News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-04-28
LamoiIIe County Court.

The April Term of LamoiIle County
Court was opened on Tuesday morn
ing by prayer, offered by Rev. f. C.
Taylor, of Hyde Park, followed by the
the usual hear We" by Sheriff Bur
nell in his usual felicitOus manner.
This is the closing session of the
last four years, at which he, with I'M
questioned satisfaction to all, has
performed this and other responsible
duties connected with the office.
Chief Justice Hon. Jonathan Ross,
assisted by Hon. J. \. Andrews and
S. R. Miller, presided in a dignifed
manner on the bench; while S. B.
Waite, the amiabe Clerk of Court,
and the irrepressible j. W. Page, Jr.,
States Attorney, were on deck and
attending to their various duties.
Mr.. Chas. S. Chase, of Nottingham
official stenOgrapher of Bennington
and Windham counties, acts as Re
porter, in the absence of Mr.. J. H.
Mimms, who was docketed for this
term.
The other County officers were in
and about the courtroom, but did
not make themselves prominent.
H. C. Lanpher of Hyde Park, and
H. L. Stearns of Wolcott, Deputy
Sheriffs. were assigned to the care of
the Jury The list of Jurymen was
called, all answering to their names
excepting F. 5. Hazard, of Hyde
Park, who was reported sick.
Within the bar from other counties
were H. F. Brigham of Bakersfield,
C. P. Hogan and A. P. Cross of St.
Adams, G. 0. Bollard of Fairfax, T.
J. Boynton of Montpelier, j. E. Dick
erman of Newport, B. E. Billiard of
Hardwick.
The members of the Lamoille Coun-
ty Bar were nearly all present, in
Guiding those veterans of legal lore
qsed es5.ws ssI.sssiissase :" Go&aa@ Bingham,
=, 5.'g Wilkins, g. w. Hendee, P. K.
Gleed, Waldo Brigham and E. B.
Sawyer,-the younger members being
numerous around.
The jury docket on being called
was found to contain but four cases
set for trial, the first of which was
Friend B. Woodward VS.. d. C..
Smith, aplt. This was an action on
bond for payment of costs in a
chancpry case previously tried,
b. A. Hunt proving to be the real
plaintiff. 1t appears that Wood
ward held mortgage on property
in Johnson, owned by Mr.. VIM. L.
Ober, now deceased, while a subSe-
quent mortgage was held by c. H.
Stearns. The first mortgage was
fOreclosed, the bond above mentioned
being given to secure the costs. The
decree on the first mortgage and the
second mortgage came into the
hands of Mr.. Hunt and was after
wards sold to Mr. Stearns without
any payment of costs as Hunt
claims, while Smith insisted that the
sale covered the WhOle-hence this
suit, the amount in question being
about $4,000. The jury after being
out several hours brought in YER
dict of $50 and costs for Plff.-P X.
Gleed, B. A. Hunt, for Plff; w. Brig
ham, G. M. Powers for Deft.
The case of T. }. Baker VS.. Joseph
Jacobs, lately returned from the
Supreme Court, because the plaintiff
innocently paid the cigars to the jury
in the case after the verdict was
brought in, the Court holding that
cigars were food and drink, which act
was contrary to statute, was the
next case for the jury. Part of the
jury was secured and courtadiourned
until Wednesday morning. On the
opening of court this morning it was
announced that the case had been
settled, each party paying their costs
WOLCOTT.
M. D. Scott, of Alburgh, Vt, was in town
over Sunday.
Rev. L. Z. Taylor and family left for Mont
pelier on Thursday.
r. $. Parker died very suddedly on Satur
day of heart disease.
Mrs. 5. E. Boomhower returned from Bos
ton and Lowell on Monday
s. A Fife started for Boston on Monday
and V. l.. Fisher on Tuesday this week.
Miss Mary Hill of Johnson is stopping in
town for few days with Miss Fife Wheeler.
A flagstaff is being put on the school
house where the stars and stripes will sooI
be seen.
Last week the printer said the amount oil
logs lost by W. M. Cate was $4,000 to $4,000
instead of 300 to 500 logs. A slight differ
ence.
A half-holiday was given the school on
Thursday last to give the scholars chance
to attend the sugar party at Austin Albee's
sugar place.
Chas. Lawrence has brought DR.. Dilling
hams house an is soon to take possession
We understand that the DR.. are going to
Johnson.
Regular communication of Crystal Chap
ter No. g. o. E. ). Wednesday evening, May
4th. All members are requested to be pres
ent as there is to be work.
On Thursday last James Bullock started
to go to his farm on Town hill, to all appear
ances we'll as ever. When about half way
there it appears that he got off his wagon
and laid down beside the road, where be was
found in an unconscious state. He was
brought home as soon as possible but never
came to himself, and lived only few min
utes.