Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-09
OPENING OF COUNTY COURT.
ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO AN lin.
USUALLY SHORT TERM.
Many Cases Continued and Others Epter.
ed as Settled and Discontinued
Only Fen Likely to be Tried
by Jury.

The March term Of Chttonden County
Court was opened in this city at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning with Chief Judge Taft
presiding. There were few lawyers pre-
sent from outside the city. Tho session
was opened with prayer by Rev George
T. Bliss, after which the docket was call
ed. This showed only Il small number of
comparatively embarrassing cases for
trial at this term and there is every indl-
catioh that the term will be a very short
one.
| Al the calling of the docket a large num-
DER OF cases were marked continued. In
'he case of Skillngs, Whitney & Barnes
Lumber company VS.. -. w. G. Clapp and
trustee, the trustee was DISCHARGED with
out costs; in the case of julius SEYMOUR
VS. Alfred BiXby the death of tho defend
ant was suggested; the case of simon r.
SAKE vs. W. j. Van Pattcn, ct al. WAS set
for hearing by the court; the case of Ar
thur Irombey VS.. IL. \. Davis and c.. j.
ferguson, an action brought for damages
received by the printing Of the plaintiffs
name in the Green Book" so-caled. was
marked settled and discontinued; I.ottie
richards vs.. Titus Wightman, bastardv,
was settled and discontinued; the eight
cases against the Burlington Wooden
company and the Winooski Worsted COM
panN We're taken from the docket settled
ana discontinued; the suit OF Thomas Ar
buckle VS.. NJ. II. Landon is marked for
tflal by jury, the case of the L. V NJ
ana ;. A. College vs.. w. 5. Isham, is set
lor trlal and the case of Edwards Ste
Vens N Co, vs.. Willard Isham is settled
ana discontinued; the case of Mrs. /. {.
BarroWs vs. A. r. Yandow is discontinued.
the divorce case of Mary Coutrcmarsh vs.
FRANK +. Coutremarsh is settled and dis
continued; the case of Charles T. Rogers
VS.. a. +. Richardson and w Il. McKillip
is settled and discontinued; the divorce suit
OF Prudence II. Rich VS.. w. s. Rich will
be heard; the suit Of j. j. Flynn. admir-,
VS.. the city of burlington stands for trial
nut Will probably 20 over to next term;
the case of the Montpelier Savings Bank
ana trust company vs.. Edward i. Muir
ray is settled; the case of +. +. Morgan
vs. Fanny ID. johnson and the suit in
winch the names of defendant and plain
TIN are trdnsposcd, actions of ejectment
VIII probably go over to the September
term.
An examination of the cases set for jury
trial showed that only ten were likely to
be tired, three had been set for hearing
by the court, four We're passed, seven dis
continued and in one bail had not been
furnished as stipulated
An adjournment was taken at II o'clock
until in the afternoon.
I- AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT tho reopening of court in the after
noon the petit jurors were summoned and
TOOK their places in the jury box for a
snort time and were sworn, after VIZ ch
they were excused until this corning at .
o'clock, there being no business for them
to do yesterday +. r. Miles of Hines
burgh, j. L. Blair Of Milton and f. G. .
Gale of Westford were excused. After a
short time spent in the discussion of ca
SEES standing for trial, making the after
noon session about half an hour long. an
adjournment was taken until this morn
ing at o'clock.
The case of Laura Lavigne VS.. Patrick
Lee and Thongs Arbuckble VS. NJ H. Lam
1un stand for trial this morning unless
some change is made.
A. l.. Sherman was made n master in
yesterday.
Petitions for foreclosure have been en-
tered by the Howard National bank VS..
John Finere and by w. H. Townsend VS..
lanes IL, and Hattie Wyatt.
Bills in chanccry are entered as follows:
Almon d. Root vs.. l.. Il. Scoficld and the
same vs. J. II. Scohcld.