Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-14
ENDEAvOR SOCIETY.

The Howard Avenue Congregational
Church IS AlHngtown Deestrict
schools,
The Endeavor society of the Howard
avenue Congregational church will give an
entertainment in the church on Thursday
evening, December Is, entitled "The AL
Hngtown Deestrict School," It will con-
sist of representation of the old time
country school, and will be much different
from the usual entertainment Of that char
acter. The best features of similar enter
tainments will Be used and many new ones
introduced. The picture of the old fash
Toned school viii be vivid enough to recall
the scenes of the past. The routine school
exercises will be varied with music, decla-
nation, composition, etc. The prospect is
that the church will be filed, as the price
of admission Is only Is cents. The enter
tainment begins at 7:30 O'Clock.
At Center Church Chapel.
There will be a social gathering at the
chapel this evening from to 9.
COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Civil Side-Judge
Thayer.
In this court yesterday the suit of F. s.
Andrew against the Babcock Oil company
was partially tried, and will be resumed
this morning. Mr.. Andrew claims So, 600
damages for an alleged breach of contract.
He says that the company agreed to pur-
chase land from him near the Derby road
in West Haven, for the purpose of estab-
fishing an oil station, and then failed to
keep their agreement. The defendants
reply that the terms of the sale were made
conditional on their ability to secure
certain rates from the railroad company.
They were unable to obtain these rates and
30 couldn't buy the property.
Mr.. Stevenson was called by the defend
ant to testify that he had talk with Mr..
Babcook, and had given him certain terms
for hauling, switching, ETC., and had been
unable to agree to the terms Mr.. Babeock
asked for
The defendants reply sets out that it was very
possible on account of the sharp comc etition
with the Standard Oil company. Lawyer Alling
appeared for the defendant, who intimated that
thing to do with the inability of the Babcock
company to secure the terms it desired but Mr.
t.
cock the same terms that he had given S. e.
Merwin andothers along his line.
Probate Court-Judge Robertson.
Yesterday Attorneys William A. Wright and
George P. Ingersoll, representing creditors Of
Nathan Cohn, the Congress avenue clothing
dealer, who made an assignment few days
ago, appeared in the probate court and notified
Judge Robertson that the creditors were not sat
isfisd with the way the estate Of the insolvent
debtor was being handled by those in charge,
and asked that an investigation be made imme.
diately
Constable Euscoe, who has the property in
charge. was sent for, and the complaint was
made in his presence. Mr.. Ingersoll said that
complaints lad been made to him by a firm
failure they had shipped a quantity of goods to
Mr.; Cohn, and upon visiting the store since the
but they had found that Mr. CohT and his G son
were in charge Of the store and were selling the
The keeper who was in charge of the store for
Mr.. Enscoe, a man named Robbins was seated
in the back Of the store and took no hand in the
sales, aud no strict account was being made of
the goods sold or the money received. Upon in
quiry they had discovered some discrepancy in
| the statements made by the men in charge
| concern were being loosely managed. He there
| fore desired that the store be either placed in
other hands or that strict account of the bust
ness be made. Constable Enscoe in his own de-
Tense said that he had a man there all the time
Il
terests of the creditors. He said that the reason
why he permitted Cohn to continue to sell goods
was because he was acquainted with the prices
| of the goods, and the keeper was not. All
moneys received, however, HAD been secured and
! turned over to him.
Judge Robertson said: "Mr Enscoe, you are
responsible to this court for every cent taken in
at that store, and you are also accountable for
alt the goods in the store and shall hold you
| sponsible. 1 should like t, know how much
| money has been taken in since the was
| placed in your charge"
| Mr.. Enscee stated that on the 9Th Of December,
| the day he took charge Of the store. Cohn had
| turned over to him the sum of $l.60, on the 9th
81 80, on the 10th S67O and on the 18th $780, max
| ing total of SIG IS.
| When this information brought out At
torney Wright said that the money received was
| insufficient to meet the expenses of the keeper
| and he therefore moved that the sore be closed
up Judge Robertson was Of the same opiaion
| and he therefore ordered Mr.. Enscoe 10 close up
the store at once, which he did.
Il Judge Robertson in commenting the matter
| to Mr. Enscoe said that under no consideration
should the assigning debtor be allowed in the
store, and he expressed surprise that the consta-
BILE should have permitted iG. The law provided
l against it and he cautioned Mr.. Epscoeabout
permitting the thing to occur again in his off,
cial capacity.
In the aft rneon Attorney David Strouse ,coun-
| sci for Conn., made an application to the probate
| fused.