Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-22
COUNTY COURT SUMMARY.
Cases in Which Judgment Was Given
Divorces Granted and the DEGREES
Of Foreclosure.

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Divorces Granted and the DEGREES
Of Foreclosure.
The following court business was
transacted during the term: Jason w.
Rice VS.. Frank d. Chase. Judgment on
report of l.. NJ. Read, referee for plain
tiff. to recover 1854 and costs; Milon f.
Perry, apt, VS.. Norman d. Allen. Judg-
ment for plaintiff on report of f. A.
Bolles, referee for S51.13 and costs; Mar
tin r. Lawrence VS.. Charles w. Parker.
Judgment for plaintiff on report Of Kit
tredge Haskins, auditor, for $26O2O and
costs; N. d. Rice VS.. p & w De st.
Croix Judgment for plaintiff. 1903 and
costs; Caroline s. Hotalllng VS.. William
NJ. Lewis, f. NJ Lewis and George II.
Burns, and trustees. Judgment on re-
port of A. Il. Cudworth, referee for
plaintiff, for 1929 and costs against de-
PENDANTS and trustees; Edgar II. Tuthill
VS.. @. Il. Goodenough, apt Judgment
for plaintiff for S47, 1896; Nellie Finney VS.
John 2. Alexander, Jr., referred to o. E.
Butterfield.
Fred NJ. Leonard VS.. Frederick V. r.
Dey and trustee. J. II. Merriheld APP
pointed commissioner; p. f. Crown ct
al, VS.. Charles c. Bartlett and trustees
discontinued as to common counts and
last count. Judgment for plaintiff on
remaining count continued as to trustee;
Henry c. White VS.. Wray Gates Judg-
ment to account, clerk appointed auditor
and commissioner; town of Jamaica VS..
State of Vermont This was a petition
for state aid on highway in Jamaica
known as the Jacksonville road. c. II.
Williams, Frank Stowe and ]. H. Merri-
field commissioners appointed at March
term reported that they found said town
excessively burdened by taxation, the
average rate for the five years past, ex-
elusive of school tax, being 25O cents on
the dollar Of the grand list. They recon-
mended state aid as follows: 1925 for the
year ending November Is, 1902, this to
cover the building of a bridge and $50
per year for the four years next follow
ing. The court made an order carrying
out the recommendation of the commits
sioners.
John E. Gale, admr., VS.. Bert Z. Perry.
judgment for plaintiff; Harris and Gale
VS.. w. o. Warner. referred to Clarke c.
Fits; NJ. A. and A. E. Hadock VS.. b. NJ.
Whitney, apt. referred to o. e. Butter
field; Polk & Calder Drug Co. vs. f. S.
Randall judgment for plaintiff for $225.2 %;
Philip and VIM. De st. Croix VS.. Calvin
L. Barber's estate, referred to c. c.
Fits; L. II. Stellman, apt, VS. Burt
Chellis referred to o. E. Butterfeld; f.
r. Cummings vs.. Calvin p. ellison. judg-
ment for plaintiff, clerk to assess; George
NJ. Cory VS.. Leroy G. Davis, apt, judg
ment for plaintiff; Abbott Grocery Co. VS..
Calvin p. ellison, apt, judgment for
plaintiff; Brattleboro Street Railroad Co.
VS. Village OF Brattleboro A. f. Cud-
worth. ]. II. Goulding and Daniel Sher-
win appointed commissioners; Eveline r.
Fairbrother VS.. town of Grafton, referred
to Joel C. Baker
A j. Thomas VS.. Frank b. johnson
estate, apt, judgment to account. Zina
II. Allbee, auditor: Burt Chellis VS.. p.
and w. De St Croix, referred to o. Z.
Butterfeld; s. ]. Cray vs. Philip De st.
CroiX was referred to G. c. Fits; Cora
f. Forester VS. Douglass II. Forester.
The parties were divorced two years ago,
and custody of three minor children
/ granted to wife, the husband to pay 81
per month towards children's support.
This action was brought for contempt OF
court in failure to pay alimony. The
husband brought counter petition plead
ing inability to pay, alleging that the wife
was not proper person morally to have
custody OF children, asking for alimony
order TO be vacated. The case occupied
day. a large number of witnesses being
heard relative to the relations between
Mrs. Forester and one Walter Johnson,
her cousin, with whom she is now living.
| Judgment that d. II. Forester is in con-
tempt and that he pay $25 to petitioner
| on or before December LIST next or go to
| jail. Order for allmony suspended. pend
ing further hearing before the court on
| first Monday of February next.
Burt Chellis VS.. Hart & Bigelow, apis,
| and trustee, judgment pro forma for
/ plaintiff in report OF o. f. Butterfield
/ referee, exceptions by defendant; Hart &;
/ Bigelow VS.. Burt Chellis, judgment pro
forma for defendant on report of o. E.
. Buttertleld, referee, exception by plaintiff.
Divorces were granted as follows
George Lynde from Mary E. Lynde for
! adultery; Carrie +. Warner from L.
Davenport Warner, for wilful desertion;
Lucy Pratt from William Pratt for re-
/ fusal TO support; Emma NJ Wright from
Herbert G. Wright, for wilful desertion;
| Marion a. Goodenough from George r.
! GoodenouGh, for refusal to support; Gill
bert c. Hicks from Edna c. Hicks, for
adultery. The marriage between Olive NJ
Houghton and Carl c. Anderson was an
, nulled.
The chancellor granted DEGREES of fore
closure in the following cases: Lydia NJ.
| Blood VS.. J. Wells Farnsworth and
Ella ]. Farnsworth; Cyren B. Law
ton VS.. Emma NJ. w Collier and
William Collier; 7. c. Marsh. admir-. vs.
! James l.. Shipee ct ais; Herbert E. Kid
der vs. John E. Ellsworth ct ais; Joseph
o. Johnson. guardian, VS.. Bessie E.
| Worthen; lothian Whtcomb VS.. Mary A.
Graves and Phoebe White Edward Bis
sell VS.. George NJ. Cory; William S. New
ton ct al, executors. VS.. d. p. Prescott ct
al; Frank II. Harris VS.. Ernest l.. Bur-
bee at ais; Windham County Savings
bank VS. Clinton L. Hall and Nellie L.
! Hall; Wndham County Savings bank VS..
Frank d. Tucker and Harriet A. Tucker;
Frank A. Jones VS.. Cornelia II. Proctor
ct ais.
Special masters were appointed as fol-
lows: Benjamin F. Howard and Harriet
Tucker VS. Judith A. Faux ct also. e.
Butterfield; Russell d. Brown and wife
VS.. Joseph Columbe, Charles II. Darling;
George c. Smith VS.. Charles B. Alexander,
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