Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
WiNDHAM County CouRT.-The April Term of
the County Court for Windham County commenced
on Tuesday. Present

IPRIL 8, 1859.

WINDHAM COUNTY CoURT.-The April Term of
the County Court for Windham County commenced
on Tuesday Present
Hon. ISAAC F. REDrIELD, Chief Judge.
" in. GoopaS NEWTON Associate Judges.
ROYAL TYLER, Esq, Clerk.
GEORGE HOWE, Esq, States Attorney.
GEORGE SLATE, Sheriff.
The following is list of the jurors impanncled.
Athens, Abel Whitney; Brookline, Willard Lind
say; Brattleboro George II. Clark, Charles G. Law
renee, Thatcher Perry; Dover, Joel Lyman; Dunn
merson, Elijah Gilmore; Grafton, Royal Houghon
Guilford Vim. II. Lynde Samuel L. Sbley; Halifax,
Elias Stone; Jamaica, Willard Shepard; Londonder-
ry, Jonah Pierce; Marlboro, Zenas H. Whitney; New
fame Henry Kehney Putney, Watson d. Gorham;
Rockingham, WIN. Stone, Solomon Saunders; Towns
bend, Thadeus BiIby; Stratton, John N Glazicr;
Somerset, Hnzelton Rice, Jr.; Vernon Dwight John
son; Wardsboro Shubael Barrett; Westminster, Sted
man f. Carpenter; Wilmington, Ezra b. Chandler
Adm S. Miller; Nottingham, Cyrus Wheeler; Wind
ham, Jona s. Brintna
The docket was called and twcntv-thrce cases set
down for trial, of which will, however be other
wise disposed Of About so cases were entered on the
new docket. The first case for the jury
Million Warner VS.. aaron Nedd-In this case the
plaintiff claimed TO have contracted with the defen-
dant for certain COW for given price, which COW
the defendant refused to deliver according to agree
ment but sold to third party, and the action was
brought to damages for the non-fulfment Of
the contract. The defendant denied the existence Of
any such contract, and succeeded in convincing tho
jury that there had been no contract claimed by
the plaintiff; hence a verdict for the defendant.
This case is suggestive Of some Of the beauties of
litigation especially when entered into more for the
indulgence of litigious disposition than for the pur
pose of Fighting wrong, for subscribing the ends
of justice Had there been contract as contended
by the plaintiff, the refusal or neglect of the defendant
to abide by it could not have occasioned loss of
more than five six dollars This trivial matter Of
difference has been kept in court, not by the advice
OF counsel we are informed, until the costs have
amounted to several hundred dollars and the parties
otherwise stand relatively they did at the outset
R'tha'dson VS.. Chase on trial Thursday, but
we have not learned the result. The action was
brought by the plaintiff to recover damages of the de-
iendant for selling him veal that was tainted
The new assistant judges appear on the bench this
term for the first time. Every indication induces us
to believe that they will discharge their duties with
satisfaction.
The civil docket is unusually small and will soon
be disposed of. There are over twenty cases on the
criminal calendar, mostly for larceny and as aul, and
battery. 1t is the intention of the government officer
to dispose Of the criminal business as fast as due re-
gard for the ends of justice will admit
Most OF the habtues Of the are cong regatcd
wants of his guests and alive to their comfort.