Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-19
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At THURSDAYS Court

Ing case OF mary Anne Crabtree,
petition for partition Merrill and
MerrilD VS.. William John Prince
(Butler and Butler). has been dis
missed without cost.
The case of r. b. Mckim Com
pany n. A. Anderson) VS.. j. H. Ba-
Ker (Ha!ey and Coolidge) has been
ton.
The case OF Edith +. Libby.
| admx. (J. S. Williams) VS.. Joseph
Steward and John w. Manson and
Harry r. Coolidge, trustees. has been
| dismissed.
The case of The Bowker Fertilizer
| Company (Sawyer) VS.. Walter l..
Bird (SmalD has been defaulted by
agreement.
The case of J. L. Nadeau Merrill
and Merril) VS.. William William
son dismissed without cost.
The case of Winfield S. CULVER
(Merrill 4 Merrill) VS.. Ivory A.
Homestead has been dismissed with
; out cost.
The case OF Meddie Delaware,
alias Meddie Drouin. Petr, VS.. Alice
Delaware, alias Alice Drouin, has
been dismissed.
The case of Horace T.. Spear
(Gower Il Shumway) VS.. Luc +. AL
bert George E. Thompson) has
been settled.
The following cases on the civil
docket for the September term have
been continued:
kellogg Lumber Company mills,
Butler d Butler) VS.. Joseph Forth
(M. l.. Durgin).
Alice NJ. Jones, Exrx. Merrill &
MerrilD VS.. Merrill Trust Co, Exr.
(Louis c. Stearns).
Ruel +. Green (Weeks & Weeks)
VS.. Fred b. Smith (Brazzell).
John p. Butts Courier c. HoI-
mani VS.. Forrest L. Stafford Merrill
& Merrill).
Fred +. Wheeler "a. r, Thomp-
SOM VS.. +. L. Hanson (ThurlouTh) !.
Harry Mcfarland (Coolidge) vs..
Walter T. Smith (Weeks & Weeks).
The Bowker Fertilizer COMPANY
H. r. Folsom) VS.. John Corey and
William Corey. alias VIM. Corey
(Shaw & Cowan).
FLOYD Donahue (Haley) VS.. Clar-
ence j.. Hanson and Edwin Clark,
rill).
Carroll f. Dcering and Ethel II.
Trip (Haley) VS.. Chester Donna
hue (Butler & Butler).
Lee Allen (Hudson and Hudson)
vs.: Walter Currier (Haley).
Home Furnishing Company (Cool-
idge) VS.. William H. Gray.
Skowhegan Farmers Union (Phil.
lips) vs.. Harold Lawrence IL, S.
Williams).
Edith W. Burgess ,(L. L. walton)
vs.. Earle S. Berry and Harry
Holmes, TT. g
Omar c. HUFF tGower and shum-
way) VS.. Arthur Corson merrill and
Merrill).
The case of Carroll H. Collins
(Thorne) VS.. Ruel B. Norton. Ma
poleon J. Grenier and John NJ. Law
renee (Gower 4 Shumway for Law
rence) has been t eankfm fwyp nun
rence) has been taken Oft equity
docket
Mrst Ethel Whittier Ames, Show
hogan. who was drawn to serve on
traverse jury, was excused by Judge
Scott Wilson.
At the opening Of court Thursday
morning the case of Bertha I.add Mer-
Ger (Atty. +. l.. Ames of Norridgewock)
VS.. Guy Rogers Of Norridgewock
Merrill & MerriiD. in which Miss
l.add charges Guy Rogers with being
tuS AatueT u Her Cnllu Dorm IN Janus
airy. Mrs. Alkaline Ladd RillingA of
Mercer, an older sister of Miss Ladd,
who testified Wednesday afternoon.
was cross-examined by Atty. William
Folsom Merrill. of Merrill & Merrill,
and was shown a letter which she adj
mittcd she wrote to Guy Rogers. The
NTH witness called was tho father OF
Miss Ladd. Stephen Z. Ladd. who told
OF Bertha's reticence in tclline him
about her condition and who was the
father OF her child. and having the
complaint made out after birth Of child.
Mr.. Ladd was cross-examined by Mer.
rill. which closed the testimony Of
complainant Mr.. Merrill opened the
defence with a brief statement say.
ing that Mr.. Rogers denies the charge
aud that there were Z few Significant
facts in the denial-one that ne is not
responsible for the child. that he never
met Bertha Ladd until the last Of July
and that he did drive q fish cart In
1922 hut never called at the Laid house
or sold them fish. and that he was not
in Mercer the spring OF 1892.
The witnesses sworn by the defence
were Guy Rogers, Mrs. Helen Farrin,
Kenneth Bunker. Oscar Lockwood. Mrs
Edna Gilman and Mrs. Anna Bunker.
and Mr.. Merrill stated that he would
call ALFRED L. Mcguire. at seventh Day
ADVENT preacher, who Was sworn BY
complainant ana did not tsstify. The
frst to testify for the defence was the
cetendAnt. Guy Rogers. His testfmonys
s00$tantiated the opening made by