Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-27
CHELSEA.


w. ii. Arnold, who has been
found guilty by the jury, under an
indictment for adultery, was brought
into court LAST Wednesday morning,
and sentenced by Judge Redaeld to
five years in the State prison. He
was taken to Windsor on Thursday
by Sheriff Bailey. The report was
erroneous that ArdOld's case would
go to the Supreme Court on excep.
tons.
Divorces were granted at the late
term of the court as follows: Rosa
s. Wilson Of Corinth, from Herbert
A. Wilson, refusal to support. Del.
la II. IilsOn of Randolph, from LIE.
roy &. Tilson, intolerable severity.
Mary j. Davis of Thetford, from
VIM. II. Davis, wilful desertion.
Judson A. Cleveland of Randolph,
from Mary p. Cleveland, intolerable
severity. Emily Graves of Ran.
dolph, from Lawriston Graves, vii.
full desertiOn. Ruth Wallace of
Topsham, from Francis A. Wallace,
wiltul desertion. Joseph Landon of
Chelsea, from Margaret Landon,
intolerable severity and adultery.
Edward Miner of Tunbridge, from
Emma Miner, adultery.
DEGREES for foreclosure of mort
gage by the court: Horace s. Reyes
against AlOnzO Flemming of Brad
ford. Marcelus N. Smith against
George II. Hackctt of Tunbridge
Scion X. Berry against William Il.
Burr of Thettord. Alvah Bean of
West Fairlee against Geo. w. and
Julia A. Clifford. Norman w. Bal.
ley against Geo. w. Coburn of Chel,
sea. Charles b. Ladd of Corinth
againts Henry Il. Ring. Joseph
Megeror of Corinth against Calvin
Colby and others. Tappan Stevens
against N b. Stevens, Bradford. J..
II. Cleveland of BrOokfield against
Luther j. Simonds. Sarah Y. Row
ell of Tunbridge against "A. A. Nor
throp. SilasS. Briggs of Randolph
against Medcalf and John Sprague
of Brookfield. Bradford Savings
Bank and Trust Co. against Han.
nah Emerson. III. Strickland of
Bradford against A. Il. Gregg. Sal
mon j. Moore of Chelsea against
Mansfield Il. Barnes. DenisOn Dens-
more of TOpsham against Nancy B.
Downing and others. b. II. Durkee
against Isaac A. Davis, Tunbridge.
The court adjourned sine die
Thursday, Jan. Is. Judge Redfeld
left on Wednesday for Montpelier
to attend the funeral of a friend.
The Associate Judges remained and
closed up items Of unfinished bust
ness.
During the tendency of the trial
of the suit of "Gilman against the
town of Straf1ord," a fact was bro't
out that is worthy of passing no.
tice. If we are correctly informed,
four eminent physicians were en-
pl0yed to examine, in company, the
plaintiff in "a professional and scien.
tific manner, in reference to the al.
legged paralysis of his lower limbs.
Such scientific tests were used as
would demonstrate the facts in the
case in satisfactory manner. Each
had the same, and equal Opportuni-
ty to form correct opinion in the
case. Report says that when they
were placed on the stand to testify,
two of them stated that it was a
case of complete paralysis. The
other two testified that it was case
of .1eigned paralysis. This shows
the unreliability of human wisdom.
The county Jail has but three in
mates at the present time. During
the session of the court two were
sentenced to the State prison, and
one discharged on a verdict of "not
guilty."
Mrs. Allen, widow of the late
Erastus Allen, died Jan. 1G, at the
residence of her son, ID. Ii. 3. AL.
len, Esq, at the advanced age Of
81 years. She was one of the early
settlers of this town, and at her
death was supposed to be the Oldest
person in the town.
The January thaw came at last.
Though short, it was quite accepta-
bic. 1t reduced the depth of the
snow about one foot.
Rev. II. w. Worthen returned
from his rans-Atlantic journey last
Saturday night, and on the Sabbath
renewed his labors with the Meth
odist church. He was absent near.
ly four months.
AT the late annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Bank
of Chelsea, the following list of of.
ficers were elected: Directors, Eli
hui Hyde, j. B. Bacon, Aaron Dav.
is, Foster Grow, and A. N. King.
President, Elihu Hyde. A semi
annual dividend of 4 per cent. was
declared.
A grand "Tea Party" was adver.
tised last week to come off at the
Congregational church on Wednes.
day evening, Oath inst. Large bills
were posted in public places, but
there happened to be little lack of
harmony, with those interested, in
reference to some of the prelimina-
ry exercises, so the bills were with
drawn, and the proposed entertain
ment given up.