Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-10-11
Jay Buzby, Illegal liquor selling, not

| guilty.
All persons out on bail, were directed
to appear at Court next Monday morn
fng at ten O'clock
FRIDAY MORNING.
Court opened at 10 o'clock, and took
up the Parvin-Reeves case. which was
on when Court closed on Thursday.
The case was claim by Mrs. Parvin
| against the estate of Ruth Smith, for
two claims. One for $276 for nursing
Miss Smith from March 6, 1898, until
Jan. 13, 1894, at Sc per week. This
was not contested by the defense.
The real contest was over a prom
issory note given by Miss Smith to
Mrs. Parvin for s40O.
Mr. Mitchell, who conducted the
case for Mrs. Parvin, simply made out
a prima facte case by proving the note
and Offering it In evidence.
| Joseph Senior was called bv the
plaintiff and testified that he signed
the note as witness to the signature
of Miss Smith. The note read
"JAN. 2, 1894.
Five days after date I promise to
pay Cyrene Psrvin the sum of four
hundred dollars for value received.
(signed) RUTH SMITH.
Witness, JOSEPH SENIOR"
On cross-examination by Col. Potter,
Senior said that Miss Smith died on
the 18th of Jan. 1894, eleven days after
the giving of the note. Miss Smith
was past eighty years old and was ill at
the time being confined to her bed.
Miss Smith said when she signed the
note that she wanted Mrs. Parvin to
have the $400 10 lieu Of all claims
Officer Geo. Parvin, husband of the
plaintiff, said Miss Smith gave this note
for services of Mrs. Parvin for MissSmith
during ten years previous The SER
vice alleged was washing and il oning,
cooking and doing general housework
for the deceased, for which the plain.
tiff never received anything.
On cross-examination Mr.. Paryin
said that much of the time Miss Smith
had some one living in the house with
her.
Mrs. Mary A Lavck supported the
testimony of Mr.. Parvin, having heard
Miss Smith express herself concerning
the matter, and that she WAS to give
Mrs. Parvin S400, and also Sc per week
for the year that Mrs. Parvin lived In
the house with Miss Smith.
Among other things Mrs. Levick
said that Mrs. Parviu had often cooked
chicken for Miss Smith.
What do you think stewing a
chicken is worth,n asked the Colonel.
Mrs. Lavick did not know, she had
cooked good many, but had never
set price upon 1t.
"Well," said the Colonel, "how long
would it take you to stew a chicken,
with your fire in good sbape''
'That depends on what kind of a
chicken it was" and Mrs. Levick was
excused, while everybody was laugh
ing.
Mrs. Mary J. Sheppard was called,
and gave testimony important to the
interests of Mrs. Parvin, corroborsting
previous testimony.
Considerable testimony was intro
duoed, tending to make Mrs. Parvin's
case strong one.
| Drs. Oliver and Moore testified that
Miss Smith was of rational mind until
the time of her death.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
| The last case in the Circuit Court
list was disposed of yesterday after.
noon, Mrs. Cyrepe Parvin winning her
suit against James J. Reeves, executor
of the late Ruth Smith. The suit was
for $4O0 claimed upon note given by
Miss Smith to Mrs. Parvin for services
rendered.
The afternoon was spent In taking
evidence upon the part of the defence.
VIM. Loder took the stand and testi.
fed on the part of the defenes; he
named number of people who lived
with Miss Smith for ten years. He had
lived In Miss Smiths house for IL
years or more with his father. His
father paid the rent.
He attended Miss Smiths funeral
he rode back from the funeral in the
same coach with Mrs. Parvin and
others; on the return from the funeral
he heard Mrs. Parvin say that she held
note given her by Miss Smith, and II
the amount of the note was to come
out of those folks with him in the car
riage, she would not present it. He
also statedsthat he had seen Mrs. Par,
win handing food over the fence to
Miss Smith.
Mrs. Ruth Barnett was next called
to the stand. She said she had lived