Mr. Benner
assumed were' deducted, and a mort
gage and note amounting to $2000.
making a total of $5500.
Nine witnesses were sworn in for
the plaintiff.
The details of the transaction were
described by the plaintiff. Mr. Mer
rill. He testified that last April he
livid at Wilton where he conducted a
1 grocery store. He had contemplated
.selling his farm and saw Mr. Davis
jof Auburn, who had advertised that
I he would sell anything from a hen to
| a farm without a cent down. Eventu
ally Mt\ Benner and Mr. Davis had
| con^e up to see him. The plaintiff's
I wife had gone down one day to look
jUn Benner farm, over, and Mr. Merrill
1 ,'at; sai<J he wanted to go down and
; see the place before the trade was
' Wide. He had not made the trip there.
vhat he said, that he had a Dun rat
ing of from $40,000 to $50,000 so l.e
could back up his statements. And
according to Mr. Merrill's testimony,
Mr. Benner had said that anything
lie tMd him ho would mak“ good.
I'laintiff testified that Mr. Benner
bad described the timber lot as having
> n it over $3000 worth of pure hem
lock and spruce; that Mr. Benner had
s-ht there was cordwood and other
valuable ivood for shingles on the
1 lace.; and that lie had got from the
■orm one year ago last fall $540
vrortlij of apples; that Mr. Benner had
told him the sills of the house were
all right and that the shingles ha.1
been >ut on within five years; that
Mr. Benner had said that there was a
nice spring on the two-acre lot and
that there was five acres of orchard
and five acres of woodlot.
Itegarding the condition in which
lie found the property, Mr. Merrill
said the buildings were poorly shin
g.ed and leaked; that the studding
was rotted five or six feet up from
>the sill; that he (Mr. Merrill) found
I out that the spring there was not on
his farm; that he found no wood on
the orchard lot of any amount except
a little brush, some four or five inches
j through. On the timber lot he had
i counted five pine trees and other
scanning small pine. Of hardwood.
; he thought there was perhaps 25 or
! 30 cords on the lot that had been
| represented as containing 500 cords.
|The hackmatack wood was small and
j scrubby. The wood was on a swamp
jlot. He Had found the lot had been
jcut over six or seven years ago.
Mr. Merrill testified that he had
j later gone to see Mr. Benner and told
■ him that he found there had been big
misrepresentations in the property.
•Ho tl^on told of two proposiDons he
j had made to Mr. Benner that the mat
, ter mfght be settled up between them,
but Mr. Benner was not willing to ac
jeept either. Mr. Mosher was present
i with them at the time of that con
j versation.
Other witnesses for the plaintiff
j wore Mrs. Merrill, Lester H. Sturte
i vant of Livermore Palls, Clair M. Mo
j sher of Temple, Elmer C. Chick and
(William H. Chick of Monmouth, and
i Perley H. Scidgel.
! William Chick testified that Mr.
| Pearl White’s
Hair Tonic
Ask for "Susandt," the BEST
tonic on the market for falling
hair and promoting the growth.
For sale at Mrs. Lovett’a
Beauty Shop, Partridge, Bither,
Fletcher and Coughlin’s Drug
Stores.
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I liowev'Cr. .Mr.
! that he (Mr.
Benner had told him
Merrill) could rely on
Have You Tried—
jBenner had offered to sell him tha
BlaisdMl orchard and two lots, ono
'with the buildings on it, for $1600.
‘Mr. Scidgel estimated the value* of the
■ Sand Knoll lot at $550 or $600, the
Blaisdell orchard at $300 and the Um
ber lot at $150.
Defense
| Tlje defense in the case as outlined
by Attorney McGillicuddy claimed in
; brief that in the swapping of proper
jty there had been no misrepresentation
on the part of Mr. Benner, tha-. he did
give estimates but thpy wore given
only as estimates and were not bind
ing. Defense claimed that Mr. Benner
had not stated that the building had
j been shingled in five years, and that
! the spring on the farm was a part of
! the property.
The defendant. Mr. Benner, testified
I that he had given as near as he couid
a description of the place to Mr. Mer
rill, and that Mrs. Merrill had gone
dow n and looked over the farm before
the trade was made. Mrs. Merrill had
said that her husband depended cn
her visit there and her estimate. On
the five-acre lot, Mr. Benner said there
were 265 trees by actual count, that
Mrs. Merrill bad seen the woodlot
fromoa knoll and that he had told her
that the woodlot would average about
as she saw it. and he still thinks so
He had said that he thought $3000
worth of lumber could be taken from
the woodlot, but that one-lialf of that
amount would have to be allowed to
get the lumber to the market. How
ever, he had never guaranteed there
was that amount of lumber there.
Mrs. Merrill seemed satisfied with the
property from her visit there.
The property which he received >n
return, the store at Wilton, had prov
ed a disappointment to Mr. Benner,
according to . his testimony. He did
not find the volume of business there
and the old house was in a rundowm
condition.
He had told Mrs. Merrill that the
shingles on the barn on his property
were In poor condition, but the shin
gles on the house were good. Mr.
Benner testified regarding the trade
between himself and Mr. Merrill. He
said that he had told Mr. Merrill that
in 1919 he got $540 worth of apples
from the' farm; as a matter of fact
he had received $560 for the apples.
He said that the spring in question
he had purchased when he bought the
two-acre lot.
Asa A. Slauenwight of Monmouth
testified that in 1919 he had gathered
the apples on the Merrill place and
lie received $575, giving Mr. Brown
$560 of that amount. He estimated
the hackmatack timber on the farm
as worth $1000, having received an of
fer of that amount. He said that the
spring is on the Benner side of the
fence.
At that point, the court was ad
journed for the day.
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SENIOR HOP AT CONY
HIGH A BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Fully 200 young people, members
01' Cony High school, with their in
vited friends were in attendance on
Friday evening at the Assembly hall
of the school at the annual Senior
Class assembly, an event which
opened the year’s social activities at
this institution.
The hall was delightfully deco- j
rated with autumn leaves and I
streamers of bright colored crepe j
paper with a brilliant array of dif- i
ferent colored electric lights, which !
beautifully blended with the dainty
gow(ns of the young ladies in attend
ancei giving the whole affair a hand
some effect.
During the evening dainty refresh- ,
ments of ice cream and fancy cakes ’
and fruit punch were served by the
young ladies of the class.
Dancing continued throughout the
evening up to 11 o’clock when ad- i
journment was made because of the
presence of many members of the
school football squad who u.re to go
to Bath on Saturday morning for a
game. Music was furnished by Doug
las' Melody Men of this city.
Tfye committee in charge of ar- <
inngoments consisted of the class
| officers headed by Sylvester Poor, •
l class president.
FARM BUREAU NOTES j
Clarence A. Day, county agent of !
the Kennebec Farm Bureau, will be j
in Oakland this Saturday evening. \
where he will address the njembers i
of the Messalonskee Grange upon
the Farm Bureau work.
Mr. Day and Miss Helen Clark. •
county demonstrator, were at Litch- j
field. Friday afternoon, where they j
conducted a meeting of both divi- •
sions of the Litchfield Farm Bureau j
and the plans for next year's work
were discussed.
The Farm Bureau men at Vassal- '
boro Center, who are in the milk
testing circle will begin testing as J
soon as their sample bottles come. ;
The men are planning to weigh their !
milk each day and test it once a
month. j
Daniel K. Foster, president of the j
Kennebec Farm Bureau, went to ;
Orono Friday, where he attended a j
meeting of the Maine Federation of
Farm Bureaus, being delegate from
the Kennebec Farm Bureau.
On Friday evening Miss Clark was ,
at West Gardiner, where she attend- I
ed a meeting of the women's division '
of the Farm Bureau.
Loyal Temperance Legion
The members of the Loyal Tem
perance Legion will hold their first
meeting Tuesday. Oct. 18, at the
Assembly room at the Y. M. C. A.
building on Winthrop street.
Miss Deborah-.Ingraham will su
perintend the activities of the Le
gion this year and all are looking
forward to a busy and profitable
year. A full attendance is earnestly
urged at this first meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kinsman
returned Thursday night from a
delightful automobile trip to Can
ada, visiting Quebec and Montreal
and returning by the way of Lake
Champlain. Burlington, Montpelier
and the White Mountains. They re
port that the street scenes in Mon
treal on Wednesday, during the
World’s Series was just the same as
in any large city, as much interest
being shown as might be in Boston.
Rev. Father Joseph C. Casavant,
' pastor of St. Augustiqp church. Rev.
'Father ArmanJ J. Chabot. assistant
curate. St. Augustine church, and
Rev. Fr. Joseph R. McGowan, as
sistant, St. Mary's church, have been
in attendance at the mission of
Maine priests, which took place at
Poland.
Mrs. J. T. Collins, who lives at the
j Outlet in Manchester, was here Fri
day, calling on friends.
We
Universalist
Church
Has a Sane
Sensible— •
Satisfying
Message for the Worid
Come to the Winthrop Street
Universalist Church tomorrow
and hear it.
Rally Day for every Universal
ist in Augusta.
A. FRANCIS WALCH,
Pastor
i
Confidential
ALL of our business with our customers is strictly
confidential. If we can give you advice on finan
cial matters, upon which our business makes it neces
sary for us to be informed, we will gladly do what w*
can for you.
We want you to feel perfectly at home with us, and
whether or not we do a great amount of business to
gether, we shall try to make our relations both pleas
ant and profitable to you.
The First National Granite Bank
Augusta, Maine
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TIME TO THINK CF WINTER WORK SUPPLIES.
me:
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WISE
EXPENDITURE
is not meanness or stinginess—it is careful
regulation.
Regulate your expenditure to your income
and always save a surplus. Open an account
with the Augusta Trust Company.
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compounded quarterly
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MADISON, RICHMOND, WINTHROP
Eut that s not the worst part of such a condition. It 's the
way one feels —so miserably weak and depressed. Never a
moment of real red-blooded enjoyment in work or rest; noth
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your dealer for a 50 cent bottle.
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