Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-01
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court Civil Side - Judge
BeardSIeY.

BeardsIeY.
The case of Augur and WHY'S Tucker VS.. Thomas
Merritt placed on trial yesterday. The cause
of action is to set aside deed for forty of
land the northern part of East Haven, which Syl-
vester Augur gave to Thomas Merritt June {, 1885,
for the sum of $500. The grounds are that Augr
was of unsound mind that undue influence was
used and false representations made. Mr. Augur is
a well known farmer who owns considerable land
in the neighborhood of East Haven and North Bran
ford. Thomas Merritt was once member OF MS
family and married the daughter of Mr.. Augur
Mr. Augur wished Merritt to stay with him his
farm in his declining age and made over the prop
erty to him at the nominal price of $780, Nothing
was paid at the time
Trouble in the family was caused by the fondness
of Mrs Merritt for family cats, which the old man
detested, and one day he drove them out of the
kitchen with broomstick. This action led event
ually to the breaking up of the household Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt left the house and Mr. Augur
soon followed.
Then Merritt brought a suit for unpaid wages
and Mrs Augur brought suit for divorce on the
ground of cruelty. WHY'S Tucker was appointed
conservator Mr.. Augur. Merritt's suit was dis
posed of by the payment of $50, and the suit for
divorce is still pending Mr.. Augur expressed ais
satisfaction at their leaving, saying they eat
ing him out of house and home.
The case is attracting great deal of attention
and yesterday the court room presented lively
with the presence of spectators including peo
pie from North Branford.
Court Of Common PIeas-Judge Tor.
rance.
In the Court of Common Pleas Yesterday morning
Judge Torrance occupied the bench and rendered a
decision in the case of Wright, Stoddard & Thomp-
against the North school district of Orange He
found Judgment for the plaintiffs in the of
$11549 The plaintiffs sued the district to recover
bill for services in settling certain diff
fculties of that district. The defense put in the
claim that the meeting of the district which author
lied their employment not properly called and
consequently the plaintiffs could not recover.
Fair Haven.
A number of oyster boats were launched
yesterday.
Captain Merritt Farren is very low again.
Chief Browns condition remains about the
same.
Mrs Edgar tombstone of Louisville, KY,
is a guest of Mrs. R. Il. Stevens.
The vessels from the South are arriving
slowly; several are expected daily.
A. K. Browns Arthur is very low
with pneumonia. 1t was thought last night
that he could not live through the night.
Eugene Reynolds is to go to Lockport,
N Y, soon to take situation there.
Mrs. Jessie Bangs, of Milford, is visiting
Mrs. George Bradley.
Mrs. F. NJ Bogue of Rose street, who was
taken with hemorrhage Saturday, was very
low last night.
Dr. J. G. Barnett was about the same last
evening
The Ella Jane with corn feed for Bradley
& Davis arrived from sGIen Cove, L. l.,
yesterday.
Eddie johnson will soon be able to be out
again.
Martin Geisler still holds the watch chain
charm that he found.
The Rev. Mr. Vibbert is somewhat bet
ter. He hopes to be able to oficiate on Fast
day.
The oyster dealers say that they will have
plenty of oysters and that there no indi
cations of scarcity of the bivalves.
Betting on the polo game between the
Yale and Quinnipiac teams last evening was
3 to 2 on the home players.
The Amelia with scrap iron for the rolling
mill arrived yesterday from Boston.
The schooner NJ. o. Wells has discharged
her cargo of 5000 bushels of plants for
Miles Tuttle in the harbor.
Alvah Granniss sold some blooded pigs
recently, four months old, for $25 apiece.
The Elias Smith farm in North Haven is
to be sold at auction soon.
All Chung, the laundryman, has several
beautiful specimens of Chinese roses on ex-
hibition.
The library committee of the Second
church met at the Rev. Mr.. Blakeslee's house
Monday night and selected number of new
books for the library.
Luther Barnes, of North Front street, is
very low. He is over so years old. The
doctors say he cannot survive.
There is pleasing prospect of considerable
building going on this spring, and already
the builders have anticipations of plenty of
work. The most prominent buildings to be
put up Mr.. Egan's new three-story brick
building ON East Grand street; D. Lawlor's
new residence at the junction of South Front
street; D. Burke will have a new building
pat up at the head of Fillmore street; and
there will be several tenements put up on
jackson street.
Mrs. S. Bishop, of SO East Grand street,
invites the ladies to call and inspect choice
selection of trimmed hats and bonnets for
spring Thursday, April 2.