Evening journal., 1900-12-15
WILL HAND down
DIVORCE DROREES
In Superior Court To-day
Eight New Cases We're
Taken Up

In just an hour and half after thel
court had charged the jury empaneled
in the case of John NJ. Harper q Co.
VS.. Charles Bairds administrators yes
terday afternOon. IL returned a veruictI
for the plaintiff for $1.S43.S3.
Immediately II. II. Ward, for the de-
fendant, made a motion for a new
trial.
This suit was brought TO recover
money which the plaintiffs alleged that
they had lost by selling q portion of
a contract for $4,000 goat skins. which
had been made with the local company.
Charles Baird & co. would not receive
the skins when they were shipped to
them, claiming that they were not up
to the standard required by the con-
tract. Harper & Co. then sent the SIX ms
to a warehouse to be sold. The price
realized was short Of the contract price
and the suit was brought TO recover
the balance
A special jury to try the suit Of
Graney VS.. the j. Morton Poole Com
pany has been drawn as follows:
Joseph Davidson. James NJ. Bryan,
Wilmington hundred; Edward l..
Grady. Abram Palmer. Benjamin II.
Sheppard and John T. McElwee, Chris
tiana: Joel Cloud. Brandywine; Will
| liam A. Morrison. Mill Creek; William
j. Stroud. White Clay Creek; David
W. Elkinton. James w. Denning New
Castle; Thomas Davidson and Edwin
Is. Armstrong. Pencader; William A.
Jester. j. Thomas Price, George A.
lCleaver J.. Frank Reybold Red Lion
Levi c. Scott, Frank B. Watkins. John
Irrr A
lWhittock. Winfield LattOmus and ed
ward Hart, Appoquinimink
The case will be tried on Tuesday.
A special jury to try tn case o
Grimes VS.. the p. W. & b. r. r. Co. OF
, Wednesday next has been drawn a
follows. John McVey. Wilmington hun
D. dred; w. p. Richardson. John w
Chappelle. Frederick w. Fisher. Chris
tiana Joseph Forwood. Isaac S. El
/ lott William Talley. William Birt
William G.. Elbrlght. Brandywine
Lewis j. Graves. Walter Grace. Charlie
II. d. Bedford, Edward T. Murra,
Reuben Satterthwaite, Mil Creek
Robert Motherall. John r. Steel Jane
Crossan. White Clay Greek; Charles
Read. New Castle; James Mclntyr'
Caleb n. Price. Pencader; ]. Fran
! lNtl bJlAs INNu A4lDAf ANbhNAN " AAAN'ei
= ST. Georges; William Grier, Appoquin
: ming; William Vickery, Wilmington.
y In the divorce suit of Mary +. Han
7 mond vs. William Hammond, the retur
= Of the commissioner was cOntinuer NJ
e til the February term.
e A rule for writ Of possession wa
= discharged in the suit OF John McCu
e bin VS. John A. Harris. T. BayaI
= Heisel was appointed commissioner
D. take testimony in the divorce suit
d Annie S. Williams VS.. John +. p. Wi
g liams A rule for write Of possession
o the case of Amanda Lyman VS.. loser
= jenkins was made absolute.
b A question arose on fieri facias in q
case Of the trustees OF the Middleton
o Academy VS.. Robert A. Cochran. ct a
4 IS to a claim Of the sheriff for dolla
II ages, the sale ordered having beg
. stayed and action settled while the WI
{ was in the hands of the sheriff. n
court ordered the dollarage paid
At the rising of the court DEGREES
divorce will be handed down in Il
: following cases: Sallie H. Hitch v
/ Samuel b. Hitch; Mabelle l.. Caulk v
q Fletcher Clark: Mary c. Collins v
l. William B. Collins. Ida Carter VS.. WI
liam e. Carter. Thomas ID. Cook v
Mary Eva Cook. Mary Porter Whitak
n VS.. George p. Whitaker, Mar
. c. Longland VS.. John X. Longland an
Ruth l.. Grather VS.. Ralph ID. Grathe
). A demurrer in the case of Thomas
!. Burris VS.. Della Sharpe was sustain,
8 by the court.