The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-08
RETURN DAY CASES.
Many Suits Entered
for the September
Session.
HEARINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.
William Ell. Ross Offers
Creditors 20 Cents
On a Dollar.

Yesterday was return day in the SUI
perior court, and the following cases
are entered:
Clarence. w. Whitaker sues the town
of Auburn to recover $4,000 for alleged
personal injuries received by being
thrown from his sleigh last winter.
The allegation is that due care was not
used in handling the snow to make the
highway passable. Willis E. sibley for
the plaintiff.
Irving Gaskill of Woonsocket petit
tons the court to compel the N. Y, N.
H. & II. railroad to build a bridge over
its tracks. A deep cut was made
through the plaintiffs farm, and the
allegation is that the contract providing
for the maintenance of a bridge has
been broken The bridge was burned
some months ago, and Gaskill wants a
new one. H.
George A. Bigelow of Boston VS.. Ed
ward Jewell of Worcester in an action
of contract to recover the amount all
legged to be due upon promissory note.
The ad damnum is $780, David Man
ming for the plaintiff .-
Charles A. Merrill brings an action
of contract against Joseph Lewenburg
to recover 1904 for services as counsel.
William I. Forbes, Judge of probate,
sues David l.. Bradt in the sum of
$4,000 to recover on a bond as adminis-
traitor of estate of Peter P. Bradt. C.
c. Milton for the plaintiff
Alfred Geguire of Clinton seeks to re-
cover $4,000 for an alleged assault in
which he received personal injuries.
The defendant is jeremiah Fiske. Da-
vid |. Walsh for the plaintiff.
William K. Hawkins of New York
sues Erastus Jones of Spencer for $4,000
in an action of contract. Bates & Hol-
liday for the plaintiff. A similar suit
is brought by the same firm against
Henry H. Adams of Spencer.
George A. Bigelow VS.. Edward Jewell,
Boston, an action of contract with ad
sorry note. David Manning appears for
the plaintiff. a
Maria Coyne, Clinton, VS.. Leominster
& Clinton Street Railway, an action of
tort with ad damnum $2000 to recover
for alleged personal injuries received
while alighting from a car. David l.
Walsh for the plaintiff
John B. Paquette, sues Norwood &
Morton in an action of tort in the sum
seizure
of portion of Paquette's Mechanic
street store, on which he alleges he
holds lease. Paul Broflner for the
plaintiff.
John Powers, Grafton, VS.. Grafton &
Upton Railroad company, in an action
of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to
recover the sum of $4,000 for the killing
OF four cows. Thomas P. Connolly APP
pears for Powers.
Mary GpiIIaaY
city of Fitchburg in an action of tort in
the sum of $4,000 to recover for alleged
personal injuries received by reason
of alleged defective sidewalk. j. H.
Mcmahon for the claintiff
James leighton of Clinton seeks to
recover $4,000 from John Connors,> Boyl-
ston, for personal injuries received
from the bite of defendants dog last
month. Bancroft & Buttrick appear
for leighton.
Christopher A. Lynch petitions the
court for an assessment of land dam
ages caused to his property by the lay
ing out of Boylston court. John b.
Ratigan appears for the petitioner.
Joseph A. Morrill, VS.. the F. A. Whit
ney Carriage Company is suit in the
sum of $4,000 in an action of tort to re-
cover for alleged personal injuries un-
der the employees liability act w. J.
There was a hearing yesterday in the
case of the heirs of Benjamin Zaeder
vs. the city of Worcester on claim for
damages caused by the taking Of land
for the Commercial street extension.
The commission is composed of Roger
F. Upham, Luther Baker and J. c. Ell
lis,
CttlIi
Mrs. Catherine M, Moore, has filed a
petition for administration papers on
the estate of James P. Moore, who was
killed by a car of the Consolidated
railway near the Market street barns,
early in the summer. 1t is understood
that suit will be brought against the
road to recover for the death of Moore
in an action of tort.
The following business was done be-
fore Charles F. Aldrich, referee in.
bankruptcy, yesterday:
At the first meeting of the creditors
of William H. Ross an offer was made
of settlement on basis of 20 cents on
a dollar, and the offer will probably be
accepted. Claims against the bankrupt
painter were proved and John Briggs
of Boston was appointed trustee, under
bonds of $2500. N
trustee at the first meeting of creditors
of A. Leslie Mable, under bonds of 500.
The case was adjourned four weeks. 81
The case of w. P. Geary of Leomin-
ster was adjourned four weeks. Phil
ander c. Heminway of Leominster was
chosen trustee to serve under bonds of
$500.
The final hearing of the case of Fred
erick w. Trowbridge of the Lincoln
House will be held next week.
The following attachments were re-
corded yesterday:
Westminster National Bank VS.. Jas.
Lynch, Gardner, an action of contract
with an ad damnum of $500. Writ
served by Deputy Sheriff H. A. Turner
and returnable in the first district
court at Gardner, Sept. 20.
Henry Parsons, Gardner, VS.. Frank
S. Robbins, Marlboro, an action of con-
tract with ad damnum of $1,000. Writ
served by Deputy Sheriff w w. Scott
and returnable in the October term Of
the superior court.
H. o. Curtis, Gardner, VS.. Bridget A.
Ryan Gardner, an action of contract
with ad damnum of $500. Writ served
by Deputy Sheriff II. A. Turner and re-
turnable in the first district court at
Gardner, Sept. IS,
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