The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-28

HIRAM 2. TnIsG, Messenger.
DEPUTIES r. S. Williams, Hartland F. L.
Harding, Madison; c. IS Haskell, Pitthhed; +.
; Parsons, No Ansoni {. I. Duren, Fairfield;
+. Caswell, f. New Portland: {. ". Farraud
Norridgewock.
Wednesday, David Hall aud Henry
Smith, both Of Hartland, were admitted
To citizenship. The following divorces
were heard and granted Emma ~
Omelia from John Omeda, for cruel and
abusive treatment and gross habits Of
intoxication; Mabel Hume from Hugh
j. Hume, same cause.
There were no jury trials the first
week of court, something unusual the
cases assigned for Friday and saturday
being disposed of as follows: Star
Worsted Co. VS. Lakeside Worsted Mills
and Lakeside Worsted Mills VS. Star
orsted Co.; defaulted upon agreement
of both parties Duley VS. Preston; refer
red. Mahoney VS. Maine Casualty Insur-
ance Co continued. Weston VS. Brown.
appt. owing to sickness of plaintiff he
was unable to appear and the case was
placed among those unassigned Benz
amin VS. Oliver; defaulted by agreement
of both parties.
The following divorces were granted,
Saturday: Annie I. Adams from Ever
EFT ". Adams for deserton; custody of
minor child given to libellant. Leohora
a. Jewett from w. r. Jewett for cruel
and abusive treatment.
The Grand Jury, after a session of
four days, reported Friday morning 80
indictments as follows: violation of
law, 81; adultery, l !; violation of quaran-
tine law, 2; larceny, /.
The first jury trial of the term came,
Monday, as follows
cyrus 4. Walker VS. Inhabitants of
Arson Plaintiff claims to recover 500
damage for injury to a horse on high
way on March II, 1900. He declares
that the road where the injury occurred
was badly drifted and bad not been
properly cleared out by the town au-
thorities. That it was much frequent
ed portion of the highway and that the
town WAS obliged by law to keep 1t in a
safe condition for travellers. That the
selectmen had had due notice of the
defect mentioned, but had negligently
omitted to remedy it. The defence
maintains that the injury received by
the plaintiffs morse was caused by care
less driving, and not by the defective
condition of the road, the horse going
down outside of the travelled road.
That the notice given the seectmen was
not sufficient to comply with the re
quirements of the statute in that it was
not of the specific defect which was the
cause of the injury. Verdict for de.
PENDANTS. G, o. Small for plaintiff
Augustine Simmons for defendants.
The case of Maynard VS. Potter was
on trial, Tuesday. This action was
brought by the plaintiff to recover bal
ance on pulp board sold the defendant
for which he received a check of $50,
accepted and cashed at the bank. The
ance of the check cleared the defendant
from charge, and by agreement of coun-
sci the case was withdrawn from jury
and defaulted for So 90 and legal costs
A. Simmons appeared for plaintiff,
and E. n. Merrill, for defendant.
One divorce case was granted, Tues
day afternoon: Sophronia A. Spaulding
from Lorenzo D. Spaulding, non.support
and utter deseTtion.
The case Haskell VS. NJ. c. r. r. Co.,
assigned for Wednesday morning, has
been settled. This case was brought by
the plaintiff, Mrs. G. b. Haskell of Pitts
field, for injuries received in the terrible
catastrophy at Bar Harbor of nearly two
years ago, by the breaking of a gang
plank. AS result of the accident Mrs.
Haskell's nerves became shattered and
she has been confined to her bed a great
portion of the time since and is now
constantly under the Doctors care
The amount sued for was $4,000, and
we understand by the settlement she
receives $4,000.
The actions of Cyrus E. Walker VS.
Benjamin f. Berry and Cyrus P Moore
VS. Benjamin F. Berry ct al are now on
trial. The suits being in reference to
the same transactions, were tried to
gether by agreement of counsel. The
first is an action of trover to recover the
value of bull. Plaintiff claims that in
the spring of 1897 defendant hired his
bull for the season, agreeing to return il
in the fall, but that he neglected To re
turn it, and refused to pay for the use OF
it, whereby he became liable for the
value of the bull.
Defendant claims that at the time
when plaintiff claims to have let the bull
to him, trade was made whereby the
defendant was to exchange a steer then
in his possession for the plaintiffs bull
the agreement being that Berry was to
pasture the steer for the season and in
the fall deliver it to the plaintiff or send
it to Cyrus Moore's, where he could get
il. That he never made any bargain in
reference to hiring the bull, but that the
transaction was an exchange, and the
plaintiff has no property whatever in the
bull.
The suit of Cyrus F. Moore ys Ben
jamn F. Berry ct al is lien claim upon
the steer mentioned above 1t seems
that the steer was sent by Berry "a
Moore in the fall of 1897, and that Berry
told him that Walker was To come and
get the animal. Walker denied all prop
erty in the steer, and neither of the
parties in the above suit being willing to
take il, Moore has kept it and brings
this suit against both to recover for his
trouble and expense, and claims lien
upon the steer. The claim for services
is not disputed by either Berry or Walk
er, but both deny any liability.
{. Q. Small for Walker and Moore
Augustine Simmons for Berry.
The next suit in order upon the as
signed list is Thomas {. Pushard VS. A.
Russell Remick A. simmons for plain.
tiff; " ilber Il Gibbs for defendant
Nathan Knox Of Oakland was brought
to Waterville, Tuesday, and arraigned
before Judge Shaw of the municipal
court upon the charge of dogging deer,
Game Warden Fred Clarke of Smith.
field, who had been watching the deer
Il Nd 10 Id h.aat