Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-14

Woods was given a sentence of two
years in the house of correction. John
Thompson, the Salisbury burglar, made
a similar request to be sentenced to
Windsor instead of to Rutland. His re-
quest was promptly granted and he was
sen'enced to serve five years at hard
labor in the State prison at Windsor,
which was probably little more Wind
sor than he wanted or had expected.
The only other criminal case brought
up was that of State VS. Lizzie James,
who has been in Jail since last February
charged with the larceny of about -
cents worth of jewelry in Ferrisburgh
last winter, for which she had been
bound over to the grand jury. She is
simple looking young woman, and was
on Monday afternoon brought into count
and admitted to bail on her own recog-
nisance in the sum of 500.
Ten divorce cases were tried at odd
times during the term. They were as
| follows:
Lille \. Dejadon v. Edmo Deiadon.
These parties we're married in Cornwall
in 1855. but The husband abandoned the
woman something oyer three years ago
and at last accounts was living in
Haverhill Mass. The bill was granted
for willfnl deserton and the custody of
the two minor children, nine and seven
years old, decreed to the petitioner.
Judge Sade of Nlddlebury for the pc
titioner; no defense.
Eliza lIier V. Adelbert Her These
are Salisbury people who were married
some eight years ago. y year ago last
winter Her was tried i'm the Addison
county court on Il charge of incendi-
arism in participating with Henry
Bushee in setting fire to the barns of
Merritt Robbins in Hancock. Her was
convicted and sentenced to serve five
years and six months in the State prison,
where he now is. The wife was given
her bill in accordance with a statute
providing that this NAV be done in cases
where parties have been sentenced to
State prison for a longer term than three
years. Charles f. Kingsley of Sails
bury for the petitioner; no defense.
Lotte n. Sheldon V. Henry E. Shell
don. This couple were married at Ver-
gennes in September, 1883. The hus-
band abandoned his wife three years ago
this month and has since been living in
Addison, Mrs. Sheldon making her
home in Bristol. Willful deserton and
intolerable severity were alleged, and
the bill was granted for the irst-named
cause and the custody Of the minor child
decreed to the petitioner. w. w. Rider
of Bristol for the petitioner; no defense.
Emma w. Nichols V. Harvey Nichols.
In this case the marriage took place at
Lewis. n. Y. in 1882, and the parties
subsequently lived together in Essex,
that State. Nichols treated his wife
with such cruelty that she lett him in
1856 and has latterly lived in Ferris
burgh. Nichols remained in Essex and
has since been living with another
woman. Adultery, intolerable severity
and refusal to support were set up 10 the
petition. The DILL was granted for in
tolerable severity and the custody of the
minor child decreed to the petitioner.
NJ. II. Alexander of Burlington for the
petitioner; no defense.
Kate Tucker V. Ezra Tucker. In the
first part of June, 1892, these people were
married at Vergennes, but Tucker never
lived with his wife, the marriage being
compulsory on his part. He has since
resided in Addison and the wife in Ver-
gennes. The bill was granted for will
full desertion and the custody of the
minor child given to the petitioner. F.
w. Tuttle of Vergennes for the petitioner;
no defense.
Florence Mcclure V. James Mcclure.
The parties were married in Burlington
in August, 1882, and lived about in va
rlous towns until five years ago, when
the husband took his departure and has
never come back to the wife, who has
since made her home In Bristol. Will
full desertiOn and refusal to support were
alleged. The bill was granted on the
tirst-named ground and the custody of
the MINOR child decreed to the petitioner.
Mr. Page for the petitioner; no defense.
Mabel Arthur V. George Arthur, alias
George Arthur Franklin. This case
Il
been married in April, 1891. Intolerabe
severity and refusal to support were
again the grounds alleged and the bill
was granted on the first named Ex-
Gov. E. j. Ormsbee of Brandon for the
petitioner; no defense.
Flora 5. DOolin V. Ellsworth E. DOO-
lin. These parties were married at Ad-
Olson in October, 1889. IntOlerable Sc
verify and refusal to support were
claimed and the bill granted for the
secOnd-named reason. Two notes ag-
gregating about 5000 and payable to the
husband were decreed to the petitioner
as alimony. Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes
for the petitioner; no defense.
In the cases noted last week as settled
but left on the docket until the terms of
agreement had been complied with, dis
cOntinuances were entered the terms
NluNt bCCli lIlNu Will III tdCIl
case. All other cases of any public in-
terest in which anything was done have
already been mentioned. There was
not much for the court to do on Satur-
day and Monday, and at 230 o'clock
Monday afternoon, the business on the
dockets having been cleaned up, court
was adjourned without day.
ELECTRIC BELLS AT THE ADDISON.
Mr.. ID. Rider, proprietor OF the Ad-
olson House, has entered into negOtia-
tions with the Smith electrical works of
Waverly, n. Y, through their manager,
Mr.. |. A. Holmes. to place in his hotel a
system of electric bells which will give
communication from the Office to and from
each room. The system is one of which
only a few of the leading hotels in the
cities can boast. This Improvement will
be greatly appreciated by the travelling
public. We commend Mr.. Riders spirit
of progressiveness in thus catering to
the wants and convenience of his guests.
The same firm is also to place in the