Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-07
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Case against Central Vermont An.
nounced Settled-.DurOrs Absent.

Case against Central Vermont An.
nounced scttied-.Durors Absent
Middlebury, Dec. 5.--The December term
Of the Addison county court was opened
in the court house here this morning with
the Hon. George NJ Powers OF Norris
vile as chief Judge. The jury calendar
was called by Clerk Wainwright and the
cases therein were noted as temporarily
or finally disposed Of as follows: w. j.
White vs. Elizabeth Caswell, appellant,
a mis-cntry; Myra Lee vs.. the Central
Vermont Railroad company. settled: in
re will Of Isabella Tulley. Edward NJ.
Tullcy and others, contestants. appellants.
negotions for settlement pending; Paul
shackett VS.. George W. Wilcox. appel
liant, trial; w. G. spragues adminstra-
tors vs. George n. Bostick placed at tho
heel of the docket G. w Rivers 4 Son
vs. Peter and Alice Lafayette, appellants,
settled and discontinued: Mary r. Nash,
appellant, VS.. Louis Lamordcr's admin.
istrator. trial and assigned TO be begun
Wednesday morning: Amos Wetherbee'S
executor vs.. Charles II. Reese; town Of
Ripton VS.. town of Brandon, pauper
-
appellant, motion for continuance by the
plaintiff.
When the grand jury was called -four
| members of the panel summoned did not
appear. These were George F. Wilson Of
Granville. ]. e. Swnington Of Leicester,
G. n. stone of Monkton and X. W. Mer.
rift Of Shoreham. all Of whom are under.
stood to have been Ill., Their places were
| filled by the following men drawn from
the attendants in court by Sheriff Smith:
Fred NJ. Foote Of Mddlebury. J. q.
Walker of FerrsburEh. Edward J.
Mathews Of Middebury and Edrck Ad.
ans of Panton. After giving them their
instructions Judge Powers appointed
Wallace n. hin of Starksboro their fore
man and they retired to take UP their
duties. John Il. Ninton of Granville was
tho only ono Of the 20 petit jurors sum
moncd to TAIL to appear. After receiving
their instructions thoy were excused from
service until nine o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Tho motion for continuance In tho case
~ ]. H. Church vs. 7. II. Eaton, appel
liant, was then argued and the court over
ruled the motion and ordered the case
marked for trial. There being no cases
ready to be taken up a recess was takcn
at 3:lj o'clock until a. m. on Wedncs-
day.
In regard to the settlement in the case
Of Mary Lee VS. the Central Vermont
Railroad company. il may be said that
tho settlement of tho case was arrived at
yesterday out of town. This case grew
out of an injury to the plaintiff in the
accident near Cambridge many months
ago. Butler and Molonev of Rutland were
the plaintiffs attorneys. and G.. w Wit
ters Of St. Adams and +. l.. Fish Of Yer
genncs appeared in the case for the rail-
road Mr.. Fish was the only one Of the
counsel in the case present in court to-
day and he stated that he heard from
/ Mr.. Wittors by telephone Yesterday that
, the case was settled but was not advised
as to tho terms Of settlement. 1t is told
| around town to-day that the terms of
settlement give Mrs Ice $500 and enough
moro to pay all the costs Of whatever
| suit of the accident.
| LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT.
| Hyde Park. Dec. 5.-Lamolle county
court opened Tuesday morning at 1920
n. M. Judge Haselton presiding. Prayer
was offered by the Rev W. r. Hamlin.
Next came the reading of the docket
after which it adjourned until two p. m.
On its converting at two O'Clock the
case set for trial is Morgan vs. Tucker.
= civil suit. Miss Chestnut of Burling-
ton is court stenographer.