Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Kennison-Clark
Case Continued Mon.

Monday afternoon the case of Weslie
A. Kennison and William II. Kennison
VS.. Walter Clark Of Solon.~ which was
commenced Saturday forenoon. was
continued at the opening of court at
1.30. The first witness called was
George H. withee. who lives I'm a
small house on the Kennison farm. and
testified concerning the amount of hay
which the farm cut. The second wit
ness was John McCabe of Scion. who
said he was q neighbor and friendly
with al three men. He told OF cutting
hay by the halves with Mr.. Clark on
! several farms nearby and that Mr..
Clark hauled his share of the hay
home.
The third witness OF the afternoon
was. Arthur q. Rowell. who lives
about q mile from the Kennisen farm.
His testimony concerned especially the
amount of stock on the farm. The
fourth witness was Ira r. Adams Of
Scion. farmer and one OF Solon's
selectmen at the time Of the sale. said
that he assisted two other men in
making revaluation Of the property in
the town of Scion in June. 1922. and
that at that time they went thoroughly
over the Kennison farm.
On Jan. 8, 1924, he in company with
Ivan Brown made an estimate of the
wood standing on the Kennison farm
and they found IS cords of pulp hewn.
seven cords of pulpwood standing. 1000
feet pine logs. 1000 feet bass. 5000 feet
elm and 100 cords OF available cord
wood, not including 400 sugar naples
in the sap orchard. Referring TO his
notebook, Mr.. Adams stated the esti-
mates made in June. 1922. There was
a slight difference in the estimate.
The next witness was Ivan Brown.
another selectman of Scion who, with
Mr.. Adams. assisted in making the new
valuation and who. also on Jan. s,
went over the woodlot on the Kennison
farm. He produced the estimates OF
Jan. 8. which were like those of Mr..
Adams. His figures also showed diff
ference in the valuation of Jan. s and
the revaluation. l.. G. Trafton Of Show
hogan, who Mt the time of the sale was
employed by Clyde II. Smith, Strout
Agency, and who showed the farm to
the kennisons who had testified Sat-
urday morning, was recalled to relate
incidents concerning the transaction
and the amount OF money to be paid
Brown.
Leslie Kennison was recalled to re-
answer Questions about loanng Il ton
md half of hay in the spring Of 1922.
The defence was opened at 80 by At
tOrpey Carroll Perkins of Perkins &c
Weeks of Waterville. who stated in his
opening that the defence would prove
that there was no MISREPRESENTATION,
either in the amount of wood on the
farm or hay that it would cut or stock
kept on the farm. The defence called
four witnesses who were sworn--Wal-
ter Clark. the defendant; Mrs. Walter
Clark. Charles Thebarge of Cornville
and Fred Brown Of Madison.
Mr.. Clark was the first witness for
the defense TO testify and he said that
the kennisons. with Mr.. Trafton. came
to the farm to look 1t over when he
was away and that they decided before
ms return TO purchase the farm il they
could make terms with Clark to take
5000 to bind the trade and $1,000 down
when they took possession and the re-
mainder $1,000 Of the $4,000 on n mort /.
gage. Mr.. Clark further said that he
had told Mr.. Trsfton when he got home
and found them there that he had
asked Mr.. Smith to withdraw his place
from the agency and that he thought
he did not want to sell. but he talked
II over with Mrs. Clark and they de-
clded 10 sell and accept the terms the
kennisons could make.
Mr.. Clark stated that he did not
stat@ before the sale how much wood
there was on the farm nor how much
nay 1t cut. In croSs-examination At
torney Folsom Merrill of Skowhegan.
attorney for the plaintiff, brought out
he fact that Clark had owned the
farm for five years. That he paid
down 500 when he purchased II and
gave mortgage cf $1,000 which he
still owed when he sold, making the
purchase price by Clark $1,000.
Mrs. Clark was the last witness
called Monday afternoon. Her testi-
mony concerned wholly the visit of tho
kennisons with Mr.. Trafton. She ss i'd
that the Kennisons said before closing
the sale that they were perfectly sat
isfed. For about a year after the sale
Mrs. Clark said that they lived very
near neighbors to the Kennisons and
| they never heard word regarding any
dissatisfaction during that time.
Tho case will be continued at go
tuesday morning with the opening of
court This case Is of considerable in
terest and there were number of
people at the courthouse Monday.