The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-01-04
Somerset 4. j. Court.

a HI. WHITMAN Stfn0gTAphET
GLADE h. SMITH, Sheriff.
WV. II. HAwEs, Messenger
Deputies. A. Goodfieh Palmyra; ". A
Bigelow ST. Adams W &. Emery, Arson :.
T.. T. Frederick, Starts ". " Sye, Fairfield.
Thursday afternoon the case Of the
Inhabitants of Palmyra Va the Waverly
" oolen Co. of Pittsfeld, which began
before a drawn jury Wednesday morn
ing was non suited by order Of the
court. The attorney for the plaintiff,
Hon. Forrest Good win, filed exceptions
to the rulings of Judge strout. After
that case had been disposed Of DR. John
Fl Wilson of Cambridge WAS natural.
lied, taking the oath which makes him
citizen of the United States. He was
a subject of Great Britain
Friday morning the suit of Augustine
p Bailey vs. George II Roades was COM
menced before the second jury j T.
| Holman of Athens and z \ Merrill of
this town are counsel for the plaintiff;
Butler d Butler OF Skowhegan for the
defendent This case is a dispute over
the boundaries of a ten acre wood lot
situated near higgins stream in the
town of Harmony The defendent
claims the lot in question is in the
middle of his farm. and if the plaintiff s.
| contentious prevail, 1t will take a ten
acre lot out of the middle of his farm.
A large number of deeds were introduc
ed by both sides and many witnesses
testified The case occupied the court
continuously until Wednesday noon.
! The verdict was for the plaintiff and he
was awarded $59 9S which represen ts
the amount of wood cut off from tract
in question by defendent
Wednesday afternoon the case Eugene
! Currier vs. Baxter Smith, was tried
| This was an action to recover for per-
sonal services on the defendants farm
en- east shore of Moosehead Lake,
Kineo. Verdict for plaintiff of $34 so
Goodwin for plaintiff; Hudson x Hud-
SOD for defendant
The following cases have been settled
and entered upon the docket neither
party"
Betram ". Vickary VS. George P.
Greenleaf
Daniel Mullen vs. Columbus G. Foss.
Henry X sawyer. Dennison J
Haynes, Chas. W. Farrand, Charles Il
Hussey, George &. Wing, { harles II
Emmons, Coney Russell, VIM. Brackett,
Eben 5. Miller, Herbert Haynes, Charles
H sawyer. OrIin r. Hall, Frank ".
Spaulding VIM. NJ. Aver and Augustus
Conant, plaintiffs VIZ Leonard Atwood
ct al
The case Joshua Davis, Admr vs.
Hannah } Davis was settled the de-
PENDANT defaulting for $270 debt and
$50 costs. This case was tried twice
first at December term 1901, when yer.
dict was for plaintiff for 1919 As; was
carried To Law Court on exceptions
which were sustained aud a new trial
ordered At the second tIial in March
1904, the jury disagreed,
In the cases of Freeman kelso vs. II
+. Nkidmore, and Fannie Z Hilton y
Freeman Kelso, the report of auditors
was received and accepted
The cases Dora A Smith w Isabel \
Martin, eA'x and Lucinda H. Maxwell
VS. Lorenzo Nj Starbird ct ais were con
tinued.
This Thursday morning the case,
Mike l.. Pugh vs. Delbert Parker, fOi
pasturage and wintering of stock; anC
Louisa NJ. Pugh vs Delbert Parker, foi
board, go on trial and are 10y agreement
to be tried together Merrill for pffs
Watons for delft
The following divorces have been de
creed thus far: Matte A. Parsons oil
Jackman from JAS. A Parsons, for non
support; Mary K. smith of Madison
from Judson r. Smith, for cruel ano
abusive treatment
The present term of the supreme
court must come to an end on Jan l.
AS it will be impossible for Judge Stroui
la remain here after that date Ever
since the September term i'll 1904, which
was held in Grange hall owing TO the
repairs which were in progress on the
court house, the time of the several
presiding justices have been limited and
they were Obliged to leave before all the
cases ready for uial could be given q
hearing.
At that term the presiding justice wal
Hon. l.. A. Emery. He was followed
at the December term, year ago by
Justice Peabody. Then came the March
term this year with Justice Powers OF
the bench, but owing to many of the
attorneys having to be in attendance al
the session of the legislature, but few
cases were tried. La September, Justice
spear also had to hurry away and
he was also compelled to hold evening
sessions in order that the last case on
trial, that of the State VS. Mrs. Capoa
May Hoyt, might be finished.
The result of cutting the terms shori
has caused a congested condition of tht
DOCKET. To relieve this Chief Justice
Wiswell is said to have written to q
Skowhegan attorney that soon he hopes
to be able to send here judge who car
remain SO that the cases now piled NJ
may come to trial
Never before were 80 many case,
placed upon the assigned list as last
Tuesday The total marked for tria
was III, and as only two have SO far
come before jury and the first week
is used up it seems probable that moi
over half dozen viii be able II be
heard The continued docket contained
345 civil cases and % equity cases. Their
on Wednesday was added to these tn,
new entries. III, making the grand TO
tai of 492.
There are many attorneys who hay,
clients clamoring for chance TO CONT
to trial and the report that the chic
justice will give them a judge shortly
who will be able to hold court as long "A
there are cases to be heard will be
pleasant ne KS for them
Skowhagsn friends Of ". l., Waldrou
for several years submaster OF the Skow
hogan high school, will be interested il
the following clipping from the Water
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