The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
INDIANS CLAIMS.
Another Hearing Will Be
Held in the Long
standing Case.

F. NJ. Morrison as counsel for the Mo-
hioan Indians, will appear before the
supreme court of Connecticut, Sept. /,
at hearing on bill in equity in which
the Indians seek to recover for the loss
OF the property on which now stands
the center of the city of Norwich.
Mr.. Morrison is vested with full power
OF attorney by the Indians and the pres
ent case will decide the legal status of
the Indians, which is a knotty legal
problem
There is coming to the various New
England tribes several millions of dol
lars, recently awarded as damages by
the government, and its payment is tied
up indefinitely pending TIE determine
ton of the question of the legal stand
ing of the Indians before the courts.
The coming case is one of great mag
nitude, involving title to the business
portion of Norwich, and Mr.. Morrison
will have associated with him scott &
Treadwell Of New York.
BY the will of Sanford Adams Of West
Brookheld, the entire property, inven-
toried at $4,000 personal and $500 real,
| is left to his widow, Fanny N. Adams.
who is named as executrix, with the
provision that she may expend the en-
tire estate in charity if she so desires
r. w. Rantoul, of the firm of An
dreWs, Jacques & Rantoul, who drew
the plans for the new court house, was
in Worcester yesterday and was pleased
with the progress of the work which
he believes will insure the completion of
the building for the October term of the
superior court.
Workbench of the Webb Granite and
Construction company yesterday morn
ing began the task of Frightening up
the old section of the court buuse to
correspond with the new. All the stone
work of the building, including the pro
bate court building, will be chiseled to
look as new as when the stone came
from the quarry. The process is a ted
ious one and will occupy many weeks
for completion. A heavy hammer called
a pean hammer or Scotia brush consist
ing on the face of a number of parallel
knives, is used, and the surface of the
stone which contains all the deposits Of
dirt and weather is taken off in fine
dust by repeated harnmering
DR.. George E. Wire, librarian of the
Worcester county law library, returned
yesterday from a vacation of two weeks
passed in the western part of the state.
The following attachments were re-
corded yesterday:
Silas P. Holbrook, Douglas, VS.. E. o.
Smith, Sutton, an action of contract
with ad damnum 5000. Writ served by
Deputy Sheriff E. p Heath aud return
able in second district court Sept. g.
Dodge & Taft for the plaintiff
Frederick e. Fays VS. Mary j. Hen
dersDn, Rutland, an action of contract
with ad damnum $500 Writ served by
Deputy Sheriff David H Hayter, and
returnable in central district court,
Sept. %. Dodge e. Taft for the plaintiff
Joseph Cormier, Gardner, vs.. Milton
N. Favor, Gardner, an action of con-
tract with ad damHum $780, Writ served
by Deputy Sheriff H. A. Turner and re-
turnable in the district court. Gardner,
Sept. 81. L. G. Lynde for the plaintiff.
Leominster National Bank VS. Charles
b. Maynard and Thomas Brown, an ac-
ton of contract with ad damnum $500.
Writ served by Deputy Sheriff James
Early and returnable in the October
term Of the superior court. Hamilton
Mayo for the plaintiff
Silas P. Holbrook. Douglas, VS.. M.
Stanley Adams, Sutton, an action of
contract with ad damnum $780, Writ
served by Deputy Sheriff e. P. Meath
and returnable in the second district
court Uxbridge, Sept 8. Dodge & Taft
for the plaintiff.