Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-11

gave hof hu ln1neutubo bilhi on bne CuhTBe VI
arson, and she was taken TO Branloboro on
Thursday.
James Miles, Of Wheelock, shot and kill
ed thirty.pouud bear the other day.
M. O. Griffin has bought oil George Grif-
fin, Jr., the T. H, Daniels place in Sheffield,
and moved on.
Charles Sanborn, Of Lyndon, has six oxen
which average 5000 pounds per pair. One
pair weighs $500. Who has some larger
ones Trot 'em out.
Two suits tried before Judge Perley, in
Hardwick, Friday and Saturday of week be-
fore last, instituted by S. NJ. Hall against
Finley Green, originated in the biting Of
Halls boy by Green's dog. Both cases
we're decided in favor Of the plaintiff The
first damage to the hoy on account Of the
bite, was Sl5 and cost; the second, for ex.
penses incident TO case and treatment, $500
and cost. Both cases we're appealed.
County Court.
No. %. John Merritt ct ar Us. Roderick
Dearth. Slander. The plaintiffs claimed
that defendant, in the hearing of several
persons, charged the plaintiffs wife with
having committed adultery with several per-
sons at different times. The defence was
general denial of having made the state
ments. Verdict for plffs. Damages Sl40.50
and costs. G. II. Davis and U. s. Burke
for pIffs. Dickey and Lampson for delft.
No. Sc. Joseph Martineau oS. DanVorth
d. Meager. General assumpsit. Plf.
claimed that he performed labor as a black
smith at the rate of $3.50 day, amounting
in all to 500, for detts. who were railroad
contractors, and that he had received but
$50 of that sum. This suit was brought to
recover that balance. Defts. claimed that
the plf. was at work upon an entire contract,
and broke that contract by leaving before
his time expired, and accepted the $50 as a
compromise and settlement This was de.
MED by plH, who also showed that defts
had made an entirely different defence when
the same case was tried before the justice
Verdict for plf., S26.70 aud costs. Belden
Il Ide for plff. Burke Il Bates for defts.
No 43. Perthena Beard Us. Pass. q.
plff. claimed to recover for an injury re.
ceived by fall from certain steps at the
railroad station at Wells River. 1t appear
ed that the plff. wishing to return from
Wells River to Barnet, missed the train,
but was informed that an extra train would
20 up between and ii in the evening. A
little after o'clock in the evening she, went
to the station, found it locked and unlighted,
and there being several men about the sta
ton she decided to return to procure the
company of her brother. Passing down the
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dark she walked off the place where express
stuff is usually loaded, and fell some four
feet, inAicting very serious and permanent
injury upon her hip. Delts. claimed that
plif. was herself careless, that there had been
no want of care on their part, that the ex-
press company alone were liable, and that
her principal injury resulted from improper
treatment by her surgeons. Verdict for
plff $3.50 and COSTS E. w. Smith and w.
w. Grout for plff. Crane, Burke Il Bates
and Dickey for defts.
No. g. Russell Garfield rs. Charles
Jacobs. Trespass. The plff., an authorized
person acting as sheriff claimed that the
deft. committed trespass upon certain lum-
Der which he had attached. Deft. claimed
that the plf had lost his lien upon the prop.
erty by negligence of counsel in not taking
out an execution, and that he in fact never
had any lien, because the property had pre-
viousy been attached by another officer.
The court ruled that the pf. could in any
event recover only nominal damages. Yer
dict for plff. one cent. Dickey and Brown
for plf. Cahoon, Belden Il Ide for deft.
No. 76. A. II. Kicker uS. William
Woodbury. and others. Trespass. This
was suit brought to determine the title to
three lots of woodland in the town of Groton.
The plf. claimed title by chain of convey
ances from the original proprietor, and by
the plf's line of deeds and legal possession
on their own part at the time of entering
upon the land aud cutting timber therelrom.
Verdict for plff. 500 and costs. Burke Il
Bates for plf. Leslie & Rodgers, Haywood
for def.
No 375. State VS.. Charles C. Wood.
.,card. Larceny. Respondent pleaded guilty
Sentence reserved.
1 No. 376. State rs. amelia Jenkins
Arson. Respondent was charged with set.
ting fire to the residence of Mr.. Godding
in Burke, on Dec. /, 1874 1t clearly APP
peared from the evidence that respondent
had been insane for several years, and was
not responsible for her acts. Verdict moi
guilty by reason Of insanity. Respondent
was by the court adjudged dangerous to the
community, and ordered to be confined in the
asylum at Brattleboro. States Attorney for
plf. Cahoon for def.