The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-05-07

JUDGE WALTON, PRESIDING.
James f. Jackson, vs. Inhabitants Of Belmont.
An action to s. 900 for injuries caused by
alleged defect in tie highway. Reported last
week, and given to the jury the journal went to
press. Verdict for delft Thompson & Dunton for
plh. Hersey for delft
John Cunningham Inhabitants of Frankfort.
An action TO recover $500 for pauper supplies fur
nished Nancy Treadwel motherin-law to PIN.
Mrs. Treadwell WAS i'll and PIN asked the select
men to abate his taxes to help him in the support
of the woman. His taxes for 1878 were abated.
The selectmen did not continue the abatement.
Defs. say that PHI notified them that he must have
pay for the support of peuper, and they said she
would be taken to poor farm. Rather than to have
the woman removed to poor farm, PIN. agreed to
keep her and withdraw his notice. Denied. Yer
dict for plff. IN the sum of $336.s2. Motion for
trial and exceptions filed. IIerscy for pin
Fogler for 'ieft.
Court adjourned on Thursday last after a session
of eight days-one Of the shortest terms for some
time. There were but four jury trals--thrce
diets for plfs. and one for delft. There six
divorces and nineteen liquor indictments. Fines to
the amount OF ST ,O26.ss were paid.
DIVORCES.
The following divorces, in addition to those re
ported last week, were granted
Jessie Sawtelle, jackson, from Fred Sawtelle,
Boston. Nisi. Charge-drunkenness neglect to
provide for his family and cruelty toward wife.
Custody of minor child to mother.
Lizzie X. Newcomb from Roscoe Newcomb, Of
Monroe. Niei. Cause = drunkenness, personal
abuse and extreme cruelty.
| Almeda E. Clifford from John NJ. Clifford, Bel
fast. Nisi. Cause = drunkenness and extreme
cruelty.
| Alice A. Walker, Stockton, from Elijah T. Walk
er, Brooks. Nisi. Cause-extreme cruelty. Gus,
tody of minor children to mother.
THE LIQUOR CASES
were disposed of rs follows:
| State VS.. Frank Nash, Belfast common seller.
| MOL pressed on payment of $3.50.
State VS.. Abner g. Gilmore, Belfast, for keeping
drinking house and tipping shop, continued from
January term, paid 500; for single sale April term
mol pressed.
State Henry Staples, Belfast, single sale jan
uary term $50; common seller, keeping drinking
house and nuisance, mol pressed
Charles OConnell, Belfast, for single sale paid
$50; keeping drinking house and tipping shop,
January term, paid 500; common seller, April
term, mol pressed; single sale, paid $50.
State vs. Orman A. Hopkins, Belfast, keeping a
drinking house and tipping shop, January term,
paid 800; nuisance mol pressed.
State VS.. q. ii. Dunton, Wnterport, for keeping
drinking house and tipping shop, paid 500; com
mon seller and single sale mol pressed.
State Rowe Emery, Frankfort keeping =
drinking house and tipping shop paid 50; common
seller, $780, single sale $50.
State vs.. Nathaniel Holmes, Belfast, single sale
mol pressed.
State Hiram Darby, Belfast single sale, paid
$50.
State Fred l.. Carter, Belfast common seller
paid $5l.50; single sale, mol pressed.
State VS.. Joseph A. Gilmore, Belfast, keeping
drinking house and tipping shop, paid $50; fol
single sale, $5S.
State vs.. Henry Wyman, Belfast, keeping drink
ing house and tipping house, paid $50; for com
mon seller. paid $50.
State VS.. Daniel O'Conne Belfast, indicted Jan
uary and April. Nothing done In his case
Daniel Meservey, of Morrill,, on an assault anC
battery case paid $40 26
Hollis NJ. Hall, Belfast, for drunkenness pait
$7.62.
William Quinlan, Belfast, drunkenness was sur
rendered by his sureties and the sentence of lowe
court sustained. He went to Jail for 80 days.