Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-10

kumlOTd, Wlilian AuutcWs'
Sweden, John Bennett.
Denmark. Silas Bennett.
Oxford, Freeman Brown.
Canton, Virgil Cole.
Waterford. Silvanus w. Cobb.
Woodstock, Daniel Day.
Stow, Otis NJ. Eastman.
Lowell. Marshall Evans
Fryeburg. Seymour A Harrington.
BrownGeld, James NJ. Harmon.
SECOND PANEL.
Paris, William j. Wheeler, Foreman
Norway, Charles l.. Hathaway,
Albany, John Hszelline.
Fryeburg, Henry ID. HuIchins.
Hiram. George Millikeu.
Denmark, George w. MouIson.
Stonoham, Joel s Sawyer.
Porter, Freeman G. Stacy.
Lowell. JOSIAH Ii. Stearns.
Bethel, ID. w. Town.
Porter, Frank York.
Hiram, Peter b. Young.
AT The call of the docket but lew cases
were marked for trial, quite 81 largo num-
Dor were disposed of by default neither
party" &c. There were $50 neV entries.
The first case tried was No SO. Edward
p. Brooks vs.. John b, Chapman.
Action upon promissory note. Pin.
resides in Portland, and is surviving pArI-
o. the irm OF .. NJ. & +. p. Brooks.
The note in suiI was given August lst.
A .l..ls ..I
was th,t the note, after tho same was
given by defendant. was delivered as
present to the father OF the pm. who
then resided ia Bethel, with directions TO
the delft 10 pay the same 10 the pins
father. and tina, the same had been paid
by the delt to the father. and ,nat iurther-
more on the death OF the tther this note
WAS inventlrlod in hi. estate ny Gilman
Chrpma , ne RdmiuI~lra' or, aud had been
accepted ny the widow as part OF her
allowance nut Of The esta'e OF her hus-
band The p II. Introduced evidence to
show the he n-v'r give the note to tho
father. but that the same had been in his
poss~-- ION sine, il was 81, On till the time
it was sen e., H. ,'rnoy Tor collection {;
snl TIA, be SAM ~nsuoyer paid, and no
ana RI, eytl given 10 tho !a.hcr 70 col
lee, tho same and that be never directed
the dett. so to pay 1t.
The jury returned verdictior slOS.S2,
the amount OF the note.
Foster. Hammons.
No. I42-Moses Stanley VS.. William p.
Eaton.
This was an action Of replevin. The
plaintiff. residing in Porter, and the de-
fendan, in Bro sufield. traded horses, and
the piff. alleges that deit. warranted his
horse all sound and right, and kind in
single and double harness. The next day
alter the trade the plff. found, as he states,
that the horse he received was unsound.
and returned him 10 the deit. and demand
ed his horse. and the deit. refusing TO e1-
change the horse was replevled. Deit.
claimed he did not warrant the horse 10
be sound any further than he knew, and
if the horse was unsound be did not
know it. II appears that after the horse
was reviewed and delivered by the OH
cer t" IA, plff, that the deit., Eaton. took
the hot.s from the plf. and run him into
New Hampshire and traded him away
StaY,e, finally found the horse in Massa-
chusetls. There WAS large number oil
witnesses on both sides.
Verde for plaintiff.
Rediou. y. d. Ea'ou'
H->,ingr.
No lO5-E benezer L. Nutter eli ais VS..
Cyrus Murphy ct ais.
This was an action on contract made
between the plaintiffs and defendants IN
The salo of lum Der. The plaintiffs, +. T..
& w. B. Nurer, OF Cape Elizabeth. ID.
r. Hastings and David Hsmmons. own q
lot of timber land 10 the town OF Lyman,
and in the year 1872 they sold TO the de.
PENDANTS the pine timber standing on said
land. They we're to take off two hundred
thousand feet. or whereabouts, the hrst
year; ana for the next three ensuing WIN
,ers one.lbird of the remaining i've. at
the rate OF nine dollars and fifty cents
per thousand #. The defendant COM
menced operations on said timber lands,
but tailed TO perform the conditions oil the
contract. After the case was opened 10
the Jury. the defendants offered to com.
plete the contract and TO give good
bond TO Ii It effect. The proposition be-
ing accepted by the plaintiffs, the case
was Withdrawn from the jury. and settled
Hastings and Hammons for plaintiffs I;
J. L. Butler OF Boston. Hiram knowlton
OF Portland, for defendants.
The Jury was discharged Friday noon.
after tryiug the foregoing cases.
Only two verdicts were rendered, but
Large number OF cases were disposed oil.
Court adjourned Saturday afternoon,
having been in session I'VE days. During
that time lOS actions on the continued
docket were disposed of. and 4S on the
new docket. Four divorces were grant
ed, ~ follows:
Charles D. Spears vs. Emma Spears.
Divorce decreed.