Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-13
SKOWHEGAN.
Somerset S. ]. Court.

TIE jury in the suit Of Rachel YORK "
Inhabitants of Athens for personal injI-
rics resulting from a defective highway,
returned Il verdict. rrida% afternoon, in
favor Of the plaintiff. and assessed the
damages at s6S7.5o. The counsel for d..
fence are preparing a motion to have tile
verdict set aside and have been allowed
until Saturday Jan. 49, to file the same
The action az Joshua J. Davis ADM.
w. Hannah J. Davis was tried Frild,
afternoon, L. y. Merrill appearing for IN
plaintiff. and George {. sheldon of An !
gusta, tor thc defence. This was suit
upon note signed by IN" defendant.
Tine defence was that the statute Of linz
tations had run against the note. Ate
hearing the evidence. which was bri"i.
plaintiff. and damages Were assessed ~
Judge Powers ordered a verdict for tht
1913 H. Exceptions We're filed by counsel
for defence 10 the admission of certain
evidence. and the ease will be printed
ana carried to the fall court for deter
mination Inon questions of law involved.
The action of David 5. kiefstead ".
Frank Bryant and Fred Bryant is nov
on trial before a drawn jur. % which
James S. !i0Xic is foreman. This sui;
arises out If an injury sustained by tn"
plaintiff Jan. Il, 1899, while employed il!
the sash and blind factory owned by the
defendants in Pitt Siicld. The declaration
states that the plaintiff was employed
Il portion of the machinery in the mill
tina. the defendant was under obligation
to provide him with reasonably safe ana
suitable machinery for the perfurmanC"
of his duties, but that ne had not done so I:
that while he was at work about the Ell
CINE al" eccentric rod connected with II
suddeilly broke and being thrown back
struck him i'm the head. crushing his skull
or the right side and fracturfnS the bones
Cf the head 10 such an extent that thy
brains protruded. lie also claims that thu
defendants knew Of the unsafe condition
OF the engine and had their attention
called to it. but chose 10 take the chances
Of accidents until repairs could be made
to render the machinery safe forre:.i
Goodwin Esq, appe;trS for The plaintH
and j. w Manson and George II. Morse
for the defendants.
The following divorces have been az
creed for the causes Indicated:
Ellen \ Sands from t,dn' nd ~ Sdns
cruel and abusive treatment. custody Of
VnIidreu Parker and Reginald given t. r.
beilaGt. and liteiiee ordered TO pay $50 IN
lieu Of .aiimony; Mary T.. Williams from
Webster Williams tor gross and confirm
ed habits of lntoXicGtiGn. ana name Of
libtllant changed to Mary iIwrenc.; AH-
die H. F'urbIsh from i.aforest Furbush
for cruel and abusive treatment CUSTOM
Of children given to the mother and Ii
belize ordered to pay clerk Of courts $40
every FIVE weeks for support of children
AdeIbert NJ. Crosby from Lillian NJ. Crns
hy for adultery: and Arthur r. WIiGiit
from Mabel NJ Wright for adultery.
Rufus Burns of Pittsfieid. pleaded sui y
t. Il nuisarc" Indictment and received Il
fine of 500 and costs taxed at 81, which
was paid
The following cases upon the trial list
have been settled by counsel: Leroy Wal
ton vs. William Howard: Fred ii. Neal
ct al vs. Albert Pratt et al; VIM. L.
Brown ". Fred n. Brown.
Judgment has been rendered for the
plaintiff in VIM. \. York IS. Atcl W.
Spauldins for $40 damages and Ssl costs.
i default has been entered in the actions
Of T. VI. Totman ct nj vs.. Byron Moore
and Emulus S. Plummar vs.. Edgar IL
Thompson. The ease Of Wyett HUFF vs..
Edwin Savage and Tr. has been referred
to Augustine Simmons and William X.
Jordan. and David Il. Stewart ct al w.
Abiel L. Leonard has been referred 70
Hon. Frederick A.. Powers.
\ long list of cases still remaining upon
the assigned list makes il certain thaC
court will continue through all of this
week at least.