Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-15

The chief case of interest in which
decision was rendered at the adjourned
general term of the supreme court at
Burlington last week was Rutland Rail
road Company versus Clement q Sons,
j. NJ. Haven and j. 4. Mead. The de-
cree of the chancery court Twas reversed
and the cause rcmanded with mandate
for decree, that the bill be dismissed
with costs to the defendants and that up
on the cross bill as against the defend
ants therein, the Rutland Railroad com
pany, the certificates in suit, namely the
certificates purporting to represent 297O
shares of the preferred stock, but which
are alleged to be void, being seventeen
certificates numbered from 625l to 6263
inclusive, and from $3.50 to 62S3 inclusive,
are established as valid and as represent
ing 300 genuine shares of said preferred
stock and for costs to the orators in said
cross bill and the said cross bill be dis
missed as to said j. A. Mead and Joel NJ.
Haven without costs.
The Messenger tells of queer case
pending before the probate court at St.
Adams. 1t is an application for the ap-
pointment of "a guardian for Zachariah
Brown of Fletcher. The application
grows out of the fact that Brown is said
to have certain financial obligations, and
has such novel ideas of living and bust
ness that his friends and neighbors can
do nothing with him. Mr.. Brown is
about 60 years old, and lives alone on
his place in Fletcher, having no buildings
but two large barns, filled with hay.
For the last - or 20 years he has lived
there, sleeping in the hay NOV, and
cooking his victuals out of doors in a
large iron kettle. For some ID years he
has allowed his hay to accumulate, sell
ing little or none of it during that time
beside the two large barns full. he ha.
some II hay stacks-refusing to sell any
of it, because he considers that sit i.
better than money at ten per cent.
Some time ago he froZe his feet badly
and narrowly escaped losing one of them
His neighbors recently advised him t,
, sell part of his hay to meet his pecuniarN
obligations, and on his refusal to Civ,
somebody a power of attorney to effect
sale, this application for the appointment
, of guardian was made.
1t is announced that the delay in tn,
| appearance of the first volume of Hon. G.
G.. Benedct's vermont in the Rebellion
is made in order to have it fuller and NOR
: complete. One of the causes has beer
l the delay in securing a portrait of Gen
= w. Il. III. Brooks, who was the first com
mander, and has been called the "author
, founder and finisher' of the old First Yer
I mont brigade. Gen. Brooks died in Ala
r bama in 1876. His widow left that Stat
, year or two later, and though constan
: search has been conducted, and man
letters written to find her, and to Secur
e a picture of the general from officers wh
: served under him, no trace either of Mr.,
p Brooks, or of portrait of Gen. Brook,
could be obtained. Within a very fey
days past, and after almost giving up al
: hope of success in the search, the hiStor
an has fortunately been placed in CORE,
, pondence with Mrs. Brooks, and has OF
. tanned from her an excellent phOtograp
: of the general, which is now in the eI
q graver's hands, and will be completed a
soon as possible, for the first volume {
+ the history. TO the soldiers of the oil
brigade, the possession of this portra
will be an ample reward for waiting.