Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-19
COURT CALENDAR.
A North Brooktield Breach OF
Promise Suit.
Margaret c. Reavy Wants Damages from
John S. c. smith-Annual Meeting of
Law Library Association and
Other Matters.

| Al tue superior CIVIL court, FRIDAY, a
verdict for the defendant was ordered
by the court in the case Of H. b. N. Lof-
strom VS.. the Coates Manufacturing
Company both of Worcester, and the
jury returned a verdict accordingly. The
case was an action of tort with an ad
damnum of $4,000 to recover for alleged
injuries received by Eric Lofstrom of
whose estate the plaintiff is the admins
| traitor The claim was that while Eric
Lofstrom was employed at a drop forge
for the defendant, the protector of the
| drop was defective, in consequence of
| which Lofstrom was hit on the head,
| dying in four days from the time of in
| jury. Sheehan & Cutting for the plain
tiff; G. c. Mellen for the defendant
The next case was one of alleged
breach Of promise, the suit being that of
Margaret c. Reavy Of West Brookfield
VS.. John S. c. Smith, a farmer of North
Brookheld. The plaintiff, who is now a
widow with two-year-old child, alleges
that she was first married in the city
OF worcester, and met the defendant at
social gathering i'll West Brookfield on
the day Of her wedding. A few days
later she went to Ireland, and in the
Following December her husband died
from injuries received through an ac-
cident, the time being 1895. Mr.. Smith
became widower in the same year, and
according to the testimony of Mrs.
Reavy, after the death of her husband,
she received a letter from the defen-
dant, being taken by her as am offer of
marriage. The letter was dated at
North Brookfield, and was read in full
by the counsel for the plaintiff. The let
ter, as alleged, began with my Dear
Maggie" containing various expressions
of endearment and purporting to be
signed by the defendant. Mrs. Reavy,
on the stand, said that she answered the
letter, and an alleged copy of the reply
was offered to the court, the answer
closing with the couplet:
Goodbye for now, but not forever,
Your mind may change, but mine will
never"
The plaintiff further testified that in
course of time she came to America for
| the express purpose of being married to
| the defendant, but when she arrived at
North Brookfeld the defendant and she
were not married. They met several
times, but at the last interview, the de-
| PENDANT said plainly he would not marry
her. All the evidence was presented,
and the final arguments will be made at
$50 o'clock this morning, to which time
court adjourned at 4.30 o'clock. Willis
E. and Charles H. Sibley for the
plaintiff; Thayer & Rugg for the defen-
dant.
The case Of John Wilmet VS.. g. Fl.
Cutting ct al has been continued to
March oath
The trial list for today is as follows:
1853. con trial) Reavy VS. Smith.
w. L. Sibley, c.. II. Sibley; Thayer &
Rugg.
2212. Newton vs. city of Worcester.
Milton, Herbert Parker; Rugg.
1891 Newton VS.. city of Worcester.
Milton, Herbert Parker; Rugg.
2437. Cowee vs. Damon. Ratiganj
Sullivan & O'Connell.
1852 Greenway VS.. Shea. Williams
& Williams; Fales.
1898. McKenna VS.. Shea. Williams &
williams; Fales5
249e. Cooney VS.. O'Brien. Hubbard;
Sullivan & O'Connell
2491. O'Brien VS.. city of Worcester
| Wood & Wood; Rugg.
PROBATE COURT-FORBES j. -
WORCESTER, FRIDAY, 18TH.
Administrators appointed - Elizabeth
F.. Perkins, on estate of Mary F. Gill
hgan, Fitehburg; James H. Stone, on
estate of Emily F. Stone, Worcester;
Wilmer e. Allen, on estate of Charles
$4,000 personal; Elizabeth F. Rice, on
estate of Mary Rice, Worcester; Mi
chael Hennessey, on estate of Minnie
Hennessey; Worcester, valuation of es-
tate $500 personal; Thomas F. Larkin,
on estate of Catherine Mcdonald, Gin
ton, valuation of estate $1,000 real, $50
personal.
Guardian appointed-John NJ. Walker
of George H. Gresty Alice W. Gresty,
Annie NJ. Gresty, James H. Gresty ana
Gilbert P. Gresty, Worcester, minors.
Executors account allowed-Final of
Joseph NJ Olney, under will of Liberty
A. Lyon, Southbridge, receipts s20,940,
payments $7197.5O.
Executors account fled-First Of
Sophronia Hale, under will of Luke
Hale, Wlnchendon, receipts $27SS.25,
payments $10625.
Administrators accounts allowed
First and final of Ellen E. Sawyer, on
estate of A. A. Sawyer, Clinton, re-
ceipts $500, payments $63S.7l; second of
Ebert L. Bemis, on estate of Julius
Bemis, Brookfield, receipts $6179.19, pay
ments $114S26; first and final of Oliver
w. Loring and Marshall H. Bacon, on
estate of William w. Loring, Barre, re-
ceipts $1665.15 payments S147S.56; first
and final of Charles w. Gates, on estate
of Mary A. Gates, Petersnam. receipts
and payments, each $107.97
Guardians account filed-Second of
Arthur f. Tyler, guardian of Charles M.
Traverse and Ruth L. Traverse, for
merly Of Athol receipts $4934; payments
S730.16.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY, FORBES,
J., FRIDAY, MARCH Is.
First meeting-H. MARYLAND Holmes,
Lancaster, claims proved and Henry D.
Tiffany elected assignee.
First meeting--Cyrus D. Davis, Athol,
claims proved and Augustus Coolidge
chosen assignee.
First meeting and adjourned compo-
sition-Harry H. Fairbanks, Worcester,
claims proved and composition con-
| firmed.
Final mposition-Lincoln Holland,
Worcester, claims proved.
Hearing William H. Nugent, Clinton,
warrant issued, returnable March rs.
GARDNER GUARDIAN CASE.
An extended hearing was held in the
probate court Friday on the petition of
William Lander and David Lander of
Gardner, sor the appointment Of Chas
3. Edgell as guardian over Ellen San
ders, on the ground that she was an
insane person. The petition was OPP
posed by the respondent and her broth
er, John Lander After evidence had
been presented, Judge Forbes appoint
ed DR.. Edward A. Putnam as guardian
ad Item, he to report next Tuesday to
the court what the personal wishes Of
the respondent were as to the appoint
ment of her guardian. The hearing was