Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-12-28

!. has been purified, as Of Bre--not but
!, was equal 10 any place of its size before
4 but since the last winters conhagratlon
= there has sprung up large ana most Gle
cant block Of brick buildings that would d
YOUR ewes good to behold, and advise yo'
to visit your brother editors of the Stan
y dard and Age, (for MAJ Brown is not hat
, so bad a man as his paper would indicate
and, my word for it, they would be mos
happy to show you about the town,-an'
the improvement made here might not prove
useless to your own busy village, by way
of a pattern.
AT the opening of the county court, Judge
Barrett gave an able and very instructN
charge to the grand jury-a charge whiel
the members of the bar would have beer
glad TO have seen in print. But the Judge
with accustomed modesy declined to fur
nish copy for the press. A perusal Of
such a charge as Judg, Barrett gave in
this instance would hare been suggestive
of new ideas, | opine, 70 some members OF
the Vermont Legislatule-who are so ram
pant for the destruction ,fthe grand jury sys-
tem-elaiming it is a "a relict of barbar-
ISM" / cannot give you even an idea OF
its excellence, as both Glue and space"
forbid. But l advise you, when next Judge
Barrett holds his court in your county. to
send your reporter all the way to Fayette-
vile that he may take notes and print
'em"--in the Times.
Occasionally notice member o, your
county bar here, attending 10 cases before
the court. Our people are glad II see
them. Such lawyers as Grant and Eddy
of your place, who have been here this
term, do credit to your town, as well IS re-
fleet honor upon themselves.
Your readers, especially the BUSINESS
portion of them, will be glad to learnthat
Windsor county court docket, so long om-
planned of as large, is growing smaller,and
that all parties who desire "to sue and be
sued" within the jurisdiction of this colrt,
can now have a reasonable prospect o a
hearing in the lifetime of the suitors.
An Interesting case to Justices of the
Peace is now pending here, which came up
to-day, on motion of the Plaintiff for con-
Iinuance. AS the afiidavits were read in
court, the case appeared to be this: AT
Justice court last year, in Plymouth, in a
state case, the leading attorney for the re-
,pondent said TO the Justice who signed
the writ, as he was about to commence
the trial Of l was Justice of the
Peace and claimed to have thimble
full of brains, / would not make an ass OF
myself" Tor words to that effect.) where
upon the magistrate Immediately informed
the LAWYER that he was fined $500 for con-
tempt of court, and forthwith issued hi;
mittimus to commit the lawyer TO Jail un,
less he paid the fine. The attorney hand
ed the SIS. to the sheriff, and the trial pro.
ceeded. Since the trial of that case, the
lawyer commenced a suit against the town
to recover back the $500 claiming that
the magistrate had no right to impose the
fine-as he says the court had not been
called when the offensive words were spok.
en-. Judge Barrett intimated that he should
dismiss the case--pro torma-and let i
pass to the supreme court. Justices will
thus learn how much authority they hav
to bride the tongues of attorneys practic
ing before them.