Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-22

MARCH TERN, 1904.

5. G. Strout, Justice Presiding.
Charles F. Whitman, Clerk.
A. II. Whitman, Stenographer.
Ellery c. Park, County Attorney.
Edgar L. Flint, Sheriff.
| II. E. Hammond, Crier.
w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
Walter L. Gray, Librarian.
In addition to the several sentences
imposed at the forenoon session of Mon
day, as reported in last weeks Democrat,
some further criminal business was
transacted.
James p. Johnston of Dixfield paid a
fine and costs amounting to $50 on the
indictment as common seller, and the
nuisance indictment against him was
continued.
Georgeanna Potvin, who was indicted
lor liquor nuisance, paid fine and costs
amounting to Sl44 in an appealed search
and seizure case, and the nuisance case
was continued.
PERU AND DIxFIELD VS.. BARRETT Il
KIDDER.
The case of the Inhabitants of Peru
and Dixfield VS.. Peter G. Barrett and
Irving C.. Kidder was heard Monday
afternoon. 1t was not tried before
Jury, but the evidence was heard and the
case was reported to the law court on
questions of law. Swasey and Harlow
for plaintiff towns, Bisbee & Parker for
defendants The defendants, under the
name of Barrett Il Kidder, run general
store at Peru, and were also employed by
the towns of Peru and Dixtield to take
charge of the ferry at that place, across
the Androscoggin River, which is run by
the two towns. The contention of the
towns is that they ran the ferry for their
own profit, by giving free transportation
to their customers, and holding this out
as an inducement to trade there. The
assert that they only used
their own boats to transport their own
customers, which they claim perfect !
right to do.
Both juries were discharged Tuesday
forenoon, there being no further work
for them to do. During their week of
service two verdicts were returned, one
by decision of the jury and the other by
direction of the court.
Quite lot of divorce and other bust
ness remained to be done after the juries
were discharged, though it was not bust
ness which made much show to the
audience, and for day and half the
sessions were quiet though industrious.
Final adjournment was made about
30 Wednesday afternoon. more or
less interested crowd of witnesses and
spectators had been in the court room
during the day, expecting to hear some
interesting testimony in the contested
divorce case of Kimball VS.. Kimball.- But
IN understanding was finally reached in
this case, and the lengthy consultations
Of court. counsel and parties being car
RED on in the judges room, where the
evidence was also heard, the crowd had
to admit itself somewhat sold.
The divorce enterprise, with which the
asst part of the term was mostly occu-
pied, fiourished well, eighteen divorces
being granted in addition to the ten re-
ported last week, or a total of twenty
eight for the term. The additional d.
sorces are as follows:
Helen Il. Eimb Ill vs.. Charles p. kimball.
Cruel and abusive treatment.
Swasey. burlington. j.. NJ. Libby.
Otis G. Russellvs Nancy Russell. Desertion.
Bri igham.
Benz. c. Keene VS.. Ida NJ. Keene. Cruel and
abusive treatment.
Bridgham.
Ellen Pinkham VS.. James Pinkham. Gross
an confirmed habits of intoxication.
Bisbee Il Parker. K. +. Richards.
Lila F. Blake vs. Thomas Blake. Cruel and
abusive treatment.
Bisbee Il Parker.
Lizzie White vs.. Allen White. Cruel and aims
I've treat nent Custody of minor children Civ
en- to libelant.
Swasey.
Lottie W. Ellingwood VS.. John +. Ellingwood.
Cruel and abusive treatment Name OF hbelant
changed to Lo,tie NJ. Pratt. her maiden name.
SwaseY.
Cora A. Crawford VS.. Perley A. Crawford.
Cruel and abusive treatment.
Wright.
Ralph f. Flood VS.. Ida Belle Flood Cruel
and abusive treatment. Custody OF the Oldest
child Grace and the youngest child Edith L. CIV
en- to the mother.
Wright.
Eva r. spea-rin VS.. James b. spearrin. Crael
and abusive treatment
Wright
Cary f. Leayltt vs.. Nina NJ. Leavitt. Deser
Stearns.
Nellie f. Jordan VS.. George y. Jordan Cruel
and abusive treatment Custody Of minor child |
given TO the mother.
Edna E McCauey VS.. James ID. McCauley. |
Cruel ami abusive treatment. Custody of minor |
child given to the mother.
Hazen.
Tena Z. Bennett VS.. Allie l.. Bennett. Cruel
and abusive treatment. Custo ly Of minor child
given to the father.
Swasey. H. H. Hastings.
Ida NJ Rollins vs. John +. Rollins. Cruel and
abusive treatment.
II. ii. Hastings. Herrick 4 Park.
Eta Small VS.. Albert Warren Small. Deser-
ton.
Wright.
Frank knight vs.. Emma A. knight. Adult
terry.
Kimball 4 Son.
Lura l. Heath vs.. Eugene B. Heath Cruel
and abusive treatment.
Swasey. Herrlck farK'
Hon. James S. Wright of Paris is
about the most regular of court at
PENDANTS. In thirty-three years, he
says, there have been only three terms
of court in which he has not been present
at the opening and closing of the term,
and in those three terms he was present
portion of the time.