St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-09
COUNTY COURT.
A Quiet Term Ina Prospect.---The Mum.
Der of New Cases Large.


The December term of the county
court had u hard time in getting itself
opened Tuesday. Judge Powers did
not put in an appearance until nearly
3 O'Clock in the evening. The court
room was fairly filled during the morn
ing hours and finally Judge Hovey
called to order and opened the court,
Rev. E. A. Hoyt offering prayer. A
recess was ut once declared and when
Judge Powers appeared the court re-
sumed it's session, with j. G.. Hovey
and Clond Harvey as assistant judges.
The new states attorney, Alexander
Dunnett, was in his place ready for
business.
About dozen cases seem likely to
come up for trial this term. The read
ing of the docket took a half hour or
so of time and then motions for con-
tip6ance were argued. In the case of
Robert w. Laird VS. Henry j. Carrick,
motion for continuance was made by
defendant and after considerable dis
cussion was granted.
Among the cases that have been set
tied are L. d. Hazen VS. Bailey & Co. :;
VIM. Demers by his next friend VS.
Thomas Kearney, apt; Kline & Lang
VS. Bailey & Co., Judgment for plain
tiff, 5000. The case of Gates B. Bull
lard VS. George d. Randall will not
probably be heard at this term. This
is the case where the defendant charg-
ed the plaintiff with stealing certain
articles from his drug store on Rail
road street. The documents specify
as stolen by the plaintiff one bottle
morphine, one paint brush and divers
cigars. The court ordered that full
specifications be filed within 60 days
naming the articles taken, their value
and the times when they were taken.
The proposed Eastern avenue cross
ing over the Passumpsic road came up
for discussion yesterday. The supreme
court had ruled that a crossing at
grade could not be made. The bill in
the legislature providing the extern
sion was killed, but during the last
hours of the session bill was passed
authorizing the laying of roads above,
or below or at grade under certain
conditions and under the new law the
question is again brought up and was
argued by lawyers Ide for the petition
ers and Edwards for the Passumpsic
road.
The Third national bank of Boston
VS. Millen Farr of Danville, Bates &
May for the plaintiff and LamsOn for
the defendant, occupied much of the
time yesterday. This case relates to
note of $50 given by Farr to fertil-
izer company, which note he claims
was fraudulently obtained and dispos-
ed of. The case goes to the jury this
morning.
The next case to be tried is E. T. &
H. X. Ide vs. Bedell & Grow, growing
out of the old st. Johnsbury house
troubles. The Ides seek to recover
for coal delivered to the house. Ide g.
Stafford for the plaintiff, Nichols &
Dunnett for Bedell, and Bates & May
for Grow. Among the other cases that
are now down for trial are A. B. Farm
ham VS. John Ewell, Mclaughlin VS.
Griswold, Shanty VS. Langmaid, j. H.
Pierce VS. w. I'll. H. Murray, r. S.
Pierce VS. d. P. Halls est, w. j. Bray
VS. w. G. Quinlan, Curtis Stevens VS.
j. G.. Welch, N. L. Parker VS. j. A.
Wilson, F. F. Fletcher VS. w. H. Lynds,
Swazey VS. Page, Hopkins VS. Drew,
Harrington VS. Pelkey. The case of
Harvey Foster VS. Thomas Ward is
down for trial at this time.
There are ~ new cases on the law
docket and "a new chancery cases.
Among the former is the case of Her
vey Cowdery VS. N. M. Johnson for i'm
prisonment and John O. Hale brings
suit against the Grand Trunk railway
for $4,000 damages which he claims
to have received at the Berlin Falls
station of this road.
A Fast Train in Prospect.
The Canadian Pacific railroad COM
pany is now having built lot of cars
expressly for service on the "air line"
between Montreal and Boston the COM
ing summer. The cars will be of the
best pattern and finest workmanship,
and will include a dining car. This,
with other changes and improvements,
will shorten the run very much be-
tween these two cities, trains leaving
each respectively at a. m. This
route is by the present popular line,
via Newport, st. Johnsbury and Ply
mouth. 1t is not expected that this
arrangement will be perfected before
next summer.
Drowned While Skating.