Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-06-14
Orange County Court.
June Term. 1906.

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the assistant judges; Hale K. Darling oil
Chelsea, clerk; William II. Sprague, sher-
if; March NJ. Wilson OF Randolph, state J
attorney; Mrs. Emma Grout Mutt OF
Montpelier, reporter; stephen b. Darling
Of Nershire, high bailiif.
After PRAYER by Rev. George +. Lake,
pastor OF the local COngI church, the
opening of county court was formally
proclaimed BY Sheriff Sprague, the jury
calendar WIS called and but i've OF the
nineteen cases set appeared likely 10 be
tried. OF the sixteen cases on the court
calendar, but seven were marked for hear
ing. In the afternoon, the grand and
petit Jurors summoned were called 10
answer TO their names. OF the former,
w. +. 5. Cilley of Fairlee and James
Huntoon of Orange bad been excused, and
the sheriff called as ttalesmen Thomas Z.
Waldo Of Williamstown and Frank j.
Eaton OF Corinth. After clear and ex
pliclt charge by Judge Tyler, Fred w.
Farnham of Vershire was appointed fore
man and the grand jurors retired to their
room. BY an innovation introduced by
states Attorney Wilson, Miss Catherine
Metzger OF Randolph, shorthand re-
porter, acts as clerk. OF the thirty-four
petit Jurors summoned, but thirty-two re-
gponded TO their names, Edmund H..
George OF Newbury and Byron A. Man
chester OF Randolph having been excused.
Judge Tyler carefully explained to the
Jurors the duties enjoined by their oath
and, no case being ready,thcy were excused
from attendance until O'Clock WedDes-
day. Deputy Sheriff George /. Ford Of
Bralntree has charge OF the grand jury
and Deputy Sheriff W. Grant jackson Of
West Topsham OF the witnesses who go
before the grand jury.
But on case was tried last week, that Of
w. S. Williams vs.. w. q. and !. II. Chase,
apis, an action OF assumpsit, in which
the plaintiff sought 10 recover Il balance of
SIPS due him for cutting and delivering at
the river bank in Fairlee the lum Der stand
ing on land defendants had contracted to
clear. The logs were to be hoated dowu
the Connecticut to be sawed at the mill OF
Joseph G.. Babcock in North Thetford.
The parties were from Bradford. De-
PENDANTS pleaded in Offset and claimed that
the logs should have been put into the
river by Nov. 10, 1903, at latest, and be-
cause they were not they froze into the
water and did not get into the b ON in
the time they ought and some afterwards
fioated away, causing defendants to lose
several thousand feet. They also claimed
damages because of their expenses In hir-
ing men TO break up the ice 10 float the
logs. The jury received the case late Sat
urday forenoon and after a short delibera-
tion rendered a verdict for plaintiff to re-
cover sli0.ll, the full amount OF his claim.
David ). Conant and X. NJ. Harvey for
plaintiff; John b. Pickett and +. W.
Smith for defendants.
George Mouton OF Groton and Thomas
Comosky OF Grsniteville were each on
pleas OF guilty sentenced to pay a fine OF
IS and costs for intoxication. One OF
them with another man. who pleaded to
a complaint before Hale X. DAZZLING as JUS
tice, had been so far left to himself as to
get drunk while in attendance before the
grand jury rs witness.
On Monday afternoon was begun the
trial OF Thomas Shea, apt, VS.. IL.
w. Sumner, an action OF tresspass and
trover. The attorneys are +. w. Smith for
plaintiff and X. NJ. Harvey for defendant.
Probably not more than two other civil
causes viii be tried by the jury. From
the number Of witnesses attending before
the grand jury, il looks as II several IN
dietments might be found, though no
serious crimes have been reported as hav-
ing occurred in this county.
The list OF divorce causes is as follows:
Il. Emery VS.. Clayton l.. Emery; Eugene
+. Densmore VS.. Dennis W. Densmore;
Simon W. Gage IS. Lenora A. Gage; Sadie
IA. Bingham VS.. William Bingham; Jennie
NJ. Church vs.. Lucien +. Church: John +.
Miles vs.. Maud ID. Miles; Mary J. EATER
vs.. R7mie EATER; Ada F. Jacobs VS.. Geo.
y. Jacobs; Leon r. Driscoll vs.. Ellen A.
Driscoll; w. G.. Coburn vs.. Edith ID. Co
burn; Rose Patten VS.. Robert Patten.
But three new petitions have been made
this term.
ORANGE COUNTY BAR MEETING.
The annual meeting Of the Orange
County Bar association was held at the
court room Tuesday evening, June s, near
ly all the members being present For the
ensuing year the following officers were
elected: President. Joseph X. Darling OF
Chelsea; vice president, Edgar W. Smith
of Wells River; secretary and treasurer,
Hale X. Darling OF Chelsea; executive
committee, George l.. Stow OF Chelsea,
Frank ;. Williams Of Bradford and Pres.
Darling, ex officio; committee on legal
Jurisprudence and law reform, David 5.
Conant OF Bradford; committee on legal
history and biography, +. w. Smith OF
Wells River. On motion OF Mr.. Pickett, 2
special committee was appointed to revise
the fee bill. consisting OF John b. Pickett
Of Bradford, Joseph ID. Denison and
March NJ. Wilson OF Randolph. Follow
ing an instructive address by President
Darling on "Expediting the Trial Of
Causes, came an interesting discussion.
participated in by Lawyers Smith, Harvey.
Conant, Den son, Williams, Stow and
Stanley {. Wilson, also by Assistant
Judges Paul and Lathrop. While approv-
ing allusion was made to the project OF
establishing new trial court presided
over by others than members OF the SUI
preme court, attention was also called to
the fact that since Chief Judge RoNell
was taken sick in December, 1902. a full
court had been al work very little OF the
time, as one or more of its members had
been confined with serious sickness. Adj
journment was taken to the first Tuesday
of Decem Der, 1906.
NOTES.
The easy and efficient manner OF Sheriff
Sprague is a decided aid to the court. He
will be presented for denomination, as
the Chelsea caucus of last Saturday IN
structed its county delegates to do what
they honorably could to secure his nomi-
nation.
Great regret Is expressed at the compul-
sorv absence Of Grand Juryman w. +. $.
Cilley OF Fairlee, who is Frustrated with
what is reported as a fatal attack Of eere-
br1-spinal meningitis. He is highly es-
teemed wherever he is known and seems
near to the people in Chelsea because of
his marriage to the sister Of Mrs. James &.
Atwood. He has been an occasional Wis
itor here.