Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-20
|Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
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/ was Frank L. Smith u the Atkins
Smith Lumber company Of Bingham,
formerly owner of the land under
dispute. who told OF the lines at the
time he owned the property, and
, where certain monuments were and
that z. ID. Lancaster knew of the
position of said markers. that mark :
would not put lumber on the Ian
caster land. He said he and Lam
caster were always friendly.
The next witness was Henry y.
| Fernald. fxther of the plainti9. who
sold the lot 20 Carl II. Fernafd. He
explained about the lines and Aid
Lancaster came and talked With him
about the line and vas where 0, L,
Libby measured the lot.
The fourth witpess. Gustave KIM
ball of PittSfield, deputy sheriff
who moved a shed on the lot and
helped build an extension onto the
same. and that Lancaster employed
him, furnished the material and paid
him.
The fifth witness was E. d. Getch-
ell. truck driver, who formerly
owned the place, He also described
the lines and said he drove 10 the ice
house on the east to put in sawdust
and backed out, and there was room
enough.
The attorneys. Messrs. Cover and
Coolidge. conferred and agreed that
there was no controversy about the
starting or the building Of the mill
in 1911. Attorney Cover excused
| the witnt sses. Mr.. Thompson and
! Mr.. Wilcox. Attorney Coolidge be-
gan his opening Tor the defense at
, 1920 y. NJ. Cour' adjourned at IL: 80
Tor the noon recess.
At the opening of court in the af-
ternoon, MIR. Coolidge continued. The
defense claims that from the deeds
presented that the right of the lite
F; TO the parcel of land contested he
| lon2ed To the defendant. Also claims
; that the defendant legally holds the
| title because Tor long period of
Years she and her deceased husband
| lad the occupation of this parcel OF
| land which was never contested. 10y
q number of people vino had formerly
! owned and occupied his lot
The witnesses for the defense were
-; Mis-. Amanda y. Lancaster cf Pitts
| FIELD, T. \. Weber. land surveyor
| of Hartland. William rhilhruok. Hen
ry Whitman. James Halliday, VIII
Phillips. T.. a. Bryant. Charles shaw
and Lucicnc Phillips.
The parcel OF land contested is
| eight rods long. -four feet wide al
the south and II feet and six inches
AZ The month. The first Witness called
was surveyor T.. 4. Wchbcr. who on
planned his chart and gave a techni-
| cal testimony, Much time was
PASSED in cross examination.
The second witness was Mrs. AM
! anda Lancaster. Attorney Cover
lefore Mrs. Lancaster was called.
suggested that the two parties and
their surveyors to Pittsicld to take
further measurements hut Judge
Wilson said that he should instruct
the jury 10 decide from the location
OF moment PC BROUGHT ont in the
, testimony Of the case. Mrs Lam
caster said that she was the widow of
Y. Lancaster. She was married in
1875 and for about 40 years she had
lived on this place and that the prop
cltE had been occupied by her and
I her husband and their riehis had
never before been contested The
Whole afternoon TIL abo,.t siv. Naa
taken up with these two Witnesses
end tho ease viii No continued at
the opening of court at nine this
morning.
Max Foster who was called TO
Canaan several weeks AGO nv tho
death Of George W. Smith has re
turned IN N1fertAr.r