The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
GRAND JURY.

Lorenzo ii. MOultOn, Ne@ IOrblaDu
Heman II. Norton, Detroit
Smith Norton, Starks
Edwin n. Shaw, Pittstleld
George w. Smith, Bingham
Atwood &. Starbird, Hartland
Willie !. Tobey, Fairfield
Y. A. Withee, Norridgewock
TRAVERSE JURORS.
FIRST JURY
A. r. Bixby, Foreman, Skowhegan
VIM. ID. Baker, Moscow
Alfred Berry, Concord
r. w. Brown, Skowhegan
Lewis A. Caswell, Mercer
Fred E. Daggett, Madison
B. F. Davis, Hartland
Lewis P. Foster, Canaan
Wesley Gray, Anson
Preston Hersey, Pittsfield
Joshua Hilton, Jr., Norrdgewock
Hosea c. Hurd, Harmony
SECOND JURY.
Nj. L. Merrill, Foreman, st. Adams
Joseph w. Judkips, Cornville
VIM. Lewis. Canaan
Horace NJ. Lowe, Fairfield
Harland p. Merrill, Norridgewock
Henry r. Nichols, Detroit
Charles Nye, New Portland
r. Francis Parker, Skowhegan
K. Fl. Ramsdell, Ripley
George S. Stevens, Smithfield
Frank <. Welch, Madison
Wm. B. Witham, Starks
SUPERNUMERARIES.
Herbert A. Whitman, Palmyra
Fred B. Yonng, Embden
The first day was occupied in empanel-
ling the juries, calling the docket and
assigning cases. In the afternoon the
court and cOmmitte on examination Of
candidates for admission to the bar gave
some time to the cases of Frank L..
Laughton and iliam T. Seekins.
Somerset attorneys were nearly all
present Tuesday, among whom were L.
B. Barrett of Canaan; l.. l.. Walton, E.
n. Merrill, e. F. Danforth, s. j. Walton,
o. Z. Bacheller, Forrest Goodwin, g. w.
Cover, S. w. Gould, Amos X. Butler Of
Skowhegan; A. Simmons of North An
son; c. o. Small, c. A. Wilbur of Madi
son; Geo. G. Weeks, C. NJ. Chapman Of
Fairfield; w. r. Jordan of Bingham; F..
w. Hovey, A. W. Manson, G. II. Morse,
Abel Davis of Pittsfield; W. B. Brown,
II. W. Stewart of Hartland; L. j. Young
of Solon; j. F. Holman of Athens; S. S.
Hackett, Detroit.
Among those present from other
counties were f. F. Webb, c. w. Hussey,
w. G. Philbrick, H. d. Eaton.
The officers who were present at the
opening of court were Sheriff E. z. Viles,
Skowhegsn; Deputies Charles F. Ham,
Bingham; G. E. Merrill, Solon; B. r.
Jones, Norridgewock; F. l.. Harding,
Madison; W. F. Mutt, Fairfield; g. B.
Haskell, Pittsfield; Joseph Atkinson,
North AnsOn.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Atkinson of
North Arson is in charge of the grand
jury at the court house.
The examination of Frank l.. Laugh
ton and William F. Seekins was conclud-
ed Wednesday forenoon, and they were
admitted to the bar.
The case Joseph H. Roy VS. j. F. and
E. P. Kenrick for personal injuries re-
ceived while at work In defendants man.
ufactory at Fairfield has been settled.
The plaintiff recovered verdict at the
last September term for $450.5S, which
defendants decided to pay instead of
taking the case to the law court, and an
entry has been made to this effect upon
the docket.
The following decree has just been
made and filed in the equity suit of
Thomas X. Ellis VS. Louisa Lord ct ais
After hearing July 13, 1897, 1t was
decreed that the bill be sustained and
at the expiration of the subsisting con-
tract made for the support of Louisa
Lord by her guardian, March "a, 1898,
the possession of the farm and buildings
described in the deed from Martin Lord
and Louisa Lord to said Thomas K. Ellis
and In the mortgage from Ellis to Lord
shall be surrendered to Thomas K. Ellis
subject to the mortgage described in said
bill That after March "a, 1898, Ellis ol
his priyies In title shall maintain Louisa
Lord during her lifetime, under the i'm
mediate care of Ellis and his wife, pro
vided she and her guardian consent, anC
provided the municipal officers certify
that they are suitable persons; other
wise, that Ellis shall furnish such sup
port under the immediate care of person!
to be approved by said municipal officers
1t is further decreed that within fou
months from March "a, 1898, Ellis shal
pay to Louisa Lord or her legal guardian
the sum of $3.50, with interest from sait
oath day OF March. Furthermore tina
IL Ellis shall faithfully perform the abov,
conditions, said farm shall be fully re
deemed rom said mortgage. Otherwise
the plaintiffs bill shall be dismissed
with costs for the respondent, Louis'
Lord.
Wednesday a divorce was decreed II
the case Blanche B. Morse (Lib.) VS. Al
fred w. Morse.
On trial-Frank NJ. Vittum VS. Christie
pher G. Rollins. T. j. Young and K. N
Merrill, attorneys for the plaintiff; A
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