Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-09-24

lows:
FIRST jury.
Albert Cushman. Hebron. Foreman.
John l.. Abbot, Rumlord.
Benjamin f. Blake. Brownlield.
Urias Bonney. Sumner.
Thomas NJ. Crocker, Paris.
Daniel Chase, BucSheld.
Alanson NJ. Durham. Norway.
Edmund 5. Dean, Paris.
Uriah Dresser. Lowell.
Thomas j. Demcritt, Peru.
Abel Harrington, Mexico.
Isaac l.. French. Porter.
SECOND jury.
samuel Il. Twitchell Bethel, Foreman.
William Cannon. Stoneham.
John :. Glover, Hartford.
Ebenezer X. Holmes. Oxford. excused.
Thomas Il. Huston. Roxbury.
lothian 5. Land, UPTON.
Thomas Morrill,, Albany.
Timothy Stowe. Newry.
Henry Smith, Hanover.
James Stevens, Sweden.
Henry Warren, Hiram.
William Richardson, Greenwood.
Simon II. Smith Dixfeld, excused.
sUrERNUMERARIEs.
Pinckncv Burnham, Bethel.
Joseph Chandler, FryebuEg.
The first case taken up. on the morning
of the second day. was,
No. 10 Jonas Greene V. Geo. w. Lunt.
Real action for certain lots of land In
Peru. claimed under tax titles. Defend
ant has refused paying the taxes assessed
against him, since 1874, denying the lie.
gality of the proceedings of the town
The case WAS made law, and continued
ON report, after the papers were all put in
Bolster 4 Wright. Black.
IIammons. Virgin.
s3-Martha II. Bartlett. admx. VS.
Ezekiel NJ Bartlett.
Assumpsit Ia recover the amount Of
three notes of $50 each. signed by the lie
PENDANT aud found among the papers of
Stephen Bartlett. brother Of the defend
ant and husband oi the plaintiff. Itisnot
denied that the three notes were signed
by the defendant and for his benefit.
That one OF them WAS signed by Stephen
who was not nominal party Ia the other
two notes.
The plaintiff claims to recover the
OF letter OF january 1916, written by
the defendant from the State of Missouri.
where he has resided since he left this
Stale in February, 1891. in which the de-
iendant requests his brother Stephen To
take up any paper against him in this
State. The plaintiffs story is. that in
pursuance of that letter. Stephen. in his
life time paid the three notes. one dated
February oath. 1929, given TO Bowdoin
College. another 10 the College on which
Stephen was holden, dated February, %.
1880. on third OF February 18th, 1884,
to Polly Rawson.
The deiendan; says that all these notes
have been paid by him. That for the
note Stephen signed he left, 6 horse with
him. which Stephen afterwards sold for
So. That his f;Ither, before his death in
1882, made him present of the sum for
which another of the notes was given
That for the third note his brother Stephen,
who administered on the estate of his
father. retained his share of the personal
property which would cancel the note,
and that over and above all this, his
brother Freeborn q. Bartlett. short time
before his fathers death. on visit to this
State, gave his father 500, with which
10 pay two of these notes. He also states
that two of the children of the plaintiff Tor
whose benefit the suit was brought. resid-
ed with him at his residence in Missouri.
for which before the bringing of this suit
he had made no charge.
The plaintiffs counsel replies, that the
suit would not have been brought but for
the intimation of Freedom Bartlett in the
presence of the defendant, that himself
and the defendant claimed share OF the
real estate which Stephen Bartlett receiv.
ed from their father.
Verdict for defendant. The case was
tried last term and the jury disagreed.
Gibson. Hammons.
No. SO WIN. Fcssenden v. Aaron Nc.
Kenney. Assumpsit for labor, for $50. 90
Holt. I.ittleheld.
A. III. Walker.
On trial Thursday, as we 60 to press.
The Court is fairly at work. with tho
prospect of two weeks session, at least.
There is large amount OF business
before the Grand Jury. which will not
rise till the last Of the week.