Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-26
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
OCTOBER TERM. 1855.
COURT oFFicERs.

HoS. T. II. HAsxKLL. Justice.
ALKkRr $. ArsrS. Cierk.
JAMS S. wEioHr. CovAiy Aiiorasy.
JoKDAS SrAci. SherF.
Al BAssrrr. Dquiy 'riih 6rs, Trar-
go, jury.
HpHr A. MuLs. DTniy '0h .Ssooud
Trarer,s Jsry.
Arsrx 7. SrEAKNs. Jdiler.
n. r. HAMMOND. Crer.
J. A. HAYnKS. Si,nographer.
WILLIAM A. BAKEows. Message
SAsrEi X. CAErER. Librsuaa.
Al The time the DTNocEAr wsnt 20
press lass week. the case Of Charles l..
Abbott 70. Daniel K Grover. Admins
traitor ofthe estate % Abner =. Bennett,
-S on trial. Judge X. A. Frye APPEAR
Cd for Tie plaintiff add Besroe & S,earns
Cor the defence. This ~ss al action 20
recover The sum Of sS2s IS for services
claimed 10 have been performed upon the
farm Of The inissia,e between The year.
1877 and 1854. and for care Of the De.
esased IN bis IA, illness Mr.. Bennett,
died in July 1884 and soon si;er~ard
the claim -.s presented 10 Commission
or, in lnsol,esey Who allowed s261 4s.
Prom this decision the heirs appealed 20
this Court.
The defence claimed iha, The farm
-s earned on by The pl.ia,if and the
in,ss;s,s together. in accordance with a
verbal sgr-,msn, between them. which
asrsemen, ioeladsd The service. charged
fOr. excepting the item Of care. and that
az The claims Of The plaintiff asAins, The
estate yer, settled in = Donation by the
interstate in bis lifetime 20 bis daughter,
the -ii. Of the plsiniif The case "a.
Submitted TO The jury about seven o'clock
Monday evening. special evening ses-
sioa be holden Coz the Arguments Of
counsel TO Be presented. snd /. verde;
vs reached ., about t-o o'clock ;hs
tOllo.ins morning siving the plsiniif
tvsn;y dollars
II Is ssldom tia; case j. tired Ia o.
fOrd Cousiy Of 30 peculiar t. nature. oc-
eupying 20 much time. and invclving 80
muet taleni a. that which occupied the
COur, nearly The Whole Of last week
We refer Of course 10 the case Of Jonr
y. Dearborn W. The Portland Company.
wherein Capt. Dearborn seeks 10 hold
dsiendsn, company responsible 10 the
sum Of twenty thousand dollars damage.
sOf injury 10 bis machinery and lumber,
caused BY the explosion Of boiler ia ii,
mill q, Brysni'. Pond. which explosion
the plaintiff claims -as oocasioned BY
the negligence Of the dsisndeni's servants
in naiing -psirs upon snd testing The
boiler in Al improper and unsafe man
Der.
The plaintiff Ia hi. case resides =;
Loehss Mills. in 0reen~OOd. and Is en-.
sas.d in the manufacture Of .poOls. do.el.
turned vood boxes and variety tarniass,
his manafseiury being situated =, By-
ants Pond. the mil sad the land upon
which IL IL located being o-ned by The
town Of Woodstock. and the fixtures,
consisting. In March. 1854. Of bOilsl
Of about IS horse po-sr. al engine.
pump and connections. roughsr and al
the machinery. betting etc. used in eon-
nec,ion Nth the business. being The
property Of the plaintiff. In February
iss4, The operation Of the mil ~ss In
isrup,sd BY the breaking Of . shsfs snt
By the discovery Of . crack in the dome
bead Of the boiler. The plaintiff ssn, &c
The Portland Company, a. Portland. ,
description Of the crack IN The dome bead
and asked their advice a. 10 the kibk Of
dome bead required TO replace the deise.
tive one. The result was that heavier
one vn sent 10 the mill BY the defend
ant company. and vas placed in position
and the holes drilled fOr the rive,ing By
the plaintiff. Three men we're then sen,
fron The Portland Company works 10
Bryant's Pond 70 eomplsts the JOB. The
vorkmsn arrived At Bysnt's Pond on the
svsaing Of March 5th. and began work
on the morning Of The 9th. and eomPls,.
Cd the rivstins and principal eslking OF
the sesm on the afternoon Of that day,
vhsn the boiler ws filed with water
ssdJ for work the following Morning.
snd lov Ere started underneath fOr The
purposs Of warning the water TO prevent
freefing.
I, vas claimed BY the plaintiff that
on the morning Of the 9Th steam was or
dsrsd put on BY Alexander. the foreman
Of The Portland crew. that the steam was
put on and the pressure rose. and as the
slishs ksks appeared the men proceeded
10 ealk them. and that - the pressure
g.sv stronger the ball vs pat upon the
sasssy valve By the Portland men at .
point Indicating . pressure Of 10 pounds
sad that the steam roe 10 that Point
tAss he ealking vss eoatiaasd - the
snAn lsahs sppssssd. uail about Q a. X