Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-09
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

The December term of the Addison
county court opened at the court house
here on Tuesday morning, Hon. J. w.
Rowell of West Randolph presiding.
The remaining officers of the court are:
Assistant judges, Hon. John E. Weeks of
of Panton clerk, Rufus Wainwright.
Esq. sheriff, X. w. Merritt of Shoreham !;
States attorney, F. L. Fish, Esq. of YER
gennes; reporter, Miss E. M. Ballou of
Rutland.
Sheriff MERIT made proclamation
and Rev. Mr.. Lyons, the Baptist pastor.
the opening prayer. The iuries were
charged by Judge Rowell. Hon. j. w.
Barnes of Vergennes was appointed
foreman of the grand jury, which at
once entered upon its work. 1t will
probably not finish its business before
Saturday, if it does then. Four indict-
ments have already been returned.
Three of them are against John. w.
White, who three weeks ago stole a
horse of Columbus Smith, Esq, of West
Salisbury and a road cart and other
property IN that neighborhood.
Their are on the civil jury list
twelve cases. OF these. those of
d. A. Conger VS.. Patrick O'Neil ct al,
Mary E. Page VS.. Frank Falby, Louise
Hebert VS.. E. NJ. Keller, Susan M. Halls
Admir-. VS.. VIM. S. Howden and Town of
Weybridge vs.. WIN. Cushman have been
settled.
The cases of Virtulon Rich's Exr. VS..
Caroline Buttolph and Nicholas McCuen
VS.. Fuller G. Smith are continued.
The first case tried was that of Geo.
w. Fowle VS.. V. w. Blanchard, a replevin
suit for the recovery of certain machinery
from the old cotton factory IN Middle
bury which DR.. Blanchard bought of one
Wright, who was for time telegraph
operator in the old cotton factory and
claimed to be the agent of Mr.. Fowle for
the sale of the machinery. Wright. it
will be remembered, skipped when he
had gotten together all the money he
could. The jury found for Mr.. FOwle to
recover the machinery and one cent
damages and costs.
The case of the wardens of the First
Episcopal society of Addison Co. VS..
Isaac l.. Eels ct al. was taken up for
trial Thursday morning. Messrs. Stewart
& Wilds, Hon. f. X. Hard of Burlington
and Mr.. Royce of st. Adams appeared
for the plaintiffs and Hon. j. c. Baker of
Rutland and Hon. Seneca Haselton of
Burlington for the defendants. Mrs.
Lydia f. Conroe of Mddlebury some
fifteen years ago, it is claimed. devised
her home place on Washington street to
the Episcopal church of Middlebury for a
parsonage. A short time before her death
she destroyed the will and decided her
property to Mr.. Eells and Mrs. A. Ii.
Sperry of Cornwall, relatives. The
church claims that at the time of the de-
structiOn of the will and the deciding OF
her property she was not of sound mind
On this ground they attempt to prove and
establish by parol the will which they
claim was executed. The trial of the
case will occupy all the present week.
The pauper case of town of Weybridge
VS.. VIM. Cushman, which was sent bach
from the last term of the supreme court
for new trial by the county court, was
settled on the following terms: Each
town is to pay one-half of the cost OF
supporting the child about which the
dispute arose, and the town of Middle
bury is to pay the taxable costs.
There are two civil cases to be tried by
jury next week-ScOtt Severance vs.
Hiram Spaulding and Hiram Norton VS.
John Perkins.