The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-16
Somerset :. } Court.

Somerset =. }. Court.
DgcEABEE TERN, 1895
EMfRn j.. Presiding.
N w BRAIhERp, C}erl.
). Z. CLAY, Senogrd phet
E. P. VGtEs sheriff.
BlArSE s. Vurs, Messenger
Deputies: Frank p. Pennell. s. : Walker
H. Nj Waugh. Simon Fox.
T1eSd y, JGny. I'll. :. Nickerson
VS. Maggie !. Chase. administrators of
the estate of Walter Il. Chase, action of
replevin for stock of goods in Pitts.
field. Maggie J. Chase. ADMINISTRATIVE
VS. Ruel ). Williams, action of trespass
qaare ctdaSant, for entering the plaintiffs
store in Pittstield and removing stock of
goods. These actions are tried together
IL. >. Niekcrson plaintiff in. first suit
claims that 10 February. 1890, Walter L.
Chase was running store in Pittsfeld,
containing general variety of dry and
fancy goods, Yankee notions. crockery.
etc. that Chase desired the plaintiff to
loan him money with which to purchase
additional goods; that plaintifl finally
consented to let him have some money,
taking in return bill of sale, absolute
on its face, of the goods in Chase store ;
that by the terms of said bill of sale,
plaintiff was to keep the stock good and
deliver same on demand.
The plaintiff also claims TO have ad-
vanced money on policies of insurance
Walter T.. Chase died in March last. and
his widow, Maggie 4. Chase, was ap-
pointed administrators of his estate. She
represented his estate insolvent and OBJ
tanned from the Judge of probate an al
lO\VaDnp nf SJDnD JDIoiptiN
paid a $500 note on which he was held as
surety, aud fearing he should not be re-
imburSed, demanded of the admins
tratriX the goods in the store. On her
refusal to deliver the same. he brought IA
replevin suit and took possession of the
goods. Mrs. Chase brought suit for
trespass quarc elaaSHm against X. :.
Williams, the officer who repleyincd the
goods. She alleges damages in the sum
of $1,000 for the taking and detention of
goods and the consequent loss of profits.
The defendant in the first suit, Mrs
Chase, claims that there was no consid-
Grafton for the bill of sale alleged to have
been given by Walter L. Chase, in 1890 /:
that whatever claim Nickerson had at
the time of the repleyiu, was subsequent
| ly proved by him against the insolvent
estate of Walter y. Chase. in which
claim Nickerson made an affidavit that
| Nickerson by so proving his claim, had
waived his right under said bill of sale
and could not maintain his suit of re-
plevin.
! Mrs. Chase, plaintiff in the second
suit, claims that Officer Williams did not
take possession of the goods and deliver
them to Nickerson with reasonable
promptness, but that he put a lock on
the door of the store and held possession
against Mrs. Chase and her agent for
several days. Williams claims that he
acted legally aud with reasonable
promptness.
| After the evidence was all taken out,
the presiding justice made several find
ings of fact and then by an agreement
of the parties, both actions We're report
ed to the law court for determination.
f. F. Webb, Esq. for Nickersob and
| Williams. +. ". IIovey. ESQ, for
Maggie j. Chase.
Wednesday,, Ja9. Is. y. Weller vs.
5. T. Lawrey ct ais. Report of referee
accepted by consent. Judgment for de
PENDANTS
NJ. Hilton. Demurrer 10 indictment
| ON'l htths iAN'p libHN llliai iIh dllONtA
Chas. A. WILDER of Madison. MAS ap-
pointed by the court disclosure com
missioner. Dir. j. +. r. Biron was ad-
mitted citizen OF the nited States
At the December term, 1891, joel II.
Gray was granted a divorce from Viola
b. Gray, Malon Patterson was appoint
ed trustee of property for the benefit OF
the minor child. The parties have since
remarked. Now, on petition of Patter-
son and Gray, Mr.. Gray is substituted as
trustee in the place of Mr.. Patterson.
The following divorces were decreed
Hattie +. Hathaway from Henry IL.
Hathaway, for deseriion Alvin |. Hilton
from Annie NJ. Hilton, for desertion.
custody of minor children given to
father; Wilson Lermon1 from Matilda
NJ. Lermond, for cruel and abusive
treatment.
The Oklahoma state convention broke
up in a row before permanent organiIa-
ton was accomplished, because every
city in the territory insited that it should
be made the state capital. Not one of
them would slide on another's cellar
door unless it received all. The delegates
agreed to disagree, packed their grips
and departed for home TO Sulk. The
moral of the incident is that oklahoma
will remain territory until her citizens
have learned the first principals Of self
government, which includes decorum
and submission to the will of the
majority.
The Bath Times records the marriage
of Mr.. Wilson Drew of Newport News,
Va, to Miss May Reed Nichols of Bath,
Maine, Dee. 3lst. Mr.. Drew was former
ly of Canaan in this County, and for some
wears served as drlughtsmau at the
Bath Iron Works
Secretary Mckeen has made allotment
of stipends to Agricultural societies in
the State, based on premiums paid at
exhibitions held last year. Somerset
Central Society was awarded $3.50 +;
East Somerset, Sl05, and West Somerset,
$40.