Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07
Lamollle County Court.


Assistant Judges, Hon A. u. Smith and Hon. A.
NJ. Woodbury. CLERK, W H. H. Kenheldi Sheriff,
Mason Chafee States Attorney, l. 5. Thompson
The Judges took their seats at about ten o'clock,
A. NJ, when court was opened oy prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Bassford, after which proclamations for
the opening Of the County Court and Court OF
Chanccry, and the attendance OF the Grand ana
Petit Jurors, were made by Sheriff Chahee az
usual.
The Grand and Petit Jurors duly summoned to at
tend this term were then called, answered TO theh
names, and were duly sworn, and are MS follows
Grand Jurors-R d. Whittemore, BelYlderei
Ell n Bennett, J. ID sahofd, John IL rage, Oah'-
bridge; Randall Shattuck, Eden A. NJ heiley'
Elmorei Samuel Cinnamon, ira Noplelgh' hyue
park sewell Newton, 5 c. Waters, johnson H.
5. Rand, Hiram Dodge Morlstown hlram loWn'
o. > Judson, > n Weeks stowe ueorge H.
Thomas, WaterNilei SLOAN "ates' NJ w. ""Ne
field, Wolcou
Petit Jurors-hoyM fletcher bsNiuerei /" -
Walker, ID. W. cutting VIM MelenuS' irNnh
Nichols, Cambridge Horace waite, hdeni OnarleS
Cook, j. T. Parker tlmorei ?. NJ. Alien D. NJ
Cnrrier' T. W. peho' v u fh'n, hyuep"A
Charles Alexander, Henry MaishNi NJ " d.
sp'uiu'ng' Johnson D. NJ '"'npoeii' - W Douse'
=, l. "eoige' VI - Moore' nlorrl''o"ni f. "
.heney II. = faunce' h'nlei houge' sow
l'h'el :. Maur'oe' ""'er''hei ta bNhop' r. y
i'hrrlS' No0o''
Judge Io"eN uenNefeu very ape charge 70
.ne s'anu jury "i''' "".'n ''e 'ou'' "Ipo'n''u
hon' =" ~ nonne'' VI N"nor'uge' ioie'n"n'
'ohh H. Mlinihs' Esq was sworn I" court re-
Poi'e. ioi une Prosou' .eI'ni "l'er "h'ch Depny
oherlrs A. p"iheli ana ~ = haruy were sworn
as o'n0ors 70 ""enu t'e srahu jury ana "' NJ
rarhei anu 'onh wilkins were sworn Us OFFICERS 10
uke charge oil the peut jury
'pon o'i'ins 'ie uooAo' "en'S -o'sn' oi'i' u'ses
were set 10 the Jury ana most OF tue state cases
were SET ior ulai' anu AFTERWARDS assigned LOT
Monuay, May <"n'
Inc iono"'hg are 'He civil cases tha' nave peeh
tired by jury
mary u Emery 's' fHahcis Lock appellant
lhis was an acton Oh ass"inp-' Tor the earnings
Oh minor son oil the plaintit appealed rom the
uec's'on OIL justice oi the peace oy tne ueienu-
ant Inc pialnth testimony tended 10 show
that ne hired ont TO the defendant with the
consent oil ms mother 10 Work on defendant
iarih LOT term oil SIX months al the price oil ten
dollars per month, but that either PARTY could
terminate the contract at any time, II any dissat-
lsiaetion or dlihculty arose The defendant tes-
umony tended to show that the contract could not
De terminated before inc expiration oil SIX months
on'y ny mutual consent Aiter working ABOUT
'hree months some dlr'cnl'y arose ana the pam
u" son iei' the employ OF tue deiehdant "hhch
'he ueiehuah' eial'heu was serious damage 10
n'ni as II was "pout une commencement OF the
n"ying season ana ne refused 70 pay the balance
due' being about twenty-one dollars An lntelii-
gent jury oil "elVe men could not agree now TO
settle tue case T. n "leed Tor plaintii NJ q.
Heath Tor defendant
Span'ding spooner rs Mason Chahee.-I This
was an action ot treslass' both parties reside IN
Waterville, the defendant being the sheriff OF
iAihohle county lheplalntii 'tesumony tended
70 sho" that III the month oil March, lo'oi the de-
iendant went TO the pialntli house 10 levy upon
tue pl@ihtin property TO satisfy an execution
whlch ne MAD LOT collection against the plaintiff
ana ms Wiiei mat some dlfhcuity arose and the
ueiehuant struck the piaihuh, knocking out some
oil ms teeth' ana also ehoked MN Inc defend
ant testimony tended TO show That he went to
the plainuhs house. and attempted to read the
execution IN the presence oil the plaintiff and his
amny' which ne succeeded IN doing IN the midst
NNu NaHaa aNN L. H. L.. A.
oI u gre" tuinut IN the family ana 'hat ne was
Nv. o"'S " ''e pi''"'n pu' ny
P''' wy 81" wv u""s"'elS VIZ
''''" ~'N."s i''u' W MS Vo'' 0o''r "i'u
one ear-that the plalntih struck him on his heae
"''' ooo'' a'iu 'n@' IN ueiehuins h'"seii tue ue
remnant S''"'A u'e P'i'n'iil one now ana ietite'
'"'u ''o scene ~ soon rs ne 'oniu eA,ric"te MN
sen ''"'' MS assn i"n'S Inc COURT among "the
u'nss 'na'se' u,e jury IN substance t'ht
ivy ''N'' '''"' '''e "e'enu"h' "seu more i"ie'
nan was no'ess"iS' OF went iaf'her thah M
V ''n, ,,s"u "uu au''es iequ'teu' ue pam
u" o'u'u ie'"'er' 'eru'e' io' ''e p"'ihuu 10
s",ty uoiii's u'''nhseS anu ms costs brigham
waterman ior pi"'n''i' ana T. n "ieen 10
ue,e"u"n'
iNu'''''e ,aneS i'.''ioau company u.s. D. W
h''sn' splen"n@ -Ac''on oil as'u'npS' Appealed
uS '"e ue'e"o"u's i'o'' uecis'oh OIL JUSTICE
s'e pe~ce' 'ounuou upon subscription OF twenty
i've uo''"'S "'""iu'ne "u''uing vi uel"t ~ wal
u'"' w '"o nne u 'ne pi'h'ln ralro"u' INT
principal oonu'''on III 'ne SUBSCRIPTION contract
was III res"iu 70 'l'e location oil tue depot an'
was "o' III u'leo' terms maze payaole 10 the rail
ro"u company ana ulu not IN iaet state 10 whon
',e subscription shouiu De pa'n' Inc defendant
VINO was 'esiueh' o, oAool, eiaiued' ana MS ties
N'"ony 'ehueu 10 snow 'i'a' Tue SUBSCRIPTION
paper WIS not inc contract, ana uid not specify
tue terms oil the contract oil the citizens OF Cabo
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