Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-15
FIRST JURY.

FIRST JURY.
+. | Bean. Mason, Foreman.
Il +. VI. Bailey. Andover.
| Seth Bemis, Gilead
Elmer Billings, Woodstock.
" III. Chadbourne Waterford.
| Prince f.. Golcor,i DiNfleld.
George Cummings, Albany.
| Lewellyn III. Cushman, Norway.
W. X. DeCoster, Canton.
| Charles C. flames, Bethel.
| William K. Eames, Bethel.
| Grin W. Edgecomb, Norway.
SECOND JURY.
| VIM l.. Harlow, Buckfeld, Foreman.
| George F. Elliott. Rumford.
| George w. rockingham, Paris.
Charles Il. Garland, Porter.
Fred A. Holt, Fryeburg.
| James +. Irish, Hartford.
| X. A. kidder, Mexico.
| Amandal lie Baron, Lowell.
| John T.. Oldham Peru.
| Frank X. Reed, RumfOrd.
| Daniel ID. Small. Su rner.
| Clayton +. Spring, Browuileld.
| sUPERNUMERARIEs.
Charles +. Stanton, oxford.
| Pierce +. Wheeler, Paris.
After the juries were organized, Seth
BemiS and VIM. X. DeCoster of the first
Jury were excused from serving, and
their places were filled by the two
supernumerarieS.
PRESENTATION TO THE CRIER.
4 pleasant affair outside the routine
of ordinary court procedure followed
the organization of the court. Hon.
James 5. Wright, rising in his place in
the bar, addressed the court, and calling
up the venerable crier, III. K. Hammond,
addressed him somewhat as follows:
Mr.. Hammond: The court, the mem
bers of the bar, the sheriff, deputies and
county officers, have seen fit to present
you with a little -memento OF their re-
gard, and | have been asked to act as
spokesman. This pleasant service was
to have been done by Judge Foster, but
he is not present. 1t would have been
especially appropriate that he should do
it, as he came to this bar about the same
time you became crier of the court-in
1868.
Eighteen xty-three-nineteen hun
bred four-more than an average life
time. Few men have held one official
position for that length of time. look
about me in the bar, and see only one
mau-BrOther Bridgham-who was a
member of this bar when you became an
officer of the court. During your term
of service you have seen many new men,
berS come To the bar, and many pass out
from this life into the Great Beyond.
In recognition of your long, faithful
and efficient service as crier of this court,
we desire you to accept this gavel as a
slight testimonial of our appreciation
and esteem.
Mr.. Hammond took the gavel present
ed, and though taken by surprise, briefly
and appropriately responded to the pre-
sentation address, saying he accepted
the gift with pride and pleasure. 1t
was true that for more than forty years
he had been crier of this court. During
this time he had been treated by every
one connected with the court with in
variable courtesy. For this, as well as
for this token which he should highly
prize he returned his heartiest thanks.
Judge Strout added few words APP
preciative OF Mr.. HammOnd's long,
faithful and able service.
Mr. Hammond is well known about
the county, not only from his connection
with the court, but as prosperous
farmer and leading citizen of Paris. He
has twice represented the town in the
he has been crier of the court, and
though now 76 years of age, is one of
the most punctual of court attendants.
The matter of presenting this testi
monial was preached at the October term
of court. and later took definite form.
The work of procuring it and making all
necessary arrangements in connection
with it was in charge of Deputy Sheriff
ThaddeuS Cross of Norway, and all
agree that his work was well done.
The gavel is of ivory, with heavy en-
graved bands and ferrules of solid gold,
and in intrinsic value represents quite a
little sum. On the wide gold band
around the head there is on one side an
engraving of the present county build
ingS, and on the other side the words,
Presented by the court and bar, sheriff,
deputies and officers of Oxford County"
The long ferrule on the handle bears the
words in black enamel, "God save the
State of Maine" A narrower band on
the handle is marked, "Henry E. Ham
mond, Crier S. J. Court for Oxford
County, 1868 10" and on the gold tip
of the handle is engraved, "Dirigo." 1t
is a very rich thing and it is doubtful if
bandsomer gavel can be found in the
state.
The calling of the docket occupied the
rest of Tuesday forenoon, and resulted
in trial list of about twenty cases. At
the afternoon session several motions
were heard and minor matters of bust
ness transacted.
BABB VS.. OXFORD PAPER co.
Wednesday morning trial was begun
in the case of d. w. Babbvs. the Oxford
Paper Co. Mr.. Babb is a resident of
Mexico, and this suit was brought to
recover damages for injuries sustained
by him on the 9th of January, 1908,
while in the employ of the Oxford Paper
Co. at Rumford Falls. A. +. Stearns of
Rumford Falls and Jesse NJ. Libby of
Mechanic Falls were counsel for the
plaintiff, and Bisbee IL Parker of Rum
ford Falls for the defence.
| The accident occurred in what is called
the crusher room building or cOnveyor
house of the Oxford mill. In this
building the coal is crushed ready for
the boilers. 1t is then carried into the
boiler house by a coal conveyOr, consist
ing of two parallel endless chains with
pivoted buckets between. After these
buckets are dumped in the boiler room,
the ashes from the CRATES is shoveled in-
to them, and they are carried by the
chains up to the top of the building.
There the buckets are tipped and the
ashes emptied into an ash hopper, to be
loaded by chutes into cars at conven-
fence. From the ash hopper the con-
veyor runs directly down to the base
ment of the building, where the buck
cts are again filled with coal.
Mr. Babb was stationed on platform
on the first floor of the building, beside
the line of buckets descending from the
ash hopper to the basement. 1t was his
business to see that the buckets were
all right side up as they went down, and
to remove any ashes or other material
that might have remained in them when
they were tripped.
1t is alleged by the plaintiff that on
the day of the accident, on account Of
the neglect of those in charge, the ash
hopper was alldHed to get over-full, sc
that ashes and clinkers ratified dowI
from it through the openings in the
several floors through which the convey
or descended; that Mr.. Babb had sent ;
fellow workman out to notify the fore
man; but that before he returned mas