Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-21
THE COUNTY COURT.

f. $ Hdi,teud # Co. rs. I'dliey MU Co. -
| This was an action Of general as.unpsit
/ The evidence Of the plaintiffs tended to show
! that July IA, 1889. the defendants ordered
| by letter Of the plaintiff 300 cotton bags
! to be used in putting up "Peel's Food 90 in
which defendants dealt. That plaintiffs de-
| livered 10 railroad company in New York
/ city one bale Of 300 July p, and pos july
| %, TO be shipped to defendants at Brattle
boro and prepaid the freight thereon The
| two bales were received in New London
the 26th, and at the Brattleboro station the
| 9th, where they were checked off on the
books Of the company, and subsequently.
the same day delivered to the defendants.
who took them away The two bales came
/ TO SAG -, and defendants not making nav.
ment, the plaintiffs made draft on them
about the middle of October for the full
amount Of bill. Defendants did not emit
the full amount, but did send plaintiffs a
| check for S73.3s. 1t was for the balance
/ Of the bill and interest that suit was
brought. The defendants claimed. and their
| evidence tended 10 show, that they never
| received but one bale of $500. aud they had
| paid in full for that amount
Verdict for plaintiffs, SO 50 damages.
| Haskins * Stodda.d for plaintiffs, Wa
terman, Martin q HIT for defendants.
Watson s. French RS Jumes y. FOiieit.
This was an action Of replevin for a sor.
rel mare. The plaintiff claimed, and gave
| evidence 10 show, that he let the mare 10
| defendant to work for Il few DAYS under a
| contract 10 sell it to him, but that the sale
was never made. The defendant claimed
and gave evidence 10 show that he pur.
chased the mare Of plaintiff, and had paid
him nearly the contract price thereof pre-
vious to the replevin The jury failed to
| agree
Waterman, Martin K Hit and Q. b Eddy
| for plaintiff Haskins X Stoddard for the
| defendant
This was the last jury case Of the term.
state rs Phdip AgeH. Indictment for
burglary. The respondent had served the
| full term Of his former sentence for the
larceny Of goods taken at the same time.
and on showing made Of good behavior and
| prospect Of leading better life in the fu
ture, the court only gave sentence that he
be confined in the house of correction at
Rutland for the term of six months.
Stdte Is. FrdHE GOUd Information for
larceny of goods from the Fall Mountain
Paper company at bellows Falls in October.
1889 He plead guilty to petty larceny,
aud was sentenced 10 hard labor in house
Of correction for three months
Stdte rs Frank f. TibbettS -Informa.
ton for larceny Of goods from the store Of
Geo. l.. Pierce in Putney Nov 81. 1899. to
which he plead guilty, and was sentenced
10 imprisonment at hard labor in states
prison at Windsor for the term Of four
years.
State rs. VIM. 4. LascomJ.
for larceny Of goods from store Of Geo L.
Pierce in Putney Nov. p, 1899, 10 which
ha MIA N.t.N -
was led TO participate in the deed by the
above-named Tibbetts, and was but a bow.
the court gave him sentence 10 the house of
correction for two years
Stdte rs. Horace +. Simpson. -Indct-
ment for burning a barn in Rockingham
Nov 81 1880 70 which he plead guilty and
was sentenced to hard labor in the state
prison for one year. He had Just served
out sentence Of three years for the lar
ceny Of horse taken from the same barn
before he set fire to it,
state rs. Albert Gntes Indictment for
furnishing intoxicating liquor. Plea, guilty
Of one offence, and fined $50 and costs.
state rs Charles n. Tutte.-Indctmeu
for selling and furnishing Intoxicating liza
uors Plea, guilty of five offences and fined
$40 and costs.
state rs. Pm. NuphH Au-Complaint
for selling Intoxicating liquors, which came
TO this court by appeal from sentence of a
justice Of the peace. Plea, guilty of one
offence, and was fined 500 and costs.
state rs. Lee Hdcea and Sidney Jones'
Indictment for assault and battery. Plea
guilty, aud were fined S2j each without
costs
The following divorces were granted
Flora d. GOodale from Rodolphus Goodale,
Cora A. Harvey from Frank Harvey for
wilful desertIon Jennie +. Curtis from
Frank Curtis, jr., Ida l. Clayton from Aus.
tin W. Clayton for wilful neglect to provide
suitable maintenance May L. Wheeler
from Fred II Wheeler, Adelaide r. Nichols
from Albion w. Nichols, aud Flora b
French from Watson S. French, for adul
terry. Petitions for divorce heard and dis
missed Jennie b Stowell u.s. Fred NJ.
Stowell, and Watson S. French rs Flora
b. French