Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-08
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H. S JONES. n'''"n' '1us0''
Prayer was offered by Rev. H. W.
Forrest of Irasburgh. The Sheriff then
opened the court by the usual proclama-
ton. The Grand and Petit Jurors were
called and sworn
In a few brief and pointed remarks,
the court instructed the grand jurors in
regard to their duties.
No case was tried the first day, the
assignment for the day being run
through without finding a case that
would stand fire.
The grand jurors are as follows: Al
bany, Levi Rowell; Barton, o. H. Aus
tin; Charleston, R. P. Stevens Coven-
try. J. B. Wheelock; Craftsbury. VIM.
J. Hastings; Derby, Emera Stewart:
Glover, Amos P. Bean; Greensboro, G.
l.. Baker; Holland, j. G. Robinson !;
Irasburg, W. D. Post; Lowell, John
Harding; Morgan, J. S. Hamblet; New
port, L. Robinson; Salem, G. S. Grow !;
Troy, Orrin Dorman Westfeld, 0. G.
Miller; Westmorc, Jacob Richards.
The following is a list Of the petit ju-
rors: Albany, VIM. Williams, A. G..
Cheney; Barton, John Bean, VIM. P.
Dodge; Charleston. z. L Dolloff, E. H.
Robinson; Coventry, VIM. B. Flanders,
John c. Bartlett; Craftsbury, Peter B.
Randall, Edwin Nelson; Derby, W. G..
Norris, Frank Wilson; Glover, Edison
S. Mills, James Cameron Greensboro,
H. W. Newton Holland, Kimball Cliff
ford; lrasburgh, Samuel Howard, Moody
Conner; Jay, NJ. S. Chamberlin Low
ell, A. F. Harding, Chas. Tillotson
Morgan, Henry Persons; Newport, A..
G. Sleeper. P. Wright Salem, Chas.
Wilson Troy, D. w. Porter, Joshua
Sheldon; Westfeld. Edison Farmer;
Westmore, Chas Wheeler
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 1873.
The case Of Dunn VS. Farmer ct. al.
was tried to-day. This was an action
of trespass, being for an assault and bat
terry alleged to have been committed up
on Ellen Dunn wife of plff., James Dunn
on the 18th of Sept. 1871. Defts. Plea,
general issued, and as to defendant
Flemming the further plea of son assault
demesue Plffs. replication de syuria
Trial by jury.
Plff. claimed that said Ellen in at
tempting to drive defts. Farmers cattle
from plffs field was assaulted by both
aefts. but more particular by deft
Flemming whom it was claimed struck
said Ellen a blow with stick and made
threats of further and greater violence
Defts claimed that said Ellen made
the first assault, throwing stones and
clubs at defts. and that she was not
struck at all by Flemming, but on the
contrary attempted to strike him with
the stick in question and that all he die
was in self defense.
The testimony was quite conflicting
There was evidently good deal of Irish
grit in the whole affair. Verdict fol
the defendant to recover his COSTS j
T. Allen, Edwards, and Dickerman
for plff. ]. Grout, Jr. and w. W
Circuit for the def.
NEWPORT.
See advertisement of auction sale
steam saw mill, saw logs, lumber, sc
A sweet elder bush OH T. d. Kendall
farm has grown over eight feet this year
If other things have grown accordingl,,
we don't see but what Kendall is al
right.
The stockholders of the Passumpsi
, railroad met at the Memphremago
House parlors, at o'clock, on Tuesda
of last week, less than the usual mum
Der of stockholders being present. Tn
meeting was called to order by Presiden
Raymond, who presented his report q
the road during the year past, when tn
meeting voted for directors, with the fol
lowing result. Whole number vote
cast were 9O32, unanimously for th
following board:
Emmons Raymond, Boston,
9 Josiah Stickney, Boston.
Elijah Cleveland, Coventry.
B. P. Cheney, Boston.
}. Albert Knight, Stanstead, P. @.
Q Henry Chase, Lyndon
IS G.. C. Brown, Boston.
J. 7. P. Redfeld, Montpelier.
f. M. Weld, Boston.
r, Horace Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury.
l. Amos Barnes, Boston.
/, S. S. Thompson, Lyndon.
% D. r. Sortwell, Cambridge, Mass.
No further business was presented
II the stockholders, and the meeting a.
:. journed. The meeting of directors w
-, not held, as usual, but will be called
or Boston in a few days The president
in annual report shows that the road h
m not been quite as prosperous as it W
te during the year ending June 80, 1877
e The following figures show the compal
son:
1872. 1873.
e. Miles run 45S,58I sos, $50
No. passengers carried l67,l12 ,2S0
Receipts for passengers S260,72I 1921, ITO
freight 524,4S8 4S4 046
ne Total receipts Sl2767 SO2 S29
- expenses SOB 1855 $40 264