The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-24
SUPREME COURT IN
SESSION
Naturalization Cases
Yesterday Forenoon
Grand Jurors Will Probably Complete
Deliberations Tomorrow Fore
neon. Assigned Cases

Tuesday at the Court House, Justice
L. B. Deasey assuming the bench at
10 a. M Deputy Sheriff Harry Mer-
rill of Madison acted as court crier
and Rev. George Merriam officiated as
chaplain. Sheriff Mooers voiced the
usual proclamations and the grand
jurors we're called. Fourteen res
ponded and four did not They were
excused until o'clock Tuesday after
noon when those absent in the morn
ing reported and entered into their
deliberations. A H. Whitman Is
court stenographer and W. w. Great
on is the court messenger.
Among the attorneys present were
County Attorney J. H. Thorne of Mad
ison; Judge E. w. Sawyer of North
Anson; L. L. Walton, Foxboro, Mass. );
Carroll n. Perkins, Mark Bartlett, Wa
terville; Judge T. A. Anderson, Pitts
field Herbert Locke, Augusta; c. E.
Eames, Solon; J. H. Hudson, Guilford; :;
VIM. H.. Gulliver, Portland; Judge c.
O. Small, w. B. Brown, Madison; Geo
Chapman, Harold E. Weeks, P. A.
Smith, Fairfield; L. r. Folsom, Nor
Fidgewock; Judge E. F. Danforth,
Geo w. Cover, L. F. Merrill, Vim.
Folsom Merrill, NJ. p. Merrill, S. w.
lips and John Lewis.
The docket was called and while
a large number of cases were
dismissed there were various other
entries SO that comparatively few
would appear to be left for actual
trial. Assignments are made up un-
til Tuesday next The Grand Jury
will probably arise Friday morning
and the criminal docket is expected to
follow the complete of the civil
docket.
The following Is the assigned list:
First week, Wednesday, Getchell VS.
The Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. :;
New England Biscuit Company vs.
Wheeler.
Thursday-Walker VS. Wheeler; Nc
Quillan ct al VS. Cuhliff and Tr.;
Gould VS. Russakoff ct al.
Friday-Kennison VS. Clark; Hamil-
ton, pro ami VS. Sabin; Hamilton VS.
Sabin; Lancaster VS. Hart.
Monday-Raymond VS. Dupont deNe-
mours & Co.; Newton VS. Moose River
| iJOS III ~ ihS VIZ i1duCOA N5 hOOSt
River Log Driving Co.. Hughey VS.
Moose River Log Driving Co; John
VS. Moose River Log Driving Co.
Tuesday-Cook VS. Neal. Aplt.; Reed
ct al VS. Austin, alias Central Maine
Power Company ys Maine Pulp &
Paper Company & Tr.; Lane
ct ais VS. Hewett Bean, Compl't VS.
Central Maine Power Co; Bean,
Complt VS. Central Maine Power Co; /;
National Fertilizer Co. vs. Briggs
Sinclair VS. Davis; Merrill vs. Doe /;
Dunlop, Aplt. from County Commits
sioners LORD Aplt. from County
Commissioners; Sired Aplt. from
County Commissioners; Jarvis, Aplt.
from County Commissioners; Inhabit-
ants of Skowhegan, Aplts. from Coun-
/ ty Commissioners; Neil vs Prenney;
Great Northern Mfg. Co. VS. Cole ;
Thorne VS. Smith; Goodridge, Compt
vs. Levanseler; Emery vs. White ;
Hayes VS. White; Seltzer ct al VS.
Spaulding & Spaulding; Lamson Hub
i bard Co VS. Goodwin & Tr.
Yesterday forenoon naturalizations
were in order and the following citi-
zens took the oath of citizenship:
Charles Foster Reed, station agent at
Jackman; Walter Ryan, Fairfield /;
Louis G. Lambrino, alias George
Hull, formerly of Italy, now of Fair
/ field; Louis Tessier, Jackman,
woodsman; Soren ]. Bangs. Harmony,
wOodsman, native of Denmark. Mrs
II. c. Judkins and Mrs. F. r. Phil
brick from the local d. A r. Chap
ter, presented the newly made citi-
zens with small American flags and
manuals
Several divorce cases were heard
during the forenoon session. Mrs.
Kathleen Cheney of Skowhegan was
heard privately in divorce proceed
ings against her husband, Arthur
Cheney. Brdena b. Durgin of Madi-
son was heard in her suit for divorce
against Harold l.. Durgin.. The de-
erees granting the divorces have not
yet been signed by Judge Deasy. The
divorce hearing of Mrs. Edith XII
gore of Skowhegan against Roland
Kilgore was started but was continu-
ed until the April term because of In
sufficient notice.
The traverse jurors were called
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The
following were excused Perley w.
Adams, Madison; Harry l. Holt, Ca
naan Amos Hunnewell. Bingham; j.
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