Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-26

and he has also Joined with David Man
ming in taking care Of the kilograms
case The petitions allege that mo ser
| vice of said process was ever made on
the plaintiff in error by serving upon the
| commissioner of corporations, The
( plaintiff in error has not paid the said
/ 500, and declines to pay the same. The
plaintiff in error alleges that the whole
of said proceedings are void,
First, because the matter stated in the
| finding of the court constitutes in law
no contempt of the said superior court
Second, because the proceedings for
contempt is in the nature of criminal
proceeding, and when not committed IN
the presence of the court, must be
founded upon complaint duly sworn 70,
and the said superior court had no Juris-
diction of the subject matter except
upon such complaint duly verified by
oath
Third. the said superior court had no
jurisdiction Of the plaintiff in error, ana
no authority to make an order imposing
fine upon it in the manner shown.
{ Fourth, there is no warrant in law TOR
the order of judgment directing the IS IS
sue of an execution against the plalntliI
in error, and the said proceeding IS 1or
the teason above set forth void as
against the plaintiff in error.
Fifth, there is no record showing tnaI
any due hearing of the parties was had,
affording a ground for order OF the
court in the premises.
WANTS FIRM DISSOLVED.
AT the close of the regular session of
the superior civil court. Tuesday after
noon, there was a hearing before Judge
Bond on the petition of Ira D. Blake for
the dissolution of the partnership or
Ira D. and Fred H. Blake, bank lock
inspectors. Charles T. Tatman and Ar
thur P Rugg appeared for the petit
toner, and Frank B. Hall for Fred ii.
Blake 1t was announced to the court
that settlement had been agreed upon
and the case was continued for ten
days, pending the carrying out of the
agreement.
COURT HOUSE PLANS HEARING.
At meeting of the county commits
sioners, Tuesday morning, it was voted
to give hearing at the probate court
room, Friday morning, at 1890 on the
petition of Elbridge Boyden and others
for reconsideration of the new court
house plans. The commissioners first
decided to have the hearing in the
county commissioner room at ~
O'Clock, but later in the day found that
they might have the probate court room
for the purpose, and so changed the
time and place as stated above.
PROBATE COURT, FORBES, j.,
FITCHBURG, JAN. rs.
Wills acknowledgements c. Norton of
Worcester, Lucius L. Brigham executor,
valuation of estate $500 personal; Eliza
Bixby of Milford, Clifford A. Cook ex-
ecutor, valuation of estate 1915 person
al; John Smith of Fitchburg Sarah M.
Smith executrix, valuation of estate
$500 personal; Martha Shattuck OF
Fftchburg, Samuel L. Graves admins
traitor, valuation of estate $4,000 real,
$500 personal; Sylvester P. Litchfield OF
Fitchburg, Martha M. F. Litchfield, Or
in E. Litchfield and Andrew ]. Litch-
field executors; George Whitney OF Roy
alston, James Phillips, Jr,, executor,
valuation of estate 5000 real, $4,000
personal; Benjamin S. Proctor of South
boro, Stephen D. Bennett executor, val
uation of estate $4,000 real, $4,000 per-
sonal; Elijah Bemis Of Northboro, Gull
ford p Heath administrator, valuation
of estate $4,000 real, $3.50 personal
Administrators appointed-Nathan M.
Southwick, of estate of Lucy Marshall
of Leicester; James McCloskey, of es-
tate of Agnes McClosky of Fitchburg,
valuation Of estate $500 personal; Ed
ward e. Chamberlain, of estate OF
Charles H. PTitchard of Fftchburg, val
uation of estate $4,000 personal; Abbie
F.. Dudley, of estate of John H. Kendall
of Leominster, valuation If estate $1,000
personal; Annie Il. Kimball, Of estate OF
Henry J. KimbaH of Fitchburg, valua-
ton of estate $4,000 real, $1,000 PERSONAL
Mary A. Stone, of estate of Joseph H.
Stone of Northboro valuation OF estate
$500 real $500 personal; Rollin ]. Will
bur- of estate Of Emma S. Wilbur OF
Milford, valuation Of estate $110O per-
sonal; Silas L. Hutchinson, Of estate Of
Silas w. Hutchinson of Lunenhurg, val
uation of estate 5000 personal; Sarah A.
Tiffany, of estate Of Mary A. Tiffany of
Worcester, valuation of estate $4,000 per-
sonal; Henry Bartlett, of estate of Mar
tina A. Bartlett of Grafton; r. A. Stock
well, of estate of Peter Grimley of Web
ster, valuation Of estate $1,000 real; Ruth
A. Warren, of estate of Vail Warren of
Northbridge Hezekiah w. Williams, of
estate of Maria E. Williams of Dudley,
valuation of estate $4,000 real, $500 per-
sonal; Jacob H. Fairbanks of estate of
Emma M. Fairbanks CT Fitchburg.
Trustees appointed-HaIOld Foster,
under will of Joseph M. Jackson of Pet
ersham, for benefit of Catherine B. Fos-
ter, valuation of estate $2315 "a; Charles
B. Pratt and Benz. A. Barber, under
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