Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-13
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT

ORLEANS COUNTY COURT.
The February term of Orleans
County Court was begun at Iras-
burgh, on Tuesday Hon. I. P. Red
field presiding, and Hons. Nathaniel
c. Hoyt and S. r. Fletcher, assist
ants. Court came i'll at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, and prayer having
been offered by Rev. A. B. Blake,
Methodist preacher at Irasburgh, the
following gentlemen were sworn in to
serve as petit jurors.
j. E. Chamberlain, T. NJ. Rowell,
Albany: William Virgins, F. A.
Stafford, Barton; Elisha Foster,
Bloomington c. G.. Cate, j. C. Oil
yer, Charleston: H. H. Day, L. S.
Nye, Coventry Samuel Morse, ST.
las Coburn, Craftsbury Lewis Albee,
Emery Kingsbury, Derby; Austin B.
Rich, G.. W. McGaffey, Glover; w.
A. Jackson, John G. Babcock,
Greensboro; A. B. Crosby, Holland !:
E. A. Leach, j. D. Edmunds, Iras-
burgh; S. S. Huntley, jay; E. B..
Coolidge, Lowell John NJ. Carghill,
Morgan; w. c. Wright, j. D. Will
lams, Newport H. L. Martin, Will
lard Farman, Troy; Willis w.
Wakefield, Westfeld; L. j. Brown,
Westmore.
Owing to the session of the SUI
preme court at Montpelier on the DIST
of February, Judge Redfield will have
to leave Irasburgh on Saturday, the
18th; but if the business of the term
is not finished, he will return on the
2Sth and complete it. Thirty-eight
cases had been assigned for jury and
four for the court.
The first case called was Josie E.
Bodwell as. school district No. 8 in
Sheffield. This was an appealed
case on an action of assumpsit
brought to recover for services as
school teacher and board. 1t APP
peared from the testimony of the
plaintiff that about the first of April.
1876, the deft., by their agent vii
liams, who was a member of school
committee for said district, wished tC
engage the plaintiff to teach sum.
mer school in said district, but the
parties were not fully agreed and the
matter was left open for the time be.
ing, plaintiff agreeing to write saiC
Williams if she did not want sale
school. After Williams went away
plaintiff concluded to take said schoo
and did not write. Deft. engaged
another teacher for the reason thai
he could get her for less wages. Viii
liams swore that he made no sucl
agreement as the plaintiff claimed
Jury disagreed. Thompson anC
Baldwin for plaintiff. Belden & Idt
for deft.
The case of Bodwcll rs. school dis
trict was given to the jury abou
noon, and Louks as. Kidder was
commenced. This case grew out O.
a case which came off some sever
years since in which Louks was /;
party. Kidder and four Others
agreed to help Louks pay the expense
of employing Edwards & Dickermal
as counsel, and they did pay such ex
penses; but Louks engaged othe
, lawyers, and brought this suit tx
| compel contribution towards paying
/ said last-named lawyers. This il
the first suit of five brought on thu
grounds. Given to the jury Thurs
day noon, who, after being out abou
fifteen minutes, brought in verdic
for deft. Crane and Alfred TO
plaintiff. Thompson and Henry c
Bates for Kidder.
Wilson Us. Wheeler, trespass
Deft. Wheeler was collector of taxes
for the town of Bloomington, and OF
the refusal of Wilson to pay his tax
es on the ground that they were lille
gally assessed, Wheeler levied OF
and took property to pay the same
and was sued in trespass by Wilson
Carpenter and Thompson for Wilson
Edwards, Dickerman and Young TO
Wheeler. Verdict for deft.; excep
tons taken by Wilson to the verdict
: which was by the court pro lorna.
G.. F. Wheeler as. G.. W. Jenness
: Replevin. Verdict of one cent dam
ages and order to return the property
Baldwin for Wheeler Grout & Miles
LOT JeU0eSS.
Heath as. Leland was cas-
brought up on appeal. The princi
pal question in this suit seemed t.
whether oat straw was suitable fooC
sheep. Heath sued Leland for the
keeping some sheep and Leland offer
ed to Offset the damages to his sheep
caused by unsuitable food, agains
: the bill for keeping. Verdict TO
q plaintiff of 1920. Austin for plain
tiff; Carr and Thompson for deft.
Secretary Folger the other day re
fused to write his name in an album
that contained Guiteau's autograph
and oaxyo tho man rx,ho 4