The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-14
COUNTY COURT ENDS.


dant in the case of Edwin l., Glynn,
adm, VS.. Village of Northfeld. This
is a suit for $40, 600 damages. alleged
to have been sustained through the
death of the plaintiffs intestate
Arson Hayes Stebbins, who is alleged
to have died from an electric shock
received from an inuande scent lamp
or fixture in his barn, owing to i'm
proper arrangement of wires or other
fixtures. The suit is brought for the
benefit of Mrs. Carrie H. Stebbins,
mother of the in1estate, and next of
kin. After hearing on demurrer
in thi, case last fall, leave was given
the plaintiff to amend his declaration
by setting up that Mrs. Stebbins is
now alive. The defendant now claims
that the declaration as now amended
discloses new cause of action and
that the statute of limitations has run
so that the case should be dismissed.
Zed S. Stanton and W. B. @. Stickney
argued for the plaintiff and Frank
Plumley and George W. Wing for the
defendant.
In the justice ejectment case of
Agnes l.. Smith VS.. John E. Foley
Judgment was given Friday for the
plaintiff to have seizin of the premises
and damages to be asses sed by the
clerk upon six days notice. Judgment
for plaintiff as per stipulation was
entered in the case of Lewis Hall d
Co. vs. H. j. Eaton.
The replevin ca 20 of F. S. e. j. r.
Carey vs. w. f. Shepard was put on
for trial about noon. The case in
wolves question of sale of some gran
tie attached by the defendant deputy
sheriff. The two similar cases Of
Jones Bros. VS.. Shepard and e. l..
Smith & Co vs., Shepard have been
settled. John W. Gordon for the
plaintiff. H. W. Scott for the deendant
and r. A. Hoar for the trustee in
bankruptcy of Fowlie Bros, the at
taching creditors.
County court took final adjournment
Saturday after closing large number
of matters which had been left open
until the close of the term. The term
has been sixty-six days long, of which
| forty-fve days were occupied with
trials before petit jurors and seven
| teen days with the McKinstry- Collins
struck jury. On the whole the term
| has been satisfactory one as there
| hax fnh ir,f
| ings.
The divorce cases heard during the
term were disposed of as follows Ell.
win A. Shonio v. Nellie V. Shonio,
bill granted for intolerable severity.
Carrie P. Cushman v. Charles W.
Cushman, petition dismissed. The
petitionee in this last case was this
tenn convicted of robbery in Barre
and is now serving a sentence il
Windsor. Murdoch McIver v. Mary
| A. McIver, petition dismissed. This
is the Grauiteville case which was
| shortly contested and in which one
witness was taken into custody fol-
making disturbance. Daniel w.
Smith v. Matte E. Smith, bill grant
ed for adultery. This is the Barre
case which was the outcome of mar
riage arranged through a Chicago
correspondence club. The wife proved
| to be not what she was advertised tt
be- Arthur I. Churchill V. Lizzie w
Churchill, bill granted for intolerablt
| severity. Alice L. Nye, V. E. E. Nye,
| for neglect and refusal to support
Custody of girl granted to petitioner
and order made that petitionee sup
port the boy and pay $4 per month
toward support of girl. Jennie M
Baird V. Thomas. e. Baird, bill grant
ed for lntolerable severity.
Joseph Frattini v. Louisa Frattini
and Louisa Frattini V. Joseph Frat
TIM continued until next term will
understanding that petition for sep
arate maintenance will be brought by
Mrs. Frattini and then both divorce
cases to be dismissed. Mabel e
Stevens " Charles W. Stevens, bill
granted for intolerable severity
Custody of minor child decreed tt
petitioner and petitioner has leave t.
resume maiden name. Calvin @. Pratt
v. Emma A. Pratt, bill granted TO
adultery.
Other entries made were as follows
John A. Hall V. estate of Margaret f
@. Turner, Judgment for plaintiff TO
sum found in report, with costs. L
W. Eagan V. Il. X. jenkins, settle'
and discontinued. Henry u. Mills v
city of Barre, discontinued. City o
Montpelier " @. H. More & Co., F
j. Martin appointed special mas
ter. E. E. Hill V. A. w. Pescott
settled and discontinued. Orvi
Batchelder V. city of Barre, discon
tinued Charles Scott, v. Clark Thorn
judgment for plaintiff for $24.0 % ant
costs. CAPITAL Savings Bank V
American Confectionery Co., judg
ment for plaintiff, if not settled i
thirty days. Michael Hurlihy V. Ran
ney & Magoon, discontinued. Rober
Clark V. Montpelier and Wells Rive
railroad, discontinued.
Charles Getchell of Cabot was il
court and an order was made in hi
case that he be committed to the Stat
Hospital for the insane at Waterbur
until next term to ascertain whethe
he is insane or not. Getchell il
charged with maliciously killing
COW and has been in Jail since h
was arrested last March on the com
plant. John H. Senter, his counsel
stated there is probably no doubt tina