Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-24
Board Of Trade Carnival
Has a Grand Opening,
Breach Of Promise Suit Ger.
tainIy Makes a Hit
Charge Of Program for This Even
ing's Entertainment.

! The first evenings program of the
.,ree-nights carnival Of the Board OF
mraae was a great success. The com
-.,.,ee in charge arranged a breach OF
.romise case and it certainly was g
raraam There We're over 80 people il
.sa east and some great hits were
made. The stage was set for a court
IN and the various characters be-
can arriving when the curtain went
On Court was allied to order when
Indpe Kenesaw Bumblebee, Judge j.
Il Tarrabee) arrived by Sheriff Ammi
little. (Bion II. BuZZelD.
Tho costumes were extremely funny
and the various ones were not recog-
nzed until their names were called or
they spoke.
when court came in Clerk |. M. Lit
flo H. NJ. Lawton) read the following
docket. and the various cases We're dis
nosed of in short order until the last
named was called:
s2O-Margie l.. Corners OF Gardiner
vs.. Edwin l.. Russell Of Gardiner, as
: snmpsit for board. Patrick Henry,
(ClasoD, for plaintiff; Henry Gay,
(Hildreth), for defendant.
62!-Charles +. Pickering vs. Fred
+. Potter in replevin, Ben Butler,
(Knight), for plaintiff; Daniel Webster,
(Atkns). for defendant. For one 1--we
z red horse the horse is dead, ana Pot
ter attached The horse. After he at
tached him the horse died. The ques-
tion is for the court whether Potter
has got to return the dead horse. or
what he shall do. Query for court.
G22-J. ". Rafter of Randolph in re-
plevin for two red fighting ROSTERS vs..
nr r. f. Lamb of Randolph. Ben
Butler, (knighD. for plaintiff. Patrick
Henry, tClaaon), for defendant. One
rooster had part of his comb gone
623-Arthur G.. Robinson VS.. Frank e.
Boston, assuinpsit for fishing tackle, SIS.
Daniel Webster. LAtkins). for defend
ant Henry Clay, UIildreth), for plain
TIL TIE argument is that Boston rush
ea Ia to get this fishing tackle in IL
hurry, as he always does, and the
3 fishing tackle was furnished He sup
posed that his party would help pay
for it, edwin Russell and Judge Spear).
hut they refused to. 1t was warrant
cd to catch fish. but defence was that
was not strong enough. and that it
/. was brought outside of the State.
fA-William Frost of Gardiner VS.. II
A. Billings Of Gardner. Daniel Web
ster. (Atkinsl, for plaintiff. Ben But
Ter. U<nighD, for defendant Frost in
sists on knowing how badly he was de-
feated in Ward 5 election. and Billings
will not show him how many votes he
got
G25- Decker &. Day of Gardiner vs..
George y. Morse of Gardiner. Patrick
Henry, ClasOn), for plaintiff Henry
Clay. Nlildretm. for defendant. Morse
bought some hemp of Decker e. Day
Day to make the Oakland cigars with.
and 1t would not burn, and he could
not sell the cigars.
4l1li-SuEset Sanderson VS.. Sherlock
Somes. Breach of promise. Breach of
contract Daniel Webster, (Atkins).
Rem Butler. (Knigh), for plaintiff.
Henry Clay, Ulildreth. Patrick Henry,
Wlason), for defendant
When the case of Sunset Sanderson VS.
Sherlock Somes was called, the prisoner
was brought in, handcuffed by Deputy
Sheriff Weland Strong civilian Palmer)
The jury was then drawn as follows:
Theodore Roosevelt (Fred f. StrouD
William j. Bryan IF. II. Woodbury., Joe
Cannon &C.. II. Gray. Judge Gaynor o.
c. Ballard), Jack Johnson IF. 8. Smith
DR.. Parkhurst q. w. RafteD, John L.
Sullivan IN C. Barstow), Samuel Com
pers Drank f. Boston,, Ebert hubbard
Ca S. Chase), John ID. Rockefeller &c. L.
BusselD James J. Jeffries George W.
Brown, William II. Taft &c. s. Lincoln).
The ad damnum as placed in the writ
was in the sum Of $4,000 The plaintiff
through her attorneys, Daniel Webster
Will c. Atkins) and Benjamin f. But
Ter &C. A. Knight. alleged that the de-
a. PENDANT did promise on the I'D day OF
February. 1909. while at the Coliseum, ia
marry her; that she remained sole and
unmarried and after reasonable time
had elapsed the defendant did refuse to
marry her at the time appointed or at
any other time. claiming that 1t was his
nrst offence and that he should be per-
mitted to pursue his nefarious way. MISS
SahdersOn placed the damage to hef
wounded feelings at the sum stated ana
brought suit.
The plaintiff in the ease was Sunday
sahderson Miss Alice Richards). leading
lady of the Coliseum Stock Company
ana Sherlock Somes drank f.. Andrews
was the defendant. Henry Clay Guy a.
r'iqreth) and Patrick Henry 20. Is. Ga
son, We're attorneys for the defendant.
benjamin +. Butler opened the case for
'ne plaintiff. extolling the virtues and
talents of his client and denouncing the
ueiehdant as criminal of the WORST
s"pe' de read letter written to the
young lady by the defendant in which ne
expressed his esteem for her and later
o'e asking permission to call. Severai
',ore letters and answers were read ID
snow how the attachment on the part OF
'he young lady progressed.
sunset Sarsaparilla Sanderson was the
INST witness called. She took the stand
III fearful condition and was frequently
'oii'peHed TO use her bottle of smelling
's' she told how she first became ac-
e'athted with the defendant and how tive
weeks alter her show opened here she re-
"eo box OF chewing gum. This was
o'o"ed by box of molasseS kisses
"eh she received the letters as read by
w at'orney. Next she told of receiVins
- uidflOnd ring bnf was cruelty wounded