The Somerset reporter., 1893-10-05
Somerset s. j Court
September Term, 1883.
wHITEHOUSE, j., Presiding.
y. ". BRAfSERD, Clerk.
F. w. HovEY, County, AnorneB.
j. s. ESTES. SteHogra Pher.

y. ". BRAiSERD, Clerk
F. W. HovrY, County; Ahorneg.
+. p. ViLEs, sheriff
| Deputies in attendance: Lyman Grant, John
Smith, a. p. spear, Sc oft Knowles jos. Akin
son, r. S. Williams.
| Blaine : Yiles, Messenger.
1LurMltg. Sent. 2S-'rhe case of the
I FIRST National Bank y. l.. l.. Morrison,
action on promiSsory note came up.
This is "A note growing out of transac-
tions with the Mouse Island Association,
of which defendant is IA member. The
! evidence disclosed that George y. Page,
cashier of the bank and also treasurer OF
The Mouse Island Association. had paid
or guaranteed this note Ia the bank.
The drfcDlant claimed tiat the plaintiff
bank had no interest in the note and
could net maintain its suit; that the
note was held by Page and that he was
jointly liable. Discussion by counsel
disclosed the fact that there were I'M
settled accounts extending over IA period
of several years between the members of
the Mouse Island Association. and it was
agreed to refer all these matters. the
further trial of the present action TO br
suspended pending the drawing up nt
the agreement. Walton II Walton Tor
plaintiff; ID. d. Stewart for defendant
The following divorces We're granted ::
Rosetta IInntress from Wallace b.
lIuntress. for causes of DESERT aud
failure to support: Asenath +. Clement
from James +. Clement. for cruel and
abusive treatment.
Inhabitants of Mercer y. Inhabitants
of Starks, action for supplies furnished
Luther a. Williamson and family in
! ISu1 he ,laintin touVu fIba atO1IIut
sought to be recovered in this suit is
small. but the suit involved the legal
settlement of Mr.. Williamson and family
and the parties We're prepared for II
strong fight. The trial opened Wcdncs-
day afternoon and there WAS considera-
Bile spariing for positions by the oppos-
| ing attorneys, some sharp legal points
being made. At the coming in of the
court this morning there seemed to he
an impression that after all the princi-
pal question to be decided MIS- one of
law. and the parties referred the whole
to his honor, Judge Whtehouse, whose
finding is substantially as follows
''rhat the said Luther \. Williamson
and his family named in plaintiffs writ
| fell into distress and We're in need of
| immediate relief in said town of Mercer
at the time stated in their said declara-
ton, and that the supplies sued for in
said writ were furnished for the relief of
said Williamson and his said family as
therein set forth. and that the same
were necessary for their relief. rs there
in stated; but | find and determine that
while the said Luther \. Williamson
had a derivative pauper settlement in
the defendant town of Starks in the
year 1857, he lost such settlement by
thereafter living and having his home in
No. II, Range 4, known rs Castle Hill,
an unincorporated place in the county
of Aroostook, for II period of II SIC
ccssive years; to wit from said year to
the year 1865, and that said Luther A..
Williamson and his said family have
never acquired proper settlement il
any town in the State since said year
1865, and did not have legal settle
mcnt in any town in this State during
the time said supplies were so AS aforc-
said furnished by the plaintiff town of
Mercer for the relief of said Williamson
and his said family.
Under this finding the bill for sup
plies is chargable to the State aid the
town of Mercer will now make their
claim before the Governor and Council.
| Friddy Sept. 27-Charles =. and John
=. Whttemore VS. Edward y Merrill. ac-
ton to recover the sum of S7ls.G7 Plain
titls allege that they signed bond for
the release of one Dunlap, arrested on Il
4 bastardy process in lsS5, conditioned for
the appearance of Dunlap at the Sept.
term of the Sup. .Jud. Court; that the
defendant, an attorney ut law, in order
to induce them to sign the bond, agreed
to go hold them harmless and that they
would never be obliged to pay anything
on the bond; that Dunlap WAS not sur
rendered into court seaSonably. and
plaintiffs were obliged to pay the bond
| Hence this suit to recover the amount
paid. Defendent claims that he WI
not present at his Office at the time the
bond was drawn; hat he WAS in the
town of Madison during all of the day
that the bond was written by his part
ner and that the defendant made ne
such promise a. alleged by plaintiffs
Trial unfinished. Forrest Goodwin
Esq, atty for pitts; Merrill q Stew
art, Esqs., attys for delft.
.Satut2ag. The jury returned n YER
diet in the Whittemore vs. Merrill east
for the Plaintiff for Ss77. 50. The De
PENDENT files II motion to sci The verdict
aside.
Monday morning the verdict in III
above case was set aside by the court
and "A new trial granted.
The new proposed railroad from Wis
casset to Burnhdm is making quite a