Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-29

" learn' said he had taken poison. By activ,
treatment he was relieved and his healtl
restored.
Foster Densmore has engaged in the
olacksmithing business in the shop tina,
was formerly occupied by the late ] w
Cleaveland. where he will be pleased tc
serve his friends and old customers AND
all who need his work.
The following are the names of the peti,
jurors at the county court:
Bradford. II. G johnson, J. C. Stearns
Braintree, H. w. Fits. II H. Howard !:
Brookfeld. E. Jackson, G. Prescott; Chel-
sea, A. II, Powers, f, G. Thorne; Corinth.
ID. NJ. Scribner. D. Rowland; Ely. B
Titus, T. Waters; Fairlee, A N. Renfrew.
M l.. Prescott; Newbury, A. W. Bailey,
b. Avery; Orange, C. Poole. j. NJ. Dickey;
randolph. l.. L. Wheeler, E Emory;
Stafford, Q. 7. Avery. NJ H. Brown, C
chandler; Thetford, H. +. Wilcox; Top
sham, j. P. Dickerman, c. c. Paine; Tun.
bridge, G. N. Leavitt, NJ. K Griffith;
Washin gton, c. j. Kinssbury, F. V. JEFF
lords; w Fairlee, II. II. Titus. w. Reed
Williamstown, d. Smith, R. Seaver.
The first case that was called for trial
was No. 10, Ira Mellendy VS.. the town of
Bradford, for damages for an alleged in
jury on the defendants highway. This
case has been tried three times before in
the county court. At the last trial a YER.
dict of S5, 666.66 was granted. Exceptions |
were taken and on petition new trial
was granted by the supreme court. on the
ground that new evidence had been OBJ
tanned. The trial Of the case had proceed
ed till Saturday, when evidence was pre-
scented to the court that one of the jurymen
who were hearing the case had previously
expressed an opinion on the merits of the
case. AS consequence, there were no
further proceedings in the case.
NoRTHFIELD.-The suit of Matthias
Cannon vs.. Jerry Donahue, tried before
d. T. Averil at the school house in dis
trict No. II, Berlin, was begun December
22d and lasted two days and all of one
night, the case not going to the jury till
o'clock in the morning. The suit was
brought to recover for sheep, alleged to {
have been stolen aad carried to Williams. /
Town and sold. The verdict was for the a
plaintiff to recover nineteen dollars =
l. images and his COSTS Tho suit was !
very costly one for Justices suit. there y
being over forty witnesses and four law
gers. Should jury be repaired to travel
rom three to seven miles, hold four
'essions-the last one ten hours long-all .,
or fifty centsp 6
WAITsFIELD.-I. E. Richardson, who :
broke his leg some weeks ago, had so far /
that he was able to walk with ?
,rutches, but on Christmas day fell and !,
broke the same limb that was before frac-
ured. He will hardly be likely to walk n
much for some time.
On Thursday evening. December 23d,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Strong unexpectedly d
eceived visit from goodly number of j,
friends who came to remind them that :.
t was the 18th anniversary of their mar
iage A good time was enjoyed socially,
md handsome display of glass and china a
ware showed that their friends had not a
orgotten to bring substantial tokens of
remembrance.
Christmas was observed at the Congre- !
,ationa and Methodist churches by well II
oaded trees whence Santa Claus dispensed .
lis gifts. At the Methodist church the
abbath school children entertained the
udence with declarations, dialogues and tn
ecitations, interspersed with music. Miss a
~ Boyce, miss of fifteen. took down the W
ouse in the character of the &" Wilder ~
irimes," An ancient lady mourning over al
he degeneracy of the times. u