Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-17
Washington County Court.
Hon. TIMO P. REDFIELD Chief Judge.
Hon. JAMES H. HOLDEN,
Hon. WILLARD s. MARTIN Assistant u'
MN T. DILLINGHAM, States Attorney.
HORACE W. LYFORD, Sheriff
NEWCoNR CIerE

HoRacE v LIroRD, Sheriff.
The adjourned term of the court has de-
veloped Il large amount of business, and
alter q weeks session, several cases still
remain undisposed of.
The divorces were rs follows Betsey +.
Powers from Chester Powers, for intolera-
bic severity and refusal to support: Ida X.
Stevens from ROYAL j. Stevens, for intol-
cradle severity; Lavina II. Slayton from
Elisha Slayton for intolerable severity
Aaron Rowell from Hattie Rowell for will
ful desertion; Ruth A. Nelson from Free
land X. Nelson, for wilful desertion and
refusal TO support; William Somerville
from Bridget NJ. Somerville, for lesertion
Mary +. ketchum from George w. Ketch-
UNI for adultery
The Court has rendered decision in the
following cases =
Daniel Belknap vs. Perlev Belknap. The
parties live in Mortified and the suit was
brought to settle IL number of accounts
which each had against the other. One
item of $500 claimed by the plaintiff was
the largest in dispute, which the appellant
| claimed WAS arbatrated in 1871. The
Court gave Judgment for plaintiff in that
and not of the other items he claimed.
Plumley for plaintiff; Fisk for defendant.
Orlson Foster vs.. f. NJ. Collins. 1t APP
peared that both parties had signed note
Dec. n, 1874, us suretics for .. II. Wat
son, OF West Topsham. who afterwards
failed and died. Foster told Collins that he
would see him harmless. and promised
the Bank of Barre that he would pay the
note. He did attach Watson's property
and sued the note. but was defeated in
court, because he had not paid the note
himself. He then sued Collins to make
him contribute one half of the amount of
the note. The Court held that Collins,
having relied upon Fosters representa-
tons and made no effort to secure himself,
could not now he made liable.
Randall for plti: Harvey, of West Top
sam. and May for def.
Thomas Ctton VS.. &. G.. Putnam. The
plf Il French lumberman claimed to re-
cover Sl25 which he represented to be his
due, for labor done for def. 1t seemed
that he really worked for his brother Rob
ert, who lives on n partially cleared farm
in Worcester, which he bought of deft.
but lltf. claimed that def. became respon-
sible for his pay. Deft admitted that he
WAS responsible for six months after time
p'' ''Hlcu Ills lcspOnelDtlltV lol tlle rest.
Judgment for deft
Gleason II Field for peff.: Heath Il
l1eaton for deft
Lamlra Macon VS. Berlin. The plaintiff,
IN old lady residing in Berlin, claimed to
recover for the board of an aged pauper,
named Hannah Parker from March 1873
till May 1874. She claimed contract
with the town, but the deftndent denied
this. The pauper's real residence turned
out to be i'll Montpelier. The court init
mated that under the pauper law plaintiff
couldn't recover, but ruled pro tornla in
her favor, and the case goes tothe Supreme
Court
Judge Royce presided a short time, last
Friday afternoon. and heard Rediield and
Crooks vs.. State of Vermont, and Mont
pelier vs.. VI. 4 w r. r. r.