The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-11-05
Supreme Judicial Court.
JUDGE FOSTER PRESIDING.

JUDGE FOSTER PRESIDING
The divorce case of Vna NJ. Black VS..
Herbert Black was opened Wednesday after
noon before drawn jury, E. A. Sprowl,
foreman. There was also counter suit,
but Mr.. Black withdrew his suit and defend
ed this. The parties belong in Searsport.
The lihellant is young woman and the Ii
belize much older She had been his house
keeper prior to this marriage. The cause for
which the divorce was asked was cruel and
abusive treatment, which consisted princi-
pally of harsh words, for which the hbellee
claimed he had ample Justification in the in
discreet, if not criminal acts of his wife with
other men. A good deal of testimony was
introduced bearing on the cruel treatment
and the acts of his wife. The court room
was crowded throughout the trial, which
lasted until late Friday afternoon, when the
jury, after being ont less than an hour re-
turned verdict for the defendant, and the
Judge refused to grant the divorce. White of
Bangor, and Hartman of Belfast Tor libel
liant. Fellows of Bucksport for libellee.
j. NJ. Arnold Shoe Co. VS.. 81. NJ. Cole, and
County of Waldo, trustee. The principal
defendant, who lives in Durham, was a
special constable, appointed by the town to
enforce the tramp law. The plaintiff brought
suit against him for a bill of goods and trust
teed his fees due from the county. AS his
appointment was to enforce the tramp law
and all his prisoners We're committed as vag-
rants, the County Commissioners, by the
advice of Chief Justice Peters, refused to al
low his fees. On the trustee hearing, Judge
Foster decided that the fees We're legally
due and ordered the trustee charged for
Sos u. The case will be sent to the Law
Court Williamson & Bureigh for plaintiff
Mcclellan for principal defendant. Dunton
for trustee.
Emerson Gould. Jr., vs. Seaboard Lumber
Co. and &. B. Hall, trustee. Action for a
hill of lumber, and trustee process against
c. B. Hall, who had lumber on sale belong
ing to the principal defendant, and had also
bought lumber from them, After hearing
the Judge ordered the trustee charged S154.-
10 for goods sold to trustee 1896 T. for cash
for sale of lumber in his hands at time of
service Of writ. Judgment satisfied as to
trustee. Freeman of Portland for plaintiff.
Mcclellan for trustee.
Dr.. d. Dyer 4 Son Co. in equity VS.. John
+. Dyer. This was an action for an in june
ton to restrain tie defendant from making,
advertising or selling certain medicines
The defendant, i'll company with his father,
Or. D. Dyer, row deceased, built mp a bust
ness at BurnLam liz The manufacture of pills
ara other remedies. which business they
sold ont to d company who afterwards be-
came incorporated as the DR.. d. Dyer &
Son Co. The plaintiff corporation claims
that they bought all the right in the Dyer
medicines which the defendant and his
father owned, hut that the defendant still
continued to manufacture and sell certain
kinds under the name of Dyers. The de-
PENDANT claims that the medicines he is now
selling, though originally compounded by
his father, We're not included in the sale to
the men who now compose the plaintiff cor
poraton. The case was heard Saturday,
but the decision has not yet been ANNOUNCE
ed. Dunton for plaintiff. Brown of Water
vile for defendant.
In case Of II. n. Sherman, petitioner for
pdiillIUu vs. u Sllld IuOIIdS, tllG tpuIb DIP
pointed Emery Boardman, j. G. Pendleton
and H. T. Farrow to make the partition
The case involves real estate in Islesboro.
The three cases Of Daniel button vs.. E. C.
Payson, Dutton vs.. W. o. Whitcomb, and
button vs.. William Payson We're non-suit-
ed. They ere actions for trespass on disput-
ed land in Waldo, the title of which was set
=,
tried at the January term, 1895, with YER
dict for plaintiff. which was sustained by
the Law Court. Brown and Dunton for
plaintiff Mcclellan for defendant.
The cases against the State of Maine Lime
Co. have been entered neither party. The
defendant company has. since action was
brought, gone into insolvency. Dunton for
plaintiff. Thompson for defendant.
Tryphosea Erskine vs.. Ansel Wadsworth,
for damages on account of alleged illega
detention OF sch. Paragon, liz Defendants
capacity as d sheriff, has been settled
Inhabitants of Stockton Springs vs.. Joseph
Stousland. action for taxes, entered neither
party, the taxes having been settled.
Lewis A. tnowlton ct ais vs. Geo H,
E!-HndIi, dctlon on account Tor rent OF
wharf for use Of defendants steamers, de-
faulted for e34345, by agreement.
Samantha Kittredge in equity VS.. VIM. T.
Powers ct al Bill in equity to secure a di-
vision of real estate in Belfast and divis-
ion of past rentals received from the same
Referred to Hon. Geo. E. johnson.
f. A Howard ct AL, vs. Franklin Banks,
admr. Action to recover for goods sold to
VIM. d. Doe, now deceased, of whose estate
defendant is administrator. Judgment for
plaintiffs for S9l 66.
The several cases against Frederic r. Page
and Petit Manan Land Co., trustee, were en-
tered "Trustee to disclose next term as of
first which simply puts over the cases, in
Guiding the trustee disclosures, to next
term.
Albert L. Blanchard of Unity and Arthur
Richie of Monroe We're admitted to practice
in the courts of this State.
Albert A. Nckerson of Jackson, a native
of New Brunswick was admitted to citizen
ship.
The following attorneys from other coun-
ties have been in attendance the past week: