Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-05
Supreme Court Disposing
Of a Lot Of Business.
Criminal Docket to Be Taken Up
Thursday-.Llst Of Indictments.
Several Somerset Couples Begin
the Year in Double harness.

The supreme court Tuesday disposed
of good deal of work. Several cases
were settled by agreement and two
were tried before the jury. The first
case was Brooks VS.. Gilman. In this
case the plaintiff. George Brooks.
brought suit to recover from Burt Gilt
man unpaid wages to the amount Vi
SIS for saving lumber at his mill III
Athens for the defendant. The defence
was that Brooks had not sawed the
lumber until long after Gilman wanted
it and, the lumber no. being worth 81
rnuch then, that Brooks had been pald
what the work was worth. Judge F. +.
Lawrence appeared fer the plaintiff
and George w Cover for the defend
ant. The fury returned verdict in IA
ror Of the plaintiff.
The second case to be tried Tuesday
was Conner VS.. Prescott ct al q TT.
in which one Jesse Conner sued John
Prescott to recover about 5000 on the
purchase price Of a portable mill.
Morse was attorney for the plaintiff
and the evidence put in by him was
hv depositions. Goodwin appeared for
the defendant The verdict was for the
plaintiff in the fun sum sued fer, s.
III" criminal docket will be taken up
Thursday. Most of the long list of cases
are Upuor cases. Following is a list of
tire indictments made public Tuesday:
State VS.. Joseph Pooler. Fairfield.
common seller: State VS.. J. X. Nc
Laughlin, Canaan, single sale; state
VS.. Marshall Pooler, Fairfield, single
sale; State VS.. John Gilbert. Fairfield,
single sale Of cider; State vs. Madam
Boduc, single sale State vs. Mary
Munster, Somerset Junction, common
seller: State VS.. Thomas Berry, sin
: 30 sale
Josenh Corners, John Corners and
Eugene Collins were arrested Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff Harry Lessore On
warrants charging them with OBJ
struotirg the officer in the perform
ance of his duty. These three men. it
is alleged, helped one Guy Howard to
escape the officer John Corners was
found guilty by Judge F. F. Lawrence
in the municipal court and sentenced
to pay a fine Of s. and costs. The other
two respondents were discharged.
The following cases are assigned for
Thursday: S. Morgan Smith Co. vs.
Franklin Power Co, Williamson 4
Burleigh and Weeks, attorneys; ALI
son VS.. Wilson. Merrill & Merrill and
Butler &-Eutler, attorneys Allison VS..
ADAMS, Merrill Merrill, Joseph Hill
Brinton and Butler & Butler and Mer-
rill r Merrill attorneys: Gushing vs..
Weston, Goodwin and Gould & Law
renee, attorneys: The sharples Sepa
retor Co. VS.. Buker ct al. w. b. Brown
and Haley, attorneys: Burke vs.. Bio
deau TT. Weeks and Clair. attor-
neys: Inhabitants of Fairfield VS.. City
of Waterville. Chapman and Matthew.
attorneys; Tibbetts TT, in Bankrupt
cy. In Equity VS.. Cooley ct ais, Mer-
riii IL Merrill Walton e. Walton and
Waidron attorneys.
Mrs. Sarah Cutting who died Mon
day at the age of 50, was a descenda nj
OF famous Revolutionary heroes. She
was member of the Cong gational
church, being at her death the oldest
one in town She is survived by one son,
Mir. Cutting. TUESDAY the body was
taken to Cambridge for burial.
George l.. Worthley of Norridse-
Wock shot black fox Tuesday which
Is estimated to be worth about $500.
This is the sixth black fox that has
been killed or captured in Norridge-
wock this season.
Miss Bessie Carney. oldest daughter
of Mrs. Martha Carney, was mar
fied Sunday to Webster II. Carney
at the nome of the bride in Bingham
Rev. T. B. HIATT performing the Ger
emony.
Miss Eloia Snow Bray was married
at l.3O p. M. Tuesday to VIM. s.
Holmes of Northeast Harhor at the
home of fthe brides mother. Mrs.
Philena B. Bray, on the Island The
ceremony was performed by Rev. b.
II. Merrill of the Congregational
church, the single ring service being
used. The bride is well known in
Skowhegan. She is a graduate of thu.
Skowhegan High school She is q
registered druggist, being the only
woman druggist in the county and
the only one in the State, excepting
one. The bridegroom is merchan,
in Northeast Harbor. Mr. and Mrs
4 Holmes will take a short wedding
trip after which they will return to
Northeast Harbor, where they with
make their home