May 3, 1881 Machias Union Date: 97-08-03 05:57:14 EDT From: ctyankee@BIGFOOT.COM (Ken) Sender: "Genealogy and history in the New England area." © 1997 by Kenneth A. Dill ctyankee@bigfoot.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7229 For those interested, there is a series of letters in this issue from PEREZ DRINKWATER of North Yarmouth, Maine, written while he was a prisoner at Dartmoor Prison, England. He was a privateer, served as lieutenant on the schooner "Lucy". I am typing out this artical, it is VERY long, taking up 5 of the seven columns on the front page. I will send it out to those interested as soon as I finish it up. Supreme Judicial Court. The April term of the Supreme Judicial Court convened at Calais on Tuesday, April 26, and was opened with prayer by Rev. C.G. McCulley. The following officials were present: ARTEMAS LIBBY, Justice Presiding. P.H. Longfellow, Clerk. C.C. Rounds, County Attorney. Henry A. Balcom, Sheriff. Abbie Pulsifer, Stenographer. Grand Jury same as last term. The first and second Traverse Juries were empanneled as follows: FIRST TRAVERSE JURY. Joseph P. Dorr, Jonesport, Foreman. James T. Avery, Lubec. Matthias V. Bridges, Charlotte. William W. Brown, Calais. Winfield Davis, Columbia. Jacob L. Day, Wesley. Richard B. Dudley, Calais. Abraham Estey, Whiting. Hiram M. Flynn, Machiasport. James Frost, Perry. Rufus Gates, Robbinston. George W. Grover, Machias. SECOND TRAVERSE JURY. Ira F. Mitchell, Pembroke, Foreman. George E. Maloon, East Machias. Elisha S. Martin, Eastport. John McGuire, Cutler. Geo. W. McKenzie, Harrington. Geo. H. McLaughlin, Dennysville. Lewis F. Neal, Steuben. Jesse Plummer, Addison. Evan Powell, Topsfield. Levi Ramsdell, Lubec. Emerson W. Sprague, Princeton. Charles Stuart, Meddybemps. SUPERNUMERARIES, Roscoe E. Wilder, Pembroke. Edmunds S. Workman, Cherryfield. The following cases were submitted to the Court: On Tuesday, Samuel D. Robbins vs Stephen B. Adams. The Verdict for Plff. McNichol for Plff. - Curran for Deft. Same day, Wm. H. Phinney vs John W. Day. - Decision reserved. Sargent for Plff; Lynch for Deft. On Wednesday, Cyrus P. Lovejoy vs Charles E. Miller. Verdict for Defendant. Harvy for Plff. Rounds & McKusick and McNichol for Deft. The Grand Jury were discharged Saturday morning. They reported several bills. Herbert Ackley for breaking and entering Perry, Inglee & Co's store in March last was indicted and sentenced by the Court two years in State Prison. Lewis Wallace and Frank Jones for larceny of horse and wagon from John Bailey of Cherryfield April 23, one year each at Thomaston. LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Samuel P., son of Andrew Bridgeham, of Whitneyville, at work in a saw mill at Machias, cut his foot badly, Wednesday last. Capt. Fred Brown of the schooner "Fred Brown" which was sunk off Cape Cod April 5, by collision with schooner "N.H. Skinner" and who with his whole crew perished, belonged in Lubec. Hiram Lyons, the mate, with his wife and three children who were lost, formerly belonged in Lubec. Lyond was a native of Edmunds. Otis Merritt, at Addison, son of late Curtis Merritt, lost two cows in one night recently. One cow was on the barn floor and the other was in the basement below. The upper cow got loose and fell through an opening in the floor and fell on to the cow below. In the morning both cows were dead. Mattie, aged about 8 years, daughter of E. McLaughlin was badly burned by playing with a bonfire in the yard last Monday. The exodus from New Brunswick is so great that the clergy have taken a stand against it and are appealing to the people to stay where they are. A judge is reported to have decided that a ticket to "admit one" is good for husband and wife. That judge undoubtedly has a wife, and the circus season is at hand. Walter Wells, Esq., died in Portland, of bronchial consumption, April 21. He died in faith, pouring out his heart in prayer continually during his last illness, and fell asleep like a child. He was married in 1875 to Miss Mary Sturdivant of Cumberland, who with one son, survives him. Capt. Eben Hutchings of Penobscot died April 18, at the age of 93 years and 8 months. During the English invasion and occupation of Penobscot in 1814, for refusing to take the oath of neutrality and for helping British soldiers to desert, Mr. Hutchings was seizes, carried to Halifax, N.S., and confined in a dark dungeon as a prisoner of war until June, 1815. He suffered all the torments which it is possible for human nature to endure, and nothing but a strong constitution carried him through, with health much impaired. He was commissioned a captain in the militia by Gov. John Brooks of Massachusetts in 1816, and served till 1820. MARRIED In Princeton, April 18, by Rev. G.E. Chapin, Frank A. Craft and Miss Mary L. Fickett, both of P. In South Beddington, March 24, by Rev E. Turner, Walter E. Frost of Perry, and Miss Annie B. Frost, of Northfield. DIED In Eastport, April 24, Christianna, wife of Peter McVicar, aged 48 yrs In Calais, April 20, Michael D. Toner, aged 24 yrs. In Marshfield, April 17, Effie E., only child of Orren and Sarah E. Berry, aged 7 weeks. In Waupaca, Wis, April 9, Geo. F. Davis, formerly of E. Machias. Kenneth A. Dill © 1997 by Kenneth A. Dill ctyankee@bigfoot.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7229 NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. 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