Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
Washington County Court.
HON. ASAHEL PECK, Presiding Judge.
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HON. IRA RICHARDSON, ! u''S0 =

HON. AsAHEL PECK, Presiding Judge
H8S. ia r. 4 F RRcTHAM; Judges,
Chas. c. Closson Z Geo. w. Saples-
Action Of trespass and trover. Redfeld &
Gleason for plaintiff. Wing and Chas. Reed
for defendant. Verdict for plff for 1920 81.
s. d. H0LIster, Ad'mr Daniel Young
Action of Eiectment. Heath and Wing for
plaintiff Lamson, Heaton & Reed and
Carpenter for defendant. Verdict for de-
PENDANT
State Chas Royce.-Larceny. Plea,
guilty, and sentenced to hard labor in State
Prison for one year. Lamson, States At
STATE Geo. F. THurston.-Plea, guilty,
and sentenced to hard labor in State Prison
for eighteen months. Lamson, States At
t0rney for State. Heaton for respondent.
Zai1aoq A. Wade East Montpelier.-
Action for injury on highway The
occupied Friday and Saturday of last week,
and would have proceeded on Monday, but
two of the jury were sick, and the case was
continued, defendant to pay plaintiffs costs
and $50 French, Dillingham;, for plaintiff.
Wing. Fiheld and Redfeld for defendant.
The court took a recess until Tuesday
morning. when it was understood that the
ease Of John Gregory Hiram Atkins, an
action for libel, would be tried After the
Jury were called, however, Tuesday morning
Mr.. Gregory being ready to proceed, Mr..
Atkins counsel said they were unable TO
20 to trial on account of the absence of i'm
portant witnesses, and they set the case not
for the jury. This g broke the docket and
at the suggestion of several members of the
bar the court dismissed the jury. and took
recers until Wednesday morning, when the
issues to be tried by the court will be heard
FATAL CAsTALTY.--As a train carry in 2
horses, passing over the Central last Saturday
night, was near Col Harvey ,Johnson's, in
Berlin. the engineer discovered one of the
cars to be on fire, and gave the alarm and
stopped the train, the saloon car being on a
bridge over Dog river. Mr. George Hill,
Of Rhode Island, who had some horses on the
train. jumped out OF the saloon car, and fell
through the bridge into the river. He was
unable to swim. and was drowned before help
could reach him His body was recovered
the next day
In the car which took fire ten horses be-
longing to a gentleman in Boston were
burned 80 that they died, and three others
were somewhat injured, 1t is supposed the
FIRE took from spark from the engine.
LEcru RE-Rev DR. Milburn, the famous
blind preacher, will lecture on Aaron Burr.
at Village Hall this wednesday, evening,
commencing at ID O'Clock Tickets thirty
FIVE cents. DR.. Milburn's reputation as one
Of the most impressive platform speakers OF
time. is well established. His lecture is
series Of brilliant pictures of the life and
times Of Burr, and cannot fail to be highl y
entertaining
The weather for the past week has been
mild and most delightful, and to-day tues
day. is warm as May. The roads are getting
dry, and spring seems fairly inaugurated. The
sugar-makers have had great - run, more
than they could take care Of More sugar
will he made this season than for many years.
Remember the school meeting at Village
Hall this evening
4 freight car, loaded with leather from
Ogdensburgh, was burned yesterday at North
field.
LARGE EGG.-We have been shown lars
egg laid by a hen belonging to Mr. Z. n
Page, of this Village. The egg weighs
ounces. Its largest diameter is inches anC
Its shortest 81 inches. Such eggs woul,
be worth two shillings dozen.
THAT EAGLE-We some time since alluded
10 the eagle in which Prof. Hagar found q
IL inches of chain. We now learn that {
gentleman in Maine states that he had, SOM
two years ago, a young eagle which as
grew and waxed strong. took to wandering
and to prevent its escape he secured it b
fastening a small chain to one leg. After
time his eagleship broke the chain and dis
appeared with portion. The gentleman il
question has no doubt this is the same bird
But the interesting query is, and it is on
which Mr.. Hagar will find as interesting a
question in geology, why did the eagl
swallow the chain after he had loosened j
from his leg?
One day not long since, Mr.. George Reed
ut Mortified. was thrown from colt whic
he was riding, and badly injured. The skull
was 50 fractured that several small pieces o
bone were taken out, leaving an apertur
through TO the brain Mr.. Reed has sine
died.
Waterbury has appointed for town audi
tors Ex-Member of Congress Henry F. Jane
and Hx-Member of Congress and Ex-Goy
Paul Dillingham;