Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-17
S. Court March Term, 1874.
BARROws,1. PRESIDING.
OFFICERS OF rHEcouRr. q

Barrows, Paris. ....-
FIRST JURY. ....
john d Hodge. Canton, Foreman.
James Abbott, Sumner,
America Andrews, Plis. ...
Wn. \ Austin. Peru. .,..
Moscs Coolidge, Grafton.
James Evans, Jr, Hiram.
Benz. Edmunds. Mexico
William A Farnum. Rumford.
Stephen f Griffith. Dixfeld.
John d Hastings. Bethel.
Henry II Hosmer. Sweden.
Chas. c Kimball. Albany.
SECOND JURY.
Franklin Shirley. Fryeburg, Foreman.
Warren Libby. Porter.
John C Marslou. Brownfeld.
I,aac W Marshall. Hebron.
Asa Peabody, Glead
Sylvester Robinson. Bethel.
Alvin Rice, Pals.
SAINT L Russ. Woodstock.
Benz, Spaulding. Buckfed.
Howard d Smith. Oxlcrd.
Foster Trumbull. Denmark.
Roilin TOwne, Norway.
sUFERSUMER,RIEs.
Caleb L. Thomas, Hartford.
John Walker. Lowell.
StmY ) uersev, Waterford
The first case Was taken up on the
SECOND day. as lollo IS:
Joseph Staples IS. Augustus {. Barker.
Troyer. Plaintiff claims 10 recover tor
curtain tools which delt. or his wOrkmen
took from p,li-s chest in his absence and
have not beea returned. PHI. is not
positive IS to the time. but thinks ii was
in 1867 or 1868 Defense is that delft.
himsell never used or agreed to be
responsible tor any OF the tools; that they
we're taken. it a, all. before 1867, there
tore the statute vi limitations applies, and
lastly. ihat he turned of lumber TO piff.
sufficient to settle the loss. Verdict for
deft.
Gibson & Holt. Foster.
samuel +. Gibson IS. Milton Penly.
Account annexed Tor term fees rs couu
sci Tor dclt. in suiI Bean versus Milton
Penney and has faihei SIS 90. Deli. says
he did not engage pill. to appear in said
suit. and thai he had no knowledge oil his
doing go. Verdict iOr dcit.
Gibson Il Holt Foster.
James II. Clark vs.. Samuel +. Briggs
etal. Accom-, annexed tor hauling
p ) cords OF wood for deliS. 10 spring
If 1872. $l7.l3. DEBTS. say true that
amount OF wood was hauled, and by
plfT. but the pd is q minor aud the
contract was made with his father; the
father has credit for above amount on our
books. Verdict for pld. S2S 81.
Back. Wilson u Swassy.
Wednesday. March llth
John W. Phillips vs.. Inhabitants oi
Bethel.
Action TO recover compensation Tor
alleged injuries to plfNs farm wagon.
June 80. 1878. Prs son Frank, who
was with the team. loaded with manure
Al the time. gives this account subsIan
TALLY: -
drove on to the railroad crossing
near Bethel steam mill; team came up
in trout on my len, | turned my horses
al an acute angle with the track and
started them; when Toward wheel
,truck further rail. wheel slid about two
Get. went off of the plankiug and drop
ped some six inches on 10 the sleepers.
I again started horses, swung them Into
The road. When the off forward wheel
struck the rail, wheel broke and dropped
on TO hub. heard The train coming
unhitehed the nurses train run into and
smashed wagon So ii cost over S2O 10 re-
pair it.
Dehs. acknowledge their liability to
keep the road at this point in safe and
convenient repair Tor travellers and say
that it was SO kept and that negligence
in driving on the part of plffs. agent
contributed to cause the injuries.
Verdict Tor plff. $500.
Ilammous. Frye & Foster.
Thursday. March l2th.
Cyrus Cannon vs.. Moses Mason.
Action on two promisSory notes. one
lOI $50, dated Nov. %. 1859. the other
lcr - 20. dated April "a. 1861.
Defense statute vi limitations and Jul
consideration.
Pff alleges he received - pig valued
at 81 which il was agreed should b.
Endorsed on the 500 note.
Def. denies any such thing whole
hog"
Verdict for deil.
Gibson & Holt. Hammons.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
The Grand Jury had long session
not rising ill Saturday morning. They
examined over eighty witnesses ant
found fourteen bills. 1t was County
Attorney Bisbee's first term. There i,
one Indictment for murder, one for nui
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