The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-06-09

MIDDLEBU ny
Addison County CCuIt.
trxr TERM 1874

The june term of the Addison County
Court opened on Tuesday last, Chief Jus.
tice Pierpoint presiding. Assistant Judg-
es, l.. L. Beers. j. w. Boyntop. Clerk,
r. Wainwright; States Attorney, }. II,
Lucia Sheriff. Isaac NJ. Trip; Court
Auditor, Geo. w. Grandey; Court Re.
porter, Geo. r. Chapman Deputy Sher-
ifs, Edward Gorham, Il. II. Landon,
Howard Clark, 3D. Thad NJ. Chapman,
Jacob Dewey, VIM. II. Cobb, George +.
Skif.
Court was opened with the usual procla-
nations by the Sheriff. Prayer was off.
cred by Rev. W. II. Meeker, pastor of the
Methodist church in Middlebury. Grand
Juror. we're called and sworn as follows ::
G w Read, Addison G C Pettbone,
Bridport w G Rider. Bristol; o j
Walker, Ferrisburgh Il n Thomas,
Leicester Harvey Furr, Lincoln; + j
Matthews, Middebury George H Col
Inns, Monkton f S Human, New Haven ;
NJ j Clark, Orwell; Geo T Fisher, Rip.
ton; W A Warehouse, Salisbury !;
Myron Small, Starksboro Phio Bristol,
Vergennes A b Rose, Waltham
Drake, Weybridge; Allen Ketcham,
Whiting; Thurman Brookins Shoreham.
+ S Human was appointed foreman.
Petit jurors were called and sworn as
follows L Adams, Addison IL NJ Taylor,
Bridport Geo Meader. Bristol NJ S
Keoler, Cornwall o 4 Stope, VIM Bard,
Ferrisburgh f j Brown, Goshen: H..
G Vinton, Granville II g Kidder, Han.
cock A Munger, Leicester S j Sargent,
o B Hanks, Lincoln D Severance, G
G Cady, Middlebury; j NJ Hoag, j
Fuller, Monkton j NJ Hoyt, II Lang.
don, New Haven Judah Carter, j B
Cook, Orwell n Richards, Panton }
l. Cook, Ripton; NJ l. Sheldon, Sails
bury; E G Farnham, Il n Cook, Shore.
ham; A w Hill, IL NJ Sprague, Starks.
boro; Geo Smith, II Kct,ham, Vergeunes
. g Bacon, Waltham; Nj n Baker,
Weybridge; y b Hlntley, Whiting.
George Il Chapman of Nergennes was
appointed, and sworn as court reporter.
The first cause which was brought on iOi
trial, was
Daniel c Smith Us Newmdn Hunt apt.
-Grandey d Chapman, attorneys for
pitt. Lucia, Stewart & Eldredgc Tor diff,
Action for damages for warranty Of sheep
Jurors, Il } Brown. II 9 Kidder, j /
Cook, f NJ Sprague, II ketcham, Geo
Smith, NJ n Baker, \ b Huntley f
Adams, w Bard, Geo f Mcader, ii c
Vinton. Verdict for the plaintiff TO re-
cover OF the defendant; ,thc sum OF twenty
three dollars aud costs
The some Shat noted patent right case
which was tried with disagreement Of
the jury, last year, WAS next brought Oh
Olirer Severance VS. Israel + Eddy
Action to recover on note. Stewart 4
Eldredge, and Ballard for pltf Rider
Spalding and Dillingham; for diff. Jur.
ors j NJ Hoyt, i Nj Tay lor, j Carter
j B Cook, f n Cook, j Fuller, o j
Stone, Z G Farnham, NJ q Keller, S
Sargent, A Munger, NJ Sheldon, The
defense claimed that the note was u for
gerry, 1t was strongly contested for near
ly two days when the jury retired, Aitel
nearly six hours in delberation, they
found it impossible to agree and wer,
discharged 1t is understood that mint
of the jurors were in favor ofrenderinl
verdict for the plaintiff, and three ia
vored the defendant. The case was con
tinued to the December term.
Lucia VS. HW-Action to recover o.
note of Que hundred dollars given for
piece of mountain land in Monkton
Lucia and Hard attorneys for pltf. Stew
art e. Edridge and Rider ior deiendan.
After partial bearing the case broke dow
and was continued.
Joseph OahcS VS. To'on IF BRISTOL
Action for damages for neglect Of consta
BILE. SPalding and Hard for plaintiff
Rider and Stewart for defendant Yer
dict for diff. to recover costs
Rooney VS. Knapp apt-Action to re
cover value Of cow sold to dit Slade fc
plaintiff. Ormsbce for def.ndapt Wen
diet inT dit. to recover his costs -