Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-04
In the Supreme Court.

The horse case that occupied the
time of the court, all day Thursday,
and went to the jury, Friday morning,
in which Levi May of Island Falls
was the plaintiff and f. w. White OF
Pittsfield, the defendant. was, by the
jury, decided in favor Of the defen-
dant Attorneys Lewis and Max
we'll for the plaintiff alleged that the
defendant sold him two horses for
$3.50, and warranted them but.-later
they proved to be defective. The de-
PENDANT was represented by George
More of Portland.
The second automobile case was
won, Thursday. for the plaintiff, when
the jury, after being out nearly four
hours, brought in a verdict of $3.50
for John Robichaud of Madison, the
defendant being James Spencer of
Madison 1t was alleged by the
plaintiff that Spencer ran into him on
the streets of Madison, at night time,
while he was on his bicycle.
A suit for $4,000 was started in the
supreme court, Friday morning,
against Henry Nottage of Bingham
and Ivon Dyer of Scion by Walter T.
Dyer of Scion, with George w. Cover
for the plaintiff and Butler & Butler
for the defendants. The plaintiff al
legged that this fall he was shot
through the shoulder and arm, and
will never recover from the injury,
and that it was done while he was on
hunting trip to Indian Pond. He
further alleged that he and John
Tuscan of Scion We're in the woods.
and that the defendants We're also
hunting in the same vicinity, and that
/ they We're off at another point The
plaintiff claims that while up on
hill three shots were fired at he and
Tuscan, and one bullet from a Win
chester rifle hit his jackknife and he
was not injured excepting his clothes
were torn by the bullet. Two more
bullets came in quick succession and
one went into his right arm and the
other into bis shoulder The de-
PENDANTS came running UP the hill
and when they saw what they hal
done, according to the plaintiff Not
tage tried to shoot himself. He IL
nally auieted down and with Tuscan,
who had been hit in the arm, went
for aid for Dyer The defence pleads
the general issue, being a denial of
the charge, and further pleads that
an action by law is not possible as
the defence claims that after the
accident the plaintiff signed an agree
ment that he would not prosecute IL
the charges for physicians were paid
for by the defendant. The plaintiff
claims that he never entered into this
agreement, though he was asked to
do so.
c. c. Kinsman went, Thursday to
Boston. accompanying E. r. Good
rich, who was on his way to Florida.
Rev. John w Hatch, for many
years an evangelist in this county,
and throughout this State, and for
many years resident of Fairfield,
has been appointed business manager
of the Pine Tree Sanitarium.
Frank Pennell went, Friday, to
Pittsfield and Harmony, on business.
Baggage Morrill, got more exercise
than is his custom, Friday morning.
He left his horse standing on Madison
avenue. and the animal decided he
wanted to go home, and ran down
Water street with the owner after 1t.
Several men on the sidewalk decide
they wanted to be heroes and stop
the runaway, but after they got into
the middle of the street and saw the
horse coming at fast rate, as is the
custom of Baggages horses, they de-
cided that they would rather be live
towards than dead heroes, and the
horse, after eXhausting it's energy
turned in home with no damage ex-
cepting to quicken Baggage's heart
for time.
A girl was born, Jan. l, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bin w. Page.
Donald Philbrick was in Augusta,
Thursday, with his father. witness
ing the Inauguration of Governor w.
y. Haines.
Mrs. Darius Bunker left Somerset
hospital, Thursday, with her three
week-old baby, for her home in Lew
iston. accompanied by Mrs. Dinsmore
Bunker.
An investigation has been made OF
the number of people employed in
the mills in Skowhegan, this Week.
under the direction of +. b. Moore,