The Press., 1908-12-02
LEWIS MOLAUaHLN. PUBL1sHER.
State Treasurer F. F. Patten's

State Treasurer F. F. Patten' annual report shows that the expen ditures for she year of "A, TAI ,54' exceeded the receipts of $8,925, ,49: by $S16. O56. Last year there was surplus of $265, 47O. The folIowini extraordinary expenses of the pas year are the cause of the deficiency
 Freeing bridges, $11O. O62 39; goot roads. excess over previous appropria tion. $96 469. 77; state armory anC arsenal, $359. Oss. 60; state librar. building, $126, SPA. 95; buildings fo
 insane at Norwich, $215, s15 80
 Meriden armory. $59. .77O.75. Th' deficit at the end of this year, it il estimated, will exceed $1. .O00 900.
 Superior Court.
 The Holland county superior cour opened the December term at Rock vile yesterday. with Judge c. "
 Wheeler on the bench. Gases wer' assigned as follows: Rosella NJ
 Wendhiser against William 0. Geb hardt, for bGstardy. for tomorrow. The case of Edward Stiles against tho New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was assigned for Friday, when there will also be short calen dar session, and the case of Ethel Foz Blakeley against Jospeb U. Clark and another for Tuesday of next week. The case will take about three days for trial, 1t being . sait on a olAim for services for A school teacher in the town of COlumbis. At a short calen' dar session the case of Thomas J. Doyle against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad com. pany. for default for failure to answer an order, was entered that an answer be filed in two weeks. Ip the divorce case of Agnes J. Hill of Wilmington against Fred Hill, Attorney Danahey asked for an additional order of notice, and it was ordered that it be by per. sonAl service in two weeks. Attorney Reed of Stafford asked for judgment for want of Arswer iD the case of Wilbert O. Ruby against Karol Tur- ocy. A default was granted, and a hearing set for Friday. Iu the di- vorce case of Hattie E. Taylor against Theodore D. Taylor, Judge Stoughton of East Hartford asked for additional order of notice. The order was denied, as Judge Wheeler said it was not necessary. In the case of R. s. Yeomans against the Rockville Jour nal Publishing company of Rockville, Receiver H. Fl Larkum presented his final reports, and asked for the ap- proyal of statements and for an order for the payment of dividend to credi. tors. The report of the receiver showed the total indebtedness of the company was about $95OO, but after taking out the mortgages left for credi- tors $42OO. The plant was final. ly sold to D. l.. Hondlow at the in- ventory price. The stoekt olders, Rockville business men, lost all of their investHent, and tLe receiver ad- vocated paying creditors 4S3 cents on the dollar. Judge Wheeler took the papers and report for consideration. The criminal term opened at 2 D. ID. Frank Banning of Hebron pie aded guilty. to an attempt at criminal assault on Mrs Sarah Pinney at her home in. Hebron during the absence of her husband. Banning had been em- ployed on the farm, and came from the county home. He was sentenced to state prison for not less than ] years and not more than 2ba years. The case Of the state against A. B. Campbell was continued. Charles Flick and Van Dudek were charged with an assault on Lewis Tracy in Bolton, and the theft of $19 50. They pleaded not guilty, and the trial was begun before a jury. At. torney J. K. Fisk and Attorney W. A. King are for the defendants. The case will go to the jury today.
 The following jurors have been summoned.:: Holland, A. J. McOor. mick. John ". Edgerton; Andover, Henry Phelps; Bolton. George Cur. tis; Columbia. William H. Bliss; Coventry: Fred A. Warren; Filing toB. William N. Ptpney, Charles H Hathaway; Hebron. Roswell Cham. berlNin; Mansfield. Olaranca Savage. Somers, Ernest s. Fuller; Stafford, Myron E. Davis. Bert T. Eaton i; Union. George ". Thayer; Vernon, Charles A. Knight, Albert T. Thomp. son; Willington, George H. Nichols.