The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-20
40 cOnvicts in State Prison,
LINCOLN COUNTY.

practice as an attorney in I'll the Courts of the
State: He was highly complimented by he
examining committee. He will commence
practice at Wiscasset.
In the Supreme Judicial Court a verdict fol
| the plaintiff was rendered i'll the action Of
| trespass Caleb HodgdOn Robert Montgomery
In the matter of petition for partition VIM
Erskine Louis Wylie the verdict was fol
deft. In action James Beckford VIM. Gull
| for ten tons hay, the plaintiff was nonsuited
Leonard Brightman ct al inhabitants OF
| Bristol was an action on the case for malicious
| ly burning "porgie factories,'' belonging to
plalntlfs The plaintiff claiming it to have
been riot. The Waterman in charge testified
| that he saw seven boats loaded with persons,
who afterwa DIS proved to be men in disguise,
who after landing, secured him and deliberate
ly set fire to the building, completely destroy
| ing it together with fixtures. The case was
on trial or 3 days, when the plaintiffs counsel
| claimed he was taken by surprise at certain
| testimony introduced by defendants and asked
for continuance, which the court ordered by
| plaintiffs paying all of defendants costs for
| this term.
David Howe vs. Samuel Boyd ct AL Action
dor maIlclons prosecution in causing the arrest
OF plaintiff in Boothbay, upon two warrants,
both for same offence. iudg nent for defendants,
the plaintiff showing no malice.
The action Philip Newbert VS.. M. G. Newber
was dismissed.
State Weston Brown. Indictment as COM
mon seller of intoxicating liquors. Defence
that he was appointed by the town to sell
according to law. MOI pros.
The following libels for divorce were tried
and divorces decreed Mary Mower Everett
Mower. Lorenzo Crammer VS.. Emeline Cram
mer VIM g. Cargill v. Sarah j. Cargil.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford Democrat says that there is a man
IN Upton who has pair of calf boots-now in
good repalr-made by Mr.. Shurtleff of South
V-fV o,,I 1,
them for handsome boots ever since
We learn from the Oxford Democrat that
Co'. Jordan Stacy, of Porter, father of George
u. Stacy, Esq met with a serious accident on
the 10th inst. He was thrown from his wagon
on piece of bad road. His head was badly
cut, and right shoulder severely injured. Sc
we're bruises were also received. He is now
comfortable ard no doubt is entertained of his
recovery.
The same paper says that Hezekiah Win
slow, of Portland, and Charles A. Frost of Up.
ton having purchased the saw and grist mills
OF w. l. Abbott, at Upton, are putting them in
nrst rate repair, and they will compare well
with any mill property in the State, as we
learn from the Oxford Democrat.
A brakeman, by the name of Needham, fell
from freight train on the Grand Trunk road
Wednesday morning, aud was killed. He was
from Norway, and has wife living in South
Paris
1t is said that many farmers in Bethel are
iesirous of selling their farms in order to 90 |
West. So
Mr. j. G. Kimball of Bethel sold his oxen a |
Few days since for the sum of 1925. r. s. FRYE,
Esq also sold his fol- $245.
W. r. Goodwin of Upton, has purchased of |
Mr.. c. G. Barker the Barker Grover farm. so |
'alled, in Bethel, for $780,
The Androscoggin Herald says that W. w |
3essee, who keeps livery stable at Buckfield.
ct horse and buggy to a man to go to Lewis
on the other day. A gentleman wishing to 60
o the same place, engaged ride with the
tranger, and they set out When they were
ONE where in the town OF Turner, the stranger
rdered the Buckfield gentleman to get out
IND take himself out of the way The gentle
nan refusing to comply he drew a pistol and
oreed nm from the carriage by his threats,
ma then turning his horse about, drove off in
he ,op oosite direction. The gentleman pro-
eeued to Buckfeld with all speed, and in
Tlu'en Mr. Besse of the loss of his team; but
ho dan; very etfort has been made to oveltake
ne IarlhS thef, up to last accounts, he has
lot been taken. 'o las
Z. Z. Cushman, ESQ., of Hehron co,,,.
Commissioner for Oxford County. who has hsd
considerable sickness from typhoid fever in his
amily, is now PROSTATE with it himself
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says the most sanguine friends of
be Bangor g. Piscataquis railroad are aston
she'd at the amount of freight daily transport
d over that road. 1t is beyond their antc;pa-
ions, and the road has not yet begun to run
OCULAR trains
Mrs Flanders of Oldtown, who died on
londay 10Th inst, reached the advanced age
one hundred years.
The saw mill and shingle mill of Isaac Fos-
H. Argyle, was burned Wednesday night
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Line somerset Reporter says that there is a