The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-06-16
Addison County Court.


three-fourths of an hour 10y Judge Pief-
point, the case was given to the jury ut
half past II ON Tuesday. After 10 hours
deliberation, the jury came to an agree
ment and returned Il verdict of 5000
for the plaintiff
We omitted to state that the exam
ination of witnesses was conducted, on
the part of the prosecution by L. X.
Hard, and on the part of the defense by
IL. r. Royce,
Guindon as q W CUytiS anil d II Orriy.
Action ON Note. For pitt. Stewart &
Eldridgc. For dit. Spauding & Phelps,
Verdict for defendant.
Mann 8 UHcc'er, rs EjrcIo,d 8 Paqe.-
Action for damage to veal, mutton and
calfskins through neglect by dclcn-
dant's agents, while being carried TO
Boston market. Argued by Smith and
Phelps for pitt, and by Stewart and
Dunton for dtts. Verdict forplaintills.
Damages, 5775,Gi. This was case of
some interest and would have filed the
house but for the fatigue of the more
exciting trial of last week.
Edipard EHlicr rs H'Hiiam II EHis, L.,
Action for assault and battery. Argued
on the part of the prosecution, by
| Spaulding and Phelps, and, on part of
defense, 10y Clark and Stewart. Yer
dict for plaintiff $500.
L.
Action for assault with intent to kill by
shooting For pltf. Stewart IL Eldrcdge
For diff. Clark and Spaulding. Yer
diet for pitt. $50.
Suite Us Iim Williams, Indicted for lar
ceny, Pleaded Guilty, and was senten-
ced to hard labor and close confinement
in the State prison at Windsor for the
term of Que year.
State IT Geoyge January, Indicted for
larceny. Pleaded Guilty, Sentenced
to five years close confinement in the
state prison at Windsor,
State rs Lc,cis January. Indicted for lar
ceny, Pleaded Guilty, Sentenced to
one years close confinement in the
State prison ut Windsor,
The cause of State W Arnold and
| Banker is continued.
Court adjourned at 8! o'clock, yester-
| day afternoon.
Annual E,ections OF the Vermont
| Episcopal Convention, at Montpelier,
June, 1868.
President, eX oillcio, the Rt Rev
Bishop Bissell. Secretary, Thomas II.
Garfield, of Burlington. Asst Secretary,
Nv X Wilson of Rutland. Treasurer
Hon Victor Atwood of st Adams. -
Standing Committee - Clerical 49, the
Rev DR. SWEET of Underhill, President;
the Rev Messrs Smith of Brattlcboro
and Fairbanks of Brandon, Secretaries g;
Layton r. Richardson Of Montpelier,
II II Garfield and Hon Harmon Can
field of Arlington.
Delegates to the General Convention
at New York, in October next. Cler-
ical: the Rev Messrs DR. Bailey Of Shell
don, Howard of Woodstock, Bliss of st
Adams, aud Hale of Bellows Falls.
Lay Hon r Richardson, Hon \
Keith of sheldon, J f Higgins of Bran
don, and J II Williams Of Bellows Falls
Alternate Delegates. Clerical: the
Rev Messrs Putnam of Poultney, Fair
banks of Brandon, Roberts of Montpcl-
| Ter, and Smith of ButtlcbOrO. Lay :
| Hon II T. Redneld of Montpelier, G +
Houehtom of st Adams, Hon HARMON
Garfield, and George Graves of Rut-
| land.
Secretary and Treasurer of the Mis-
sionary Board, the Rev q Graves of
MiddlebuIy.
Missionary Committee. The rev.
Drs SWEET and Bailey, and the Rev
Messrs Bliss, Smith and Graves.
For Trustees of the General Theolog-
zeal Seminary IA New York. The Rev
| DIR Hicks of Burlington, the Rev Messrs
Douglass OF Windsor and q. Graves.
! Preacher at the next annual conVen-
ton in Rutland. The Rev ID c Rob
erts substitute, the Rev A b Flanders
of Chester. Preacher ofthc missionary
sermon. The Rev \ + Putnam sub
stitute, the Rev j Milton Peck, of Rut-
land.
Eight agents of the church lands in
| Vermont were nominated 10 the veneer
| able society in England for the prOpa-
| cation of the gospel in foreign parts and
a committee of seven laymen was APP
pointed to procure funds for monu-
ment to Bishop Hopkins. Three new
| parishes, at Swanton, Chester and
Springfield, were admitted into union
with the convention. Over $1,000 had
been paid over, during the past year,
in mission funds, to thirteen stations
within the State.
The next conVocation Is 10 he held al
Bellows Falls in September, when the
new church will doubtless be consecra-
ted.
To the rector, Vestry, and members ol
Christ church, Montpelier, very much
credit is due for the very interesting
services of Convention week Their
new stone church, then consecrated, Il
one of the finest in the State, and cos
over 100000.
The Irish Republic, the oldest anC
most vigorous irish paper in America
comes out squarely and strongly for Gran
and Coliax, and urges all Irishmen Il
vote for them. Major James Haggeril
of the GLORIOUS Sixty-ninth" is one Of TN
editors Of the Republic,
There is so many children in indiana
named after Schuyler Coliax, that all tn
stone-cutters in the state keep gray
stones on hand carved "Sacred to III
memory of Schuyler Collax -- ,"rea
dy TO insert the paironymic in the blanl
} space when the order is given after tn