Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05


Robbins, land with buildings on road
from Skowhegan to Scion over Rob-
bins Hill; Dana H. Robbins to Harry
A Richardson. part of homestead farm
! of Reuel w. Robbins; Daniel *. Will
| liame to John 7. Miller, la nd on Pleas
ant street.
! Pittsfield-Francis w. Briggs to Sa-
die c. H. Whiting, land on Park street
| F. L. Lowell to Frank I. Blanchard
land on road from Palmyra village TO
Canaan.
St. Albans-Emma Brown to j. How
ard Haley land on road leading from
Footman's Corner to Marshs Corner
and other land formerly owned by
Ira NJ. Page. consideration SO.
Canaan-E. Edgar Clifford to Alex
ander Robb, land in Canaan formerly
owned by Eugene Goodrich.
| Starks-Robert L. TAYLOR TO Agnes
NJ. Faulkenham, about 200 acres, Of
Starks by said TAYLOR.
! Madscn--John Farnham by cxer, to
I Laura Grover. Madison.
Caratunk-Inza Miller to Stanley *.
| Dimoch of Hartford, Conn, land with
/ buildings on West shore Of Pleasant
/ Pond. consideration $500.
! Ripley Harmony-Nellie NJ Hurd to
D. c Haml;n eft al, Of Gorham, n H..
ct al. standing timber both hard and
| soft wood on several lots owned form
erlv by the Trip heirs.
! Pittsfeld Fairfield and Canaan
! Flizaberh L. Tobev. ct ais. to Helen s
Tohey. interests in various lots in
! hcrited from Charles l.. Tobey, de-
ceased.
! Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
forenoon were occupied at the supreme
court with the trial of the case George
f. Prescott VS.. Lillian Prescott Shean
Of Bridgton, an action in trover to re-
cover the value of personal property
or rather household furniture which
wa.' in the possession Of the defend
ant at the time she got her divorce
from the plaintiff Prescott. The value
of the furniture was placed by the
plaintiff q about $3.50. The plaintiff
was represented by w. B. Brown of
Madison and the defendant by Merrill
& Merrill of Skowhegan.
| 1t seems from the testimony in the
| case that Prescott had officers attempt
! to serve a replevin writ for the furni-
ture on Mrs. Prescott but she would
not allow the officers to enter: Later
| this suit was brought, the writ being
! GATED March !, 1917 On Feb 3. 1917
Mrs. Prescott won a divorce from her
husband though he contested the case.
On May j. 1910. according to evidence
brought out in the case, the plaintiff
decided the house in Keenville where
! they lived to his wife and she claimed
| he gave her the personal property the
night before. The defendant disputed
the value Of the separate articles as
set forth in the writ of the plaintiff
and their condition she claimed was
very poor. Testimony showed that the
house and the furniture were both in
sured in the name of Mrs Prescott in
two separate papers The plaintiff +es-
tilted to great length in his own be-
half. The defendant took the stand
and had as additional witnesses her
daughter and Bert c. Taylor of this
town. The case went to tho jury at the
close of the forenoon session
The criminal cases We're taken up
| Thursday afternoon at the supreme
court. The following disposition has
been made Of some of the cases as
signed for trial at this term:
State VS.. Alexander Di Gelomo. AMT.
! search and seizure, defaulted; State vs.
George W. Fields, Aplt. assault AMI
battery. continued; State. VS.. Zacha-
rias Hensby, Aplt.. assault and bat
terry. continued; State rs. Leslie i.
Jacobs, Apt, violation OF traffic laws
default taken off, and judgment of low
or court affirmed; State u. Lewis
Munster. Aplt., search and seizure, mol
pressed; State vs.. Martin Munster
Aplt, search and seizure mol pressed;
State VS.. Mary Mcdonald Anti.
search and seizure mol pressed: State
VS.. W. H. Cakes, Aplt. search and
seizure, mol pressed; State vs.. Will
liam Settler, Aplt search and seizure,
mol pressed: State VS.. Abraham Line
man. breaking. entering and larceny
continued.
The civil CASE Selden F. Greene VS.
Skowhecan Garage Co, assigned for
trial Wednesday has been re-a ssiened
for the second day of the January term
OF the supreme court. Pleadings In this
case are to he filed by Nov. Is.
| The civil case Clark A. Rood VS.. les
/ lie r. Brown has been entered neither
party.