WARDEN’S COURT,

Lake County Press, Volume IV, Issue 206, 15 May 1875, Page 2

WARDEN’S COURT,

Monday, May 10. Before H. A. Stratford, Esq., Warden, Several applications were granted, but no other business was done. Tuesday, Mat 11. ' ' AN ABANDONED CLAIM. William Kirk and Charles ,f[aye, charged Ah How and Party with having abandoned their claim, and asked .that their certificate be cancelled. ;s ' Judgment—Abandonment proved! WATER RIGHT. ’ u ‘ H. Cook sued N. Schieb, for neglecting to renew his water right. Defendant denied the charge. It appeared that the reason Mr Cook could not find the renewal of the right in the Register Book, was because Mr Beetham had entered Mr Schieb as William Nicholas and Parly.! cThe time for renewing the right was seven days before. ‘ The Warden said it was a very small offence. He woulcLJfine, defendant "Is, costs remitted. ■- ■■•mT * . MAGISTRATE’S c COURT, ; oB i TdESDAY, >MAY, llKilHite I i Before H. A. Stratford Esq., E.It“DOWN AMONGST THE COALS,]” Messrs Dooley and Sproul sued Chas. Low, for thejsum of £8 10, for cbals. After hearing the'evidence, in which it was proved that defendant got “ short measure ’’ in two instances. The Magistrate gave judgment for £7 16s 3d, cpsts ,13s—defendant’s,witness to he"paid Ss by plaintiff. , W. GILMOPB-V,- 0.-BARNETT. Claim for £25, dishonored acceptance. Plea—Not indebted. Set off, for hire of .reaping machine, £25. Mr Gilmour haying proved that bis brother, not himself Irad hired the machine, Judgment was given for amount claimed, and costs 225.

FJ&E AT MR PATERSON# , Hr Wednesday evening last, between thehpurs of 6 or 7 o’Wock, great excitement was created in this town, by its being stated that Mr Paterson’s stable was on fire, and .that gentleman’s woolsbed was in imminent danger of being destroyed. All the available horses were mounted by the townspeople and when-they arrived on the scene they immediately went to work with a 'will. cXhe fire~Waa burning at the upper it ts supposed .the.: |ire originated. Buckets were 1 brought, and a continual stream of water was poured on to keep back the- fiery element. Lupkily the horses (8 in number) and iharness, were got out without any danger. All hope was given up of saving the stable, aad attention was turned to save the woolsbed, and so systematically did everyone wort, that the woolsbed was Itept quite cool. Mr Joseph Anderson, who is in the employ of. Mr Paterson, showed great coolness during the fire. He was instrumental in keeping the fire from the woolsbed,. having - chopped the bieams down, and so cut off all communication,, v To single put any of the gentleman who were there, though is wrong, ns all worked So hard that when the excitement had ceased and there was no sign - of any fife many of them dropped down with fair exhaustion.. . We may however,' mention one fact, the way in which Miss Matilda Paterson acted during the fire. She, calmly stationed herself at the race 'which flows close by, and filled' the buckets as fast a« they could be brought. Such conduct on the part of a yoiin'g lady cannot be too well appreciated^.. ;; g ; An inquest was held on Friday morning, but nothing was pibved as to the origin of the fire, and, the jury returned an open Verdict. ~ . !