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THE COUNTY COURT.
OPENING DAY OF THE SEPTEMBER
TERM TUESDAY.
4 Long Term in ProspeCt-Numerous
Jury Trials--Judge RowelI's Admira-
bic Charge to the Grand .Jury-Case
OF Alexander vs.. School,Di trict.


bic Charge to the Grand Jury-Case
ofAlexander vs.. SchoolDi trict.
There was the usual large attendance Mt
the opening session of the September term
OF Chittendcn County Court Tuesday, and
the number of cases for trial indicates
long term. Hon. John w. Rowel is the
presiding Judge, and Hon. T. W. Il.
Nichols and Hon. f. A. Weed assistant
Judges. Tho officers Of the court are rs
follows: Clerk, Orman p. Ray; States ut
torucy, David J. Foster; acting sheriff,
Thomas Reeves; steno grapher, Miss X. +.
B.nnam The term opened with prayer 10y
Rev. j.. W. Olms.ead and after the usual
proc.amotions the grand aud petit jurors
/ were called as follows;
| Grand iurors--Bolton, T.. n Cotton;
/ Burlington ira Russell, willard Crane
/ William II. Hart Charlotte, S. f. Russell.
/ Colchester L. c. Brigham; Essex, f. P
Sawyer; Hincsburgh, Noble Love; Hunt
/ i'm ton, Il. W. Ellis Jericho, |. &. Stone;
/ Milton, G.. 7. Pratt: Richmond Solomon
| Green: Shoburne Lesley Gregg; South
Burlington, Henry II. Hough; st. George
Edward lsham: Underhll, 5. W. Mead;
/ Wes,;ori, Ainey Stone; Wlliston, John
/ Whitcomb.
Petit iurors-Bolton, p, j. Davis; Bur
| lington, Fred s. Pease c. c. Post Thomas
| Cook, Henry r. Conger, T. p. w. Rogers,
Elmoro johnson, II. f. Woodbury.; Chut-
lotte, William Foote, f. II. Converse; Cot
chester, George Pratt, George Il. Allen;
Essex, j. X. Warner, Seneca Place; Hines
hurgh, Lyman G. Partch, f. +. Lyman,
Huntington, Iucus Baldwin; Jericho, S.
NJ. Packard, C. H. Nash; Milton, W. w.
l NJ A NJ
Snow, Albert T. Stevens Sheburne, En-
erson A. Thorp, Cyrus r. Van Nliet; South
Burlington, Martin V. b. Harrington; st.
George, Edgar Hinsdll; Underhil, Fred
Stanley; Nestford, frank Allen, Loren
Tabor; Willston, George w. Whitney and
Grove Brownell.
OF the grand jurors drawn Ira Russell.
Willard Crane and Solomon Green did not
answer to their names aud the grand jury
was completed by the drawing as tailsmen
of Daniel Murray OF Burlington, s. 4. An
drews of Richmond and Clark Reynolds Of
Charlotte. OF the petit jurors c. {. Post
and Fred Stanley were excused the former
on account of illness.
DISPOSITION OF GASES.
The jury calendar was called and cases
marked as follows-24 being for trial;
For trial-Alexander vs. school district.
Brady VS. Swift and Wheeler. apt; Bal
lard. admir- VS. Davis Brown and wife vs..
Kinson: Casey VS.. Puffer. apt. Cross Is.
Peck, ct al; Flannery, apt, vs. Enright;
Gilmond and wife VS.. Kennedy, apt,
Greenough vs. Bean, apt; johnson vs..
Fletcher 81 Fletcher; Leclaire, apt, vs..
Layee. Lavigne, admir- vs.. Graves L.
gault vs.. Lawrence and Chambers apt.
Phelps VS.. Phelps; Peck VS.. Macomber
Patnaude vs. Nulty; Palmer & Lamson VS.,
STANLEY ct al Platt VS.. Platt; Reeves,
apt vs., Lawrence; Tarshis admr. vs..
> Walker; Terril VS.. Prouty, apt; Wheeler,
apt. VS. Brady; Wells vs.. Palmer; Whaler
VS.. Dumas.
Continued-Re Bacon's WILL Muir ct al
appellants; Deavitt VS.. Andrews; Hart vs.
Casey: Terrill vs. Porter.
Nerteau against the estate of Bacon wa
continued on motion, the ground being tn,
broken arm of Mrs Bacon.
The case Of McNio vs. Waters was con
tiuued on terms as to the defendant ant
that Of Macomber VS. the estate, of Macon
Der, appellant, was continued on terms a
TO the plaintiff.
The case Of Slayton VS.. Whitcomb wa
entered settled.
IN the afternoon the trial Of the case o
NJ H. Alexander Of Jericho against schoo
district No. of Fairfax, appellent wa
=, begun and it occupied the afternoon MIR
Alexander and l.. f. Wilbur, appearing TO
the plaintiff and j. J. Monahan for the de
PENDANT. The. case will be further consid
4 cred to-day.
y The consideration of the case of N. II
:, Alexander against school district No o
>. Foivtax was resumed in the County Cour
:. Wednesday morning, and the evidence hay
:, ing been completed arguments were mnd
by J.. F. Wilbur and NJ. II. Alexander 70
j., the plaintiff and j. j. Monahan for thu
q defendant
= The court charged the jury and they re
). tired about / o'clock. AT the opening o
o the afternoon session the jury returned
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum o
n $40 0S and costs The costs amount I
IS about 5000
Il transpires that this is Il test case as tn
order given to Cox by the district is sti
outstanding being held by Mr.. Ferdinan
m Beach Of this city.
d A jury was next empaneiled in the ca:
le of Henry T. Ballard, administrators of Bri
s. tania Bacon's estate against Elmer T. Davi,
m This is an action of trover to recover tt
10 value of certain household furniture an
IN other personal property valued at severi
+, hundred dollars
Judgment for the plaintiff has been entei
ed in the case of henry Ballard VS. Osci
a. Burton and David Noyes Burton. Tn
n was suit upon a note on demand give
ie September, 1887, in payment for service
- for Mrs. Laura w. Burton during the lattt
l. years of her life. The balance due on Il
- note was about $ll00,