The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-12-18

0S; Agnes ]. Rudd, Of; one paper, ".
Geometrv Professor Davis: Ella
Daley, 95; Edith NJ. Dewey, 9S; Collins
Graves, 90; Harry Hemenway, 80; Ly'
man II. Toombs, 90; Thomas Yenable
90; Maud Wheeler, 30; none below 90 pei
cent f.
An examination of the above report
shows that "a papers were made by the
pupils in the High School, and that Of
this number 20 reach more than 90 per
cent of correct answers; So more than So
per cent. and 20 papers 70, per cent or
more. When the difficult nature OF theex-
aminations, as indicated by a set OF ques-
| tions printed elsewhere, is understood,
the results can only be accounted for on
the ground of hard work or the part of
both teachers and pupils.
The result of the examinations below
the High School are not yet at hand. As
far as they are completed they show a
marked gain on the high standard OF last
year. Interesting closing exercises will
be held in all departments at two O'Clock
tomorrow friday afternoon, to which
all are invited.
Bennington County Court.
Hon. Russell $. Taft. chief judge; Horace B Bot.
tom. Sherman Nichols, asst. judges; Edward
j. Hall, clerk; John Robinson, sheriff Chas.
II. Mason, States attorney; Chas. Chase STEM
ographer.
BENNINGTON, Dec. 18th, 1890.
The Jury last Thursday, in re Cornelia
Wills, was out 80 minutes and returned
a verdict that Miss Wills was not insane
and was capable of taking care of herself
and her property.
The next case begun was State VS..
Hail Mathers. Respondent was indicted
on two counts bnt the first one was ruled
out by the court, and he was tried on
the latter, the charge being assault with
attempt to rape. This case has attracted
a good deal of attention. The States
Attorney was assisted by Hon. J. X.
Batchelder and the respondent was de-
Tended by Sheldon & Cushman. The
jury found Mathers guilty, but sentence
is respited and the case goes to the
Supreme court in February on exceptions
taken by his counsel. 1t appears that
Mathers has written letters to his wife
while in Jail and sent them to her by the
hands of his daughter. The production
of some of these letters in court and
their admission as evidence is the basis
of exceptions. The defendants counsel
claiming that these eliminating letters
were privileged communications.
Court adjourned last evening. The
larger portion of the business has been
with the court" and large proportion
of the causes were settled so that the
public interest in this term has not been
up to the average. The unusually large
number of divorce cases occupied the
court several days.
Five divorces were granted: Mary
Bull, Sunderland, intolerable severity;
Ira Bull defendant. Daniel V. Sweet,
Bennington, adultery; Ella J. Sweet, de-
defendant. Rollin Matteson, Woodford,
willful desertion; Susan Matteson, de-
PENDANT. Ezra s. Turner, Pownal, adul-
terry; Diana Turner, defendant. Stephen
Pratt, Pownal, willful desertion; Edith
V. Pratt, defendant.
In the Barber VS.. Livingston cases the
plaintiff demurred to defendants plea.
The demurrer was sustained, and the
plea adiudged insufficient An order
was made that defendant may file addi-
tional plea in sixty days. This throws
the costs of the term in all these cases
upon Livingston. The cases were then
continued.
Eleven cases go to the Supreme court
which sets in Manchester, in February,
on exceptions. This is an unusually
large number. Several judgments were
entered by agreement of parties, of cases
set for trial on the docket. These and
the settlements referred to above caused
the term as far as jury work is concerned
to be considered light. The following
county officers were appointed: County
treasurer, Geo. f. Graves; Jail commits
sioners (Bennington), Thos. White, G. r.
Sanford, II. A. Taylor; (Manchester),
S. G. Cone, G. II. Swift, Levi d. Coy;
turnpike inspectors, E. B. Smith, G. G.
Burton, E. G. Bacon.