Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-06-13
Orange County Court.

The June term ot this court commenced on
Tuesday, the 9th instant Hon H. H. Powers,
Presiding Judge Hon. Harvey Dodge and Hon.
T. NJ Upham, Assistant Judges; l.. G. IInchley,
Clerk, d. A. Rogers, States Attorney John Bailey
Jr, sheriff; John H. Mimms, Reporter. At the
opening Of court prayer offered by Rev H.
W Worthen Of Chelsea, followed by the usual
proclamation by the sheriff
The following persons were summoned ~ Grand
Jurors and answered to their names. Bradford,
d. X. Andross; Brantree S. r Batchelder;
Brookfed Marshall Greene Chelsea, F. p
Bixby and Gilman Thorne; Corinth lchabod
Rowe; Fairlee, G. H. Morey; Newbury, Levi L.
Tucker; Orange Samuel Kimba Randolph,
David S. washbun; STAFFORD, S. McMaster;
Thetford, Truman Burr; Topsham, A. j. Wallace
runbridge, S B Hackett; vershire D. NJ Rich
ardsoni Washington, Warren Huntington, West
Fairlee John G. Eastman; Williamstown, Milton
Martin. His Honor Judge Powers charge to the
grand jury fully instructed them ~ to their duties
during their deliberations Of the credit they
should give to witnesses, and Of the care they
should use in making presentnents upon the
complaint Of private individuals etc John G
Eastman was appointed foreman. ON Saturday
Mr. McMaster, Of STAFFORD, was excused for the
term aud Aaron Davis Of Chelsea was called a.
talesman in his place
The following are the petit jurors Bradford, j.
W. Bliss and II c. McDuffee Braintree George
Tarbell and j. j. Pratt; Brookfed. D. A. Morse
and Royal Abbott, Jr Chelsea, William L.
Churchill and j. +. Ilemenway; Farlee, A. ".
Paine aud j. W Morris; Newbury, Charles W
Eastman and IL T.. Renlrew; Orange A. A. Brad
bury and William W Wilson Randolph, A. b.
Cushman and A. A. Sanford; STAFFORD, Abraham
Brown and Albert Preston; Ihetiord A. Is. Wilcox
and S NJ Ladd; Topsham, A. r. Beede and II.
NJ. Gates; Tunbridge, George b. Diamond and
Jasper Lyman; Vershire, 7. W Darling and Henry
Dunstone; Washington, d. g. Blake and c. j
Kingsbury; West Fairee, William Kimbal and
II B. wilson Williamstown, Willard Sprague
and H. f. Erskine; Corinth, A. L. Parker and
Corydon Fellows.
At the call of the docket between fifty and sixty
cases were set for trial by jury but of course not
a third will be tried.
Bates Brothers u.s. Iaurston l.. Church This
was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are
| dry goods dealers at West fairlee, to recover a
balance of store account The defendant did
not deny the account except one small item, but
claimed that one Thomas Pollard had assumed
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as paymaster This defence the defendant did
not succeed in establishing, and the jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiffs for one hundred and
| eighteen dollars and twenty five cents. S. NJ.
Gleason and }. W. Rowell for the plaintiffs S. B..
Hebard and R. Farnham for the defendant
Ira r. Melendy u.s. Town of Bradford Action to
recover damages alleged to have been received al
the Rowel Brook road called, about two miles
from the village of Bradford in the spring of 1873.
| The accident occurred at point on the road
called Clay Hill and was caused by running
against a stump which it was claimed had slid
partly into the road. The plaintiff was thrown
from his wagon and received injuries of charac.
ter to cause paralysis of the lower limbs and a
part Of the body, 50 much so as to disable him
from walking or helping himself very much. The
defendant denied the sutfciency of the motto,
given the town of the accident, in that it did mo-
efficiently designate the place of the accident
here being two points on this road called Clay
ill The defense is that the accident the re
.ult of plaintiffs careessness and that the plain
tiff injuries are, in great part, feigned Thu
Hse was tried u year ago and resulted in disa'
,reement of the jury. The is now on tria
nd will probably last at leas three days of thi
week 5 NJ Gleason. J. w. Rowell and 5. {
ihurteif for the plaintiff r. Farnham, Grin Gam
nell and Dudley c. Denison for the defendant
The docket of new entries was called on Sat
irday. Seventy-five civil cases have already beer
understanding less than the usual number
ind twenty-four in chancery, the latter with TIVE
n three exceptions being petitions of foreclosure
Of the civil cases thirteen are petitions for di
yorce
Hon. Asahel Peck has been in town the pas
week acting as counsel for Joseph j. Bickwell, il
suits brought against him by Smith Ely hear
ing having been had on question of law tina
arose in the case.