Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-05
Windsor County Court.
DECEMBER TERM, 1896.

Hon Loveland Munson, presiding Judge.
Hon. Charles II. Markham, Hon. Henry
j. Parker, assistant judges.
j. r. Pember. clerk.
II. A. Spaiford, sheriff.
j. II. Mimms, reporter.
James q. Harvey, states attorney.
Deputy sheriifs in attendance;
Charles II. Scott and Seth b. Moore, Ply
mouth.
j. ii. Kiniry, Windsor.
Charles W. Hoffman and Henry II. Peck,
White River junction.
Samuel C. Jones, South Royalton.
w. 5. Lowell, Springfield.
Lester 9. Howe, Ludlow.
The court house has been cleaned thor
rughly, re- painted and the walls and cell
ings frescoed. The room is adorned with
oil paintings of Hon Charles Marsh, Chief
Justice Titus hutchinson, Norman Will
liams, many years the clerk Of this court,
and Hon. George p Marsh, native OF
Woodstock and for many years United
States Minister at Rome.
The court convened December l. John
n. Watson of Bradford and Levant M
Read of Bellows Falls were the only attor.
neys present who are not residents o.
w lnuSOT COuHty
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Smith
of the Episcopal church of Woodstock.
The grand jurors were duly empanelet
and sworn. Judge Munson addressed tt
them concise and pertinent charge as tt
their important duties and responsibilities
He recited the different clauses of theil
oath and explained their meaning. Henry
Stafford was appointed foreman. List o
grand jurors:
| Andover, Samuel II. Farrar.
| Barnard, Scion ID. Putnam.
Bethel, f. M. Weston.
Bridgewater, Calvin I. Josselyn.
Cavendish, Frank H. Wheeler.
| Chester, Clarence Adams.
| Hartford, Henry Stafford.
| Hartland, Asa Weed.
! Ludlow, Charles w. Hemenway.
| Plymouth, John 7. Wilder.
| Pomfret, Justin Bugbee.
| Reading, w. II. Bedford.
| Rochester, E. b. Morse.
| Royalton, E. Clement Drew.
Sharon, George f. Fay.
| Springfield, Rufus A. Forbush.
Stockbridge, Egbert Sheldon.
Windsor, Urel l.. Comings
Woodstock, Horace F. Durham.
Woodstock, Hosea V. French.
The petit jurors in attendance were ther
duly empaneled and sworn.
The docket of civil cases was then called
and motions for continuance were heard
The court, after arguments by L M. Read
and w. w. Stickney in favor of contin-
uapce OF Dunklee & Hooper, and by w.
E. johnson and G.. A. Davis in opposition
thereto, refused to continue the case. A
time for its trial will be fixed later in the
term. Tue court also refused to continue
David H. Bragg vs.. Caroline F. Hagan
this motion was agreed by, William Batch
elder for plaintiff and w. B. G. Stickney
for defendant. A motion was made to con-
tinne the celebrated Grim. con. case OF
William H. Smith VS.. John Parker Bagley.
This was argued in the affirmative by w,
b. G. Stickney and w. E. johnson, and
opposed by W. w. Stickney.
The business finally shaped itself SO that
on Wednesday morning, I'd inst, the case
of Sheffield Smith VS.. Archibald Anderson,
ct al, was taken up. This is an action Of
trover for quantity of lumber and grew
ont of the bearing of defendants steam
saw mill at Norwich. In their fire a guam
,ity of plaintiff S lumber was burned. john
H. Watson and w. w. Stickney for plain
tiff S. f. Pingree, David II. Pingree and
w. b. c. Stickney for defendant.