The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24

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Arrive every Wednesday and Friday. by 4, P. NJ {
Depart every Tuesday and Thursday at 9, A. M.
Posr orrIcE AT RAvENNA- II
OPEN at 7,30, A. N. CLOSE at 9 P. n. Dahl
Sundays excepted. r. A. GILLErTE,P. M.
Court OF COMMON PLEAs.-The Court
of Common Pleas has been in session since
Monday, the l4.h inst. The attendance OF
witnesses, parties and spectators is large,
and considerable interest is manifested in
the various trials as they progress.
Judge L: w. POTTER presides with ease
and dignity. His decisions are remarkable
for ca lmness and impurtiality, and have won
for him the confidence and respect OF the
parties TO suits generally. The progress Of
business ia necessarily slow, for the reason
that tie trial. are nearly all 10 the jury und
require the examination Of large number
of Witnesses.
The following causes have been tried to
jury:
Charles Judd, et ais, Us. D. w. Lnnin9s.
OF this we gave a brief report last week.
Jennings was surety on note for $500 with
Whiting Carter. He defended on the ground
that Carter and Chamberlain Qhe payees)
had without his knowledge or consent made
a contract to extend the time for one year
longer than the time designated in the note.
Verdict for Defendant Jennings. Day, lay.
- q, e.. DI,in yInr q
Hart and S. w. Mcclure for Defendant.
Col, and Conant Us. A. p. Singletary.-
Tried to jury. Action brought on notes Civ
EN- for piuno. Defendant claimed the piano
to be worthless, and asked TO rescind the
contract. Verdict for Plaintiff, $780,
P.B. Conant and A. Hurt for Plaintiff; o.
p. Brown aud ]. l.. d Fl. e. Runhcy for
Defendant.
Tod, Yates and Taylor Us. r. A. Russell
Action brought to recover for goods ant
money furnished to Canal Boat, 81. b. Cur
ts," and also for money claimed to be loan
cd to Defendant. Amount claimed-$ lol
and interest from January, 1856. Tried tt
Jury. Verdict Tor Plaintiff, S29G 81. Day
Taylor & Horton for Plaintiff; Strawder &
Hart for Defendant.
james Garey Is. John Hdwley and Others
Action brought 10 recover damages agains
the Judges of Election in Palmyra townsh
Tor refusing Plaintiffs vote. Defendant
claim that Plaintif was not legal voter
and also that they did not refuse the vote a
alleged in plaintiffs petition. Tried to jury
Jury disagreed. The cause is therefore con
,inued. This case involves important con
sid. rslions of luw as well Us fact. Day
Srawder a. Hart tor Plaintiff; o. p Brown
Gen. Berce, and Taylor & Willard for Dc
iendunts.
Lyman j. Farnhdm Us. Austin lVViaHas.-
Ac,on brought TO recover damages fc
breach Of contract for sOle Of milh. JnT
triul. Verdict for Defendant. Judge Bis'
J. L. g. H. c. Ranney, and Taylor Il Wi
lard Tor Plaintiff Luther Day u s. McCur
for Defendant. Plaintiff gives notice Of nc'
trial.
The following cases tried to the Court
Georqe II. Chamberlain Us. Ch.r!es Jud
ei las. Admr's. Tried to Court. Suit brougt
10 recover for services, &c. No decisio
rendered. j. l. u II. C. Ranney for Plain
tiff; u y, Taylor q Horton Tor Defendant:
I.e,ois d. Boott Us. Rauenaa Glass Com
pauy.--Suit brought to recover fut service
as an Architect. Tried to Court, Decisio
not yet received. Day, Tag lor q Horton tc
Plaintiff; L. Spauldng for De lend"ht.
Amelia Bruner Us. j.. nj. BrAner--D
vorce case, dismissed. E. B. TOyer &. 0. |
Brown fur Plaintiff ; Starwder & Hart ft
Defendant.
At the time cf our going to press, o
Wednesday, no criminal cases have bee
tried. They will appear next week.
SUDDEN bEArAs.-bn Sunday last, NJ
SAMUEL GRANGER, who was in ultendant
at Court as witness last week, died, Us
supposed, from uppopIexy, while sitting
his chair.
Mrs. CLEMENTS, wife of THOMAS CtE'
ExTs, residing in the northern part OF II
venna township, was found dead in her b'
one morning last week, having retired
apparent good health the night Previous
YouEG PEoPLE's LITERARY AssocIATIo
Gen. l.. V. BIERcE, OF Akron, will lie
ture before the Young Peoples Literal
Association on tomorrow (Frday) evenn
Subiect-"Progressive Creation.
DRues, &c.-We wodId direct attehtit
ID the advertisement OF CHARLES e. Swlr
in another column.
Killed while RObbiHS his OW
House,
The Milwaukee Sentinel gives the folio
ing I'VE learn that on Wednesday
Thursday night last; the Treasurer OF