Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-06
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

Inc december hrm or the Addison
county court came to an end at s ~
o'clock yesterday morning.
State vs.. Patrick Connors of Vergennes
was on at the close Of our last report. 1t
resulted, Friday, in averdict of guilty of
assault and battery. The court imposed
a sentence of three months in the House
of Correction at Rutland.
The jurors were then discharged, there
being no more cases for them.
These rum cases we're disposed of ::
State vs.. Lewis Lapointi of Bristol, plea
of guilty of five first offences: fines and
costs, s62.75. paid; ne hal before plead
ed not guilty. State vs.. L. w. Gaige of
Bristol, plea of guilty of one first offence
and fine and costs, S26Sl. paid. State vs..
Frank Brown of Bristol (who had pre-
viously denied the charge, plea of gull
ty of one first offence and fine and costs.
S22.75, paid. State VS.. c. Buttertield of
Lincoln, convicted of selling, fine and
costs, S7452, paid. State vs.. VIM. Nc
Cue of Middlebury, for intoxication.
plea of guilty and fine and costs, S39.67,
paid. State vs.. VIM. p. McCue of Mid
dlebury. plea of guilty of one4irst offence
and fine and costs, S220l, paid
During the week IA number of divorce
cases were heard. These are the entries
in those which were acted upon: Viola
j. Billings vs.. Clark +. Billings: bill
granted for desertion and custody of
minor child, Earl L., decreed to
petitioner. Henry j. White vs.. Abb
White, bill for desertion. Theodore
Wood, Jr.. vs.. Florence +. Wood, bill for
desertion. David Lepp VS.. Mary Ann
Lepp, bill for wilful desertion. Chas. j.
johnson vs.. Abby ID. johnson, bill for
desertion; custody of child to mother.
Nj. V. b. Bronson VS.. Zoa Bronson, dis
continued. Alkaline Roy vs.. Isaac Roy {;
bill for refusal to support; S15 alimony.
State vs.. Dennis and John Grant. in
formation for. breach of the peace: and
State VS.. Albert Bowen and Ida Bailey
of Ripton, indicted under the blanket act.
was nolle-prossed.
The only other case on the new docket
in which the proceedings were of public
concern was Columbus Smith VS.. Town
Of Salisbury, petition for highway, in
which Hon. c. w. Wicker of North Fer
risburg, Hon. j. +. Roberts of Vergennes
and. George Hammond of Middlebury
were made commissioners.
In the following cases on the old dock
ct action was taken as noted; W. W.
Chapman vs.. Frederick Hopper and trus-
tee; Judgment for plaintiff for S200.3s.
Enos Douglas and wife VS.. f. ID. Hall,
non-suit for want of bail. Town of Han
cock VS.. Town of Randolph, referred to
eX-Gov. 5. Z. Pingree. Francls O'Con-
nor VS.. w. V. Wright, account; iudg.
ment on report for plaintiff for S4.6i. a
D. Cushman vs.. Town OF Monkton. peti.
tlon Tor highway; report of commission.
ers accepted and road ordered completed
by one year from Jan. s, 1888. ID. L.
Sessions VS.. Darwin Rider, repleyin,
Judgment for plaintiff for one cent dam.
ages and costs. John Markham and wife
VS. Dennis Grant ct al, in which there
was verdict for defendants: exceptions
by plaintiff and execution stayed. John
Mack, Jr., VS.. Geo. c. Kelsey, in which !
verdict was rendered for defendants: ev.
ceptions by plaintiff. Chas. o. Howard
apt, VS.. Mary Ann Swinton; Judgment
Tor plaintiff for S57 exceptions bv de-,
fendant. Adam Cook & Son VS.. Tonis.
SAINT kidder; judgment for plaintitl fo,
one cent damages; exceptions bv plain.
TN Town of Salisbury VS.. Wesley p
Howard; judgment on verdict for main,
TN exceptions by defendant.
Besides the above and other matters y,
no general interest, large amount ot
chancery business was gotten throupl
with.