Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-28
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Geofgc II. bsrrowa, sumner.
j. Ilsstings Bean, Mason.
Oscar e. bradford, Hartford.
Joseph W. Chapman, Grafton.
Thomss u. bay, Woodstock.
B~ojsmin \. Doe, Paris.
Almon Emerson. STOW.
Charles u. Fessenden, Brownneld.
John Fox, Lowell.
Roswell frost, Norway.
ssco>p TRAVERSE JuRr.
George L.. smith, Hanover. Foreman.
Joseph W. Fitzpatrick, Porter.
q. n. Lane. Paris.
Timothy n. Jewett, Bethel.
Almond Warren. Denmark.
Aionro u. Littleheld, Albany.
J. ". t.ndsicu, Canton.
stanley Virgin, Dixfeh.
l.. Carroll Mason, Duckfi-ld.
David u. Millett, Oxford.
Austin Nelson, Hebron.
George VI. Richar,ison, Isoxbury.
In the case of Jesse v. FULLER We. In
habitants 90 Hartford, the jury returned
q verdict for plsintifY, e:s.@.
John ". Chadbournc ~ Oxford ~ss
brought Into court Monday aud arrsIsn.
ed for smb~rIlcment. lie plead not
guilty. ani gave bonds In the sum of
ss,coo for hls appearance from dsy
to day, the arvtles being seth III.
rsuncr. George 10. Jones aud I,sandsr
wariweii, all Of Oxford.
John 4. sws.ey. assignee, We. Andro-
.cogy,n Water i'ower 90. This action
Vas brought by Mr.. Swsssy ne ss.l.ue~
10 the in.ol,ent estsi. of \. u. krlliief
of Bethel. In August, lss', Mr.. NELL.
her entered Into = contract With 10.
Water Power Company Ia cut for ihem
| during the following winisr for hN-i
pr,c, per thousand, b~t~~ea thr~~ aud
tour million Zee, of spruce In whole
tr-.. on lands osn~i by the company
| In Riley Plantation. The larger part of
the lum,,er Was isndci on Sunday River
In Riley, While something less than .
quarter 81 n, on the other eide ~ the
mountains, wa. iand~i ou the Andre
.coggln River In the town of Gilcsi.
Mr.. kelliher w-nt on. cut and hauled IN
/ pur.uanc~ ~ the contract. The tr.rs
landed on sunday River we're all .calei
nv on. surveyor, Mr.. Thomas, while
those lsnjsSi on the Aniro.cossin were
.c,l-,i nv another man, Mr.. oilin. Dur
lng the winter complaints wrr- made
that the.e .csler. werr not giving all the
lumber ,bsr. wss w IN. tr-~.. Jusi
bos far ti~.- complaints went, or just
ho. much "a. done In relation Ia the
matter, n 1. impo..ibl. Ca tell, ss thsrc
b. conflicting e,ii~nc- on these points.
| IN. winters operations sho~ci, a ~
turn-,i by the surveyors, total ~ some
thing over al.0O trv.., making q little
morv than thrvc million sni halt f-ei.
The pl.lniiff .cc-pts the numt.r Ut tree,
hut uur.tlous the namtrf ~ fcet. In
| April, after operations w.r, closed. Mr..
hrliih.r engaged surveyors, wbo went
ut-on "a. landing. sni scaled What tr-.s
they roald g., at-from oo--elgh,h "a
ons-t-nth IL the whole number. Taking
thee. q. an average 10 th. whole. con-
putaiions we're made, basel upon the
number 20 trvcs, ani the resulting
hgur.. .how~i that tberr .bouli IL an
aggregate 10 about Nv. million let ~
luinber, or In the vicinity 10 = million
aud q quarter mof- than Vas returned
by the SURVEYORS. II IL for pay for
cutting this amount n., rrturne'i by the
surveyor. that the plsiu,in sues, aud J,
/. UPON ID. lacorr~c,n.ss of tb. scale
that III. ca.. rr.t.. 4 poln, d~eli upon
b, ID. plaintiff Ia oI~nlng IA. that when
| Mr.. ksllih.r finl.bs,i the winters oprrs-
lions. he could no, pay hi. bills, aud va.
obliged Ia ~ Into insolvency &c the ~
suit ~ III. Improbable Winters opsrs-
tion..
p,frnc. maintained that the scaiers
serr sgrc-d upon By the parties; that
their work "a. done without complaint
/ until near the close of the OPERATIONS.
ani that ~h.n compliant was mad. Mr..
k.llib.r Investigated the m,iisr aud
pronounc.Si hlm.elf perfectly satlsn-d
With the scale; that th.ir seal. VAS an
honest aud ac,iurat- one, and ga,- Mr..
k-llIb.r all Ia which he ~as entitled.
rb.y further maintained ths, tb. cause
20 Mr.. ksllih.r'. financial difficultie.
~as no, that be ~as cheated In the scale
20 these iog., bat that they ~er- due Ia
lack 81 attention Ia business, he bring
engaged In other lumbrring operations
az "a. same time, Ia trvable. With hl'
workman, bad ~.aiher AMI bad manage
ment.
sws..y and iIerrick appeared Tor IN.
plainilf, ". ~. Newell ~ lewiston aud
Bl.be. for the defence. III. case va.
we'll managed on both slie., aud sharply
contested. quite q portion of Oh" e,i-
denc, NJ. In the form 81 expert ie.il'
mony by lumbermen and surveyors.
| The ca.. occupied some more than
thr-- days, sni wss given Ia the jury al
ak o'clock Thursday night. ~ ten
o'clock the jary csme Va and returned a
verdict for the plaintiff 81 sitss.65. 4
motion for q new trial has bccn died,
and the ease g,.e. Ia the Law court.
The other case. la which the Andro-
.coyyin Water Power 60. appear. we're
disposed 81 .o they did not CON. Ia trial.
and IN. bu.ln-.. ahead melted rapidly
away.
The two cases, Clark. Gov. Guano
90. ". Harrison Tutiie ani sane W..
samuel n. Irish were referred Ia Judge
Poster.
william Jacobs % Franklin Planta'
ton wss arraiguei for single sale. the
indictment having been found at the
o,toher term, isss. In answer to the
Inauiry, "Ar. YOU guilty or not guilty.
he replied. "Se.. ! suppose ! did H."
The court imposed . sentence of q hne
Of go aud costs taxed at 80 and ~
DAYS In jail. Respondent paid the hue
and costs, and WAS committed To serve
his ~ days. Another Indictment a.
common seller against the same respond
.nt wa. mol pressed, the county atior-
ney stating that In HE Judgment the e'i-
dence was Insufficient Ia warrant . trial.
The county attorney then took az 10.
criminal docket stating that this VAS his
last term aud he wished to leave u In
good shape for hls successor. The fol-
lowing eases were mol prosse'i, the re-
spondents Ia most Of them having been
out Of the State for some time:
state ". Charles Da,is
s,.,s We Ali,a PssienxiIi.
rnr,a-onabiy nsssstias 10 api~Ar bsfov
s,.,s V. El.ia n uoushsea.
I s,.,~ ". sidney Nosk.
4 same.
state We. Georrv tos.
| Assault AMI battery.
state We. Alfr~t d. kas~sil
searh ami ssisur~.
STAB Va Ama.A Payne. sppsiAst
s,.,s v. Nsil~a LomhAri ssi Jsse,s X. Hart
| Adultsry.
mol prs .. b. Jepe,a X. iiArsl<tt- Lombard
has ssr,vsi kis ssntesosJ
ssste va wah~r sutton.
| AssAah ssi battery.
state We Az Powers. Appellant
Cruelty 10 animals.
In the case Of State We. l.. w. Jackson,
for single sale, which was appealed from