Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-22
Washington County Court.


u f1tiN NIWCOMH, fNfTh.
MELVILLE T. SMILE, Assisf0nt ihrk
ilENnY OVArr Reporter
II is becoming evident that The Jury calendar.
although containing great number Of cases, is
really pretty chin aud will be finished in a
fortnight moro, in all probability so jury cases
were heard on Friday afternoon and Saturday
owing to the breaking down Of the "assign-
mcnts on those days
The new docket was called on saturday It con-
tains one hundred and twenty five now cases
about the usual number The new chanccry
docket contains fifty cases, mostly foreclosures. q
larger number than usual
Divorce cases are as numerous a. ever, notWith-
standing the high degree Of proof which Judge
Redfeld is known to require in such cases III
teen new ones have been entered AZ follows Bet
scy T. Powers u.s. Chester Powers. Ida r. stevens
rs. Royal !. stevens; Iavino II Slayton u.s. Elisha
Slayton. Aaron Eowell vs. Hattie Rowen. Ellen
Cary u.s. Edward Cary samuel d. Merriam u.s.
Lydia A. Merriam Lydia A. Merriam rs Samuel
d. Merriam Adone Smith rs. Samuel Smith
Ruth A. Nelson ys. treeland r. Nelson; W. II H.
Buck rs Sarah NJ Buck Ezra S. sherman u.s.
Olinc S. sherman. William Somor,inc vs. Bridget
NJ Somor,illc. II II Perkins rs Phcmis j. Per-
lins. Mary g. Kctchum VS. George Vs. Kctchum
There are cghtdi,orco cases upon the old docket.
making twenty-five in all, large number Of
cases for one little county
There are only three new road cases, George l..
Wilkinson u.s. Town of Marshfeld. Edward Car
dell u.s. Town Of Warren, T. o Leonard rs Town
Of Barre This Is a smaller number than has
been entered for O great many terms, and 8.
good sign
The cases of the Barre Bank and Of Mr. King
and his wife and daughter against Peter Aphon-
SOS, are entered
Mr. W. A. Boutello has brought suits against
the Kansas Globe Westchesfer and Planters IN
surancc companies. TO recover the insurance upon
bis hullcss oats, which were burned in the old
blacksmith shop opposite hs house on Elm street.
last spring Mn Kate Neyeux, The widow Of D.
d Neycux Of Montpelier, has sued the American
Popular Life Insurance Company 10 recover the
insurance on her husband life
The grand jury, it is supposed, Will finish their
business by the end Of the week % b. said that
they have found an indictment against Mn.
Daphne 4. Dodge for on assault With intent 90
kin, upon Joel Dodge They are now engaged in
considering the Barre bank burglary
Mr. Newcombs continued ill-heaIth has caused
him TO give up all idea of attending court this
'e'n' m"'h !" ue regret oil uench bar ana 'ii-
"5'' s'hei"Hl- Mo'h"hue inc eIefN duties are
most acc pl"oy performed ui MI MeiNhe j.
smile col waterbury Who before hs admission
To- the o'i' was deputy cieiN under W.T. Nc"eomb
It is SAFE i' say ti"t MT smiiie j. ue only meme
peF oil the oar DO uus county VINO could have taken
MT NeWeomD place ana Dc i' fortunate Tor aI
tAai his services could he obtained
Inc cases when nave been tried hy the jury
dunn- the week nave been quite auimroitnt 90
their nature and require bnt brief space for de,-
cripuon ln the suit OF Patrick Kane against VIII
liam 'mlllson, held Tuesday afternoon, Messrs.
G. II lftldn and Charles W Porter made their
first arguments TO a jury in the county court.
Their efforts fully Justified the high expectations
oitheif friends. and ELECTED the warm comucnda-
tons OF the older members Of Tho bar
IH he J. II Thomas. The forenoon Of Natur-
day was mainly occupied ia hearing q taJsHs c,r-
pas case ON the petition Of J. H. Thomas, for
merly resident Of Waterbury, but now residing
at Reading Hlllsdale county, Michigan The
statements OF the counsel disclosed the following
facts concerning which there was no controversy
The relator J. H. Thomas, ON saturday Septem-
Der, r. while travelling through Waterbury in the
stage, accompanied by his wife, WAS arrested 10y
NJ. q. stewart upon a writissued by Justice Lease,
Of Waterbury, upon the affidavit Of G. T. Clough
that Thomas was about 10 leave This state and