Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-08-04
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.


the county court rc-convened in the
court house here at l0:lj o'clock Tues
day forenoon, with Judge Tyler of Brat
tleboro again presiding. The adipurn-
ment in June was taken in order to give
the farmers among h ju. ors aud others
connected with the court chance to go
home aud do their haying and other
farm work before entering upon the
long will case which had been set for
trial, and also to give Judge Tyler time
to 90 back to Burlington and wind up
the Unfinished business of the Chitten-
den county court.
There were two liquor cases standing
marked for trial-State VS.. Edwin j..
Bruton and State vs.. Robert Steele.
States Attorney Fish said he was ready
to proceed with the former case, but Il
motion for continuance had been made
on behalf of the respondent. who was
in Rutland, on the ground of illness.
The necessary medical affidavit had not
arrived, but got along in the afternoon
The case was then put down for trial on
Thursday, August 10, or ~ soon as the
will case should be given to the jury,
and the witnesses. of whom there were
some 40 or 30 in court. were directed to
be on hand at that time. Judge Slade
and Mr.. Bliss represent the respondent.
In the Steele case, the States attorney
SAID he had no objection TO lis beihg con-
tlnued' ana coh'lnuahce was according
ly entered lhere were ohly rev VIII
heSscs suop'rhaed III Is case
r. r. Nlsuh ol brluport came INTO
court ana pleadeu guli'y OF ~ Irst Oh
Iehses unuer the liquor law ne was
lned Sl9o ana costs, Mhich ne paiu'
Inc Jury III me VIII case Oh Wil'cil lhe
uocket tltle Is Naluens' etc'' Oh 'ne rlrsI
Episcopal socieIY OF Auulsoh county,
appeilants' V; isaac l' EeiiS ct; al'' was
got WITHOUT uiihcuI'y' each vi the tWeNe
jurors called DGlhg acceptaole 10 ootn
sides, MI W nus Ior the proponents ana
Mr.. Baker Tor the ueIehdahts llade open
ing statements l" tle Jury explaining tile
clallns OF the various parties, ana the
Introduction OF the testimony lor the pro-
ponents was begun promptly upon the
opening Oh Tue court III lhe alterhoon'
Inc points or lmpoI tance IN TINS case
may be briefly stated as follows: Mrs.
Lydia Il. COnroe. widow OF jacob Con-
roe ana longtime resident or Middle
Dury' dled AT her nome on washington
street In TINS village June ~, 1871,
aged 81 years she was worm III rea
estate, government Donus, Oahk slOck
etc, somewhere ABOUT Sl4,oOO or Slo,OOO
Mrs Cohroe hau long Deeh prominent
member or 81. stephens Episcopal
church, whlch Is iuehIlcal WIN the Frs
Eplscopal soclety or Addison county
and was warm friend OF Kew a. r.
Carpenter, VINO had Deeh rector or the
church Tor about SIX years, up TO 1883
when he went elsewhere. she had ire
quentl y expressed to different people hel
intention TO leave the church some OF hel
property at her deatll, ana November I
1858, she executed VIII IN whlch, tht
supposltl"h Is, she oequeathed to th'
church her nome place IN Mlddlebury
together with sufficient sun. to keep i
III repair. ABOUT 1889 Mrs. Conroe be
came so feeble That she was unable to b'
about much' ana she mad her nephew
Mr.. Isaac l.. Eells OF Cornwall, transact
most OF her business Tor her. Mrs. A
IL. Sperry OF Cornwall, her niece, at tina
time used TO come out once week
or so ana attend TO things about th'
house, and later Mr.. Eells and Mrs
Sperry came out to live with her, will
the understanding that If they took care
OF her during her lifetime they were Il
have the bulk OF her property at heI