Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-07
Letter from Athens.

10 me Edu0rs o. me heHneotc journal :
ATHENS, Sept. 4, 1873.
The republican party through two Of its mem.
hers was challenged to meet the regulators in
debate on the financial question at the town house
this evening. Accordingly q crowd from both
parties assembled to witness the hat'le.-two re-
puh.icsns who had each received a special chal-
lenge representing honest money, and two old line
democrats representing the friends of grand lar
ceny.
ANS ready-whcn lo the ferv tiger Of lying
promises was discovered to be in full retreat. The
champion Of reputation, he Who was admitted
the ahest of their party, and who gave out the
challenges and arranged for the battle was miss
ing leaving his lieutenant. democratic lawyer,
and the rest of the nationals as sheep without a
shcph.rl. Meeting called to order, when the two
home men went on to the floor and de-
and that their chsllengers proceed that they
IN CHI rcply After some delay in which it was
sscer'ainc thai there WAS no man of sufficient
corr,se to proceed, it was declared by their st
lieutens OF that their side might by defaut. and
The meeting adjourned, leaving the nationals crest.
fallen and honest money men Jubant
p s. II is still doubtful whether the greencack
C ampinn is really dead, whether he is still hid
den IN the woods. But it is certain from the
applause of the meeting, that there are hundr. DIS
of honest voters in Athens, who have not vet
signed away their liberty to vote rs they please bv
y Nv for q resolute charge and the field is ours.
Superior Court, whitshouse j., PRESIDE
ting. t4rs- f4rr
FRIDAY, September 6.
No. So. Albert S. Bgelow & al vs.. John N.
G.slin. Robinson for PITS. s. & l.. Ticomb for
delft This is an action of as-umpsit for goods
sold ard delivered, to wit for hemock diner sion
timber, amounting to $30.ls. After the testimo
nv on the part of the pits had been put n the
counsel for deft. moved for a nonsuit, on the
ground that the proof adduced did not establish
an acceptance of the goods nv the def , and that
therefore the action in this form could not he
,ustsiued. and also that there WAS no valid con-
tract OF sale, for the reason there no sufficient
memorandum in writing signed by the deft thst
no part of the goods sued for bad been acce nj ed
nv the deft, and no pay ments were made nv him,
and therefore action at all could he maintained.
After hearing arguments of counsel and cita-
ton of authorities, the judge sustained the motion
and ordered nonsut.
No. II. G. Cummings We. Asa Libby. Blake
for plaintiff, Jackson for defendant This also is
an action upon account annexed, amour ting to
425 so one item Of which is a note of defendant
for SlS. The declaration contains also count on
the note The defendant admits the items Of the
account, except the note. II appears. that at the
date Of the note the parties had settlement Of &C.
counts and passed receipts in full the defendant
giving the note for balance due to the plaintiff
The defendant now contends that the supposed
settlement was only partial one. relating TO
single matter of business between them, and that
the noe to be held and Offset when all the
counts should he cousideie ed and adjusted. II was
Eve O'clock when the closing arguments were con-
GUIDED and the court then adjourned till to-mor
row.