The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-08
Orange County Court, June
Term, 1888,

JOHN IL. WATSON, States Atty
j. II. MIMMs, Reporter.
TUESDAY, JUNE b.
Judge Powers was assigned to hold
this term of court, but not being able
to be present, Judge Tyler came to op.
en- the court and to remain this week,
when Judge Powers is expected to re-
lieve him and preside the remainder of
the term.
The old docket has 1862 civil and eight
criminal cases, while there are thirty
seven chancery cases. Thirty-three
cases were set for trial by Jury, and
they were assigned to the first five days
of the term. Upon the call of the jury
calendar and during the day this num-
Der was reduced to twelve cases.
The Grand and Petit Jurors were
called and sworn, as follows, viz:
GRAND JURY.
BrOOkfield, Cassius Peck, Foreman;
Braintree, Earl S. Cushman; Bradford,
II. w. Kimball; Chelsea, Franklin
Dearborn, f. b. Stanley; Corinth,
John M. Scribner; Fairlee, VIM. II.
Kibbey; Newbury, Edwin Bailey; Or
ange, II. p. Camp; Randolph, Geo. w.
Blodgett; StraffOrd, Samuel b. Buell.;
Thetford, S. G.. Smith; Topsham, II.
B. White; Tunbridge, Elizur f. Howe;
Vershire, Geo. W. Kimball; Washing
ton, Asa H. Pepper; West Fairlee, Asa
M. Child; Williamstown, II. d. Alb
bolt.
PETIT JURY.
Bradford, Prescott Davis, Alonzo
Simpson; Braintree, Newell S. Fish,
Chas. F. Flint; Brooktield, VIM. F.
Reed, James c. Holmes; Chelsea, Dud-
ley Cabot, Frank II. Tracy; Corinth,
Elliot F. Worthy, Corydon Fellows;
Fairlee, WIN. p. Garfield, Daniel H.
George; Newbury, Chas. W. Eastman,
John r. Gowing, excused; Orange,
Henry H. Colby, W. d. Flanders;
Randolph, Irving S. Chase, A. P. Os-
good; STAFFORD, Frank H. West, Moses
F. Preston: Topsham, O. E. Beede,
Horace White; Thetford, j. w. Bart
lett, w. d. Knowles; Tunbridge, VIM.
H. Jones, Henry r. Hayward, excused;
Vershire, Frank j. Eaton, Uriah Col
burn; Washington, Cyrus H. Dickey,
Chas G.. Simpson; West Fairlee, w. L.
Godfrey, j. G. Smith; Williamstown,
Olney F. Seaver.
The following cases were disposed of
before jury trial was commenced.
No. 70. Town of Vershire VS.. town
of Hyde Park. Judgment, by agree
ment, for the plaintiff, that the pauper
was duly removed. Darling for the
plaintiff, Brigham & Mcfarland for de-
PENDANT.
No. SS. r. r. Robinson VS.. town of
Randolph. Continued on terms as to
defendant. Boydon and Cushman for
plaintiff. Parish pro Sc.
No. 80. J. B. Wells VS.. town of
Randolph. Same counsel and same en-
try as in No. SS.
No. 81. Abbie A. Wilson VS.. Joseph
w. Bliss. Motion to continue made by
defendant on account of sickness OF E.
P. Bliss sustained by affidavit. Con-
tinued on terms as to defendant. Farm
ham for plaintiff, Watson and Harvey
for defendant. 49,
No. 80. John B. Locke, John A.
Tenney and Loren Emery VS.. Geo. G.
Cook. Continued on terms as to de-
PENDANT. Smith and Sloan and Farm
ham for plaintiff. Shurtliff and Har-
vey for defendant.
No. 1902. Same parties as in No. SO
except that j. N. Knight is also plain,
tiff, and same counsel and entry.
No. 1903. RoXana Prescott VS.. town
of Vershire. Motion to continue by
defendant, on the ground that the
pleadings are not closed. Farnham for
plaintiff, Heath and Fay, Watson and
Darling for defendant.
No. 1872. John B. Pickett, Jr., VS..
j. H. Gilman. Entered "settled."
Dickey, Smith and Sloan, and Pickett
for plaintiff, Farnham, Darling and
Watson for defendant ~"
No. $50. J.D. Lawrence VS.. j M.
Flint. Continued on terms as to de-
PENDANT. Hyde and Stow for plaintiff.
Darling for defendant.
Nos. III, 154, l55. The three cases
against John Hartwell, all stand on
motion to continue on account of the
sickness of the wife of the defendant,
and they await the affidavit of the ply
stefan.
No. So. Gardner S. Melendy VS..
Geo. A. Ames Il Co. is the first case
ready for trial by jury. This is an ac-
ton of assumpsit to recover the value
of several hundred logs which plaintiff
put into the Connecticut river in Thet-
ford, aud which defendant agreed to
catch in their boom near their saw mill
in Norwich and saw for plaintiff. De.
PENDANTS boom broke away and LET the
logs run down stream. Defendants
claim that an extraordinary freshet and
large amount of timber broke the boom
and that they are not responsible. The
trial will probably last until Thursday.
Watson, and Heath and Fay for plain
tiff, Hyde and Shurtliff'for defendent.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE q.
No. 63. Melendy VS.. Ames II Co.
occupies the day. The testimony is not
closed.
THURSDAY, JUNE Z.
No. 63 is still on trial this forenoon
and may not be finished to-day.
The next case which now stands for
trial is E. r. Hyde ct al, VS.. Chelsea
Fire District No. 1. If this case is
reached it will be the last case for trial
this week.
The Grand Jury this morning return
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