Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-14
CHITTENDEN COUNTY COURT.
A Settlement Arrived at in the Case of the
New Route to the Island.

New Route to the Island.
After a recess of two weeks County
Court reassembled Tuesday forenoon at
10 O'Clock, when the dockets were read
through and those cases in which there
were no entries were assigned for hearing,
otherwise disposed of. Among the en-
tries were the following: Edmund Mar
colt and wife vs. Frank Dion, Judgment
for the plaintiff in the court below Mary
f. Hatch VS.. Laura f. Hatch's estate
settled; Couch & Wisner VS.. A. NJ. d w.
c. Pinkham apt and tr and cpt. The
Wisner Shoe company vs.. A NJ. and w.
G. Pinkham, apt, and tr. cit, and G. A.
Hibbard vs.. A. NJ. and w. &. Pink ham
apt and tr. and cPt, discontinued Henry
G. Hayden VS. Hill and Snyder default o.
the defendant; Dominick Lawrence vs.
Nichols and Scovill, Judgment for the
defendants without costs; Massachusetts,
Life Insurance company VS.. c. II. Blod-
gett and b. S. Nichols, Judgment for the
plaintiff.
The divorce case of Martha f. Tracy VS.
Guy +. Tracy, was heard and bill was
granted. as was also done in the case of
Frank Flagg VS.. Nellie f. Flagg.
| In the case of Laura w. Burton VS..
Oscar A. Burton, which was heard at the
September term of County Court, 1884,
and the libel dismissed without preju-
ton of Laura w. Burton to have the
words without prejudice" stricken from
the record
In the now celebrated case of Platt &
Allen VS.. Milton and Colchester, stipula
tons were filed to the effect that the
court order that the road be established
and worked and that the bridge be built
by the towns of Milton and Colches-
ter; the land damages to be paid
by Colchester and Milton through
which towns the road runs that COlches-
ter be assessed 20 per cent of the total eX
pense of building the road and bridge, Mil
ton 10 per cent, South Hero AZ per cent and
Grand Isle 2S per cent; and that the petit
TONERS recover their costs to be paid by
The Towns in the same proportion
The Arson Case Appealed-FinaI Adjourn
snent Reached.
In the County Court Wednesday, the
motion for an arrest of judgment in the
case of Eustis O'Clare, convicted of arson
in burning ). II. Weston's buildings, hay
ing been denied, exceptions Were filed
and the case goes to the supreme
Court. In the case of the new route to
the Island the court ordered land to be
opened for work and land damages to be
paid by Colchester and Milton on or be
fore Nov. |, lSSG, the road to be completed
before Sept. |, 1887.
In Oscar \. Burton against Laura W.
Burton in which the defendant petitioned
to have the judgment brought forward
and amended by striking out the words
"Without discredit' the court overruled
and dismissed the petition on the ground
that the entry was made rs it should be. ,
The entire docket was then read, and
the proper entries made after which
County Court was adjourned without day.
Chancery Court was adjourned to some
day to be appointed in June.
Tidings of IA Missing Man.
The wife of George II. Barrett, the miss |
ing boot and shoe manufacturer of Clare |
mont, \, H., received a letter from him on
Sunday, May 9th, dated London, England |
\ reply was cabled to him by his father /.
requesting him to return. Barrett's let /.
ter stated regret at the course taken and .
asked IN regard to his returning,
AT the scmiannual meeting of the .
Franklin county medical society Tuesday, /
the following officers were chosen PreSi- /
dent, ". II. Giddings e-president, r. /
NJ. Brown secretary, :, :, Clark cen |
sors, DIS. Hamilton, Fassett and Hutch |
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