Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-05
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
December Term Opens with Big Crowds in
Attendance.

DecemDer "Opens With Dig C'oWNo o"
Attendance.
The December term of court for Addi-
son county opened in the court house In
Middlebury at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, and there was large attendance OF
litigants, lawyers and spectators. Hon.
Seneca Haseton, of Burlington, is the
chief Judge, and made his initial appear
ance as a trial Judge in Addison county,
although he had been for several years
familiar and prominent figure among
the lawyers in attendance upon our
county courts. The other officers of the
court are Hon. B. M. Collins, of Ferris
burgh, and Hon. Abram w. Foote, of
Cornwall, assistant Judges; Rufus VAIN
wright, of Middlebury, clerk; Thad. M.
Chapman, of Mlddlebury, sheriff; James
B. Donoway, of Middlebury, states
attorney; Miss Ella NJ. Ballou, of Rut-
land, reporter, and Charles f. Plnney, of
Middlebury, county treasurer. Assist
ant Judge Collins has entered upon his
second term in that office, and is the first
an assistant judgeship in Addison county
for many years.
Rev. f. o. Taylor, pastor of the local
Baptist church, made the opening prayer,
after which the sheriff made the usual
proclamation for the formal opening of
the court. The cases on the general
docket and those on the jury calendar
were then called over, and the cases on
the jury calendar were disposed of as
follows:
r. f. Brown VS.. Woodward and
French, appellants; Trustee of Frank
Bablno's estate vs.. John Douglass, and
L. G. Sturteyant VS.. j. G.. Mccullough,
marked for trial.
John j. White VS.. II. c. Ward; Sand
wich Manufacturing Company VS.. b. w
Field, ct al. and Trustees and Reuben
Halght vs.. Hosea b. Field, entered con
tinued.
II. ID. Stewards administrator VS.. F
n. Hill; Elmer Stokes, appellant, VS.
Lorenzo Thompson; Peter Bessette, VS.
Louis Loulette; Walter j. White VS.
Rolin G. Goodale, and +. S. Baisdel
vs.. r. G. Goodale, settled and discon
tinueG.
In the case of Sturtevant VS.. McCul
Tough and that of Sturtevant VS.. the
Free Press association, Judge w. III
Bliss, whose name appeared as bonds
man for Sturtevant, asked that his name
be stricken from the recognizance, anC
the recognizance vacated, as his name
had been entered without his knowledge
or authority. This course was taker
and new bail was offered and accepted a
the afternoon session, at which time th'
Sturtevant vs.. Mccullough case wal
ordered continued, as it appeared tina
the issue had not been joined in time fo
the case to come to trial at this tern
under the rules of the court. V. A
Bullard, of Burlington, represented Mr.
the case finally comes to trial, by p. NJ
Melden, of Rutland, and Frank w
Thomas, of Middlebury, while Gen
Mccullough will have for his attorney
o. M. Barber, of Bennington, and f. L
Fish, of Vergennes. The Sturtevant
Free Press case was held open for hear
ing on demurrer to the plaintiffs de
claration, but the case will not be trie,
this term, regardless of how that matte
is decided.
Many of the cases on the general dock
ct were continued. while many Others
including an even score of petitions TO
divorce, were marked for hearing by tn
court The following cases were entere
settled and discontinued John Nj. Stron
VS.. John A. Cookie; F. l.. Fish, receive
of the Farmers National Bank of Vel
gennes. VS.. NJ. f. Allen and trustees
same against Nj. +. Allen ct al. an
trustees; same against S. n. Allen an
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