The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-27
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
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ed for trial next term; VIM. G. Dow
rie. Rod S. Dowrie> VS. Charles j..
Wendell neither party
The case of FIR Adolph o. LacroiX
against the Roman Catholic Bishop
of Portland In which considerable
local interest has been aroused, has
been continued; and the case of II. B.
Babson. F. X. Babson and G. Babson
VS. Ernest Emerson was settled.
Among the attorneys in the Court
Room during the opening session
were County Attorney T. A. Ander-
son. Pittsheld; " II Mitchell. Judge
Wade Halliday. Newport; W. l.. An
derson. Jackman Station; II. H.
Thurlough. J ". Manson, Pittsfeld;
Judge H. H. Brazzell. George Weeks,
Chas Chapman Fairfield; J. Howard
Haley. Hartland; f W Clair, F. l.
Ames. Carroll Perkins, Wateryille, X.
Y. Brown. Bingham; Judge c. o.
Small. W. b. Brown. b. /. Gibbs, Jas.
H. Thorne. Madison, W. +. Jude,
Jaekman Judge Augustine Simmons,
North Anson l.. r. Folsom, Norridge-
wock: Judge Turner Boswell, T. J.
Young, Scion; A. X. Butler, Judge F.
F. Lawrence f. N Merrill. E. f. Mer-
rill. VIM Folsom Merrill, Maurice p.
I'll
W. H. Halves. H. J. Phillips. S. j.
Walton l.. l.. Walton and George W.
Cover of Skowhegan.
The officers in the Court Room be-
side Fred G.. Rand, the Court Steno-
grapher and Hiram p. Thing. Court
Messenger. were Sheriff Thompson
and the following deputies: Alpheus
Mason of Canaan; R. s. Mckinney
of Madison; John E. Lamb of Rock
wood: Loren Sanborn, Chas. H..
Chute, Skowhegan; c. f. Folsom,
Cambridge; Thos. Collins. Bingham;
Frank Donley, North Arson and Wal
ter H. Maynard, lockwood. Before
the opening session of court was ad-
journed Judge Philbrook stated that
no divorce cases would be heard I'M
less they were to be tried before the
Jury until after the Jurors had been
dismissed, neither will equity cases
be heard until after these officials
have completed their duties for the
term.
Opening at O'Clock in the after
noon the first duties of the afternoon
was empaneling the jurors. The
Grand Jury which held over from the
fall term was called and each juror
reported They Immediately retired
with County Attorney Anderson to be-
gin their deliberations. The ira
verse jurors were then called, sta
toned and following advices by the
presiding justice retired to elect their
respective foremen. Their choice re-
suited in the election of Dana w.
Foye of Fairfield as foreman of the
first jury and M. p. Pollard of Scion,
foreman of the second jury. The
supernumaries are Walter II. Hight,
Fred l.. Pqoler both of Skowhegan
and j. A. Page of Ripley. Three of
the jurors drawn, Harold Furbush OF
Palmyra, Thos. C. Hartwell of Pitts
field and Elmer E. Towne of Madison
were excused
Wednesday considerable time was
devoted to citizens who asked for
naturalization. The following were
granted the grights of American citi-
zens: George K Thomson. Eleazer
}Uouis) Russakoff, Robert Boyd, Jr.,
and Joseph p. Thibodeau all of Show
hogan; Chas. f. NJ Carpenter of Nor
ridgewock; Allen B. Copp, Hagof
Tatogian of Madison and Ernest p.
Wilson of Jackman.
The first case of the term was taken
up Tuesday afternoon. The same
was one in which action had been
brought by the Standard Wholesale
Phosphat Co. VS. J. Orville Jeffrey and
Olive M. Jeffrey of Arson. 1t seems
that in September, 1912, representa-
tive of the firm called upon Mr.. JEFF
fiery and a contract was formulated
whereby the defendant agreed to take
a certain amount of phosphate. The
plaintiff company maintains that the
defendants have not kept to their
agreement and a feature of the case
Is the claim by Mr.. Jeffrey that the
fertilizer was represented as being
adapted for potato culture while the
defense of this plea is that the con-
tract does not carry any guarantee to
produce any particular crop. One of
the witnesses is an expert chemist,
w. ]. Garcoyne of Ball. Md. The at
torneys are George w. Cover of
Skowhegan for the plaintiff company
and Judge Augustine Simmons of
North Arson for the Jefferys. The
jurors this morning are listening to
the Judges charge. The next case
assigned is that of Cain VS. Barrett
ct ais. The assigned list covers
period up to February IL. The Grand
Jury will probably arise during the
day