Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-15
AMONG THE COURTS.
SUPERIOR CIVIL COURT.

Inc case OF MISS Addle FRANCES +. Gill
lette for admission to the bar, was the
first thing in order and the court room
4 was crowded with large number of
interested spectators. Miss Gillette and
/ Charles E. Ware, who appears for the
! remonstrants, had both been informed
| that no court would be held, and they
did not appear in court Miss Gillette's
! application will come up Wednesday.
| The docket for today is as follows:
1673-J. Frank Quinn, Worcester-Ad-
| journed third meeting.
! 1675-Kate Simmonds, Worcester-Ad-
| journed third meeting.
! 1667-Mary G. Merrill, Worcester
| Third meeting.
1676-Reliable Underwear Company,
| Worcester-Third meeting.
| 1691--Worcester Cycle Manufacturing
Company, orcester-Third meeting.
1714-Frenier & Houle, Leominster-
Second meeting.
16SS-Michael A. ORourke, Worcester
Final composition.
16S6-Charles B. Carpenter, Spencer
Final composition.
15S2-EIenry w. Sweetser, Millbury-
Hearing on discharge.
1660-George T. Fales, Milford-Hear-
ing on discharge.
ATTACHMENT.
Mary Mellen VS.. Benjamin North
bridge. Worcester $500, central district
court; writ served by Richardson.
LAND DEED FILED.
A deed conveying 1900 square feet Of
land in West Boylston on Union street,
adjoining property of Deputy Sheriff
Emory A. Bacon to the commonwealth
for the metropolitan water basin, was
filed in the registry of deeds office, Mon
| day afternoon, by w. n. Davenport.
A SHREWSBURY BEQUEST.
By the will of William A. Green of
Shrewsbury, which was filed in the pro-
bate court Monday, 800 is left to the
| Congregational Church of that town, to
| be applied towards the church debt, but
| ii the debt be paid, the sum goes to
the Congregational ministerial fund.
| Charles o. Greene and Romeo E. Allen
are named as executors.
SPRINGFIELD WATER SUPPLY.
Frank P. Goulding has been retained
by the city of Springfield in the case re-
! sulting from the taking of the waters
of Jabish brook, BelchertoWn, by the
city for its supply; and Col. w. S. B.
Hopkins has been secured as counsel by
the petitioners for the assessment Of
damages. Mr.. Goulding has also been
retained by the Holycke Water Power
Company in the settlement OF damages
from the taking by the city of its gas
and electric light plants in their vote to
nave the municipality operate them.
FINDING IN FITCHBURG CASE.
William B. Harding, as master in the
case of William T. Forbes, Judge Of pro-
bate, VS. Charles E. Ware of Fitchburg.
administrator of the estate of Mary ].
Miles of Fitchburg, has filed his report
with the supreme judicial court, finding
that $165SO is due from the estate Of
Mrs. Miles. The action is brought to
| recover money due the representatives
| OF Mabel A Miles Webster, who was
ward of her mother, Mary ]. Miles.
/ and who died previous to the death of
the mother. Prior to the latters de-
cease, in 1894, she paid over to the rep
! resentattves OF her ward a certain por-
! ton OF the money held by her as guar
| dian. She died without having settled
the estate, and the action was brought
! 10 recover the balance The case was
| tried at the April sitting of the supreme
| court in 1897, and the court ordered a
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The
| case was sent to Mr.. Harding as master,
| to ascertain the amount on which the
/
Smith & Hopkins and Charles A. Rus
sell of Gloucester for the plaintiff, and
: Herbert Parker and Charles f. Ware
for the defendant
| COURT HOUSE SPECIFICATIONS.
The printed specifications for the new
court house were issued Monday, and a
large number called for the contractors
and builders who are to enter bids.
Additional sets of blue prints have been
| ordered so many contractors have sig
! nified their intention of competing, and
/ twenty-five in all will be given out by
/ the commissioners.
| According to the specification, marble
OF various kinds is to be used in abund-
ance for finishing and decorating the
! interior of the structure. This work
i will include the wainscots, pilasters,
! window siils and caps, also much of
! the work connected with the plumbing,
Knoxville, echoillon and Sienna marble
will be used. The building is to be as
near tire-proof as possible. All floors
| are to be filled between the floor beams
| with hollow, porous or dense fire-clay
tile; all mortar joints are to be filled
! with special care; all partitions through
out the building above the basement,
i except brick walls, are to be made of
! hollow, porous tile or fire-clay. The
| floors are to be built of steel bars of
wire, and Portland cement concrete.
The steel frame work, including beams,
gIrders, trusses, columns, angles and
tees, are to conform to the standard
shown in the Carnegie Steel Company
handbook
The walls of the building must be Of
! granite and all of the stone must be Of
uniform color and texture and match ir
all respects the granite of the present
Iyt Tl1, &W,fa zr
granite work is to be exactly like that
of the present stone court house All Of
the stone work on the front of the pres
ent building, including all old columns
and other old stone to be reset, is to be
: recut, in order that all parts of tht
} front Of the building may look alike
Limestone of uniform color and texture
approved by the architects must be useC
for sills, lintels, cornices in the walls ii
the interior light areas of the building
PETITION IN INSOLVENCY.
Marcus f. Price and Arthur H. Price
of Leominster filed voluntary petition
in the court of insolvency, Monday
their liabilities amounting to about s4OO
and their assets Comprising several par
GELS of land, book accounts, machinery
and one horse, all inortgaged. Among TIL
principal creditors are G. b. Maynard &
c., S520.S1; w C. Johnson, Fitchburg
S275; G. M Ballou, Shirley, 81; A
| Draffin, $175. .26: Dunn e. Ingraham $400
Dunn & Ingraham, s840; A. L. Burdett
$16S; and H. C. Bascom, 500. With tn,
petition is filed an offer of composition
on the basis Of twenty-five cents on tn
dollar. The hearing on the writ is Sc
for the 18th inst. II. c. Bascom appear
for the petitioner
SALE OF A LIEN.
A sale was held in the Office of Dep
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