Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
wINDHAM COUNTY COURT.
An adjournment TO May 3I---PIan for
Settlement or the BrattltbOrO Road
Case at an Expense OF $500.

An adjournment 20 May 31---PlRn for
Settlement OF the BrattIsboro Road
Case at an Expense OF $500.
Friday afternoon the court took recess
till Wednesday, May 81, at 8 o'clock A. NJ,
with the expectation that the case of Nc
Intyre and Wardwell VS.. Williamson and
trustee will then be tried by jury. The
counsel for defendant in this case have
been very DESTROYS for early trial as large
sum of money is tied up in the hands of
the trustee pending its determination, and
the recess was taken to accommodate the
plaintiffs, whose leading witness is now ILL.,.
Judges Worden and Walker, who heard
the Canal street highway widening case,
decided Friday not to accept the report of
the commissioners recommending widen
ing the road in question to three and one
half rods, but on Saturday morning the
judges, accompanied by Road Commits
sioner Stockwell and other interested par
ties, inspected the road, listened to Mr.
Stockwell's plan of putting the present
sidewalk into the roadway and cutting out
the bank sufficiently to make a new side
walk, and, upon assurances given by the
selectmen that this improvement would be
made, the case was left open till the Sep
TENDER term of court. This improvement,
If made. will apparently satisfy all parties,
for while it falls far short of what the
commissioners recommended it will leave
roadway three rods wide, which is all
that was asked for by the petitioners. The
cost of this will probably not exceed $500,
while the changes as recommended by the
commissioners, with land damage, is esti-
mated to cost several times this amount.
During the week the following judg-
ments have been rendered: Flora S. Ash
croft vs.. Walter Talbot, Apt. and school
district trustee, judgment for plaintiff,
continued as to trustee; Albert NJ. Prouty,
Adm, VS.. Lucy A. Doolittle, Exec, judg-
ment for plaintiff on report of l.. NJ. Read,
auditor; Clark l.. Brown VS.. Lafayette G..
Powers, Apt, judgment for plaintiff for
S27.6j damages and costs, on report of j.
Fl. Merrifeld, referee; Peoples National
bank VS.. George Hidden and trustees,
judgment for plaintiff against principal
defendant, o. K. Butterfield appointed
commissioner; A. w. Child Il Co. VS.. G.
s. wilkins, Apt, judgment for plaintiff
S72, interest and costs; town of Jamaica
VS.. state of Vermont. This was petition
for state aid in the maintenance of a GER
tain highway in Jamaica, under the law
allowing state aid to towns excessively
burdened with taxes. The commissioners,
A. F. Schwenk, j. W. Gould and r. E.
Gordon, recommended that the prayer OF
the petitioners be granted, and the court
made an order assessing the state $50 for
1899, and S75 per year for the four years
next following W. II. Hamilton was APP
pointed commissioner to expend the money.
This simply continues state aid granted TO
Jamaica for a good many years past.
NJ. c. Skinner ct. els. VS.. Jamaica and
Windham was a petition for the discon-
tinuance of "Air Line road" leading
from the Turkey mountain road in
Jamaica 10 the highway leading from
South Windham to Burbee's mills, in
| Windham, a total distance of 1864 rods
| The report of Fl. G. Barber, j. W. Mel
! endy and K. L. Hastings, recommending
the discontinuance of the highway, was
accepted, and judgment for discontinu
ance rendered thereon.
Other judgments were: George NJ GoulC
VS.. John r. Blood and trustee, judgmen
by default against principal defendant TO
Sl72.9 5 damages, trustees discharged; Cal
win l.. Barber VS.. James Hume and trus
tee, judgment by default against principa
defendant for $500 damages, trustee dis
Charles A. Van Doom and trustees. judg
ment against principal defendant, contin
ued as TO trustee, j. II. Merrifield, com
missioner; Everett n. johnson VS.. A. Z
Park, apt, judgment for defendant
In John II. Cray VS.. Eugene f. Cray
f. l.. Waterman was appointed auditor
In Austin II. Lackey VS.. Minor W. New
ton, apt, o. f. Butterfeld was appointe,
referee. In Thomas Penniman apt, v:
Fred Taylor c. c. Fits was appointed rel
cree. In Mellen Il Proctor VS.. A. V. Ker
and trustee, X. Haskins was appointe
commissioner as to trustee.
In addition to those reported last wee
Chancellor Tyler granted the following dc
crees of foreclosure: Hosea Mann V:
George A. Isabel ct al; Albert NJ. Prouty
guardian, VS.. Carley P. Whitney ct al.
Henry j. Stewart ct al. VS.. j. l.. Jones {
al.
Kittredge Haskins was appointed speci;
master in cranberry case Charles c. Abbey
vs.. Ethel j. and Charles S. wilkins.
OF the l55 civil law cases on the dock'
60 have been tried, settled and discounts
ued.