Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08
Washington County Court.
MARCH TERM
Hon. T. p REDFIELD, Presiding Judge
Hon. JAMES II. HOLDEN,l Assis+on+ Iudo.s
VIM. P DILLINGHAM; States Attorney
HORACE W. LYFORD, Sheriff
MARCH TERM.

MARCH TERM.
Hon. !, REDFIELD. Presiding Judge
Hog lanes Z I, 8 6 H HOLDEN Assistant Judges.
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Among the cases heard by the Court
after the discharge of the jury were the fol-
lowing:
Elisha Moody u.s. Colby Bros & Co. and
Trustees. In this case J. W. Brock and
+. f. Smith entered as claimants of the
funds in the hands of the Trustees; and on
hearing the Cours gave Judgment that the
claimants should hold such funds.
NJ. Z. Stewart as. l.. l.. Durant and Geo.
W. Kennedy. The defendants in this ac-
ton plead the statute of limitations. and
the plea being sustained obtained iudg
ment.
Eight divorces were granted, as follows:
Mary A. Maynard from Henry NJ. May
nard, for wiltul desertion; petitioner has
leave to resume maiden name.
Julia f. Hamlet from Edward j. Ham
lett, for refusal to support; petitioner has
leave to resume maiden name
Ephraim w. Wheeler from LYDIA Ann
Wheeler, for wilful desertion and adultery.
Henry II Page from Mary A. Page, for
adultery.
Eliza F. Hoffman from Robert S. Hoff-
man, for adultery; petitioner has leave to
resume maiden name
Abble +. HOnsinger from Charles G..
Honsinger, for intolerable severity. Gus
tody of minor child, Osceola, decreed to
petitioner.
Andrew j. Morse from Eunice F. Morse,
for intolerablc severity.
Engenie E. Randall from George Z. Ran
dali, iur adultery and refusal to support
petitioner has leave to resume maiden
name.
The petition of Reuben Smith for divorce
from Lurilla X. Smith was dismissed, and
IL motion to dismiss the petition of So
phronia E. Story, for divorce from Francis
Story,swas Overruled and exceptions to the
overruling filed by the defendant.
The Court adjourned on Monday the 9th.
NORTHFIELD.-The temperance meeting
last Sunday evening was largely attended.
After singing by the choir, prayer was of
fered by Rev. Mr.. Hazen. The chairman,
w. II. II. Clatlin, then called upon Rev.
Mr.. Hitchcock, who congratulated the
ladies upon the formation of this society,
and in impressive words urged the ncces-
sitv of work-earncst, continuous work
rs well rs prayer, in this cause.
Mr.. Plumley was the next speaker, and
remarked that he supposed he was called
upon at this time on principle in rhetoric
that the weaker should always be PLACED
in the middle. He urged very eloquently
the need of so educating the people-as h,
believed might be done-that rum drink
ing would be regarded rs a crime crime
against ones self against ones family
against society, against God. Then W.
should no longer need laws against rum
selling. In the past, though we hav
convinced the mind, we have failed t
touch the public heart
Dr. Bradford then took the stand, speak
ing briefly upon the advancement that
being wrought slowly but surely in til
cause of temperance. He compared tn
first pledges, which prohibited distille
liquors only, with those of the presen
time, showing that progress had bee
made.
The exercises were interspersed wit
singing, and the hour was protitably spen
At the annual meeting Of the Mortified
graded school district. J. II. circuit wa
elected moderator; Edward ingalls,, clerk
Timothy Reed, collector; Frank Plumle,
= I
tors. and Rev. VIM. S Hazcn and Davi
Has;ett were elected directors for the er
suing three years. Voted 4 school of NJ
: more than forty nor less than thirty-for
weeks the coming year. The school undo
its present management is improving, an
the indications are that its future will prov
a success.
"Wednesday noon, of last week. thel
was an alarm of fire coming from tn
iewelrv store of W. T. Cushman. The fiji
was. luckily. soon extinguished, and NJ
CuShmans " third call in that line dl
ring the past year was not a very e loud
one.
The first anniversary of Mortified
Lodge !. O. of c. T. No. 175. will be a
propriately observed on Friday evenin
of this week. at Good TemplarS Hall. \
members of the order are invited
: The Railroad fever has been quite pr
va!cnt at Greensboro for the past wee
or 50. The lea has gone abroad til
some of the railroad magnates in the int
est of the Black River railroad. have the
eyes OH Il route from Irasburgh to Ea
Craftsbury, through Greensboro to t
Bend. thence on the L. Il. o. Il. II.
: some point between Walden Heights III
2 West Danville, and from thence to Mars
field. the present proposed terminus
I Black River route. Looking this rou