St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-10
SUPREME COURT.


Caledonia county, convened here Tues
day, with Judges Ross, Powers, Rowell
and Tyler. The first case disposed of
was that of John o. Hale VS. Grand
Trunk Railway. This is the suit
brought by Mr.. Hale against the Grand
Trunk for damages incurred because
of a fall from platform at the Berlin
Falls, N. H., station, the platform be-
ing in no way protected. Mr.. Hale in
Cured serious injuries from which he
has never fully recovered. The case
was carried up from the lower court on
the question as to whether Mr.. Hale
was so related to the railroad company
that he could sustain an action as a
matter of law provided the company
was negligent. Court gave Judgment
in affirmative. This case now goes
back to the lower court for trial. Mr..
Hale's claim for damages is $4,000.
The next case was the somewhat ia
nous "calf-tail" case, st. JOhnsbury &
Lake Champlain Railroad Company VS.
B. A. Hunt. The story in brief is that
Mr.. Hunts calf was run over by one of
the company's trains and he caused a
train to be stopped and arrested an en-
gineer, the company bringing suit for
damages in consequence. The case is
with the court.
Another interesting case was that of
Hervey G. COwdery VS. N. M. johnson,
which was carried up on exceptions by
the plaintiff. The judgment of the
lower court was affirmed. This case
related to the imprisonment of Mr..
Cowdery and involved the validity of
the authorization of N. M. Johnson for
executing the writ.
Judgment was also affirme4fn these
cases: A. NJ. Harrington VS. VIM Pope,
apt; Curtis Stevens VS. Jacob c..
Welch Joseph Kicker VS. A. III. Rick
er, ct ais; Grevener L. Drown IS
Conn. 81 Pass. r. r. Mary E. Petit
These cases were continued to. the
general term State VS. Thomas Ward !;
w. d. Bronson VS. L. SullOway,. Jr.,
and George; George P. Blair VS. James
White, ad. !; Luke Buzzen VS. w. II.
Cummings Western Union Telegraph
Company VS. L. B. Harris j. L. Jud-
kins VS. H. Brock N. L. Parker VS. j.
A. Wilson Meserve VS. Thomas; Hugh
G.. Moore VS. B. F. Haviland; d. NJ.
Silsby, assignee, VS. c. w. Carpenter ;
Whitney Wagon Works VS. S. Moore !;
Gray VS. Robinson, Richardson and
American Express Co.
These cases were heard and are with
court: j. E. Gitfin VS. John Barr /;
Francis A. Cushman VS. Willis A. SOM
ers and trustees. The case of Hugh
Adams VS. Town of Newbury, carried
up on exceptions taken by the plain
tiff, is continued for administrator to
enter, Mr.. Adams having died in the
meantime. Court adjourned yesterday
noon.
Benefit Entertainments.
Prof. Chapman's reading in Acade
my hall Thursday evening was enjoy
ed by large and appreciative audi
ence. The program was varied one
including the story of the famine in
LongfellOw's poem Hiawatha, Artemus
Wards account of Greeley's California
stage coach ride, the death of Joe in
Dickens's Bleak House, a selection
from Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad,
Poe's The Raven, etc. Prof. Chapman
was obliged to double the numbers on
his original program, good d-naturedly
responding to the repeated encores'
The reading was marked success. A
number of excellent musical selections
were rendered during the evening, in
Guiding solos by Mrs. P. F. Hazen and
II. H. May, both of which were encor-
ed, and song by the ladies' quartet.
Mrs. Streeter, Mrs. III. K. Ide, Mrs. Nc
Mel and Mrs. Hazen. The boys of the
academy realized $50 out of the enter
tainment. The funds will be applied
to building seats on the ca ampus.
Another Rally.
The Lincoln republican club at the