Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-25
Washington County Court.
-. N.NIEL rEck. PresIding Judge.

Hon ISABEL PECK, Presiding Judge
Hon r. T. PUTNAM. ,,+ ILL.,,
ii1N- IRA RICHARDSON, ASS '"'se7-
u C. Cqdy q Eli Johnson & John BHnlan
tctlon Of eiectment Clough Il Palmer,
and J. Wing, for plaintiff; Randall Il Du-
rant and =. Dillingham;, for defendant. Yer
5ict for defendant
p p. Larson Luther s. Dutfon Action
FIR assault and battery. Verdict for plain
rF for one cent damages, and his costs
RcIiclI 4 Gleason tor plaintiff. Lamson for
defendant
STATE a N,yolau Johnsou.-Indictmen for
assault and battery. Verdict guilty. j. Z
lamson, States Attorney for prosecution.
Heath for respondent.
Ge5 " H3pkIHs a. Salmon Darts .-Action
y replcyin Verdict for plaintiff for one cent
damages and his costs. Heath and Heaton
flr plaintif Iams1n and Fifeld for defend
Emit.
C6as. e. Closson E Geo. ". Staples.-
Action of trespass and trover. Redield L
oiIels II for plaintiff Wing and Chas Reed
for defendant. On trial.
THE STORM Last week the whole country,
cas-, west and south. was visited by heavy
snow storm and a severe gale In Boston
more than a foot of snow fell, and nearly as
much in New York, the storm reaching as far
south a. Washington At the West there was
q tremendous gale Of wind, doing great dam
age in ovcrthrowing houses, barns &c. There
was quite a severe snow-storm here, and the
weather since has been somewhat cooler, but
the snow has pretty much gone since.
FlaE-There was an alarm of fire this
(Tucsday) forenoon, caused by the burning
If Lane, Pitkin q Brooks dry-house, eitua-
atel near their IRON foundry. The building
itself not very valuable, entirely con-
sumtd. while the lumber therein-mostly
large square timber-was badly charred and
burnt. but Will much of it be saved for use
whore timber of smaller dimensions Is needed.
The ice above the dam in the river between
Barre and Berlin streets went out on Wednes-
day afternoon oflast week, presenting grand
and exciting spectacle. but doing little or no
damage except, submerging Berlin street with
water for a few hours. and leaving quite an
accumulation OF ice in the highway when the
waters subsidized. The road was quickly
cleared and made passable Thursday morn
Surveyor VIM. Cummings, who looks after
the ways : Of our Berlin neighbors
We regret 10 learn that Mr. John Clark,
formerly Of Fast Montpelier. who was re-
Gently severely injured by being struck or
kicked while in the Office room of the L Mon
Hotel If this village, il no better, and fears
are entertained that he may never recover
from the treatment there received.
Tie County Court. will be seen by our
official record Is making haste slowly in
grinding out Justice, although it has yet much
litigation waiting to be run through its hop
Ter Jurors are rather scarce articles these
days many Of those first summoned having
tired Of the law delay and received, or ia
ken leave of absence and the sheriff is thus
compelled to make new raid upon the boxes
which hold the names of twelve men, goOG
and true who arc willing to set in judgment
between their Iitgatious neghbOrs.
Tvs SUGAR SEASON thus far has not been
very sweet thing for our farmer friends, bu
they live in nope of the - good time coming
when the naples shall pour out their saccha
rine nectar till there shall not be room to re
ccive it. We trust they may not be disap
pointed, for every pound of maple sugar
made iu Vermont from importing
Just much from abroad.
Mr.. f. Ingalls,, of Mortified, planted hal
bushel of early Goodrich potatoes las
spring. from which he harvested in the ia
thirty bushels Of potatoes. and did not find
rotten one in the lot while the Stevens pot;
toes planted in the same field rotted badly
Charles VI Hale. of Middlesex, has shee
which in the last twenty-five months ha
gwen birth to nine lambs. eight of which ar
alive and Furnishing.
One Of the sufferers bv the Mortified bridg
disaster, Mr.. 4. Wetherbee, of Mortified
maj an accident policy of $4,000 in the Tray
eiers Insurance Company, of Hartford, an
the amount has been paid over TO his famil
The FLOWING patents were issued to We
m'nters under date of March 10th d. K
hIckok, Of Morrisville, for improved clothe
pm y. A knowlton, of St. Adams, fo
improvement in artificial teeth W. I. Mel
o4s' OF Rutland, Tor improvement in ha
RACERS and leaders g. 4. Watkins, of Pro-
t'r-ville. IN device for weaving chair seats
r. y Smith, Of ST. Adams. assignor to Sc
and John v. Newton. for improvement
seat for harvesters