Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
COUNTY COURT.
Opening of the March Term at tho Court
House Tuetdny Morning.

The March term of the Chittenden Coun-
~ Court commenced Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock at the Court house. Judge
j. w. Rowell presided, with O. j. Tom
linson and Hon. G. w. Stevens as assist
ant Judges The bar was we'll represented
and among those present from out of town
were willard harrington of st. AL
bans, C. NJ. Wilds Of Middlebury,
+. l.. Fish of Vergennes, w. b. G.
Stckney of Bethel, NJ. A. Bingham of Es
sex junction, l.. f. Wilbur Of Jericho, +.
W. McGettrick of st. Adams, j. j. Mona
han of underhill, H. +. Wocott and II. y.
Deavitt of Winooski. Prayer was offer
ed by Rev. f. w. Olmstead and Clerk Ray
called the roll of the jury ana swore
them In. When he came TO the name of
Il. It. Sprague of Huntington he ANNOUNCE
ed that Mr.. Sprague was dead, whoreup-
on court said that he could be excused.
Judge Rowell then made Il short address
to the jurymen, instructinS them as TO
their conduct and duties as such.
Tho docket was next run through and
the following disposition was made of the
cases. on the civil docket AZ cases were
entered continued; the administrator was
given leave to enter in the following
cases: j. f. Brown VS.. Storm and Hurl-
burt and trustee, b. II, Day, adminstra-
tor; w. S. Conrad VS. Storm and Hurl-
burt ana trustee, Is. II. Day, adminstra-
tor; Maxheld and Seabury vs.. Storm and
Hurlburt and trustee. b. II. Day, admin
istrator; j. l.. O'Brien VS.. Storm and Hurl-
burt and trustee, b. II. Day, administra-
tor
The following cases were either settled
or discontinued: Betsey X. Hurlburt VS..
L. w. Hurlburt and trustee, b. IL. Day,
/ administrator; Edward Carey VS.. Joseph
Derway apt. Seymour a. Carey VS.. j. H.
Derway apt. Catherine Belden VS.. g. W.
Belden; Alexander n. Lucia VS.. Montgom-
Mary Ann Polworth VS.. Robert Polworth;
Elzar Belisle VS.. NJ. c. Powers; y. e.
Varney VS.. town of Westford; willard
Lincoln vs.. Wheeler, Blodgett ~ CO..;
Mary McGettrlck VS.. j. o. Kelley; Leon
ard Johnson VS.. town of Richmond; q, r..
T. Sparhawk vs. c. W. Pierce, apt, Cen,
| VT. r. r. Co., trustee; q. c. Steady VS..
| Curtis Fields; Ira Isham VS.. William Cliff
ford.
The case of the Lang & Goodhue Man
ufacturng company VS.. Mrs. Mae II.
Daley was referred to c. NJ. Wilds as ref
cree. In the case of John II. Evans, apt
VS. Joseph H. Evans the death of the de-
PENDANT was suggested. In the case OF
w b. Jones VS. NJ. ID. Cutting for tres
pass the defendant did not appear and
n judgment by default and motion for a
certified execution We're entered. inc
same entry was made in the case of j. j.
Bacon VS.. Lewis I,adam, administrators,
on action of replevin.
In the divorce docket the following
cases were discontinued: John Han VS..
Rose Hall. for adultery; Emma Tubbs VS..
Theodore Tubbs, for refusal to support and
intolerable severity; Laura Sheahan VS..
John Sheahan, for severity and refusal
to support: Celia Delaney VS.. James De-
laney, for deserton; and Minnie lie May
VS.. Ammi lie May, for severity and refusal
to support. Seven cases were set for hear
ing and four were continued,
In the State docket seven cases were set
for trial and one was continued on the
new entry docket the following cases were
discontinued A. f. Burdck VS.. George
Fitzsimmonds; Boyd Ewing, receiver VS.
A. N. Johns; The G. S. Blodgett Co. VS.
w. II. Thompson and Trs.; the Burlington
Woollen Co. VS.. Paul lie Clair and Enos
| lie Clair; McKannon Bros and Co. VS.
Lizzie Reed and ii. r. Reed appellants
the Fidelity Law and Collection Agency VS.
Bailey and Putnam, appellant. In the
case of Boyd Ewing, receiver, VS.. c. NJ
Fitch, judgment by default and court &c
assess were entered. The plaintiff was
, given leave to file a declaration In rC
Sally Binghams estate VS.. II. II. Davis
} appellant -Four cases were continued.
, The first case taken up was that OF
D George Ashley vs.. Mitchell Lucia, botl
of Milton. Messrs. Daniel Roberts anc
( w. l., Burnap appear for the plaintiff ant
Messrs. II. L. Brown and j. Il. Cushman fol
the defendant 1t Is an action of trespas,
for cutting down an acre OF timber wortl
$3.50 by the defendant, on the plaintiff.