Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-18
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On the egg stories Mrs, Ernest L. Perry
OF Irasburg beats all records. She writes:
81 have 20 hens, all pullets, and sold from
December 20 till January 81, 80 days, 36
dozens of eggs and from January 81 till
March 4, 80 days, 81 dozens of eggs. And
l think l used dozen q month besides"
Orleans County Court.
The case of Labounty VS.. McRae,
assumpsit, went to the jury Friday night,
Mar. s. A verdict was returned for the
defendant, McRae, to recover his costs.
No other cases being ready for trial court
took recess to Monday afternoon, when
jury was drawn on the case of Geo. .Sinons
and d. L. Grapes VS.. James Cameron. This
was case in which plaintiff was suing
defendant for damage to a horse. which
plaintiff claimed was frightened by de-
tendant's dog, causing it to run away,
smash up his road cart and injure the
| horse. According to evidence produced
by Simon, he was driving by Mr. Cameron"
house in Albany May %. 1906, going
toward Barton, and leading a colt behind
the cart, when the dog, belonging to Mr..
| fence, barking furiously, and scared the
colt, which jumped upon or over the road
| cart, soaring the horse he was driving so
| it ran away, threw Mr.. Simon into the
ditch, dragging him some distance; and
/ injuries were sustained to the amount OF
$500, for which amount he brought the
| suit to recover. Simon in his declaration
! also averred that the dog was of a vicious
and unpleasant disposition, was in the
| habit of barking at and running after
teams, and that Mr.. Cameron knew this
to be so. The evidence in the case on the
part of plaintiff tended to prove these
assertions, as several witnesses testified to
having been chased by the dog. On the
other hand the defendant, Mr. Cameron
was able to produce many witnesses who
were in the habit of driving by his farm
who testified that the dog had never
exhibited any of the traits claimed by the
plaintiff. Mr.. Cameron also made gen.
eral denial of all the testimony put in by
the plaintiff, SO far as he was in a position
to know; and while admitting that h'
heard the dog bark twice few second!
before the accident, swore that the dos
was in the field at that time and Therefore
could not have been the cause of the acci
dent. His hired man, who was with hin
, in the field, corroborated this testimony
Defendants testimony also went to prov
that at the point in the road where tn
, accident occurred was mudhole about 4
feet long filled with water, and that tn
colt might have been frightened at beini
caused to go through this water, plaintiff
having before testified that the colt ha'
G been led behind team but twice on snoy
q and only once before on the ground bshin
1 the cart. Many witnesses were put on tn
stand to testify as to the value of the acci
= dent, who estimated the damage from $40
to $3.50. Redmond and Reirden fo
plaintiffs and Young & Young for tn
: defence. The case occupied the attentio
of the court till Friday night, the css
: going to the jury about $3.50 p. N. Ate
deliberatipg on the case till IL 100 a, n
Saturday the jury in this case brought in
: veroict for the plaintiff to recover damage
:. of 800 and costs. Court took recess ii
Tuesday morning.
: The next case to be tried is that
Henry Clifford VS.. Israel Trudeau, ass uml
sit, Cook & Williams for plaintiff, Grol
& Grout for defence. This will probabl
IS be the last civil case of the term. It wi
a probably take a week to dispose of Il
Oh criminal cases and there are the usu
a. number of court cases to be disposed of.
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