Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-17

nrihel. Daniel n Grover. furfnta.
Newry. Levi W. kilgorc.
waterford. John kimoAh
srcoSp rANri
Ipiou. J. ; Lane.
Ssnner. Lnth-r n Msxin.
Stnreham. Loren MChesn.
Nason. Daniel = Mis-
Paris. Gustsv1s T. Pratt flrrnfa.
Albauy. joseph l. Rand
Porter. Isaac NJ stanley.
nyrou. Gtorge . thomas
Rsthci. E'nrIdgc a. Whcclcr.
Backaeif. james n. ioung.
Paris. JousthAn StArhlrd
Paris. Chafiss n. Ciir1ri
srrrH~rvERsEIEs-
Greenwood. rcisr n Bach.
Norsay. " W Pride.
Norway. A. . Audrcss
The oiiowing Jurors ~ere excused and
IN order % on the panels Messrs. Chh'id
Ani Sinbird u Pans. and Messfs An
drews and Pride q Norway we're drawn
a. sPsc.al jsror
O1iord. james X. Chapman.
Hiram. \ Ripley flnt
Fychurg. Frank Locke.
Ramfori. Ber smiu : Nevton-
The balance q Tuesday forcaooa ~As
speai In ealhng The eivl docket and pre-
parins ihs ,fial list
Tuesday afernoon case ~As pu' %
trial. !, wts
" .02. James A ncefing " the
Atlantis s. - ia~vnce X X Go.
Wisoa s. Grccaleaf A A S,foat.
Ssascy u u. hisoee
Ga ths l.,h DAY q October, ISIS.
,hs l~sIsss house. bafs aal sAed oocu-
pied by Jane. A ncsring. ~ere con
s1med By Gre Al aboli roon q that
DAY. NJ Dccfisg says Be ~as lyins on
a "a. il his house, Which u situated
on thc roal hetwcca Sogih fafs and
Oxford. tsias gnwsil ihA, be g., Up o.
~ All fed hs pg a. he PAssed
through ihe unk room be- az SMOKE
aii.ias from ihe rar Of his bAfa iock
b. spade. ih.nking grass ~as Ca Gre BE-
twcen bis house add che railroad ba,
uhsa he reached The fssr u biz barn, be-
fard rs We, cad sni north side on
tire. he tired o. txiinguish The IRE.
bat BE- hsd - 900 much headssy. Tie
then wert into The house and told be-
wie I'D daughter that The barn was %
Gre then iook hs iavali BOY from q
rocm upstairs md csrricd him 20 q neish-
bouns tolss returned and tined 70 save
property ia house bat The Gre as -
hr advanced. BAT hule coah BE- removed.
TIE two nsarr., nsighocrs werc away,
a. time u Ere. and their houses ~cre
both closed. TIE buildings we're totally
consumed. 18th aea'.y al their oonten,s,
including household fsrniiurr, farming
tools. crop, ard oas horse. Tue rcAl -.
tate ~ ~, o~nsd BY plaintiff. snd be
.c,xs 10 cha, rctloa CAY % recover iQr
its value Of personal property Destroyed
Plaintiff claims that The ire Which de-.
s,rcyed this property originated from a
spark dfoqpet by q pas.ing engine on
a. Grad Trsuk The DAY was warm
and che grauai Try Mr.. Desring' ,
hone va very near the railfoad-ths
house facing east toward the Oxford foad,
an ths rear q hs bsrn wAs toward the
~tsi. Aad neaf,si the track II i claim.
ca "a, zoe gfsss. bushes. &c. had been
cut BESIDE The railroad track. ani allowed
to Dol here that tte ergite dropped =
spark. with tired tals staff the Gre
.Pf,ad from iti. over plaintiffs 6eld &c
tis bafa. 10 slbsiAnua,e this claim, 4
number Of ~iinessfs we're called % prove
thai wien they weni % the Ere, The
gfass and railroad fence was burning
aad that The drectioa u wind wAs such
a. o. bl1w the Gre from the railroad ,o~.
ard plaintiffs barn. Plaintiff aud biz
family iestfei q, leng,h IN regard .,
schedule Of property destroyed and vAla,
% sane. which they claimed 20 b
$500
ID. fetse d.l ro' pui ia any eyiienes
bai dsaisd. through be- counsel that the
IRE originated ffom sparks dropped By
engiue Il Gained that e-s;aia bufasd
trees showed tha; the wiai could no
have duvea FIRE from railroad 20 the barn
ba; "a the o0ntafy, that the barnin.
bgiliinss fred the railroad fence. De
f,nsc slso claims that The plaintiff ha'
not made cat his case IN that be faileS
% lfove tha, any engine operated BY th'
Atlantic s. $, I.Awrence Railroad cause,
the Gre. Ia fact that he failed 10 prov
that the tefendan, corporation ran an
engine over the road near Mr. Deering
house. that day. The Atlantic & 81
Lawrence Railroad has been leased By
the GiAai Truak. which eoporaiioa run
the rad. a. The present time. and thoagi
ii vs. proved that certain trains d.
Tn over the rad that day, & "a, no
proved What particular corporation rar
s.ii trains or operated sAid road. Ga dam
agss .defendan, claims that the goods wer'
al placed too high, and that plaintiff onl.
proved the loss o. q part q the property
81 forth IN lis wit. The case va
gwen 10 The jury a. one o'clock Thursday
Az half pas, fSe they came ia with {
verdict ior plaiauH q sjjs.63. COan
eel for defense hAs fled exceptions an,
q motion Cor new trial. The case goes q
the Law Court.
There we're 10 case. ready for tria
Thursday afternoon OF Friday To
lures we're excused during tia, time.
SATURDAY morning the second case va
pat on trial Il Was
No 297. Melissa A. WiaslOs "
Inhabitants Of Pans.
BRIGHAM. DAVIS.
swa.cy. Wright.
Hastings.
This case eanno, b fully reported be
cause Il i s,ill on trial, and a report q
this time nigh, work TO the prejudice o
parties Il i an action ia which Mr.
Winlow sues the ,osn Of Paris Cor in
jariss which she claims 10 have receive
April 9. 1854. While riding on the roa
between Backfsld and South PARIS.
NOTES
JIdge Virgin gave The attorneys SON
very good advice. last week. about try
ing has cases. lie said be never tried
line case before a jury While be was
i ....ftr.,. aff.r,aw hse.n.a a ca.a A