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CnlrTENDEN COUNTY, COURT.
Close OF rairbanies w.. NcisOm 4 iEors
In Court.

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dict for plaintiff of s111.07 aud costs.
The next case tax IN ND was that Of Jiop@th
Fargo Cs AaroH Wdrttiem. Plaintiff i've
Ia Huntington and defendant in liinesDurgh
|, In the Summer of 1879 the parties cSchangct
spans of horses. One of plaintiffs horse
was afflicted with the hCaves and one OF de
PENDANTS with some disease Of the eye. II
the frank and open manner peculiar to trans
actions in which that noble animal tue hors'
is concerned, The parties informed cacl ON
, or of the Affections under which the fcspcc
tive quadrupcds were suffering; aud trad'
was finally Effected, Fargo giving Wufthleh
1925 and heifer ''to boot" Fargo clalfn
that Worthiem further agreed 10 ftiunu ~
If his horse became totally blind, but WORTH
lem denies this The horse soon became blinl
but Worthiem decn I'd to refund the SO
and SUIT is now bro u4ht to recover that
amount. Ii. N. Dcav 1t for plaintiff j.: W
Russell and G. w. Brownell Tor dciena
ant.
There was a hearing by the court In the case
In re Timothy p. Pheps's csint', h Is. iIatt
apt A. =. Hodges of New York ior heifs
Of Clarissa Hodges L. Il. Hard for Plat.
A Disagreement in the Horse Casa
Potato Case.
In Fargo vs.. Wotthicm the jury was una
BILE to agree and the jury was discharged.
The case next taken up was that OF -utl1
| Douglass Us. Patrick Gledson. Plaintiff lives
in Jericho and defendant in ilchmond, One
Murphy was buying potatoes ami pialnli1l
sent boy to negotiate with him for the
sale Of a quantity The young man claims
| that he sold Murphy 100 bushels at 90 cents Il
bushel, and Murphy claims That he purchas,
ed the whole lot not 10 exceed one thousand
| bushels, at that rate. Soon the price oil pc.
tatoes rose, aud new Pre- Grn'9 Il
| bushel-was agreed upon, Murphy claiming
that he bought the balance of the lot, eOO
bushels, at that price, while Douglass claims
that he sold only 80 bushels. The remain
| ing $50 bushels were never delivered. III
| the meantime Murphy had retained F23 oil
| the amount due from HIN to Douglass as u
guaranty of the performance OF the alleged
contract. Douglass now sues to recover tho
$23, and claims that Murphy acted merely
| as agent of Gleason--a clam WHICH IS dcnleH
| by the defence. j. j. Monahan and i. X.
Hard for plaintiff l.. L. Wilbur and ii. ,.
Peck for defendant.
End ofthc Potato Case.
In Douglass VS.. Gleason, the jury, Sat
urday afternoon, returned u verdict of S24 is
The GSand Jurys Report.
That they find the court house in good
condition aid repair and suitable for tic pur
pose for which 1t was designed. AS 10 the
county Jail, they find that 50 far as cleanliness
and good order affect its condition it rtA cts
credit upon the present official, Sheriff Bar
ton, having it in charge. The grand jury can
but reiterate what has teen said 50 many
times by former grand jures what they do not
consider it suitable for tue purpose for which
1t is used, and while we may specify where
in we consider it unsuitable, it seems
unnecessary, it having been cmbo lied in so
many previous reports Bat we are of the
opinion that we should be dorect in our duty
If we passed over in silence the action, or
non. action, rather, Of the commissioners APP
pointed by the last legislature to forward and
build new Jail as set forth in the bill passed
by that body authorizing the same
and we would respectfully suggest
that the commissioners be requested to in
form the citizens of the county why some
action has not been taken 10 King to the
erection of building adequate to the wants
Of the county, and better adapted to incui-
cate the principles of morality and virtue
than can possibly bS dUnc in the present
building. The grand jury would further re-
port that in case no new building can be
erected, the present jail b. 50 altered or addi-
tons made thereto that persons arrestei
and confined for lesser crimes may b, sep
arated from those who 10y tueir Persistence
in violation of law have become hlrdened in
crime. They wish also TO Call attention to
the leaky condition OF the roof and TO the
unsatisfactory and dangerous condition of
the sewer, and would suggest that the one
now in use be abandoned and new one lmi
| to connect with the sewer running through
Church street and in addition to The above
sewer that water closets better adapted TO
| the wants of the faulty he provided, and
would recommend that action b. at once
| taken to supply the afor, said waits.
The grand jury wish further to Call the al
tention of the authorities in charge Of the
| surroundings of the court house to the accu-
! mutation of stagnaut water in the rear of the
court house, and they would suggest that m
| mediate steps be taken to abite what in Their
opinion is dangerous nuisance.
The Criminal Cases Tahcn up-Lanya
the Incendiury.
No civil cases being ready for trial Mon
day afternoon, the docket was called and tie
criminal calendar was taken up. The first
case was that of Slate VS.. Isaiah Lanya an
indictment for arson. Early in tie morning
Of Friday, August 3lst, several Of the out
buildings of the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital were destroyed by fire un-
der circumstances which plainly in
Dictated incendiarism, and Lanya WIS
arrested as the culprit. He lad htcn
au inmate of the hospital aud had contracted
a grudge against the steward, Capt. Truman,
and had, it is charged, used threats cquival-
ent TO those of incendiarism. The night Of
the fire he spent with companion in one OF
the hospital out buildings, aud the companion
says that Lanya left him just before the fire
broke out. States Attorney Russell for The
prosecution j. j. Euright (assigntd by the
courD for the respondent.
Lanya the Inccndiary Convicted.
| The Lanya case went TO the jury Tuesday
afternoon and they returned verdict Of
guilty.
Criminal Cases Disposed Of
On the opening of court Wednesday morn
ing, Godette withdrew his former plea, aud
pleaded guilty.
Edward Fineran pleaded guilty to the in
dictment charging hun with impeding an OIL
Ger. and was fined $15 aod costs.
In State vs.. Edward Narcotic, liquor, a
motion to CHANGER defendants recognizances
of 5000 was denied.
The afternoon was taken mp with the trial
Of John Ryan, charged with selling iutoXicat-
ing liquor. Verdict, not guilty. States at
torney Russell for the prosecution Henry
Ballard for respondent.
In Crandall vs. Loomis the referee found
for the defendant /; pro lorna judgment for
defendant aud exceptions to the Supreme
Court by the plaintiff f, X. Hard and A.
G. Stafford for plaintiff w. G. Shaw for de-
PENDANT.