St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
VERMONT NEWS
important Decision.


5..,s;on in the case of Thomas II.
r.a5rke and WarrenF. Drew VS.. Damon
81 ,STO} which was handed down by
81 Watson at Montpelier last week
\ uu.'i .,.st the conferenceof the Supreme
lu's ;,d5es is an important one to
wu' and timber owners OF the state.
p'n'5 .,,s,an OF the lower court was
b l E.ms5 and cause remanded.
SDr,,yr Hartman sold a lot of land to
81 IN Cole and made contract in
Jam. JAN, in which it set forth that Cole
W. nav on installments until the
Sa5 was paid for, when he would be
y auu deed of tine property. The facts
Il case show that Cole did not pay |
W to the terms OF the contract
49,, 49, also shows that Hartman was
,n;no to allow matters to go as they |
WI I, the meantime Hartman sold |
Wv oart Of the farm to Van Dyke and |
N.Y. yns and the price of lumber rose so
Iet the land became very valuable. |
a H'is tried to hold the property for he |
ts4ceared enough to make good farm !
Il n"J thc remainder had nice timber on it. |
The new purchasers brought suit to |
..;n nossession. Cole was ready to |
ssats he whole property at the original
4 6gures and arranged to pay tor 1t at
n DSce The plaintiff would not allow this
4 and sough, by law to gain possession OF
4 tbe property In Essex county court it
n mos decided that the contract as made
,,nst be carried out and that Cole could
hold the property. 1t was carried to
n .bs Snnreue court where the action of
.5s Io,yer court was affirmed, so that
cow +be plaintiff will be held to the con-
tr.c+ and the defendant can gain his
Jeed by settling tor the remainder due on
the contract.
The Judges have also handed down an
;o,nortaut decision in which the Judg-
ment of the county court in the Orleans
county case Of Chauncey Drown Us. the
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Co and the Consolidated Lightning Co.
of Vontpelier is reversed. In the lower
conrt Drown was awarded a verdict OF
ia 800 He was injured three years
ago bycoming in contact with an electric
Igbt wire while working on a telephone
nole and will never be able to do any
more work The charge of the court as
10 the degree of care the plaintiff should
have exercised to avoid accident, or in
Jury, was one of the points on which the
wDreme court reversed the case and sent
it back for a new trial.
Supervisors Report.
The report of the Board of Supervisors
Of the Insane Hospital at Waterbury
shows that the total number of patients
in Iune 80, 1906. was 919, of which TIA
we're private patients, leaving 742
state patients, against 939 on June 30,
1905, Of which 211 are private patients,
while 72S are state patients, making
decrease of IA in two years. This
decrease can be partly traced to the new
law BY which the states attorney shall
compel relatives to pay part OF the
expenses. They recommend that the
patients from the districts OF Hartford,
windsor and Bradford be sent direct to
Brattleboro, because the State Hospital
is fast becoming taxed to its capacity.
They recommend a work shop where
light employment can be done especially
for the criminals. They also recommend
that the statutes be amended so that
those persons addicted to excessive
drinking shall be sent to the State hos
pltal for treatment.
The board includes clause about the
condition of Mildred Brewster. They
find that she is earning her livelihood
and gives evidence that the confidence
which the court placed in her was
justified
Nine patients have been released from
IL Il. Il g ,,tntCh
have returned and of % conditionally
released have returned, From the
state hospital they have released 40
absolutely and 81 conditionally. Some
have been sent back.
comparison of the counties sending
the largest number of patients follows
Chittenden, 70; Washington, 81; Frank
lin. 3D. Caledonia and Rutland, IS
Orleans, Bennington and Windham, x
Lamoe and Windsor, Il.
Choir Union Festival.
The midsummer festival of the Con
nectcut Valley Choir union, was held at
Lake Morcy, August II, afternoon and
evening There were 1870 voices IN the
chorus. Rev. H. J. Kilburn of Maiden
Mass, was director; Bartlett Mayo o
Lyme leader of the orchestra, Mrs. f. l.
Hayiland of Newburv and Miss Eva L
Hunt Of Bradford, accompanies. a
male quartette consisting of Rev. J. II
hlburn Of Maiden, Mass, W. { Low o
New York, F. L. Gibson ofLvme and DR.
VS. Cole of Bradford, assisted in thu
program, which included; Overture, or
chestra baritone solo, Frank Rogers
reading Frank G. Reynolds; violin solo
hmdy Sdsby; chorus; soprano solo, Mrs
Harry ~ Cross, St. Johnsbury; musica
SeIeyuou c. X. Taggart, Newbury; NAL
quar,ctte piano duet, Mrs. +. L. Havi
land Miss Edyth Marcy, Newbury
chorus contralto solo, May Sleeper Rug
g.es Of Boston; reading, Frank g. Key
noIds cornet solo; Warren E. Carlton
chorus soprano solo, Mrs. Harry M
Cross tIallelujah chorus.
Criminal Lunatic Recaptured.
William Mason, who escaped from tn
state hospital for the insane at Water
bury August Is, 1907, was captured a
shack in East Dorset, Sunday night
Angus, @, and taken to the county ia
az bennington. He was convicted a
THE gue term of Bennington count
COURT 1908, Of firing a charge OF sho
mt" the head and shoulders OF Jane
ba-a.e now residing in Bennington
HeN.- seen the first time since his e.
cape early in Mayin Dorset. During tn
la- -.m Of county court an effort wa
h arrest him but he threatene
I'll. GERS with a double barrelled sho