Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
Orange County Court.


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little heed to the ingenious and elaborate
defense OF nursing for the stomach ache
| which was offered to explain the suspi-
cious situation IN which the respondent
and Mrs, Ethel Waters were found to-
gether at respondents home on the early
morning OF the sixth of March by Deputy
Sheriff Sprague of Brookfield and two
other reliable witnesses. This verdict SO
cleared the mental vision OF both Fisher
and his former housekeeper that both con-
cluded to plead guilty to the crime OF
| adultery, with which they were charged
by informations filed at this term by
States Attorney Conant, the other prose-
cutions being then mol pros'd. Mrs.
Waters was sentenced to confinement in
states prison for not more than twenty
months nor less than eighteen months
and Fisher for not more than three nor
less than two and one-half years.
| This proceeding on Tuesday morning
marked the beginning OF general Jail de-
| livery. Almon Jones, 17-year-old Wells
River boy, and Fred White. whose relatives
live at Syracuse, N. Y, having pleaded
guilty to joint larceny OF eighteen dol
lars from the pocket book OF John Ellis OF
East Thetford at the creamery there last
July, were each sentenced to not more
than one year and two months and not
less than one year of confinement at the
house OF correction. These boys had been
following the Walter Main circus last
summer, but left it at Keene, N. H., and
coming to White River Junction, thence
rambled along up to East Thetford, where
they sought work oil Mr.. Ellis, the manag-
er OF the creamery. Thus obtaining EN-
ployment, they soon rified the pockets OF
his coat, hanging in the engine room and
decamped. They were arrested and bound
up to county court and have lain in jail
all summer and fall.
John Dominic OF Randolph, aged %, for
embezzling S11 of Mrs. j. w. Adshed at
not more than twenty nor less than eight
cen months in the house of correction at
Rutland. He had been assisting in get
ting together money for paying the fine
and costs imposed on Mrs. Adshed's son
for breaking the peace, but instead of pay
ing over his collections at the time APP
pointed, he was so far left to himself and
the promptings OF the devil that he started
for New York to see his brother. He was
however arrested and has spent the fall IN
jail.
In School District No 2 in Orange VS..
Town OF Orange, the only civil case tried
by jury, elaborate arguments were made
upon the plaintiffs claim for full costs
and expenses of defending the former suit
of Cunningham vs.. School District No.
in Orange, in which the writ declared on
the same order which was in contest IN
the present case; also on the defendants
motion to set aside the verdict and motion
in arrest OF judgment. The county court
has finally rendered judgment for plaintiff
to which defendant has excepted and the 4
cause passes tosupreme court.
Divorce court opened on Wednesday 4
morning and continued until the final adj /
lournment of December term on Friday 4
forenoon, the following divorces being
granted -
Helen A. Vivien VS.. Frank B. Viyien.
care Of minor child, Marion, being de- 4
creed to the petitioners (cause desertion.) I
Ransom K. Wells vs.. Flora A. Wells, for
adultery.
Emma d. Kellogg VS.. Edwin B. Kellogg,
for intolerable severity and refusal to sup
port.
Mary NJ. Linton VS.. George II. Linton.
for desertion and refusal to support. care
OF minor child, George, being given to pc
TONER.
Florence B. Moore VS.. Edwin c. Moore,
Tor intolerable severity, care OF miner
child being deereed to petitioner.
Minnie III. Sweet vs.. Harvey E. Sweet,
Tor adultery, petitioner having leave to
resume her maiden name.
Ruth IL. Blais VS.. AIMEE Blais, for adul-
terry.
Lizzie Ann Sweet VS.. Joseph Sweet. for
severity and refusal to support,
are OF minor child being given to petit
Toner.
Mary e. spooner VS.. Alden A. Spooner.
or intolerable severity and refusal TO sup
port.
Alice E. Dickerman VS.. Ezra DIckerman,
or intolerable severity.
Besides these ten granted, ten other d. !
'orce petitions are entered on the docket
IS continued, among which, is the case of
Jessie IL. Clough vs.. George A. Clough, In
which the court, after a partial hearing,
dvised the parties, who are the parents OF
line minor children, the mother being but
., to go home and try to live together.
which they concluded to do.
The cause of Town OF Brookfield VS..
)harles II. Bigelow and his bondsmen as
own treasurer, in which the defendants
ave filed demurrer, will be heard before
Start at Montpelier in season {
or entry on appeal in the January term
1 supreme court I
COURT NOTES.
This being Miss Margaret e. Chestnut,s
lst term as official reporter OF Orange 4
ounty court. the bar, as slight token OF
heir sincere regard for her character and a
bility shown in the course of their ten
ears mutual acquaintance, purchased a
andsome gold watch and chain, which v
'ere presented to Miss Chestnut during a
esplte in court proceedings on Wednes- /,
ay forenoon. Hon. II. NJ. Harvey, oldest
lember OF the bar present, was selected W
Or the agreeable duty OF presenting the !,
ouyenir, which duty he excellently per-
ormed, and the worthy recipient was y,
ute overcome by the occasion so wholly !,
nexpected. In the evening, however.
avlng regained her usual composure, she
ntertained the members OF the court and
ar IN town With an elegant repast which
ne served at the hospitable home OF Mr.. r.
no Mrs. Curtis 5. Emery, whose excellent q
were rendered her for the ia
urpose. The delighted guests were re- g
aled by sumptuous banquet, which was ia
1leed with the merry wit of their charm
" hostess.
AT the special meeting of the Orange
ounty Bar association held the first day
the term for memorial exercises COM
emorative of lately deceased brothers.
N-Gov. Roswell Farnham and Daniel O.
yde, Esq, during the impromptu re-
arks, attention was called to the great
langes IN the membership of that bar
thin scarce more than score of years
etween 1850 and 1882 were practising AZ q,
radford Roswell Farnham. Asa M
lckey, Phineas Chamberlain and Geo. A
lckey, all now dead, and John H. Wat ~
IN, who, as Judge Watson, is now living
Montpelier. Not a lawyer now In So
radford who practised there between 1ss0I
I'd 1882 In West Randolph were John ds
Z. Rowell, now chief Judge, Philander IN
erin, deceased March 4, 1885, and Z. j