The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-01-02

later was engaged in the grocery bus
iness. 1t Is stated that the first silver
dollar he ever earned he kept. He
was frugal, hard working man and
was a believer in the old saying that
IL one looks out for the dimes the
dollars will look out for themselves.
BY agreement of Counsel after the
trial Of the above action was entered
upon ii was taken from the Jury and
will be reported to the law court.
Naturalization papers were granted
Saturday to Walter Scott of Gala
shiels, Scotland, Fred Teal OF Hud-
dersield, Eng, and John Hall Of Al
W, Scotland, In the supreme court.
The first mentioned has been In this
country since March IS, 1897. His
witnesses we're w. r. Elliott and
Elmer E. Gordon. Mr.. Teal has been
in the United States since March /,
1893. His witnesses were Charles and
Fred North. Mr.. Hall came to Amer
lea In September, the last day of that
month, 1898. His witnesses were
Richard White and Thomas Thomp-
son. ALI landed in New York. They
are employed in the textile industry.
Monday afternoon the case Hignett
VS. Inhabitants Of the town of Norridge-
wock was taken up. Goodwin for
the plaintiff and Folsom and Simmons
for the defendant town. This was an
action to recover damages for per-
sonal injury received while riding
horse back on a highway in said town
by an alleged defect in the highway.
The addamnum being $1,000. A large
number of witnesses were called on
both sides and the case did not go to
the jury until Wednesday forenoon.
Considerable conflicting testimony
was brought out in the examination
of the witnesses, and the particular
hole into which the plaintiffs horse
stepped at that particular time seem
ed to be most elusive thing. Every
witness for the plaintiff seemed to
locate it in a different place near a
certain culvert over q certain water
course; first it would be at one end
of the culvert and then at the other,
at one time IL would be in the culvert
and at another it would be in the
solid ground at one side or the other
and afforded quite little amusement
to the court and attorneys. The wit
nesses for the defence also varied
somewhat in regard to it's location.
AT one time during the trial it looked
like non suit, Judge Simmons, one
OF the counsel for the defendants,
claiming that the notice served upon
the town after the accident, was de-
fective in that 1t described the wrong
culvert. The Court also thought the
description might be defective as ap-
piled to the culvert where the acct
dent occurred, but allowed the trial
to 60 on with the understanding that
If the notice was defective the higher
court could then throw the case out;
while If not defective it would have
to go the Law Court and then be sent
back for new trial which would
cause more trouble and delay than to
take all the testimony during the
present trial. The case went to the
jury and after deliberation covering
four hours they returned verdict for
plaintiff of S441.67.
This Thursday morning the case
Warren @. Koran pro ami VIZ United
Box Board & Paper Co. This is an
action for personal injuries recovered
by plaintiff while running barking
machine in the defendants mill at
Fairfield. Weeks & Simmons for
plaintiff; Goodwin for defendant.