Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
NAY TERN, 1898.

Sewall c. Strout, Presiding Justice
Charles r. whitman, Clerk
John s. Harlow, County Attorney.
Fred A. Porter, Sheriff
Henry e. Hammond, Crier
W. A. Barrows, Messenger
H. G. Davis, Librarian.
Court opens Tuesday morning Ut South
Paris. Judge Strout presiding. Nothing
definite can be stated rs to the prospect
for length Of term. No grand jury Will
be 10 attendance. and only one traverse
jury. Venires for traverse jurors have
been returned - follows:
Charles ". Adams. Norway.
Ira .. Bahb, field.
Elmer 4. Blake. Brownheld.
A. 8. Beaeey. Buckheh.
NV. Bracket Oxford.
yoseph :. Brooks, Upton.
John j. Calhoun. Rumfori.
Andrew Evans. rryeburE.
Nathaniel Fox. Lowell.
jacob II. French. Porter.
James n. Cannon. Peru.
Augustus A. Hartford, Hiram.
W. w. Roee, Canton.
Merritt H. eawin. Albany.
n. 8. Stearns. Bethel.
Herbert l.. swift, Paris.
A. l.. Tubbs. Greenwood
Stanley n. virgiu, Mexico.
The tirst case for trial will be the case
Of Loomis and Woodworth vs.. r. l..
Cummings, involving the ownership Of
some 1000 barrels of apples. II We can
Judge anything from the counsel In the
case the legal hattie will be sharp and
waged with vigor. Judge Foster and
Wilson for the plaintiff, and Swasey and
W rf~kt tha AaeauIanf
CHARLES II. ADAMS, Norway's representative
upon the jury. was born In ADdoyer. In this
Hebron Academy. VT. Adams Is married and
has three children. He IL . Republican and q
Cniversalist. ny occupation Mr.. Adams IL q
contractor and builder and he enjoys the rcputa-
ton Of being very nne workman at his trade.
He has erected some OF the heat buildings In
Norway and other places. among them the large
Masonic Temple In Biddefori, which he built
last season.
ALVIN 5. BEssEr OF North BuckAeld IL native
Of Paris. He Is - years OF age, married and
has i've children. Mr.. Beseey IL one OF the most
enterprising and prosperous farmers In Buck
field. He Is \ Democrat and = Un'versalist. In
ISIS he served a. one Of the selectmen.
ELMER BLAKE OF Brown6eld Il native Of
that town and IL 8; years old. lie was educated
at Brownaeld, at Lebanon Academy and Frye
burg Academy. He IL married and has four
children. Mr.. Blake IL farmer. school teacher
and Republican.
MERRILL W. BRAckErT Of Oxford Is 81
years OF age. He was born and educated In Har-
hson. Mr.. Bracket Ia a farmer and teamster.
He Is married. and IL Republican and Con.
gregationalist.
JosEru r. BROOKS Of Upton Is s. years Of
age Tie Was born In Upton where his father,
David c. Brooks was one Of the irst settlers and
spent the drss few years In log house where he
reared family Of ten children. the subject Of
this sketch being one Of the number. Juryman
Brooks Is married and has two sons and =
daughter. He IL farmer and butcher. q Re
publican and Methodist. He was volunteer
In the civil var, serving In the axh Maine Regi,
mept. An older brother died In the service and
was buried In Maryland.
JoHS ]. CALHOUN Of Ramfori Falls was born
In Orwell; Vermont. >: Year, ago. He was eiu
Gated at Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter. n. H.,
and At the Eastman National Business College
at Poughkeepsie, y Y. Mr.. Calhoun IL mar.
ried and has two soma and daughter. He II one
Of the most entcrprising merchants OF the enter
prising young city on the Androscoegtn. where he
IL the proprietor Of complete house furnishing
establishment and also does the undertaking busi
mesa Mr.. Calhoun Il q Republican. . member OF
the Methodist church and . member of the Kun
ford school Board.
ANDREW ". EVANS, OF FryeburH. IL 90 year,
OF age and was born 10 fryeburR. He received
his EDUCATION At Fryebury Academy. Mr. Evans
Il married and has four children. He IL Q farmer,
Republican. and Consrcgationalist.
JACOB II. FRENCH OF Porter Il q years old,
native of Porter. He Il q farmer, married and
has one child. Mr.. French IL . Democrat and .
Free Baptist
JAMES NJ CANNON OF Peru IL - years old
and native OF thai town, where he was educated
In the public schools. Mr.. Cannon Ii wtdower
and has four children He IL Q farmer, q Repub-
lcan, and q Methodist He has served ~ chair.
man OF the Republican Town Committee, moder-
ator. etc.
AUGUSTUS 4. HARTFORD Of Fast Hiram IL s.
years old and native Of the town. He IL married
and has one child. He Il = Democrat and Con
gregationar.t. Mr.. Hartford appears % be the
artist OF the jury he gives In his occupation ~
painter OF crayon portraits.
W. W. ROSE OF Canton Ia q native Of Leeds and
Is So years old He IL n farmer. married, Re
publican and Free Baptist Mr.. Rose has been
selectmAn two years, Master Of Canton Grange
six wears and Vice President OF the Androscog'
gin Valley Agricultural Society nine Year,.
HERBERT L. SWIFT OF South Paris IL . native
OF Paris and IL ~ vears Of age. He Was educat
eli In the public schools and nj Hebron Academy.
Mr.. Swift IL married and carries on good farm
on Elm Hin near South Paris. His political
preference IL with the Democratic party and his
religious preference with the Unitarian dcnom''
nation.
A. L. TuRBs of Greenwood IL - wears old and
was born In Casco, In this state. lie is mar.
ried man. farmer. . Methodist and strong
STANLEY NJ. VIRGIN Of Mexico 10 . native Of
Rumford and IL Il years OF age. He Is married
and has three children. Mr.. Virgin IL q painter
by trade and Democrat in political preference.