Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-07
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

n Hammond. Special i.Taig 1s Cfier.
SR Carter. Iitn1rls.
VA Barrows. Messenger.
The following statistics. giving The age,
religion. oeoupa,ioa ard politics Of the
secont jlry were complied BY Hon. 5. ID.
waisWorth. foreman.
samuel u waiswOrth. Hiram. IS. farm
er ant Insurance agent Republican, Uni
vcrsAllst
Slas A. Maxim. Paris. 81. carpenter and
builder. Indspcudcnt. Independent
Francis :. Cannon. a., Norway, farm
% and cattle dealer, Democrat, Universal
ist
Cyrus Wo0tsum. Norway. 81, carpenter,
Republican. OnlycrsAlist
Lemuci wheeler, Gllead, Al, farmer, Re
ruhIIcan. CungregaiionAlist
Henry y. Howe. Hanover, 81, hrmer'
Republican, I niversalist
Fiicu n. willard. Waterford. a., farmer,
Grccnhack. Methodist
George =. Andrews. Norway. 81, manu-
facturcf ~ curriers' grease, kepuhlcAn.
CougrcgatlonAlist
Charles \. Porter, Paris, -. farmer, he
publican. CungregAtionaiist
Gllhert N. Snail. sumner, ~, hrmer'
RopuhucAn. I nitAriAn.
samuel \. Keone. Hebron. co, farmer'
Ecpnhlcan. Baptist
John n. Hastings. Bethel, 81, farmer
Democrat. 10 religious preference.
America Andrews. Paris, 81, farmer
Democrat Methodist
Average agc--il year. mos-
Two cases were tricd last week, and TIE
second Iary was discharged Tuesday eve
n.ng. amer the second trial The two trials
were A. follows
.st oxford Cius W. WILLIAM G. Moon
az. Hannibal Curtis AMI Danvllle IL ste
80. Herrick,
w.M Bradley, Portland. SwAsey.
This was an action for trespAss. The
plaintiff corporation was organized under
ne avs % Maine. ant produced two cult
claim deeds giving them The title 10 an
ISLAND IN n Fond In Upton. II wAs stated
hat this poad Wa about one mile square
ON the .slsni the Club hat erected boat
hoase sui camp. and had there sevefA
ho.ts aui other appliances for nshing. On
tae e,th ofAagust, lass, nre ourued over
q rrcai portion % The ISLAND, destroying
the loaf house Ani one boat II Il claimed
hat TIE ls'and was badly injured a. ~
sol was OF q punky character and The gre
rar tArouga H. destroying u and ne uee'
growing on 10. al - the value % 800 The
fsv prcvlous D. the ore. thsse defendants
vent a. the ISLAND with FIREMAN Killing
Vol. guide. arriving there Al or aeo1'
uoou. TIE party hshed 10 ne AXE and
remained To camp on ne isiani over Night
The guide. who was called BY PlAinilns'
te,rfef hat De- buli three tres, tarng
TIE time of thclr siAy. on = ere-oct, pre-
pared of rocks-the usuAi place of ouilding
frcs when any persons were on The ls'And
TIE last ore Va built the morning before
they icn. b; before loAvlng the Island
he PAT water on The embsrs b sxtinguish
ths Gre lie pat one pailfal o. water on
the are. ani NJ. stevens, one Of the de-
f.rlants. pai on four or Eve pAilsfal more.
~ vas sai.sfcd. A. were The dsicndAnts'
that the Gre va entirely exunguished-
Bat the plaintiffs claim that The eonhAgra-
lion originated ffom This Gre, AMI hat ne
tei,niants are chargcabie therefore. De
fsnlants deny "a, The are originated ron
hat % ther lighting They deay hel
were trcspasscrs. claiming under The col
onlal law OF i6ii r.gh, b nsA and h1nS
.n pouds 90 teu acfes In extent and Tie
rght % approach thereto, without tres
PAS. provided they did not raVel over
cultivated aelis They also dcny ne
rcspass on the ground hat hey hAi a
rghi % camp ou The islAni. because hey
wers conducted there BY Ellng~ood, who
was 10 charge OF The club property ihsfe
ani hai The Key % the club camp. They
claim hat thls Gre must have been sei y
some other pyrty. As clrcumstAntA e''-
scsce. hey show hat the club house had
beer broken opcn before hey arrived that
a certain boat on The ISLAND hal 20,
been harmed. though 10 was 10 ne
track oi the ere when THIS party len, and
that only Que OF the two boat used BY
these partes in crossing from the Island
% me main land va fouut ,hough they
hal lied them close together when they
returned 20 Upton village. The defend
ant. shovel BY two or three witnesses,
that the ground Tor considerable distance
around the fre-bed had DOT been burned
an IL was claimed that The Gre originated
aorn sone point nearer The club house. IL
Va also proved that no ne except those
on The drc-bcd had been klndled BY these
defendants. and tha. there was no smok'
.nr by any % the party while they were on
the island The facts Il was claimed,
showed corciasiyely that The defendants
were not liable Cor the damage, even u
they were trespAssers on The Island. The
.sry brought IN verdict Cor the defend
ant. and iu answer - an inqalry Of Judge
Haskell found that The Ore which burned
the island. dld not originate nom The nre
kuiled By these defendants.
s0r. Au.ew. Chssiey vs.. Moses Ches-
ley 49,,
uerrick. ID. q. Han,
Sx..ev =. Z. StrOut
his was an action Of assumpsit In
Which the p,ain;if seeks % recover from
Der father tie defendant for her personal
services In his family from Dec. -, ISL
| an March ED. iss3. with twenty weeks
ogt a. - per week, amounting 20 s7es'
Defendant denies his liability on The
grounds that this plAintlf Was living Al
home A. a daughter, no, expecting con-
pensatlon that he often told her he should
not paw Der that her services were not
REQUIRED AMI that she dld not earn such
wagcs As 80 claims n she Wa Al work Tor
pay. The case was a most unfortunate
one Cor OF concerned. A. u showed vast
amount Of family unpleAsantness, oui tns
parties were determined not 20 settle win
oui q jary trial. which made The whole
matter public. The plaintiff testified thAi
she was a. years Of age, and had resided
with her parents until 20 years OF age
when she went % Mechanic Falls 20 WORK