Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-13
SUPERIOR COURT.
Suit of Gardiner VS.. West Gardiner ;,
Determine Pauper Settlement.
OLIVER G. HALL. Judge.

w. S. CHOATE. Clerk of Courts.
A. L. McFADDEN, Sheriff
THOMAS LEIGH. County Attorney
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer.
Augusta, Friday, Sept. II
In the Kennebec county superior
court. Friday, the first case before til,
traverse jury was tried. 1t was an ac
ton brought by the city of Gardner
against the town of West Caroline,
to determine the pauper settlement O.
| Sidney Potter, aged IS years, the sor
of Simeon Potter.
1t appeared from the testimony or
the part of the plaintiff that the city
of Gardiner had furnished supplies tc
Potter and the suit is to decide once
and for all whether the city of Gardi.
ner or the town of West Caroline,
should support him.
| The plaintiff is endeavoring to prove
| the incapacity of Sidney Potter. the
| settlement OF Simeon Potter, the father
of Sidney. in West Gardiner, that Sid
ney Potter was never emancipated
from his fathers control and for that
reason Simeon Potter had a residence
in West Gardiner.
| Twenty three witnesses We're sworn
| in behalf of the plaintiff and four of
them testified at Fridays session. The
trial will probably last several DAYS.
| George w. Heselton, Esq, and Guy A.
Hildreth, ESD, city solicitor of Gardi-
ner, appear for the plaintiff, and An
son NJ Goddard, Esq, of Augusta. for
the defendant.
The grand jury put in a hard day s
work Friday and many matters were
heard
The following are the names, age
| vocation, married or single, politics
and religion of each member of the IL
sitting on the panel at this term:
Charles II. Wyman, foreman, Nortt
Vassalboro, aged IS, farmer and shoe
! maker, married. Republican, no reli-
gious preferences.
James L. Turner, China, aged &c
, farmer, married, Republican, membe
OF the Friends denomination.
Frank j. Lord, Belgrade, aged 3S
farmer, married, independent in poll
tics. no religious preferences.
W. L. Croker, Fayette, aged IS
farmer. married, Republican, no reh
gious preferences.
Charles c. Getchell, Hallowell. aget
"a, laborer. married, Democrat, no re-
ligious preferences.
Stephen d. Marson, Gardiner. age
So. no business, single, Republican, no
religious preferences.
Frank S. Cowan, Sidney, aged 81,
farmer, married, Prohibitionist Free
Baptist.
Frank H. Mitchell, Watervil1e, aged
rs, florist, married, Republican. no re-
ligious preferences. d. q. -
Charles f. Stone, Augusta, aged 81
cotton mill operative, married, inde-
pendent in politics, no religious prefer-
ences. it -.i
Fred A. Wilson, Augusta, aged IS,
stone cutter, married, Democrats no
religious preferences. 20
Everett f. Crommett, Albion, aged
AZ, farmer, married, Democrat, no re-
liglous pI et.rences.
Charles l.. Call Pittston, aged AZ
farmer, married, Republican, Metho-
dist.
Frank D. Gilman, Litchfield, aged As
forming and milling, married Republi-
can, no religious. preferences.
Josiah D. Mari Gardiner, aged so
carpenter and millwright, married, Re
publican, Methodist.
Alpheus d, Guild, Augusta, aged go
farmer, married., Democrat, no religious
preferences
G. H. Faunce, North Wayne, aged 30
scythe- ma,.er. married, Republican, nc
religious preferences.
It is problematical when the grand
jury will conclude its deliberations, but
it will not be this week.