Putnam patriot., 1929-01-24
FORECLOSURE ON
 LOCAL PR0PERI |
Old Armory Valued at SS,ooo Stone Bridge Pavilion st
 S1,5O0
Motion 10 Set Verde, Aside Denied
 Divorces

A number of motions on the shets calendar list were disposed Vi Judge Edward M. Yeomans at gu perior court session in Putnam Aoh, day afternoon, and three uncontestsu divorce petitions were granted.
 Alleys Verdict 10 Stand
 Judge Yeomans denied rlotion of counsel for the Putnam Theatres Corporation, defendants in an acton by Charles Briere, who the Jury awarded n verdict of s7.000 dam ages last month, Co set aside the yer diet as contrary Co the evidence. int motion was argued by Attorney T.. L. Darbie. who called attention 70 the conflict of testimony as Co what happened in the front part Of the erpheum theater. Dan.eison, ana the agreement of all witnesses that brlete attacked Officer Fraser in the rear of the tbeater. He also analysed the expenses incurred by Briere, the amount alleged for loss Of services, leaving a balance of s4.00O which, he said. the jury must have awarded as damages for pain and suffering. This amount, it was claimed, was ex- cessive.
 The motion was denied without any argument by Briere's counsel being heard.
 Foreclosure of mortgage held by the Cargill Trust Company on note of William St. Onge, since deceased endorsed by his wife, Mrs. Alma st. onge, was allowed, the law day be- ing fixed as May 3lst-
 The mortgage with accrued .nter- est is for SS,175 and covers the old armory building on Livery street and two houses on Chapel street C. h. E B. Kent hold a second mortgage for approximately $500.
 Emile Benoit testified that in his opinion the old armory in it's present condition is worth s5,0O0 and the. two houees on Chapel street, SlO,000. John N. Dean, William Wheaton and S. Kaminsky were appointed ap- praisers by the court
 Stone Bridge Pavilion
 Foreclosure of mortgage was also granted the First National Bank of Putnam, George NJ. Coffin receiver. against Leon H. Hamilton. The total due, including interest, is s3.SSA.Os. The defendant Hamilton bought the property. the Stone Bridge dance pa Viiion. which includes two story house, from George E. French. assnming the nortgage. Attorney \. (. Bill said he appeared for the hold CT of the equity of redemption and asked that the foreclosure be by sa'e. After Ernest E. Kent and AL exandcr Gilman had testified that the property s not worth over $500 Judge Yeemans granted strict fore closure. fixing the day for redemp- ton as the second Monday in March
 Both Jealous
 The first divorce ease taken up was that of Arthur J. Lathrop, lumber dealer of Killingly vs. Florence H. Lathrop. The petitioner testified that they were married September T, i9- 94 and that they separated four years ago. He had asked his wife to return to him but she refused. He said that jealousy on the part of both entered into the separation and that there was a general misunderstanding , between them. The decree was grant ed on ground of desertlon. ls Hard Drinker In the case of Helen NJ Purvis vs. Walter E. Purvis, both of Killinglv. married June 30, 1921, Mrs. Purvis . testified that her husband was hahi- ] tually incorporate. He drank so much he was unable to attend to his truck. ing business and she was finally oblig- ed to go to work to help support the family. She said that last February , she herself took over the manage raent of the business The decree was granted for habitual intemperance and petitioner was granted custody of the three children.