The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24

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The Journal attempts to crow over
the respite its proprietors received In
the libel suit of Judge Knapp against
them, and makes misleading, not to
say false. statement of the matter. We
are ignorant as to how much Judge
knapp's attorneys had made their boast
that they "have devoted much time to
their declaration and felt confident of
grand victory in December" They
are neither of them men given to cheap |
talk, and probably said nothing of the |
kind. The matter was simply thus /: |
One of Judge Knapp's attorneys had
decided that the declaration which had |
been filed was technically insufficient, |
aud new declaration was decided up
on. By the rules of the court such |
new declaration must be filed with the
county clerk within forty days after the
| term of court preceding the one at |
which the case is to be tried. In some |
way the matter was overlooked until
after this time had expired. This rend-
cred it necessary to obtain the per-
mission of the defendants counsel to
put in the new declaration. The
latter, it was understood, had agreed |
to make no issue on that point, and &C.
cordingly the plaintiffs counsel consid-
cred the field clear for the trial. After
the understanding which they had had
with defendants counsel, the refusal of
the latter to allow them to put in their
new declaration was totally unexpected
and under the circumstances Il was
deemed best to continue the suit. The
journal SAYS eve had hoped that this
case would be tried and ended at this
term OF court" One proof of this
an1iety was the above refusal to let the
piaintl1 Try and end it. Another proof
was the TACT, which we learn from one
OF Mr.. hnapp's counsel, that during the
last week before the term of court,
tne deiendants had some OF their friends
endeavor to settle the case with Mr..
Knapp. They found the latter willing
70 settie provided they would apologize
lor tne INJURY done MIN and pay the ex-
Penses Wnich the SUIT had entailed upon
MN. Inc journal men were willing
70 make most abject apology and to
admit that all their ISLANDERS and innuen-
uoes against Judge Knapp were false
ana ana Dasoiess, ana to pay the court costs:
out were not quite ready to pay his
counsei ices, ior the reason we presume,
!, t.S. tney knew their counsel hau IL IN
ms power 10 compel continuance of
me SUIT: we Judge from all this that
they naa about made up their minds
lnat TINS was not exactly what they
call, py most beautifully inverted
metaphor, "a suit on which there is no
ioundaton."
FOREFATHERs' DAY.-The two hun
dred and sixtieth anniversary of the
landing of the PilQrims was celebrated
at the Congregational church last
Tuesday evening. The exercises were
in the usual order: Vocal voluntary;
invocation and reading of Scripture BY
President Hamlin; singing of Mrs.
Hemans' New England Ode, by a
quartet consisting of Messrs. ". II.
Sheldon, C.. S. Murkland, Harry
Boice and Sam Sheldon. which was
very fine; prayer by Rev. M. d.
Mead; singing, Response address by
Prof. Higley; singing, HYMN 96i:
benediction. The singing was by Mrs.
j. ". Pitts, Miss II. NJ. Upper, G. s.
Murkland Viii and Sam Shaldou
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iioi. L. ~. Liureuge Introduced tne
n,oJa rnn,nm ny ~ H,o d;na IS, ng,cy
s;Je oS tho p;, h u,eIosery oi q Iiusica,
em ann =, ,"0 apan s ~ ~; a sGso,ariy anu
onite orio;naI 4" IL tros ausS Sei ~
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The ladies' social nartu uas s,sondad h.