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Hon. JOHN PKRpoINr. Presiding Judge
Hon. Nathaniel Parker, Assistant
Hon. A. E. Halbert. Judges.
TUESDAY. Sept. 2l, 1875.
The September Term of the Chittendeu
County Court was formally opened at lC
O'Clock. this morning. with prayer BY Rev.
G. B. Stafford, pastor Of the Third Congrega a.
tional Society of this city.
Proclamation was made for Grand and
Petit Jurors. after which they were briefly
charged by the Court in respect to the man
ner in which their respective duties should
be performed. s. NJ. Pope, of this city, was
appointed foreman OF the Grand Jury.
The following Is the list ofjurors
PETIT JURORS.
Bolton II. Gillett.
Burlington-Wm. W. Henry. Ira Shat
tuck, Hiram Tracy, Hiram Walker.
Charlotte-George A. Foot, Lewis Will
son.
Colchester-J. Ii. Lyon, A. C. Mcbride,
E. j. Wolcott.
Essex-P. C. Abbey. James Nichols
Hinesburgh-Warham Brewster, II. c.
Flanagan.
ngton-IIarry Small.
! 'richo-A. L. Castle, Asa Church.
Nllton-Stephen Finn, c. p Pratt.
Eichmond-Edward X. Jones, Cornelius
p. Rhodes.
Shelburn-L. A. \ lien Giles Andrews
Alonzo Irish.
St. George-Amos Terrill.
South Burlington James NJ. Thatcher.
Underhill-Eiward Breen, George G.
DuntOn.
Westlori-Georse Hobart, James Nc
Cure
Williston - Edward Brownell. L. j.
G. pin.
GRAND JURORS.
Golton-Thomas S. McGinnis.
Burlington = Morillo Noyes, John S
Peirce. Samuel NJ Pope
Charlotte-D. W. Hazard.
Colchester-John Rolie.
Essex. X. Drury.
Iincsburgh-Josiah Dow.
Huntington-JOseph johnson.
.Iericho-IIiram Booth.
Milton-W. f. Phelps.
Richmond-H. ii. Frary
Shelburn, ii. Geer.
South Burlington-George L. Barstow
st. George-liarry Sutton.
Underhill-Elward Hanafori
Westford-R NJ. Huntley.
Williston-George NJ. Reed
The Jury Calendar was called and the
remainder the morning was occupied with
hearings on motions for 4 continuance.
WEDNESDAY. Sept. -, 1873.
Charles d. Stevens vs. Byron A. Stevens.
was the first cause for trial at this term, and
was commenced at the opening of the court
yesterday afternoon.
This is an action of general assumpslt for
the value of 5 600 feet of clapboards. at Sll
per II. claimed by the plaintiff. to have
been sold and delivered to the defendant in
ISL The defence is that no obliga
ton existed, the defendant claiming that
the lumber was sold to Messrs. Fields, of
Essex junction, to enable them to fulfil a
building contract which they had previous
IL made with the defendant ). Ii. Davis
and Daniel Roberts for plaintiff +. IIarle-
ton and Henry Ballard for defendant.
The case Of Stevens IS. Stevens was given
to the jury at the noon recess, to-day.
THURSDAY, Sept %.
The afternoon. yesterday. was occupied
with the trial of K. K. Townsend VS. f.
Beach. This Is an action of trespass and
trcver brought TO recover SO, the value of
an express package which was attached by
Alt AtltIAhuis ANAiu4 Atputl iih VI
q writ in favor of one H. VI. Field. the ad-
minlstrat0r Of the estate Of o. Ii. Shaw Is
Oscar LOOMS. Of Boston. 1t appeared from
the testimony that LOOMS was the husband
OF plaintiff daughter; that about ten Yeas
ago be lett the State indebted to Shaw; that
IA the summer of 1873. Mrs L)omis came
10 Jericho, ostensibly to purchase a horse /
which she bought but did not pay for. |
She subsequently mailed the So from
Lowell, Mas, to r. L Townsend, of
Jericho, VI. which package, while in
the pos; Office at Jericho, ard be- |
fore it vas delivered to Townsend was attach /
ed by the defendant This money Is now |
claimed BY plaintiff, who brings the present |
suit u recover the same. l. +. Wilbur /
and r. ;. Taft FOX plaintiff; C. ;. Palmer /
and +. f. Hard Tor defendant.
The jury in the case of Stevens ". Ste /
vens alter coming in twice during the after
noon with the report that they were unable /
10 agree. egain retired only to return at /
five clock without agreeing upon YER
dict. Iney wee thereupon discharged by |
the court. We understood that they stood .
at the last two for the plaintiff and ten cor
defendant
George Lewis STOW, Of this city. who
has. since his graduation from the |. '. NJ,
in l>13. been law student in Messrs.
Wales and Tdii's office, was. on motion of |
Hon VIM. q. shaw. chairman Of the exam
ining committee, admitted to practice.