Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-11
The Supreme Court.

Yesterday. Judges Barrett, Boyce, Ross and
Powers being present. Business was rapid
" done and nearly every case on the docket
disposed Of by hearing or continuance the
first day.
\ motion was filed Tues day. by Daniel
Roberts of Burlington, for the Smith board
If directors in the Central Vermont to
how cause why an information should not
he made against them to show bv what
r;oht they hold office as such directors.
What Mr. Roberts, is aiming at in the
aforementioned motion is to have filed an
information in the. nature ola quo rarraute
aglinst John Gregory Smith, Worthinston
{. smith, John Q. Hoyt, John N. KIM
ball. benjamin p. Cheney, Francis Cox
and Jed p. Clark, to test their right to act
As directors Of the Central Vermont rail
road company.
His motion Is founded on the affidavit of
John i. Page, of Rutland, who recites that
the notices sent for n directors meeting at
Bellows Falls, to be held May IS, were
sent by telegraph only the day before, and
claims the meeting was not legally warn
cd.
The meeting at Bellows Falls; the ad
iournment to the cars; the vote in his
opinion Illegal and invalid authorizing the
president to pledge or sell any stock or
other assets belonging to the company,
and execute any transfer that may, in the
I'M. ,,fn Inn 6 h.
nittce, be deemed necessary, are also re
cited.
I he affidavit then repeats the history of
thr proceedings at st. Adams, May 18th.
and gives the history of the stock sold
I.en@ion and Mills, claiming the COM
pany had never repurchased the 24OO
shares Of which it was part, and so, of
course. had no right to sell it.
Mr.. Fitield, counsel for the Central YER
mont, returns from St. Adams to-day,
when lie viii oppose Mr.. Roberts motion.
l. Is understood one of his claims will be
thu, the motion should have been filed in
franklin county.
Mr. Fitield and Judge Poland arrived
+ IN St Adams, this forenoon, and Mr..
IoJertS, at the close Of the ordinary
business of the Court for the forenoon ad-
drr>>ed the Court in favor of granting
leave to file an information in the nature
OF ono Wdrrdnto. Judge Barrett in
tlmated that the motion for leave to file the
Information might be smade before the
Supreme Court wherever found in session |
and also that the practice in such cases
was for the merits of the case to be heard
upon The motion for leave to file the in
formation, and not upon the informatlon's |
being filed. Then the Court upon the
merits either refuses leave for the in
formation, or grants leave that the in |
formation be filed, and proceeds to make
IL order upon the merits of the case with
cut hearing additional testimony
Mr.. Roberts desired the Court to make |
IN order which should direct the testimony
To- he taken so that it shall be before the
tDIrt at its General Term this fall. for 4
full determination of the case Judge Po-
lnt rose to reply to Mr.. Roberts, when
the Court adjourned, and the subject will
bee taken up this afternoon.
should Mr.. Roberts obtain what he asks
fir, testimony would be taken between
N time and the General Term, and the
Question of the right of the Smith or
Page board of directors, to the control of
the Central, determined by the full bench
o, JudgcS this fall.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.-The
d'r>' for the September Term shows that
there are 800 cases on the law docket and
l. II chanccry. This is an unusually large
number, probably the largest in the history {
Of the county; certainly the largest for {
very many years. A docket of 800 eases
Iu> Heretofore been considered notably
huge
Hubbard and Smiths Union Block, now
'Imt the staging is taken down, shows {
t-"t to be 1 most elegant building. The
new Rtlto will also make fine appear
anr"- The brick work on r. j. Hubbards {;
Low bl cl is nearly completed French 4
'hi >IbLns blocks are also rapidly assum- {;
NY ~hape SO that the effect of their elegant l.
Fronts can be appreciated. The brick work |
q '' done on them is merely to complete /
'A' tArd story fronts. Bacon's foundation C
-. las now brick block is nearly done. The
JIG. n work on the Hyde Block, to be erected c
~ 'u" corner Of Main and Barre Streets, {
'a'> h'Tfn, and already it can be seen
'1d most substantial and ornamental i
'".!nS j. going up. o
III \i'S.-Now is the season in which
''. Young and the old congregate for
''." 'y rail and a day in the woods Last y
"' HE children, of the larger us we'll as -
III" Smaller Growth who attend Ethe Eps- !
!" hnIch had a very pleasant time at Ct
..' A'Ithiicld Camp Meeting Grounds. !.
Yesterday the " Band of Hope went down
49, i~'hSdon grove and had a good time
'.'-'.'} there Is picnic up Groton way in n
W" 3" The Methodist Churches of Barre, !.
ld and Groton united. 1t will ,
'.'.-'''IIy he Il large one. ,
''enin9 was very pleasant one 1
~,'r Street was pretty well filled by a
..' .' who We're out enjoying the moon V
~".. HE music and the 9 artistic > per I
'-'-'t-. IN front of Bishops. The band A
'-' OF IL excellent open air concerts t.
"' III OF The State House. At Bishops IL
number of pictures were displayed, ft
enlistment of a large crowd, and to 81
li-l'etlon of the advertiser. The lie
id'W upon his lighted canvas alter II
.-, some very good or amusing pictures
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