Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22

last Iuteuay, cFoi oaWeu III d StuSiO
mill in this vicinity. The logs were
cut into inch boards and in the 10
hours work trife over $4,000 feet
was sawed. Ed Durkee handled the
levers, and the greater part of the
day kept the carriage continually
moving, the logs being rolled on
while it was in motion.
westfcld.
The creamery is completed and the
machinery, building, water supply,
and everything is first class. The
process of raising the cream appears
to be effectual and the work is quick
ly done. Those who supply the
milk should remember that cleanli-
ness is godly virtue all the way from
stable to the frkin, and should carry |
the purest milk only to the factory.
WestmOre.
The steamboat is in the lake and
nearly ready for business.
Hayward & Petrie are at work
picking up the scattered logs on the
lake.
Chas. Fogg has lost another little
girl after weeks illness. The sick
ones remain about the same.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The jury in the case of the St. J. & L.
G.. r. r. Co. against B. A. Hunt returned
a verdict for the plaintiff Friday forenoon
of one cent damages and costs, after be-
ing out on the case Thursday afternoon
| and all night
The next case was that of A. j. Willard
against A. D. Pike. The latter, as col
lector OF taxes, sold four shares of bank
stock belonging to Willard to obtain pay
ment for taxes OF 1888 and 1884 assessed
against Willard, which he refused to pay
on ground that the grand list was illegal
ly made. The plaintiff claimed that large
amount of property was omitted from the
grand list which should appear therein,
| also that the list was not made out and
filed in the manner and time required by
law, alleging that the lister did not act
in good faith in listing property of the E.
T. Fairbank Co., the Ely Hoe and Fork
Co. and others, and that the list for these
years was not legal. The town clerk, the
| ;rto of ar
gave their testimony. The case went to
the jury at one O'Clock Tuesday after
noon, and they returned a verdict for the
defendant after being out five hours.
The grand jury finished part of their
work Saturday forenoon and re-assembled
Monday afternoon. They reported the
following indictments Saturday: Phillip
DeParriS of Ryegate, assault with intent
to kill; Joseph Gilchrist, rape; Van d.
Niles, adultery; Charles Kittridge, Har-
vey Stone, James Ransom and Charles
Sivright, liquor cases; Thomas Heading,
the Canada man, bound up for trying to
defraud Landlord r. B. Flint of the Cot
tage hotel; and Thomas and Henry Cad
apie of Wheelock, charged with larceny.
These four parties have been in Jail await
ing the meeting of the grand jury.
The first two cases on the docket, OF
: the Village Of St. Johnsbury against John
, C. Thompson, appellant, was tried Mon
day afternoon, the action being brought
against Thompson for keeping an eating
saloon without victualer's license from
the village. Such license was former
| ly granted to Mrs. Thompson and subse.
quently revoked on ground of being vic.
lated, and Thompson claims that any &C,
ton in the matter should be against his
7 wife rather than himself. The evidence
2 offered did not conflict on points of fact
and the court ordered verdict for the
village of $40 and costs, and as the mat
ter will go to the supreme court on ap
peal, the second case against Thompson
which rests on similar grounds to the
' other, was passed by awaiting the ulti
mate decision in the first suit. Ide
Stafford for the village, Bates & May fol
! Thompson.
|
jury was begun Wednesday. 1t is a sui
for trespass brought by ex-Judge 1. N
Hall of Groton against Lester Low ant
another, and involves a disputed bounda
b ry line between adjoining woodlots, from
which certain timber which figures in tn
case was cut. Nichols Dunnett appear
ed for the plaintiff and Bates & May O
s this place and Lawyer Sloan of Well
+ River for the defendants.
The jury in the case of Judge l. n Hal
against Lester Low ct al. were out lat
into Thursday night, and returned ver
> dict for the plaintiff of $153.5S damage
n and costs.
: The grand jury were occupied fror
Monday until Thursday on the case Of th
South Ryegate granite cutters, accuses
of conspiracy against the Ryegate Grant
a Co. and of intimidating their fellow work
II men. Eighteen were indicted. After re
e porting the indictments against these me
on Thursday, the grand jury was dismiss
> ed from further service.
J. The stone cutters appeared before tn
S court on Friday and furnished 5000 bal
e each. Samuel Mills, Pringle Gibson an
]. B. Darling are their bondsmen. Tn
case goes to the supreme court on ques
tions of law affecting the legality of tn
indictments, so that it cannot be tried til
the supreme court gives a decision O
these exceptions and remands the case t
n the county court.
She case ofthe state against Chas. Film
of this village for liquor selling was sci
}, tied without trial. The defendant O ffere
to pay $21 to end the case.
Charles Sivright, of panville pleade
# guilty to one first offence of liquor selling
plea was accepted, and he was sentence
to pay $40 fine and costs, amounting i
= all to $25.a7, which he paid. Jane
l. Ransom of Danville made a similar ples
was fined $40 and costs, and was commit
IS ted in default of payment. The court ad
iourned from Friday to Monday.
Court came in Monday forenoon. Pr
tition for new trial was granted In cas-
of Chas. Matava VS.. Rufus Young. Pal
II Of the afternoon was devoted to calling O
the docket, after which the case of &c
ward Aldrich of Lyndon was speedily di.
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