Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-07
THE COUNTY COURT.
"A short Docket and No Findings of Grand
Jury Make ii Short and Dull Term.

county court began In the court room in
this village at 10:l5 o'clock Tuesday
forenoon. AS it was not expected that
there would be anything of an exciting
nature to come on, the attendance was
considerably simmer than is usual on
the first day of the term.
Hon. Loveland Munson of Manchester
is the presiding Justice and the assistant
justices are Hon. II. ID. Branch of Orwell
and Hon. Bernard NJ. Collins of Ferris
burg. The remaining officers are as
follows: Clerk, Rufus Wainwright of
Middlebury; assistant clerk, Charles Nj.
Wilds of Middlebury; states attorney,
James B. Donaway of Middlebury;
sheriff, Thad NJ Chapman of Middle
bury; reporter, Miss E. NJ. Ballou of
Rutland; county treasurer, Charles E.
Pinney of Middlebury.
Sheriff Chapman has appointed the
following deputies: VIM. ii. Cobb.
Middlebury; Olin A. Smith. Addison;
John II. Beane, Lincoln; +. n. Hemen-
way, Granville; f. II. Palmer. MonktOn;
VIM. A. Lawrence, Bristol; II. E. Hack,
Orwell; w. II. Birchard, Shoreham; !;
Joel V. Carpenter, Starksboro; B. ii.
Alden, Leicester; Frank G. Dyer, Sails
bury; Stoddard b. Martin, Ferrisburgh
and Henry p. Fisher, Vergennes. These
well of New Haven, who has been an
efficient deputy for many wears, was
not re-appointed, "a he intends to remove
| from the county. Rev. w. J. Fors sVthe,
rector of st. Stephens, offered the Gus
tomary prayer and Sheriff Chapman
made proclamation declaring the court
open for the transaction of business. Tne
general law docket was at once taken up
and the cases called off. The nine cases
on the iurv calendar were marked aS
! follows: Levi Leno ct al. V. Austin Peck,
appellant. settled aud discontinued; j.
| ID. Brooks executor V. II. Lapham, held
open, but not for trial: Mary c. Wood
bury V. Daniel Meader, same entry a;
Frank G.. Foote V. Amos Delphia, appel
lant, same ertry; j. w. Page V. Leona
Dickinson. trial. and assigned for Thurs
dav morning: Henry Welch, appellant.
V. James Grace. left open; Pearlc l..
Parmelee v. Henry c. Fushev. discon-
tinued without cost. on account of the
death of the plaintiff: Clara A. Stedman
V. Clinton Bostwick, trial and assigned
for Friday morning; Mary Waite V.
Edison B. Palmer and trustee, continued.
The case of Frank Delya v. James W.
Peck. a new entr, and not on the Jury
calendar. was set for trial by agreement
of counsel and assigned for Wednesday
morning as the first Jury trial of the
term. making three cases for trial. Not
a civil case was tried by Jury ar the June
| term.
OF the cases on the general law docket
and not on the Jury list many were en-
tered continued. number were held
open temporarily and these five we're
entered. settled and discontinued
Frances Blanchard. bv her next friend,
V. Charles Stedman; 4. u. Tuppers eX-
ecutors V. j. S. ChaLd dler: 4. Il. Upper :
executors V. School District No I'm
Ripton: Lizzie Labou V. George Robeor,
and A. q. Chandler V. Columbus Smith,
appellant. In 3. b. Kirby V. +. G..
Smith, which stood at the head of the
docket. Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff bv default. aud the same entry
was made in Geo. n. Gleason V. Alvin
Ford. Three cases standing on the dock
ct against Frederick Eastwood, in
which he is charged respectively with
attempting TO murder his wife. his wife's
mother and his wife's sister we're neces.
sarilv con; inued under existing circum.
stances. the supreme court not vet
having passed on Eastwood's appeal
OF course there is no likelihood that any
of these eases will ever be brought 10
trial. The remaining criminal eases,
which are few and of small consequence
were passed over for the present.
Divorce eases we have always with Us.
and eleven of them were marked for
hearings at mis- term. while several
were held omen and these two were
discontinued Ambrose II. Tatro Y.
Ellen Tator. and Orson Il. Abcls v
Marion /. Abels. In Jennie NJ. Els worth
v. Carleton r.. Ellsworth. to which there
lis cross bin. tbe netioner was piyen S5C
temnorarv alimnnv to cover the exnenses
of her case. which sum was ordered 10 be
paid before the hearing. the counsel
agreeing ON that amount
The calling Off of the docket comnleted
the work of the morning and n recess
Was taken 10 , o'clocl, n m.
At the afternoon session the grand
iurv were called and sworn and were
given the customary instrnctions nv th(
court. Three of the Is members Of tht
panel were excused for one reason OF
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