National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-07-06
LOCAL. NEWS.


VS.. VIM. II. III. Howard. This was
an action to recover the amount
claimed to be due on four notes for
$4,000, about $500 rents and several
hundred dollars accounts. 1t was
claimed that the notes were given IN
1856 for the balance between the
value of one hal f of the Wilson
farm in Bradford and the Jones farm
also in Bradford. these farms having
been exchanged by the pTtf and de
fcndant's wife. 1t was claimed by
the defendant that the Jones farm
had previous to 1856 been decided to
him and that the above mentioned
notes and the mortgage securing
them we're executed only for the
purpose of covering up property;
and that at the same time the notes
were executed there was also eXecu-
ted paper defeating the notes, rem
dcring them void, but this paper was
lost. The notes were also lost, but
they were described in the mort
gage.
The defense to the rents was that
it accrued after the original deed OF
the Jones place to the det7t, and also
4hot II ,roc outlowp1
Tire were various defcnscs to the
account. The case went to the jury
Wednesday night. Verdict Thurs
day morning for plff for sl3OS and
his costs.
Ormsby for pl'ff; IIibard, Farm
ham, Dickey and Peck for deft.
Thursday, Juae IS. Geo. 2. Bald
win VS.. A. J.. Coburn ct. ais. This
was an action on IA bond given by
def't and others while liquor agen
of West Fairlcc, to prf, commits
sioner of Orange county, to secure
him for liquors bought of him b,
def't. Upon the proposal to put Thu
contract into the case as evidence, /
was objected to by def't, and the oh
lection was sustained by the court
The ground of the objection, as sus
tanned, was that the paper showed
contract against good policy, an'
prima fdcie Illegal, the commissions
having no authority to sell liquor
and it being against good policy TO
him to enter into Il contract tina
might be an inducemcnt for him t
increase the sale of liquors.
The decision was objected to h
the plff, and the case goes to the 81
preme court.
ID. d. Wilmot by his next tricn
VS.. VIM. ii. II. Howard. This VIZ
the next case for trial and Taste
through the week; it was on tri
Tuesday, July Sd.
Communicative following Al
the republican county and tow
committees for the year ensuing, an
nominated at Chelsea at the convc
ton on Tuesday of last week. "
see that the Windsor Aurord and Il
West Randolph Eagle report Il
town committees as the town col
mittees on nominations. This is
mistake; they are the town comm
tees for the current year, to call t
party caucuscs, &C.:
County CoMMIrrEE.--W. +. Dickinson, Jc
Waite, l.. II. Tabor, Aaron n. King, llir
Barrett.
Town CoMMITTEEs.-Top sham-E. NJ {
Inns, John Miles, Robert McCrcllis, T.. q. 81
yer VIM. Baglcy, Warren Mcsservc.
Washington-Lyman =. Barron. \. +. Fi'
John D. Sanborn, +. q. Huntington, u. +.
tcrinnn, VIM. r. Downing.
SiroDord.-S. +. Tracy, G, H. Dow, J.
Moor, WIN. S. McNlastcr, David Robinson.
Randolph Samuel Howard, +. Il. Salisb,
G. r. Granger.
Brookfeid--J. X. Cleveland, +. G. Bigel
A. 4. Allis.
West Fairicc.-C. NJ. lIolbrook, Joseph
bets, AFRO ruzzcl, 7. X. Robinson.
TheiJord-S. s. Sentcr III Dodge, J.
Cram.
Vershirc--Lcwis Godfrey, C. G. Cotton
ID. Paine, Geo. N. Derby.