Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-20
Washington County Court.


Contrary to expectation the docket proves to be
quite strong, and It looks now as u there would
be a brisk civil term The new docket was called
on Saturday and one hundred and fifteen cases
were found to haye been on.ered-somewhat less
than the usual number. Very few Of these are
important, aud the business Of the March term
will probably be light forty-two new chancery
cases we're entered, mostly foreclosures
rnE DIVORCE cAsEs.
Twelve new petitions for divorce have been en-
tered which, with the eight on the old docket
make twenty In all. The new cases are a. iol-
lows. Lois Fisher Of Mortified, rs Alonzo G.
Fisher for desertion; Laura c. York, OF North
field. rs. Fred T. York, OF Plainfeld, for refusal
to support; Ellen r. Spaulding, Of Mortified, rs
willard 4. spaulding, for intocrable severity
Cora A. Heath, Of Woodbury., rs. Orlando Heath,
Of Cabot for desertion; Alma T.. burlington, OF
Warren. u.s. Merritt burlington, for descrton
Louisa NJ. shepard Of Cabot u.s. George shepard
Of Greensboro, for intolerabe severity Augusta
NJ Lombard, Of Worcester, as. George Lombard,
Of Woodbury., for intolerable severity Emma D.
Tucker, of Worcester, rs. Lewis +. Tucker Of III
more. for intoleable severity; Nettie A. Mack u.s.
Elisha Mack. both Of Woodbury., for refusal to
support: Guy NJ Reed u.s. Ellen Reed, both OF
Montpelier, for adultery Mary Bell, Of Mont
pelicr, u.s. c. H. Bell, Of Burlington for refusal to
support; Mary l.. Langley Of Montpelier, u.s.
Rufus W. Langley, for deseition
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The plaintiT. son. Willie. testified that the seat
had been fastened behind nreyions to the accident
but he was contradicted on this point by several
witnesses. -Georre Brown. the blacksmith at Mid
dlesex village who testified to fastening the seat
behind for the first time the summer after the
accident se,yer Howard and others The defen-
dapt also mt ON witnesses 10 prove declarations ON
the mart Of Willie that the wagon did not tin at
the time Of the accident. but simply the seat
The defendant made out quite strong case Of
contributorv negligence on the part of Mrs. Don.
oyau and her son and that doubtless, led to the dis
agreement of the iurv. Mrs Donovan is an old
Irish lody. the mother Of nine children She does
not know her age and can neither read nor write
lint ia frll of the wit and shrewdness which seem
innate all that ever trod the green soil Of old Ire
land one instance il too good 10 be lost one of
3 tho defe,dant,s coppsel-Nrs n,novan having
stated that she was probablv sixty hut didntbnow
Tor cert,i, ar,,pino In MITIGATION of DAMAGES
that sbo was reoror eighty than sixt, She turned
IN bor COUNSEL and 4, Nor ir,,pitailn broene said
90 tt,V IL that for woman with a child nine near,
otI," Tho counsel arrnmept lost its point at once
Messrs w p Dnlincbam and Heman Carpeutel
{ for nlaintiHs Messrs tI,ner " Heated, and
{ Charles II Heath for defendant
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N horse lint said that Kinney WAS Ia CHARGE Ia him
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timonv on the stand and a GOOD deal NJ mar,
If swearing GENERALLY Tho iurv returned a verde
d for the nlantln for one hundred and eipbty-seye
, dollars NIessrs q Livingston and Ioseph
Wing for the plaintiT Messrs. Henry X. Fiel
Il and Charles II Heath for defendant
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