Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02


Monday afternoon. at the assembling
OF court. Messrs. Waldrou Il Co., pro-
prietors of the Lewiston Gazette. APP
peared, plead nolo contendere TO the it,
dic,ment for Eoel found against them,
and paid nae OF S25 to cover costs OF
prosecution.
Tne next case taken up was No. 500,
Frank ". Bradford, in review. vs.. Sam'l
Bradford.
This was a hearing In review, and wss
tried upon he original papers, the case
having been previously dotaulted Frans
Bradford, pG testified tbs, be bought a
farm OF his grandfather. Samuel Brad
ford Alter working the farm tor ses-
500, Frank sold i, st sn advance of $500
on the price paid MS grandfather. Al
though the farm was sold 20 Frank. the
deed had not passed from his grand
i4ther When ne applied for The deed,
the old gentleman declined to furnish Il,
uuless Frank would divide on profits Of
ss,e. Frank told the OLD man be would
give him 500. ID he C'lid mo-, get the
deed otherwise. The papers passed, and
Frank failed 20 pass over me 500. claim
inc tha, the phlasaoiogy OF his promise
was 10, binding. After the testimony
was al in the case was referred ,o Judge
LIBBY, who Fsve iadEuer. Tor S64 sud
costs 10 plaintiff in review. which prac-
ticslly gave the grandfather the 500. re-
marSiuy tina, IL was eyjisl, tina, the Old
gentleman wss led q believe thst he
shos have ths, SUN II he transferred
The property.
Black Swan x King.
Hutchinson.
Tuesday No. -. Dean x Farrar vs.
Bearcr. administrator of estate OF Alex
a1ts- Cy11ker. Sas presented % tde jury.
Some time $50 Chi, case appeared 10 s.
d.aarea. phase. Jlea being 3 crimi1a,
action s.2ins, one L4bsrroa, who was
acquitted. Tho testimony ssew that
Farrar x Dean went % LebArroa's resi-
deuce in Hebron and 5argsine5 tor yoke
Of oxen, tor which they were 70 pay. and .
aim that they ala pay 500. Alexander
Crooker held these oxen 0y 8 Ho'mes
note. ami The evening srer the alleged
sale. TOOK possession 90 che cattle PTS.
sue for she money which they claim go
have paid Leb4rro1. Defeuia1, cleims
t1roCga Ls7su11, that the plaintiffs
sr1uEa, soue liquor wijh them. and iha.
upon drinking % he became intoxicated
and was Incapable OF masking trade
that no money was paid him. and that j,
j, was paid, be was in no coutiJipn 70 re-
ceiye 10. AND 10 was lost. Plaintiffs intro
dacaj one DeCos,er-then q hired man
in employ OF Ls5arron, who witnessed
tt5 ccuotiag OF this moaey. scd says
the plaintiffs placed j, in the pocket OF
defendant.
Arer being out several hoars, taa jars
DISAGREED.
B.,1cs Baca.
After thisJl l-- LIBBY heard the argu
me1,, in case OF Damn appellant. and
$50 The case Of Chapman. admir- vs.
Brooks, bo,n o., which are reported below
No. $50. Cysene f. Damn, appellant y.
John Kelly Ct as.
This Mas an appesl from Oar. decision
OF ;he Judge OF Probate oy the widow OF
Samuel ;. Dunn. late OF Bet-e.. deceased
The widow At the June term, 1917. petit
toned 20 The PlooS.e Coc-' 'or an slow
ancs OF Of the personal s,lstc ot her
late husband. over anu ABOVE what she
Was entitled 70 by law. The case was
heard s., ile Probate Court. AID the next
OF sin Ot the deceased husband. residing
in Yarmouth and Portland appeared and
vigorously contested the granting OF the
allow suce; but the Judge Csve the widow
sou, and she claiming it was not g
reasonable allowance appealed 20 the Sl-
preme Court, and The hearing came on q,
this term. The mex, OF ain eft the de-
ceased appeared, and as vigorously CON
tes.,3 He allowance. QIue s. number OF F.
~ .-l.,--- t-re called 10 snow the amount .
OF property Ie.. - 'he deceased, also tn-
social standing OF ihe parties. and The
wealth OF the brothers and sisters OF the .
deceased who were cou,eudiDg for the
property; also - TO the necessities OF the
widow. aad The smolo. %. her property
The deceased 10 his lifetime was 81
member of tie Masonic Relief Ass ccia
ton. and 81 his death Sl04 was LETT, IS
the appellant claimed. % tue widow. The /
next OF kin claimed tast as being a par:
of deceased husbands estate. and mat
the widow was 10, oy law entitled TO il.
This is a new question in TINS State. and
raised for the drst time in this case. sud
vii be Of general interest TO al men,
bers Of Masonic and Old Fellows Relief
Associations.
judge LIBBY rendered his decision
Saturday mor2iay, deere iec Tia; The ag-
pea. be sustained. aud grating 10 the
widow - 900. 10 addition 10 one-balt OF
the personal property which SIZE is en-
titled TO BY law, aud all Toe household
furniture, and a,s1 stating ia rendering