The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-03

AIEAINlNG BtAf OINE Az DllOIN.
There will be a hearing today at the
court house, in the case of Powers VS..
Hurley, before w. e. Sbley, as auditor.
The action involves a builders contract,
and is brought to recover for labor and
materials. B. w. Potter appears for the
plaintiff, and John r. Thayer for the
defendant
BANKRUPTCY HEARINGS.
Before Referee in Bankruptcy Charles
F, Aldrich, yesterday, there was a first
meeting in the matter of Charles II.
Wyatt of Worcester Claims were al
lowed, and Frank b. Hall appointed
trustee, with bonds in the sum of $780,
There was first meeting in the case
Of Dufresne Bros. Claims were proved
and allowed. The debtors were sworn
and examined, and adjournment was
taken for five weeks.
A final meeting in the case of Nathan
Marcus was held, and trustees account
was allowed. A final meeting in the
case of Lyman G.. Petts was held. The
| account of trustee was allowed and the
case dismissed.
In the adjourned meeting of Lewis
! Gusterwsh, claims We're proved and
Samuel Harris was appointed trustee,
with bonds in the sum of $100, Adjourn
! ment was taken for five weeks
An adjourned meeting in the case of
Mary E. Brown and Prescott C. Brown
| was held, and claims were proved Adj
! Journment was taken for three weeks
| The cases Of Miah Thompson and Dan
| lei w. Roberts were dissolved. The case
| OF Eugene A. Fetch was adjourned six
| weeks. The adjourned meeting of NJ.
j. Ryan was again adjourned five
/ weeks.
! THE STAR LUNCH CASE.
Yesterday. in the United States dis
trict court in Boston, a petition in bank
ruptcy of F. E. & w. f. Marshall was
| filed. According to the schedule, the
liabilities are s3972.24 and the nominal
assets are S2l28. AS the assets include
| the stock and fixtures of the Star lunch
1t is hardly to be expected that the fix
lures will bring the amount expended
on them by the bankrupts. John b.
Scott and A. M. Taft are counsel for
F. E. & w. E. Marshall.
ACTION AGAINST A CONTRACTOR.
H. H. Capen of Spencer has filed an
action of contract against Charles A.
] Vaughan, with ad damnum $500. The
I action Is to recover money alleged to be
due for lime and cement furnished Mr..
| Vaughan, who is contractor. Jere e..
| Kane is counsel for the plaintiff, and
! the writ was served by Deputy Sheriff
| James Hunt
COURT HOUSE CLOCKS.
A large electric clock is to be put in
| the county commissioners room, and
| by it number OF other electric clocks
in the building will be regulated.
| The clock is about six feet in height,
and is one of the finest ever seen in
! Worcester, and is the only master
| clock outside of the one at Western
| Union office. Plummer, Ham & Rich
| ardson are putting 1t in place, and will
soon have the other clocks in running
] order.
ENGLAND IS UNWELL.
William A. England, the Main street
| jeWeler, now serving a sentence Of a.
month in jail, for receiving stolen
| goods, is said to be suffering severely
| in mind and body.
W. A. Gle said yesterday that the
case would not be heard today in all
probability, and continuance will be
asked for until next week. There Is a
possibility that England will not be
tried for the alleged assault upon Mrs.
Nellie A. Ellis, until after the expira-
tion of his present sentence,
CoPP INSURANCE CASE.
An evening paper states that there
will be no contest over the payment OF
the Ire insurance taken out byEJameS
/ O. Copp two days before his death.
Two representatives Of insurance COM
panies interested in the matter say that
no claims have been presented to them
as yet, and what action they will take
is therefore not decided. They say
there is no authority for the statement
in the evening paper referred to, and
furthermore they are not prepared to
say what their companies will do when
the claims are presented.
ONE ATTACHMENT.
Attachment recorded yesterday in
the registry of deeds: Arthur L. SAT-
ford of Lancaster VS.. Catherine and
Kate Broderick in an action of con-
tract, with ad damnum of $1,000
The writ is returnable in the second
district court of East Worcester Nov.
IL. and was served by Deputy Sheriff
Cbnrlns A Rart1ntt