The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-08
Addison County Court.

The June term of the Addison county
court began mt the court house in this
village on Tuesday. June .. Rev Chas.
Hibbard of Middlebury made the opening
prayer. The officers of the court are (:
Hon. II. Henry Powers of Morrisyille,
presiding Judge; Hon. G.. l.. Harrington
and Hon. G. Il. Stevens, associate judges ;
Rufus Wainwright, clerk; N. f. Dun
shee, sheriff; Il. w. }. Hawkins, States
attorney; Henry Oviatt, reporter.
The grand jury, which was called and
sworn, consists of the following gentle
men, Mr.. Churchill of Goshen being
foreman: Bridport-F. G.. Converse;
Bristol-S. X. Cain; Cornwall-Harry
Bingham Ferrisburgh-P. G.. Percival
Goshen-H. u. Churchill Hancock
ID. b. Blair; Leicester-Dana l.. Smith /;
Lincoln-Gco. w. Burnham; Middle
bury-Robert johnson; Monkton-H. II.
Baldwin; New Haven't. Il. Nash; Or
well-Sidney Wells; Ripton-Geo. w.
Gilmore; Salisbury-M. 5. Sheldon /;
Shoreham-Wm. Cook; Starksboro-
VIM. j. Mead; Waltham-M. G. Tag
CART Weybridge-Isaac q. Drake.
The petit jurors were also sworn, as
follows: Bridport-Geo. f. Sollace, j.
G.. 5. Hamilton; Bristol. w. Rock
wood, f. w. Smith; Cornwall-L. w.
Spaulding, ir., G.. f. Casey; Ferrisburgh
Charles Hatch, A. A. Bell; Goshen
James Washburn, Excused by the
COURT !; Hancock-C. V. Vinton; Lin
coln-Wilbur +. Hanks. Luther NJ. Kent
Lciccster-Martin sutton; Middlcbury-
Edgar G. Piper. II. w. Boardman
Monkton-J. II. Doton. l.. f. Beers
New IIaven-Frank Danforth. A. A.
Farnsworth; Orweli-M. II. Griswold,
f.. II. Ietton; PantOn-Wm. Curler
RiptOn-A. n. McQuivey; Salisbury
Wallace W. Doud. j.. II. GLOVES; Shore
ham,. +. Moore; a. j. Towner
S~tarksbOro-J. b. Thompson. Page
Smith; Waltham-C. ID. Smead; Wey-
bridge--Martin f. Sprague; Whiting
A. III. Hubbard.
On a call of the jury calendar the
eases II. Il. Halls admr. VS.. Il. j. Jones
ct al; town OF Bristol VS.. town OF
Lincoln; Dunmore Pulp Co.. vs.. j.. M,
Dyer; Thomas Comins VS.. Il. j.. Jones
ct al admr. of c. l.. Church VS.. L. IL.
Mcleod. and r. f. Bentley ct al, apis,
VS.. A. G. Chandler ct al were continued,
Geo. c. Kelsey VS.. n. ID. Ross, apt. was
discontinued. In Geo. c. Chapman VS..
ID. n. Buttolph IA nonsuit was entered.
The first jury trial was on Wednesday
in j. Warren Barnes VS.. j. VI. Dyer. apt.
1t was an action in assumpsit to recover 4
tax assessed by the ommon council OF
V%ergennes for repairs on sidewalk in
front of defendant roperty. BY dircc.
ton of the court the jury returned a
verdict for Sl29.75. The case goes tc
the Supreme court on exceptions.
Lucia for plaintiff; Stewart Il Wilds fol
defendant.
In Agnew & Savage vs.. Otto Moore.
also tried by jury. the verdict was fol
plaintiff for one cent and costs. 1t wa:
an action of replevin to recover for a
horse sold defendant by Ed. ii. Brousso
Upper for plaintiff; Stewart N Wilds
for defense.
Farnsworth & Fletcher VS.. j. Nj. Dyer
apt. which was still on trial yesterday
is an action of assumpsit for goods, etc.
furnished to the Lake Dunmore House
The jury yesterday returned IA verdict
for plaintiffs to recover 1921 and costs
Yesterday trial was begun of Sidney
G.. Tisdale VS.. Henry Persons, apt. i
is claimed defendant assaulted plaintiff
son. At the conclusion of the session
last night the case was still on.