The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-26
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES,
Chief Justice VIII Sit In Worcester for
the First Time.

Chief Justice viii Sit In Worcester for
the First Time.
The supreme judicial court comes in
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
will be seen here for the first time in
his new official capacity. The other jus
tees are Marcus P. Knowlton, James
NJ. Barker, John Lathrop and the new
appointee, William L. Loring.
The supreme court docket for the
| October sitting of the full bench has
been in preparation several days in the
office OF the clerk of courts and con-
tains nearly 40 law and equity cases.
Some Of these have been pending a.
number of years and may be continued
again at this sitting Among some Of
the important cases to be ruled upon
are the following: The Produce Elk
change Trust Company of New York
VS.. the Worcester Brewing Company,
which was tried at the March term of
the superior court and was taken to the
supreme court on exceptions of the de-
PENDANTS counsel.
| The Wilcox case will be submitted on
briefs and pRobably without argument.
The case was brought to set aside GER
tain real estate deals Of A. w. Wilcox,
on the alleged ground that he was In
sane at the time, The case came before
Judge Dewey and occupied nearly a
week in the trial. Herbert Parker is
for the plaintiff and Frank P. Could
ling, for the defendants. The case ap-
pears on the dockets as C. S. Forbes
let al. VS.. Frank P. Douglass, admin
Iistrator.
The John G. Howe case involves a
large amount Of money paid Ellen F.
Pressey, Administrative, by the United
Estates government in settlement of a
patent claim for a cartridge belt. The
money, amounting to $66,OOO is now on
deposit in a bank in this city pending
decision of the supreme court.
| Among the other cases are divorce
libel Of Julia Z. Osborn VS.. Thomas S.
Osborn. The libellee appealed from the
decision of Judge Gaskill.
The construction of the will of David
S. Godfrey Of Milford, made nearly half
a century ago. will be heard by the full
bench.
In the office Of the registrar of pro-
bate were filed the following papers
yesterday:
of Emily D. Richardson and William
H. Brigham, as executors Of the estate
of Seneca NJ. Richardson. The amount
of the bond is not given.
An affidavit Of the notice of appoint
lment of Abbott A. Jenkins as admins
TRAITOR of the estate Of Mary e. Bur-
Inett of Milford.
The third annual account of Daniel
w. Brigham, guardian of Angenette
Brigham of Clinton. The account
Shows the amount of personal property
now in the possession of the guardian
to be 1882 81, after deducting the dis
bursements during the past year OF
S23S.55.
A petition to appoint Isaac F
Wheelock administrator, without sure
ties, of the estate of Eunice f. Wheel.
ock Of Barre. The administrator is tt
give his personal bond in the sum O.
$1,000. Alfred Holden is named as ap
praiser and the personal estate il
valued at about $1,000.
The appraisers of the estate of Johl
e. Spaulding have filed their inventory
f The personnel is $320.T5 and the rea
: $4,000. The appraisers are Horae
Kendall, Henry NJ Clemence AM
Charles E. Burnham.
There was short session of the pro
guardianship of Mary e. Keelan. 1t wa
) taken under advisement.
On Saturday the will of Rev. Charlie
? M. Lamson was admitted to probate
To each of his children is given 800
and the residue of the estate goes to hi
wife, Helena F. Lamson, who is name
; as executrix. The will was, executed Il
: 1876 and the witnesses were VIM F
| Hilton a p1l1ai Tftu ond NTapr
all residents of Worcester.
? Charles S. Webster, counsel for Sau
. Schonberg, has brought suit agains
John G. Warner of Boylston with dam
!. ages laid in the sum of $1,000. The al
: legation is that plaintiff was run int
! by team of the defendants ant
thrown from his own team. The wri
is returnable in the November term o
the superior court.
J Mrs. Lizzie Mccullough of Clinton ha
filed divorce libel against her hus
:, band, George Mccullough. Cruel ant
abusive treatment and drunkenness ar
, alleged in the libel. The attorney TO
Mrs. Mccullough is David l. Walsh
There was a statement in an evenin,
paper that r, Wylie Rollins. who keep
a grocery store on Park street, had lef
town, and that he also left a lot o
? mourning creditors. Mr.. Rollins say
that the story is entirely true. He ha
consulted counsel, who says that all hi
> affairs are in a satisfactory condition
and that he can get all the time h
wants from creditors. He has closet
his store, and that is the only thing Of
which the story of his absconding j
based.
! Mawbey & johnson. counse
t for George H. Fuller, have brought sui
: in plea of land which is in effect /;
writ of entry against Albert 0. Herse.
of Milford. The ad damnum is place.
at $4,000. 1t is a question of boundary
: as the two parties claim deeds to tn
f same piece of land.
Today Francis M. Morrison and Her
bert Parker brought suit against tn
Boston and Albany railroad as counse
I for John Farnon, in an action of tort
I Damages are laid in $4,000. On Jul,
20, when there was an excursion t
!. Boston. John Farnon was riding on tn
platform, as the seats we're all taken
e and the car was crowded with pas
sengers. By some means he got hi
0 hand down between two cars neares
n the bumpers and his right hand wa
$ badly nangled.
: In the register OF deeds office, anothe
e deed was filed, making over land t
! the commonwealth of Massachusetts
for the purposes Of the metropolitan
water board. The grantor is Thoma
Ellis and as a 50-cent revenue stamp l
affixed the consideration must be abou
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