Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21
CHELSEA.

The trial of o. V. Downing VS.. :. d.
Sibley, which began Tuesday afternoon.
June 9Th, occupied the attention of the
court till the afternoon Of June 18th when
Judge Start delivered his charge. The
declaration charged negligence on de-
PENDANTS part in having gone to bed late
at night December 2ist. 1851. leaving an
oil stove burning in one of the barns on
the premises which were rented Of the
plaintiff, whereby the barns took fire and
burned with all their valuable contents
owned by the plaintiff. The jury were
out over night and during all the follow
ing day but at seven O'Clock in the even
ing, being yet unable to agree were dis
charged. standing it Is understood, ten
to two in favor of the defendant. r. A.
Hoar and r. NJ. Harvey for the plaintiff;
John w Gordon for defendant. The next
case Edward Martin VS.. William Ford,
apt. an action of assumpsit. having been
entered Judgment for plaintiff for $50
and COSTS court took recess till We'd
nesday morning when the trial of Martha
| S. Flagg VS.. Blake Locke and Mary Ann
Locke, apis. an action of assumpsit on "A
promissory note for s25 given ir 1867, was
begun. The defence was a claim in offset
in favor of defendant Blake Locke. and
TO meet plaintiffs objection that demands
! in offset must be mutual it was also
claimed that Mrs. Locke was only a
surety for her husband. The jury were
asked 20 report special findings in answer
! to questions submitted by the court and
thus found for the defendants that Mrs.
Locke was surety and found the offset
of N4,65 to be as claimed. This offset was
within five cents of the plaintiffs claim.
j. X. Darling and ID. S. Conant for plain
tiff, r. NJ, Harvey for defendants. All
day Thursday and Friday forenoon were
occupied with the trial of Emma F..
Gushing VS. Henry T.. French, an action
of assumpsit. in which plaintiff seeks to
recover $500 intrusted to him for the pur-
pose of buying a piano, as plaintiff alleg-
ed defendant claimed that the $500 never
belonged to the plaintiff. u. 5, Conant
and X. NJ, Harvey for plaintiff, j. q.
Harvey and j. d. Denison for the defen-
dant. The grand jury reported on We'd
nesday forenoon eleven true bills, and
eight not found and the jury was dis
charged for the term. The civil calendar
is likely to last next week with the will
case of J. II. Bass and Orrar Bass, pro-
ponents. VS. Elmer f. Clafin and Bertha
l.. Clafiin Blanchard. contestants of
Ephraim #. Clafin's will, whose trial be-
gan Friday afternoon, r. NJ Harvey and
j. l. Denison for plaintiffs, or proponents
of the will and NJ, NJ. Wilson and Darling
and Darling for the contestants. on Fri
day afternoon after two hours considera
ton the jury found for the plaintiff Ia
recover sSlS.s5 in the case of Gushing VS.
French.
During May Orange county creamery
made 10, 800 pounds of butter from 35l, 81.
pounds of milk and 5296 pounds of cream
received. Current expenses were A43,,'
and patrons were paid 1917 cents a pounC
for butter made from this milk.-Mrs
Gail Wood llemer accompanied by DR.
Hemers two children came on from New
York last week for their usual summers
vacation with Mrs. Helmers parents, Mr.
and Mrs William r. Hood Mr.. and Mrs
William F. Davis have gone to the Pro
file House In the White mountains fol
their summers employment.-Miss Belle
Judd of Orange, NJ j., accompanied by &
friend also professional nurse, has beer
visiting her mother and sister Mrs FREQ
Stanton and returned on her homewarC
trip Monday,-I.ast week herd of 3
handsome young Jerseys from Hood
farm near Lowell, Mass, were driver