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WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.
Jurors Excused For. tho Term-Cases
Heard by the Court.

Montpelier, VT, April 2.-Thc Jury If
State vs.. Lee Dodge, apt, for breach Of
the peace after being out a short time
| returned a verdict of guilty. The costs
amount to slil.56. Exceptions were taker
during the trial. and new bail was fixec
this morning at 5000, which was furnished
| by the respondents father Oramel S
| Dodge of Worcester.
BY reason of respondents sickness, the
| case of State VS.. II. r. Stevens of Mont.
pelier for selling intoxicating liquor was
continued this forenoon.
| AS the jury cases remaining were moi
ready for trial, and tomorrow being Fast
Day. the jurymen were excused until 1:3(
o'clock Monday afternoon.
In the case of Minnie c. Templeton VS.
Adelbert N. Templeton, which was heard
this forenoon, bill of divorce was grant
ed the petitioner for intolerable severity
| Her attorney was II. w. Scott. The par
ties reside in East Montpelier.
State vs.. NJ. T.. HILL apt, of West Berlin,
charged with a breach OF the peace, was
continued. Respondents attorney Is T. II.
| Gordon.
Montpelier April s.-In tho divorce case
of Lottie A, Town vs.. Leon II. Town, a
bill has been granted for intolerable Sc
verify. Petitioner resides In Montpelier
and defendant in Waterbury, w. A. Lord
for petitioner.
Last evening n session of tho court was
held for the purpose of hearing evidence
in the two cases of Lord, Stone e Co., VS..
w. III. Buchanan, apt, and Jennie Har-
roun VS.. same which were tried together,
trespass and trover being Joined In both
cases, Sept n, 1894, r. Dickinson. agent for
Lord. Stone & Co. of Massachusetts, sold
to the aforesaid Jennie n model crown
range for s35, taking an old stove and n
S32 lien note in payment. About couple
of months after defendant sold the range
to satisfy a chattel mortgage owned by a
Mrs. Buchanan. 1t appeared that Btu
chanan was constable for the town of
Barre at the time and was notified by
Dickinson of the lien note The defend
ants case broke down and he submitted
evidence only as bearing upon the ques-
ton of exemplary damages. As the chat
tel mortgage under which he acted ante
dated the lien note he evidently was labor
ing under a deluson at the time of the
auction as to the identity of the range.
The court rendered no decision as the
evidence was not quite closed. T. r. Cor
don and G.. w. Wing for plaintiffs; f. j.
Martin and w. A. Lord for defendant.
The court adjourned to 80 Monday af-
ternoon.
Montpelier, April 6.-Court reconvened at
1870 o'clock this afternoon. The two liq-
uor cases of State VS.. George Burgess for
nuisance and keeping were called up and
continued The two liquor cases State VS..
were mol pressed and the three cases, State
vs.. Mariana Tomasi for nuisance. keep
ing and selling were also mol pressed.
There being no more cases ready for
trial the jurymen were excused from fur
Their service this term.
David L. Fuller VS.. Milo d. Parmenter
and c. L. Parmenter, admr. trustee.
Judgment for plaintiff by default Con-
tnued as to trustee G. w Parmenter
enters for claimant. T. r. Gordon for
plaintiff.
ID. Willis Cummins VS.. Kate T.. Sweeney,
chancery foreclosure against n farm in
Berlin. Decree for orator. Time of re-
demption one year. About $1,000 is involv
ed r. j. Deavitt for orator.
John II. Eaton VIZ. Catherine c. Eaton,
divorce Bill granted for wilful desertion.
s. G. Shurtlef for petitioner.
Forsyth ard Ingraham and j. S. Robin
son. apt, and Angus Stewart. trustee.
Judgment for plaintiff against principal
debtor. Continued as to trustee. Plain
tiffs reside in Barre about $500 is involved.
]. w. Gordon for PLAINTIFF II. w. Scott for
trustee.
Montpelier, April THE divorce case of
Mae Dewing VS.. Harry c. Dewing was
decided this morning. A bill was granted
for intolerablc severity; petitioner granted
custody of her minor child; household
goods given her as alimony. She resides
in Duxbury. Her counsel was w. A.
Lord. Defendant is supposed to be in
Canada. He formerly resided in Mont
peler.
Jennie Harroun VS.. w. II. Buchanan,
apt, trover for the conversion of stove.
Judgment for plaintiff for s3S and costs.
In the case of Lord, Stone & Co. VS.. same
the two cases being tried together, judg-
men was rendered for defendant to recover
his costs.
Ellen Allen VS.. Robert Troup, apt, and
trustee, judgment of City Court of Barre
for about $50 and costs affirmed without
interest and without costs in this court.
+. j. Martin for plaintiff
o. r. Collins VS.. l.. F.. Walbridge, gem
eral assumpsit on a note. The parties are
from Cabot. Judgment for plaintiff for
s220.12. ]. p. Lamson for plaintiff,
c. c. Putnam & Son VS.. Dodge & Glced,
n chancery foreclosure against a farm
in Worcester. Judgment confessed and
decree according to stipulation on file.
Less than $1,000 involved. j. II. Senter for
orator.
Matilda Rydberg VS.. Charles ]. Rydberg,
divorce. Bill granted for desertion. Pc
titioner granted custody of her minor
She Is from. Barre. Her attor-
noy was w. +. Barney. Defendant when
last heard from was in the West India
Islands.
Bessie Wheeler VS.. Willie =. Wheeler
was heard this afternoon and n bin OF di-
vorce was granted 10 petitioner for intol- /
cradle severity. The parties reside in
w. A. Lord for petitioner.