Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-27
FIRST PANEL.


Lowell, Charles II. Brown, excused.
Buckaeld, Geo. II. Brigham.
Paris, W. w. Durham.
Oxford. II. NJ. Eaton.
Fryeburg, Seymour A. harrington.
Norway, Geo. 7. Gibson, Foreman.
Brownfeld, James r. Hill.
SECOND PANEL.
Norway. Geo. W. Hobbs.
Dixheld. Harvey kenney.
Rumford, Dana L. kimoall.
Gilead, T. G.. Larry, excused.
Stoneham, Albert Littleneld.
Waterford, J. X. Longley.
Hiram, Joseph ID. Lord, excused.
Albany. Moses l.. Mason.
Bethel. William W. Mason, Foreman.
Grafton, Moses McAllister.
Hartford, Emery Parsons.
Roxbury, George NJ. Richardson.
sUPERNUMERARIEs.
Canton, William W. Rose.
Hanover, Joseph Z. Russell.
Denmark, Stillman K. Swan.
The following cases were tried in order,
last week.
No. Sc, John Houghton, vs.. Lewiston
Steam Mil Co.
This action was on trial at the time we
went 20 press last week. The case had
been referred TO sn auditor and came back
into court for acceptance or rejection.
Both parties claimed exceptions to the
amount allowed by the auditor who had
sat on the case about 8 year ago, at MeNi-
CO. where a full hearing had been had. The
amount involved was about six hundred
dollars, over which both parties were
complaining. II seems that logging op-
Grafton had been entered into between the
defendant Co. and one Sewell COT, In
1873, by which the said COT was to do the
hauling OF supplies from the dePots al
Canton and Bryant's Pond TO the Lakes.
The plaintiff claimed 20 recover for ser
vices rendered TO said Gof, and charged
10 the defendantS-also for the value OF
clap5oard planer, which was alleged In
the plaintiffs writ, to be OF the value OF
i've hundred dollars. The defense was,
that the price was excessive, and that 1t
was to be snapped for what is known as
the -Tobin" farm in Byron. The jury
returned verdict for sjS9,j0.
Swasev. Foster.
Hammous.
No. los, John c. Kidder, VS.. Lewiston
Steam Mill Co.
This was an action 10 recover for board
Of men in ISIS, TO the amount OF about
thirty dollars. The defense admitted the
board, but claimed that it was to be ap-
piled on a subscription 20 building road
over Birthstone Mountain, in Byron and
witnesses were introduced 20 show that
such was the agreement and understand
ius between the plaintiff and defendant at
the time the board was furnished. De
PENDANT also had filed an offer to the de-
fcndant. Verdict SIS.
I.EH. \. Randall Foster * Herrick.
No. Isl, Leonard Whitman, VS.. Edmund
L. Bailey.
Plaintiff lives in Paris, defendant in
Minot. The action is troyer for couver-
sion OF six sheep Of the plaintiff In the
month OF Dec, 1851. 1t appears that the
plaintif although living in Paris, is the
owner Of farm in Woodstock, where he
keeps quite quantity Of sheep. In 1850
he purchased twenty-nine sheep OF one j.
G. Burns, near North Woodstock, and
drove them 70 his farm, where they were
kept till the following summer aud fall. /
They, with others strayed away and caus- /
ell plaintiff considerable trouble, and he
ordered one Of his neighbors to sell ten OF
them; subsequently about Thanksgiving !
time. he learned that squad of about six !
or eight of his sheep were away and had !
been seen seven miles away, in the neigh /
borhood Of the Old farm from which they /
were first bought. Plaintiffs tag-mark
was spot Of tar on the left rump of each
sheep, q crop Of the right, and half crop !
out OF left ear The plaintiff claimed that !
defendant in purchasing sheep on the old !
Burns place, had included his squad which |
were driven with three hundred others |
from Woodstock and vicinity to Mechsn-
ic Falls. Evidence was introduced to
show the sheep were seen at various
points before they got TO the Burns farm,
nreyicus 70 The sale TO the defendant, OF
the flock on the Burns farm. The plaintiff
also introduced evidence OF hi. finding
part Of his sheep in the flock at Mechanic |
Falls. a few DAYS after the arrival Of the
flock at that place. The great fight was
on the evidence of identification OF the
sheep. The evidence on the one side con-
flieted with that on the other, but the cir
cumstantial evidence was very strong.
Another defense set up was want OF title
in plaintiff to the twenty-nine bought the
wear before, on the ground that Burns did
not own them, but one T. NJ. Bartlett, of
Bryants Pond, who came in and assumed
the defense. Verdict for plaintiff $500.
Foster Herrick. Swasey.
Davis.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
David French was arrsigned and plead
guilty to the charge of larceny, and was
sentenced to hard labor in the work jail at
Auburn, for the term of eighteen months.
WIN. z. Hutchins was arraigued, and
plead guilty to the indictment found |
against him for the crimes Of breaking and
entering. and larceny, and was sentenced
to two years Imprisonment in the States
Prison at Thomaston.