The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-27

We clip the following from the Min
neapolis Tribune of the 18th instant
1.-The dancing party given by Senator and
Mrs. II. b. Langdon and their daughter.
Miss Carrie Langdon, was one of the
most delightful events of the season. and
was attended by about l2j guests. many
of whom came by special train from ST
Paul. Dancing was conducted in the
hall in the third story, DAM orchestra
furnishing the music. The refreshments
were choice. and elegantly served by
May. Miss Matte Langdou and Miss
Hosford, of Clinton, Iowa; Miss Buck,
of LOckport, n. Y, and Miss Chapman,
of Middlebury, Vt, guests of the family,
helped TO receive the guests
The following should have appeared
last week, but did not reach this office
till after the paper had gone to press:
Notwithstanding the storm Wednesday,
the pleasant parlors of Mrs. A. F. Man
ley were well filled with members and
friends of the w. G.. Il. u. A pleasant
feature of the gathering was the number
of young people present from our own
village and also from the young peoples
temperance society of district No. 3. to
whom cordial welcome will always be
given. A report of their organization
was given by their president in a very
interesting and happy manner. A rich
treat was also enjoyed in the report given
by Mrs. Clinton Smith of the national
convention held at Philadelphia, Oct. 81
and Nov. 2. 3 and t." y
There are II cases on the jury calendar
for the December term of the county
count, which opens on Tuesday, the Sth.
Ihis is the list: NJ. b. Walker ct al. VS..
Abe Walker, surviving partner; j. C.
Stapleton VS.. b. B. Hope; G. Gordon vs..
b. b. Hope, apt; f. d. Richards VS..
Helen II. Jennings; G. Il. Barnard apt,
VS.. Peter Johndro; Luther Whitney VS..
Isaac w. Hatch; n. F. Rider ct al. VS..
j. w. Martin, apt; Smith and Allen VS..
Frederick Hopper; John A. Caldwell VS..
Sybi A. Greene; n. f. Llfrancis VS..
VIM. G. Piper, apt. j. l.. Stacy, apt,
VS.. j. & A. Munger; David Eaton. apt.
VS.. Town of HancocE; Parker Il Co.
apis, VS.. L. NJ. Chapman ct al; Louis
McDonald's guardian VS.. Daniel G. West.
apt; Andrew Balm VS.. A. j. Cushman;
Town of Bridport, apt, VS.. X. c. Good
ale; John Towle VS.. NJ. Bissette. apt.
There are three prisoners in Jail whose
cases may be disposed of at this term.
One is John c. Flint of Hancock. lately
dTGtSJeu Ill MdSSdClluStIIS. ne Is ClldlS
ed with having been concerned in the
robbery of an old man in Hancock in
June, 1881 Another is Naylor, held for
robbing John Jackson's saloon in Yer
gennes two or three months ago: and
the third is tramp arrested in Whiting
for robbing a clothes-line in Starksboro.
OF the civil cases, one-Bain VS.. Cush-
mans likely to prove interesting. The
defendant is physician of Lincoln; and
Balm sues him for damages for malprac-
tice in performing an operation upon
him.
The Supreme court decides in the ha-
bedS corpus case of W. ii. Smell that the
village and not the town authorities
have to do with the management of bill
lard saloons within the village limits {;
ana that the act of the legislature of
| 1884 providing for the appointment or
special prosecutors is constitutional in so
far as the right of such special prosecu-
tors to appear before Justices is concerned.
Further than this they do not 60. prob
ably for the reason that the case did not
/ require them to consider the other provi-
siOns of the act. 1t will be remembered
that Smells billiard room was closed in
June by the selectmen. He re-opened it,
and, in October. was bound up Tor trial
at the county court in the sum of 5000 to
answer to the charge of re-Opening his
place after the selectmen had closed it,
the law providing Il fine of $50 day for
such oileuce. In default of bail Smell
was committed. The next day his coun-
sci, MeSsrS. Stewart 4 WildS and FL
dredge u Sladc. took out writ of hdbed>
corpus and Il hearing was had before
Judge NeaZcy at Rutland. He said the