The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-20
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.

The December term Of Orange cJnnty
court war formally adjDu ned Sa urdiy
morning, December g. III work being H.
ished FridHy evening after u four days
session. No one ny case WAS tried and
but single civil case, except divorce psi.
tions heard BY The court. L. was about the
weakest term VI county court Orange ooun-
W has had. several cases were disposed of
besides the sixty'srvru civil cases and
eight criminal ca es which we've continued.
Evolve civil cases Nero entered settled and
hiteen were discOn iuurd. Four are en-
tered with court for Idgement IA of this
term and ia fuur Others the court pro-
nouuced judgment
In re- Charles =. Tatbell, administrator
OF John Walioh'5 estate, Sarah A. K
Walton appellant, which was an appeal
from probate COURTS appointment by
special administrator, peuding proof of
will the appeal WAS sustained, the order
appointing special administrator vaca ed
and cause 10 ne certified back to probate
court, with costs to appellant, which were
taxed Nj S2O05
In Homer M. Martin v. Livia A Lord and
Mills Lord, petluOn for PARTITION of lands
held in common in he town OF Furlee,
judgment was rendered on report of COM
missiOners. Assistant judges, Henry w,
Fits James X. McLlm an Clerk Curtis
8. Emery that the petitioner share in the
premises was worth $3.50 and If Livia A
Lord should not pay That sun theI for
within sixty days then said premises should
be- sold and the proceeds, dednc,ing costs of
sale, be divided between the co.tenants.
In re Will Of John A. Tracy, Hale X
Darling, executor, K O'car Tracy, appel
LIANT, the contestants Withdrew and the in-
5tTument propounded was adjudgei to be
the last will and testament Of John A.
Tracy and the cause ordered to be certified
back 10 probate court.
Ia Frank Q. Bachelor v. Frank fl. Pet
tee, al action OF scire lcids on bail in which
an old form OF writ WAS used without the
forty-two day clause ordering defendant to
enter his appearance, the judgment pro
formd was that the case he dismissed, the
fact being found that no affidavit was lied
under forty-two day rule. Plaintiff except
ed and cause passed to supreme CO RI.
Among the divorces granted were Mary
K. Isley v. Eugene e Iisley for intolera-
bic severity, custody Of three minor child
rem being Liveu To the petiti0ner; Minnie
W. Kidder V. Fred A. Kdder for deserton,
custody of minor child being decreed to Pc
| titioner; Su'an A. ID ckiuson Hiram F.
Dickinson for intOlerable severity; Lena l..
Wood v. Dennis Is. Wood for refusal to
su port with leove for petitioner to resume
| her maiden II lme; Louise b Kent v. Gill
| bert III. Kent for intolerable severity aud
refusal to support, Gus oily OF minor child
| given to petitioner. Eight other divorce
| cases we're continued and two dismissed.
Ga the criminal docket John K Rowell
| OF IOpsbam, who was indicted last June
for assault with intent to kill. pleaded
guilty OF simple assault aud was fnsi SO
which with S18 more for costs, was paid
| Levi M johnson, The negro boy W 10 set
| fire to Arthur Stacks farm buildings N
Chelsea last July, was sentenced TO the
| State Industrial School until he becomes OF
age. Fred Simmons of Brooktied and Fred
Hardy of Randolph, who pleaded guilty to
stealing several gallons Of cider jsly oil
Dix j. Camp at East Randolph asst August
were sentenced to the house OF COR ctlon,
the former for not more than three years
nor less than two years and the latter for
not more than two ears and not less than
| one year and three months.
William Brown of Thetford, who p eaded
| guilty to striking one Morrison III Union
| Village last September, was sentenced &c
| pay a fiue OF Sl5 aud costs of S18 So. George
Louanis OF Bradford, fourteen year old
boy, was sentenced to the State Industrial
| School till he is twenty-One years old ful
stealing. Charles Brooks, against whom
| an inform alton was filed Tor breaking out OF
the Bradford lookup wherein he was con
| fined during intoxication, demurred to thr
information and the demurrer being over
ruled, the case goes to Supreme court on
| exceptions. T. State V. George Sanford the
bonds of $500 were chancered TO $3.50
State V. Richard Kennedy was mol pressed
| At an adjourned meeting of Oriusr
! County Bar Association held Tuesday
| evening, December ex-GOv. Fdrnham de
llvered enl, ges upon Hon. Heman A
White and George A. Dicky, Esq two o.
the latest deceased brethren. Remark,
were also made by Nelson l.. Boyden
George L. Stove, Joseph ID Denson, X NJ
| III irvey, John b. Pickett and Judge Nun
SOD, after which an excellent address wal
delivered by Hale X Darling, Ed, ON 'ht
subject "The Negotiable Instrum mt,
Law" which evoked some discrss
| Some opposition was expressed to proposed
| legislation which should secure uniformity
among the several S 4tes in this branch Of
the law. The grea est regret caused ty sc
short term Of county court is b cause
| Judge Munspn cannot stay longer. He i.
one OF the most agreeable presiding judges