Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18
Supreme Court.

jury, March Term, 1873, gave defendant
a verdict, but Spear claimed that one Dana
NJ, one of the defendants witnesses
lied and surprised him. The Court believ-
ed he lied but did not believe Spear was
surprised.
State vs. j. E. Flanagan, exceptions by
respondent, bonds called. This was IN old
liquor case.
State VS.. II. II. Bishop, exceptions by res
pondent, affirmed, $40 fine
State VS.. Philip Preston, exceptions by
respondent, judgment affirmed. This was
a cider case, on which Preston was fined
two years ago.
Mary Goodrich VS.. Sylvanus Goodrich
petition granted.
Samuel Meader, Jr, VS.. w. B. Palmer
William Young VS.. l.. F. Kinney, ex-
ceptions by plaintiff, Judgment affirmed
This was a replevin suit for Il yoke of oxen
in which plaintiff failed in the County
Court
Minnie Davis, by next friend.vs. Town of
Cabot exceptions by defendant, settled.
VIM. Gray VS.. ii. Lombard and A. A.
Sweet. exceptions by defendants, discon-
! tlnued without costs.
Chas. Lawrence VS.. G. G. Putnam, ex-
ceptions by defendant, judgment affirmed.
Forest l.. Green and wife VS.. Town of
Woodbury., exceptions by plaintiff jugd-
ment affirmed
Clark Day VS. Joseph p. Hill, exceptions
by both parties, judgment affirmed. This
was the famous Barre dam case and it is
to be hoped puts a quietus on the litiga-
ton.
j. q. \. Crosby, exr. Of Ora Crosby,
VS.. NJ. A. Carlisle ct a. exceptions by de-
PENDANT, judgment affirmed
Joseph Wiley vs.. L. j. Deavitt, eNcep-
tons by defendant, judgment affirmed
Charles S. White VS.. Town of Marshfield
exceptions by plaintiff, judgment affirmed
Andrew Ilowarth VS.. d. l.. Fisk ct al, ex-
ceptions by defendant, judgment affirmed.
Lydia Buck VS.. Town of Worcester, cx-
ceptions by defendant, non-suited.
Jacob f. Wheclock VS.. Town of Hard
wick, exceptions by plaintiff, judgment
affirmed.
Thomas Reed vs.. Town of Calais, excep-
tons by plaintiff. judgment affirmed. This
case and the one above, were road cases,
and turned on the sui1iciency of notice
The Court ruled in each case the notice bad
In the Calais case the plaintiff came to
grief because he only described the place
of accident us "near' /: certain house.
The Court perhaps thought - SO near and
yet SO far was Il quotation from 4 law
| book; ut any rate they regard near rs rath-
er an elastic word" Ugh unto " might
have done but neur not at all.
Charles A. White vs.Town of Norhtield,
exceptions by plaintiff, Judgment affirmed.
The following cases We're continued,
State VS. S. 2. Kedtield; Ira Richardson vs.
Grandey Il Skinner; Z. G. Robichard vs.
J. G.. French.
The following were continued to the
General Term Freeman Bixbyvs. Montpe-
lier Il st. Johnsbury r. r. Co. and VIM
p. Whittier VS.. j. e. A. Crosby and Trus-
tee, apis.
The following cases were heard and are
with the Court for desision
State vs.. +. ii. Bascomb Almira Royce
by next friend VS.. James NJ. Van Dusen ;
Mallory Bancroft ". w. c. Robinson and
\. p. Slayton; ID. X. Adams vs.. NJ. E.
Smile; and State of Vermont er rel. j. b.
Page vs. j. G. Smith It al.
We are indebted to Hon. George Mich
OILS, Secretary of State, for the following
aggregates of the Grand List for 1875:
GRAND LIST OF VERMONT FOR 1873.
Whole number of acres appraIsed,.... 5269,9>5
keal appraised ISL
Personal estate appraised at.........ls $50 7GG 90
Amount of real and personal estate s99 1913 52G 60
One pc" cent of which is............ g9I, 9}5 &c
Add potts 7u,l99) q s2.......$l4n,3 1880
Less reductions. ) 40
l:6 93l, %
Dogs 20 10 a S,............. ...... 1902 on
Making List for State Taxes ..... ST. l5o,g6s 20
The List for 1875 was: Real and person =
al estate. 500, 053, 1872 polls, 500 ,57l; dogs,
sle,G39. Total list 81. III 1882, showing
an increase in the appraisal of real and
personal estate of $40. 094; an Increase of
62S polls; an increase of 1913 dogs; an in
crease of -. s6l,9l in the total list for
taxes.
| FIRES IN RANDOLPH. -ROckWOOl IlOl-
dcns house and barn in East Randolph
Village. were burned Monday morning.
The fire originated from the stove pipe.
The furniture was saved. Insurance on
house $40. Loss $4,000.
Tue lightning struck IrH {. Morrill's
horse and barn, situated one mile from
East Randolph on the center road, Monday
evening about 10 clock. The house. shed
and all his barns were burned. Also. ,
horses, hogs, 500 lbs. wool, one half ton
of sugar. 100 bushels of oats, wac as,
farming tools &c. Part Of the furniture
was saved Insurance $4,000. Loss $1,000.
The loss is Il very heavy one and Mr..
Morrill,. who has been 4 hard working
farmer, has the sympathy of AL who know
him.
QUEER ACCIDENT.-The West Randolph
Herald has the following account of 4 Gu
rious accident:
A very valuable horse belonging to Mr..
GAYLORD of Brookfield was thrown down
by IA rolling stone in the road, while on the
road to Randolph Centre. After striking
the ground the horse turned Il complete
summersault, landing on his head toward
the carriage Mr.. Gaylord son was thrown
from the carriage and somewhat hurt. The
horse gained his feet and commenced feed
ing. But tile otrangest part is yet to come.
For Il week the horse seemed perfectly well,
and was d iven as usual. Going to West
Randolph and to Washington in the time
and doing ordinary farm work and work
: inc on a moving machine A week after
the accident the horses head began to
droop, and other signs of diseases to APP
pear 1t continued to eat well, and twelve
DAYS after the accident died quite sudden
". DR.. s f. Root and another physician
| were summoned to examine the horae
with avicw to determine whether the death
of the horse was the result OF the accl-
dent or not. Upon examination 1t was
found that there was a fracture OF both
the fourth and fifth vertebras of the neck
From the fourth a piece was broken OIL
about two inches long. one inch wide and
nearly half an inch thick, and from the
fifth a piece about half rs large. Also a
piece about three fourths of an inch by an
inch was scaled from the body of the fifth,