The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-07
Tenth Annual Reunion.

bloomfield Glass Association, 1898 1872.
The above reunion took place ON Tues
day evening, June 2Sth, at the Weston
House, Madison.
A special car left Madison Avenue, at
80 d. m. arriving at its destination one
hour later.
After a social chat business meeting
was called by the president, Eva Varney
Gage, and the following officers chosen
for the ensuing year; President, Ella
Tenny Holt; vice president, harles A.
Marston, treasurer, John k. Mcclellan
secretary, Lizzie Hoxie; executive com
mittee, George Friend Bigelow, Walter f.
| Robbins, Emma Holbrook Dnnton, Will
| b. Steward, Rachel steward Webb,
! Letters of regret from absent mem
bers were read by the secretary, and
after other routine business the meeting
| adjourned
At seven O'Clock, supper was announc-
ed and very jolly party did Full JUS
tieen to the yiands prepared, just to get
themselves IN trim for the Real Trial
which was to come afterwards.
Supper over-whle the dining room
was being arranged for "Gourt room
all hands enjoyed piano duet by Mrs.
Lambert and Mrs. Dunton, and amused
themselves by talking over old times
and ass eciatiuns. '"Twas then that the
fun began" as everybody present was
engaged to hear the greatt?) trial OF
Hon. Josiah Mudd of Brighton, vs.
! George " ashington Bassett of nowhere
in particular" but whose mother atfirms
that she lives on Beacon ST., Boston.
With anxious looks and beating hearts
the company FASTENED to the Court
i DINING room, and the above case being
| Next on the docket the wheels of
! Justice commenced to turn. The fol-
lowing officers of court, counsels, wit
nesses etc did their best to seek for
and tell "The truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the trutho(p):
Judge, Alexander Advise -. Chas. A. Marston
| Clerk of courts Hezekiah Dandelioa,
Sheriff Benjamin Sw ft,............ b. r. Flagg
County Atty, Squire Snarttrap, II. A. Dinsmore
Counsel for DIT, Squire skinnem, ~
Plaintiff, Hon Josiah Mudd, Walter Robbins
Dett., Geo. Washington Bassett,- James Holt
WITNESSES FOR PLAINTIFF.
Bridget oFlaherty, an Irish want
| .. Laura HoAie Dinsmore
Sylvia Riddesnap, "Book agent
- ................ Ella Tenney Holt
tcanyassing for Every man his own house
Keeper or how to be happy though marred)
Mehitable STYLE stylish aress.maker' ,.,,..
Phinneas Hannah, "Cousin from the west,
| . ............ Horatio w. Gushing
WITNESSES FOR DEFENDANT
Jerry b. lagoon, "Stage driver Frank steward
Patience b. SnOdgrass, "Boardng house
! mistress" ..... Emma Daseomb Partridge
Aunt Dollie Bassette' mother OF defendant"
Sarah sharp, Lady from Nebraska
-. Eva Varney Gage
Court stenographer, Katura Scrateher,
| ........ Abbie Conant Lambert
1t seems that the defendant had been
indicted for swindling, having sold the
plaintiff the County right to sell his
1.-THE defendant's) "Patent hog yoke"
Not only was this a fraud, regarding the
Patent" (plaintiff claiming that same
Had never been patented'D but Mr..
Mudd further alleged that the same was
an "Instrument of torture" inasmuch as
he had lost MANY valuable animals
they having been choked to death by
said yoke.
The Defense claims that this was a
case of "Blackm ILL.," that, through
jealousy, Josiah Mudd had determined to
ruin defendants character. The defense
| further contended that the "Patent
yoke" was in no way responsible for the
death of the deceased "Porkers" but
that they had met their end through a
disease familiarly(O known as "Black
| teeth
The pleas of the counsel plainly show
ed that much time had been given to
the preparation of the celebrated
| CASE and the charge of "His honor"
was very convincing indeed, inasmuch
as it convinced everybody present that
he was no "Hogn and that the evidence
given in the case had made very little
impression upon his learned mind.
After five minutes of "Mature deliber-
atom the jury returned verdict of
mot guilty and the result was re-
ceived with cheers and congratulations
by the friends of the defendant, and
groans upon the part of counsel for the
plaintiff.
1t is question if the decision will be
used generally, by attorneys, in the
: preparation of other cases of a like
nature, but the case was of more than
passing interest to the class of 1868 '72,
and all agreed that the occasion would
make other trials much easier to bear.
The special Car in waiting, brought all
hands safely home, soon after midnight,
and It's certainty that those who did
not attend the "Tenth annual missed
one of the most successful reunions.