Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-08
Washington County Court.

Hon. T. 7. RKDriELD, Preading Jud5e
Hoy los y Ms II oi nOlDES' Assistant Jtg,,
LUrnfR NwcoxB, CLERK.
Horace w. LYFoRD, Sheriff.
WIN. y. DmLtNGHAn, States Attorney.
HESRY OynTT, Reporter
Final adjournment Of the court took place OF
Monday, after a session Of four weeks lacking q
few hours. Although no criminal cases have
been tried, still several have been taken of tho
docket by entries Of " mol pros" not TO be
brought forward, and guilty" and the
civil docket has been materially diminished
in size. The sessions Of the court during the
past week have been mainly taken up with
hearing divorce cases, and civil cases in which
the trial by jury has been dispensed with. The
divorces granted were as follows
wm. T. osgood from Nora osgood cause, adultery.
Henry H. Page from Mary A. Page cause, adultery.
Mary A. Maynard from Henry Maynard cause,
wllful desortion
Ephralm W. Wheeler from Lydia Ann Wheeler
cause wlful desertion and adultery
Andrew J. Morse from Eunice p Morse cause. in-
tolera6le severity. Alimony allowed TO the woman
as by agreement.
Eliza P. Hoffman from Robert s. Hoffman cau.c,
adultery. Petitioner allowed to resume her inadon
name Of Eliza 2. Fisher
Julia r. iIamblett from Edward J. Hamblott, cause.
refusal to support Petitioner has leave 10 resumed her
maiden name Of Julia L. Doton.
Rugenia Randall from George E. Randall, cause,
adultery and refusal TO support Petitioner has leave
to resume her maiden name Of Spaulding.
Orpha Lawson from WIN. A. Lawson cause, refusal
to support. Custody Of minor child, Mary o Iawson
given 20 her and she IS allowed 70 resume her maiden
name Of Mcknight.
cause ntolerable severity Petitioner allowed TO
sumo her maiden name Of Dumas, and the custody u
the minor child, Osceola b., given 10 her
Elvira Abbott from George W. Abbott causes, IN.
tolerable severity wilfu dcsertiou aud refusal to sup
port. Petitioner has leave 10 resume her maiden
name Of Ring and amony to the amount Of .6l0ns
decfeed her, according 10 agreement
The petitions of Sarah A. Camp rs. Zebina
Q. Camp, and Martha j Spear rs j c Spear,
are continued.
The petition Of Reuben Smith Is. Lutilla'R.
Smith, alleging intoerable severity as cause,
was dismissed. The petitioner lives in North
field, and they were married October II 1873.
On the o3d Of December she left him. Ac-
cording to petitioners testimony one Of the
points Of difference between them was in re-
gard to the necessity Of new set Of chamber
furniture. lie purchased new bed after their
marriage, but she declined to be satisfied with
out whole set The petitionee has already
been divorced once, her former husbands name
having been Royce.
Fri S. Gunnison, of Montpelier, pleaded
guilty of FIVE second offences against the liquor
law, and was fined 800 and costs.
William Parks, of Plain6eld, pleaded guilty
for one second oHense for selling liquor, and the
indictment against him for selling cider was
mol pros'd.
In the case Of William Blood, the bonds were
chancered to $500.
John Gravelin pleaded guilty Of one first Of
iense, and was fined $40 and costs.
The case against Daniel Bean has been mol
prosd.
ii. g. Green, indicted for assault and
battery, pleaded guilty and was fined 500 and
costs