Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
Washington County Court.
HON. T. P. REDFiELD, Presiding Judge.
Hon. PHiLANpER RIFoRD, | as.;s,on, .J,,ioe,
Hos. JAMES A. CoBURN, "'''''' "''V0''

HON T. P. REDrrELD, Presiding Judge.
Hoy HOY Pn Pull cd R.Fosp Assistant Judge,
FRANK PLuMLEy, States Attorney.
JONI l.. TUTrLE, Sheriff
MELVILLE T.. SMILE, Clerk
HENRY OvIArr, Reporter.
The jurors were dismissed last Thursday, the
third day OF the term, having tried only two short
cases, which occupied about four hours of Wedncs-
day. This is the shortest time the jury has been
retained since the September term, 1865, when no
cases were tried.
The new docket contains one hundred and
twenty-five new law entries and sixty-three new
chancery entries. The chancery docket now con-
tains the names of one hundred and fifty cases. by
far the largest number ever known. A large
share OF them are foreclosures the dull times hav
ing prevented farmers from paying of their
mortgages
The following new divorce cases have been
entered: Charles H. Kenerson OF Cabot rs. Bell G.
Kenerson, for desertion l.. L. Henry u.s. WILDER
f. Henry, both OF Waterbury, for intolerable Sc
verify and adultery; Mary A. Blood Us. William
Blood, both of Northfed for intolerable severity
Jane NJ. Smith Of Berlin Us. Edwin Smith of
Northfeld for intoerabe severity and refusal to
Alexander, both of Berlin, for intolerable Sc
verify; Maryetta Bayer Of Mortified Us. Joseph
Bayer, for intolerable severity and adultery
Emma NJ. Blood Of Montpelier u.s. Norman A.
Blood OF Jericho, for intolerable severity and re-
fusal TO support; Edna A. Brown OF Montpelier
Us. Gilbert Brown OF Boston, for desertion and
refusal to support; Lille f. Lane Of Grafton, n.
H. rs. Edwin V. Lane of Marshield, for intolera-
BILE severity and refusal to support. There are
also nine divorce cases on the old docket, making
eighteen in ala smaller number than usual.
A SANDER suit has been begun by f. N. Wright,
for long time the keeper of the State Arsenal on
Seminary Ill., against James V. Morrow, the ex-
pressman, in which the damages are laid at five
thousand dollars. Mr.. Shurtlef is Morrow 8
bondsman. The writ alleges that Morrow has de-
clared that the plaintiff stole muskets and blankets
from the Arsenal
The two suits tried by the jury were Isaac p.
jerks Of Mortified u.s. David r. Fisk of North
field Falls, and Charles T. Batchelder OF Plainield
u.s. DIR. William +. Lazelle OF the same place. The
first was a suit in trover to recover the value Of a
FLY and ten tons of hay OF which the defendant
gave bill of sale to the plaintiff in August 1871,
TO secure him for loan Of $40. 1t appeared
that the defendant had used the hay, and that the
defendants brother, George NJ. Fisk, had re-
pevined the mare from plaintiffs possession, and
that the court had decided that she was the prop
erty Of George and not of the defendant, There
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