Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

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The case of Hosea b. Phillips VS. Henry
| W. Eaton WAS tried Wednesday. This
was an action of assumpsit for rent
Plaintiff received verdict for full amount
claimed, SOS.
THE ASSIGNED LIST.
Following is he record of the disposal
of cases on the assigned list:
1876. Phillips Eaton. Peters Deasy Yer
dict for plaintiff, SIS
2479. Conary sawyer. Hale & iiamin; King
Reported TO law court on agreed state
| ment.
265S. French Ekstrom. French; Clark. De.
PENDANT defaulted for $25.
DIVORCES DECREED.
Following is list Of divorces decreed
during the term:
George M. Thorsen, OF Hancock, libel
liant, VS.. Lottie E. Thorsen, for utter
desertion. Mason for libellant
Agnes B. Crockett, Of Bucksport, libel
liant, VS.. Percy c. Crockett, for cruel aud
abusive treatment. Custody of one child
given to libellant, the other to libellee.
Fellows for libellant.
Addie Eta Babbidge, of Eden, libel
liant, VS.. Medium NJ. Babbdge, for cruel
and abusive treatment.
James ID. Adair, of Eden, libellant, VS..
Mabel Adair, for adultery. Clark for
| libeilant.
E. c. Barrett, OF Bluehill, libellant, VS..
Rose Barrett, for crne aud abusive treat
ment. Chase for libellant.
Joseph j. Garland, of Otis, libellant
VS.. Julia Aun Garland, for utter deser-
ton. Mason for libellant.
Linda A. Wiley. of Eden, vs. Newell s
Wiley, for cruel and abusive treatment
Wood for libellsnt. Hurley for libellee.
Abby A. Eaton, of stonington, libellant,
VS.. Goodwin P. Eaton, of Deer Isle, for
desertion. Abbott for lihellant.
Celia Grant, OF Ellsworth, Iibelant, vs..
Horace w. Grant, OF OTIS, for adultery
Stuart for libellee.
Georgia NJ. Csndage, of BIuehill, libel
liant, VS.. Fred l. Caudage, for adultery.
Chase for libeiant.
susan Z. Guptiu, of Ellsworth, libel
liant, vs.. Oscar Guptill, for utter deser-
ton. Giles for libelant.
SENTENCES PASSED.
The prisoners awaiting sentence were
brought into court Friday afternoon.
Chester f. Small, of Deer Isle, indicted
for larceny, pleaded guilty. Owing to the
| youth of the prisoner and the intercession
OF the owner of the stolen property, SEN
tence was suspended, and he was released
on his own recognizance.
! Charles KIRBY, of Bar Harbor, bound
over for the grand jury for receiving
stolen goods, was discharged, no indct-
ment having been found against him.
! John Arthur and Charles Dawes, con-
victed of larceny, were sentenced to two
years each in State prison.
Joseph Dawes, who pleaded guilty to
charge OF larceny, was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail.
David Dawes, who pleaded guilty to a
charge of larceny, was released on his
own recognizance, under suspended sem
tence, the judge impressng upon him
the fact that the sentence still hung over
him and could be put in force at any
time.
a NEW CITIZEN.
Henry A. Lswford, OF Bar Harbor, took
the oath OF allegiance to the United
States of America.
TWO NEW LAWYERS.
George Malcolm Slower, OF Bucksport,
and Elliott \. Benson, of Bar Har Dor, Were
admitted to the Hancock county bar Fri
day, both passing an excellent examina-
ton, both written and oral.
Their success was particularly crafty.
ing to their friends for the reason that the
examining committee, consisting OF
Messrs. King, Redman, Fellows, Spofford
and Deasy, during the April term OF court
| believing that examinations in the past
have been lacking somew hat in thorough
ness, passed the following resolutions:
1t is resolved by the examining committee OF
the Hancock county bar that all applicants for
admission to the bar SHALL In their written ex
animation. attain an average rank of at lea s.
per cent. as prerequisite to their admission
Such written examination shall embrace, amona
other subjects, real property. pleading, eyi
dence, bills and notes, contracts, equity, Grim
| inal law, torts agency and practice.
Messrs. Slower and Benson were the
first students to be subjected to the new
order of things, but in spite of the more
rigid examination the rank OF both stu
dents was above the average. Judge
WiswelI and members of the bar compli-
mented the students on their examina-
| tions.
Mr.. Stofer is the son OF R. B. Slower, OF
Bucksport. He is a graduate of the East
Maine conference seminary, and will
graduate this spring from the Boston
| University law school. He has studied
law for some time in the office of o. F.
Fellows, of Bucksport, and Mr.. Fellows