The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-04-04
JAMAICA.
BUSINESS CHANGES.

John L. Howard has purchased the
stock of Wilbur Wellman's grocery
store. and succeeds him in the business
of store and barber shop. Mr.. 0. c.
Flint. who short time since sold out
his grist mill and turning shop to L. A.
Ballard, has sold out his teams, &C.,
and will now devote his time to work
at Wardwell & Flint's mill, in which he
has an interest. Mr.. T.. l.. Barney, who
sold his Manchester stage route to Mr..
Davis, has engaged in his old business
of wood turning at L. A. Billiards. shop
at which he is said to be very expert.
RELIGIOUS.
In the continued absence of their pas
tor, Rev. DcForrest Stafford preached at
the Baptist church last Sunday an in
teresting sermon from John, 25-l9.
There is to be preaching at the Baptist
church next Sunday by the same cler-
gynan. The usual services were held
at the Congregational church. At the
Baptist church Saturday, April 9TH,
covenant meeting.
Alfred Howard is over the mountain
with drove of cattle.
OUR LAW SUIT.
The case Of Ephriam Welherbee as
Oscar A. Tanner. for money had and
received by Tanner from Wetherbee,
as his counsel in two cases, was tried at
Jamaica last Friday before L. Allen
and jury Wetherbee's counsel,
Shepard, of Stratton, had by letter ac-
cused Tanner of taking 80 or $40 of
Wetherbee's money and cheating him
out of it. The evidence showed that
Shepard did not know, and had not
properly tried to find out the facts, be-
fore writing the letter, and that Oh the
day of trial he was still ignorant of the
facts. The evidence further proved
that Tanner had not kept any of Weth-
erbee's money, nor had any intention of
doing so; that lie had paid over TO him
in the first case more than he was en-
titled to, and that allowing Tanner a
fair fec for services, Wetherbee was
not entitled to receive OF recover of
any sum. In the second case, and in
The hurry of closing the case, Tanner
collected of the defendant, Spaulding,
but $3.50 costs, but should have col
lected $500 in costs. The jury found
that this error of Tanners should pre-
vent him recovering his fees of So, for
services in said case, and found for
Wetherbee to recover 81. 40-disallow-
ing all Of Tanners fee, The jury did
not find that Tanner had collected any
money for which he was held-except
from being compelled to try a case
from 10 O'Clock a. IN. until II O'Clock
at night for nothing. Mr.. Tanner has
appealed the case to the September
term of the County Court, and has no
reasonable doubt of having the judg-
ment of our justice court Reversed.
The evidence also clearly showed an
other thing, by legal documents, that
Tanner is lawyer of the highest court
in Rhode Island, and so a lawyer every
where. When il is necessary, he is
ready to prove his right to membership
of the Vermont bar.
TIE BAPTIST SUGAR FESTIVAL.
Our Jamaica Baptist's sugar festival
held last Tuesday eve. at their commo-
dious vestry, was pronounced success,
socially and financially. Presided over
by good women and loyal men, it could
not be less. Pope biundered when he
wrote, An honest mans the noblest
work of God" But Pope was dys-
pcptic old bach. Doubtless good wo-
man is the purest, sweetest, noblest.
work of the divine mind. There gas
lots of fun.