Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-10-05

Very true it is that never night follows day
nor day follows a night which does not hear ana
witness the signing and sorrow which accompany
| death and the black funeral train.
/ Our brother has passed away never more 70
mngle in these scenes In which 10 past years hs
/ has been 30 busy and prominent. He has held
numerous positions OF service trust ana hsnor,
both civil and military, and no longer ago than last
winter was one Of those selected TO consider and
State.
| | have listened with interest to the testimony
which you have borne to his generous and kindly
nature. or my own knowledge can add that such
| n tribute was well deserved. More than once when
| | have been here as now, have been Indebted 10
his courtesy and kindly attention for pleasant
hours OF quiet social intercourse. think never
hear HIM utter an unkind or unchaTitabie word
! OF any brother Of the bar, or OF those with whom
business brought him ia collision.
| pcrGles in concluding his culogy upon the dead
| soldiers who had fallen in the tirst year OF the
PelopOuuesian war said, "it Is fitting that We
should strive against the secret tendency 10 praise
| only those who no longer live. Whatever we LAY
or do, men VIII say perhaps that we are sun lat
from equalling their merits. That envy wnich
deprcciatcs the living, fayors the dead, ana does
justice only to those rivals from whom there Is no
tougcr any thing To lear' Now refer 10 thls, mol
/ because spirit OF deirsctOn prevails IN our
/ profession, know the contrary and that gen
tlemen ofthc bar less Frequently exhibit dispO'
| sition TO belttle living rivals ana eulosl1e only
| those who have passed away, than men IN other
| walks OF Lille. But speak OF II because believe
| that herein the uniform courtesy klnducss aud
| charity of our deceased associate were cOnsplc-
uous, and that his example IN never saying aught
needlessly 10 wound the feelings or reputation oil
| others may well be followed 10y Us ALI
| IL IS proper that your resolution. should DC
placed upon the Court records which were 90
| long under his charge, TO bear witness to your
| appreciation of and regret Tor MN. Ihe ClerA
will zee that it is done. In further token OF re-
spect TO his memory, the Court will adjourn.
The first case tried Tuesday was:
Ceylon Rowe ct al VS. John II Douglass
ct nj.
This is an action brought on an order
given by one Moses q Brown 10 the
plfl's and accepted by the deits, said
order bearing date March Z. 1874 the
order was as follows: Douglass Il De-
merritt: Pay & L c Rowe the amount
due me Tor work." signed by Moses q
Brown. 1t appears that Moses q Brown
worked Tor delts in the logging swamp in
the winter OF 1891 and was 10 receive
$50 per month; that there was due said
Brown $i1 for his labor; but the defts
claim that said Brown had given another
order earlier in date than the one given
! TO the pills ~ one Austin Tor The sum Of
S29.l7, and had paid said Brown some
$40. and that the pills should not recover
of them more than what was actually
due after deductiug said previous order
and the amount paid Brown, which would
leave about 80.
4 The plifs contend that the iii3t order
given 10 Austin WAS void as it was given
Tor 4 consideration which has failed, and
that they ought TO recover the full amour,
due from dvtts disregardng the first
order. The defs claim that they are
holden on the first order and should not
be held for more than 80.
Verdict tor pin for Sl0.62.
Frye. Foster & Jersey.
Sampson vs. Backield.
THIS was IN action to recover damages
for Injuries alleged to nave been sustained
by the plaintiff in February, 1874, while
riding in the town OF Buckfeld. The
road WIS in bad condition, owing 10 a
recent drift.n. storm. and the plaintiff
claimed that he received jar while pass
in through pitch up, which manned
MIN. The defendants plead lack OF no.
tice; and inability TO keep the road in
good condition Immediately after q storm,
and ayerred that the old gentleman's in.
( tirmities were the result OF age. Evil
dence showed that since the spring OF
1874, Mr. Sampson has gone lame and
has been otherwise crippled. The boy
who drove him on the day oil tie alleged
accident testified that The horse walked
through the pilch.up where the injury
was claimed 10 have been received. II
was shown that Mr. ). had walked con
siderable distances after that date, and
previous to complaining of injuries
There was large number of witnesses
examined. and the case occupied two en-
tire days.
Verdict for defendants.
Sampson, Randall. Bisbee, Harlow.
! Dean vs. Howard eli al.
| THIS was an action TO recover the value
OF note given by Mrs Ho ward, for the
purpose, as she supposed, OF keeping her
husband out of the hands OF the law.
Shortly after Mr. II. decamped leaving
her 10 settle the account alone Del'ts
plead lack oil consideration.
Verdict Tor defendant
/ Bisbee A ). Twitchell.
Chute, the fellow who broke into Aliens
clothing store last spring, was sentenced
TO two and a half years in Auburn Jail.
The following is the height and weight
of the first Jury. II is a pretty heighty
and beatty body.
Weight Height
/ 1,.;,. 4 Allan 4