The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-08

School ExAMINATIoNs.-On Friday
forenoon Of this week the graduating
class will be examined in Cicero and
Virgil.
During next week examinations for
promotion will be held in tho different
grades.
Candidates for promotion, who may be
absent on account of sickness, will be ex.
amined at the commencement of next
term. 1t is very desirable that all
should be present at the closing examina-
ton.
Friday afternoon of next week will be
devoted to metrical exercises and music
in the hall.
Parents and friends are invited to at.
tend the examinations, as we'll as the
closing exercises.
ADDISON COUNTY CouRT.-The June
term Of Addison county court commenced
on Tuesday. Present, Hon. John Pior-
point, chief justice presiding; Hons. A.
ID. Hayward and John u. Roberts, as
%sistant judges. Proclamation was made
by the sheriff. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Il. p. Hooker, of M~iddlebury.
Grand jurors were called as per our an
nouncement Of Jurors summoned last
week. The oath was administered and
the court gave the usual instructions, ap.
pointed l.. T.. Smith foreman, and they
retired under the charge of Deputy Sher-
iff Edward Gorham, officer of the grand
jury. The petit jurors who had been
summoned were called and sworn, and
deputies Cobb and Lanaon we're sworn
to take charge Of the jury. l.. Il. Knapp
was appointed court reporter.
Severance VS., Eddy. This case had
been twice tried, resulting in a disagree.
ment Of the jury each time consequently
great interest was felt in the case and
when the attorneys answered the call,
with discontinued" whispered inquiries
went around the room as to the cause. 1t
had been settled by the payment of the
note and half of the costs by the defend
ant. The other cases of a similar char
acter which were expected to follow suit.
were, OF course, mot for the jury"
Lucia vs.. Hill. Action of assumpsit
on note. Lucia and Hard for plaintiff,
Rider and Stewart Il Eldredge for diff.
Jurors, +. p. Wolcott, VIM. Bascom,
l.. Huntington. G. A. Cutting, II. Il.
Squier, Z. W. Matthews, G. W. Barber,
q. Allen, &. X. Toby. T.. b. HIickok,
j. A. Hitchcock, j. W. Lovett. The
nominal plaintiff had no interest in the
case. The real plaintiff was MIR. Ezekiel
Hustled, Of Illinois. 1t appears that MIR.
Hustled had owned, or claimed to own IA
tract OF land upon ~Ilogback Mountain in
Moukton, boiling title under a quit.claim
deed given in $40. la 1853 be had
gone west and been absent until 1870
Then he came back, sold the property, or
his interest in the property by a quit
claim deed to the defendant, john II.
Hill. for which the latter gavo his note
This action was brought to recover on that
note. The defense yet up that Hustled
had no title to the land and therefore
there was no consideration. The
jury failed to agrce, standing seven
for the plaintiff ami five for the defend.
ant.
Severance ct al VS.. Bingham. Action
of assumpsit. Stewart Il Eldredge and
Ballard for pitt. Sturtovant and Hard
for diff. Jurors. Geo. II. Bartlett, n.
Chase. A. G. Merrill, John Brown, w.
S. Wright, II. r. Perry. A. G. Chandler.
II. j. Ketcham. NJ. b. Small, j. H..
Thomas. Il. g. Lamb. A. Ball. March
%, 1873. Oliver Severance and George
Hammond purchased ~thirty.6ve sheep Of
Merrill Bingham, to be delivered at the
cars in Middlebury on order. On the
18th day Of April Severance started with
700 sheep that had been delivered in his
absence, for California. supposing he had
those he purchased of bingham among
them. This action is on the claim that
Bingham did not deliver the sheep pur-
chased, but other and inferior ones. The
jury took the case early in the afternoon
Of Friday, and Saturday morning were
discharged without agreement.
Adm'r Royce estate vs.. Jasper II. Eul.
Ter. Mardin and Lawrence for pltf.
Webner and Stewart for diff. This is an
action to recover Henry Y, }. Royce's
bounty money paid by the own Of Gran
vile to the defendant, who was Roycc's
step.father. Verdict of the jury for
plaintiff to recover S3Gl. S5.
The grand jury found true bills in the
following cases
State VS.. Anthony EuJar and Edgar
Bnrnor. For larceny four indictments.
State vs.. George K. Laurence. For
u%ttering and publishing forged paper;
three indictments.
State vs.. George Z. Patterson. For
larceny.
State VS.. Henry E. May. For LARGE.
nv.
State vs.. Henry E. May For at.
tempt to break Jail.
Bill not found in the following cases
State vs.. Sylvester Burton.
State vs.. William Sipple
State vs.. Henry Z. May
State VS.. Lot Blye.
State VS.. TOiDn Of PamtoN.
STATE vs., Tovn Of EerrisLaryA
State VS.. John Mack.
State vs.. James Fits.
The following were brought into court
on Friday to plead to their indictments
Anthony Eubar who pleaded mot guilty;
Edgar Burnor, mot guilty; George f.
Patterson. mot guilty; Henry Il. May,
alias, Smith. mot guilty Of larceny" and
mot guilty Of breaking jail; George II.
Lawrence pleaded guilty Of u%ttering
forged papers" The prisoners were re-
manded to the Jail.
On Monday the court resumed
State VS. Anthony Eubar and Edgar
BmrnOr. Indictment found this term for
larceny of harness, buffalo robes, lap
robe and blankets, Of Joseph Carter Of
MoDkton, on the 18th day OF January
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