Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-14
ORANGE COUNTY cous,
Final Adjournment Last Wee. :
position Of Case. ~

Week..h
position Of Cases
The December term OF o..
court was finally adjourned ' e.'s e0sr9
s, having been in session ~. u n
last with the exception Of Chrisi,...
ana one afternoon when recess -, ~. " .
en- on the day Of the funeral !, n u
Hon. John B. Pickett. who w,s M \
member OF this county bar. 'n'as
The only full trial Of last -.
contested divorce case, Glars .. ~
ham vs.. Erwin ". Cunnin.h. SuahR
was q petition alleging intolenh,. ~
ity. After -four days patient h.' w
the court dismissed the petitIop
3. Conant and Stanley c. WlsoD !. ~
TONER; Frank s. Williams M 4 n
Harvey for petitionee.
The undefended petition q L..
Udaii vs. Nelson w. Udall, wa -,
Tuesday noon recess and a bill
ed. hon. Frank Plumley sppearip. :
petitioner.
Other divorces granted this term
foIlows:-Flora E. Holmes Va 49,
Holmes, husband confined in stsss -.
for more than three years; Fam.
Powers vs.. Fred A. Powers. iplol...,.
severity; Herbert r. Hackett vs. p.a
l. Hackett, wiiful desertion. onlv 4
petitions were heard, the smallest nn,' "
for several terms. Eleven divorce ~
we're continued and six discortinuss
But four cases are left on the err.
docket, state VS.. B. Frank Kicker. 49,
ing property under false pretepps.. -.
vs. Edward E. McDuffee, arson; st,,,-
Robert Downs, petit larceny; s,ss !
William L Godfrey, larceny Of dsea 4.
town clerk, which last case was trisd M
term, ending in disagreement, the \,
standing six and six.
In the following causes nolle uruu..
was entered by the states attorp,v,-
State vs.. Eastern Vermont Telephone 4,
Telegraph Co., not transferring mesur
from another company's line; Stat 4
Warren Benjamin, apt, breach Of u,n
State VS.. Andrew Hunt and viii Bru
transferring chattel without notic
lien.
In the trespass case for damage II .
ting down IS trees, the case Of Stevens
Baldwin vs.. ]. NJ. Sayers ct al, AZ,
tried last week. the court rendered "A,
ment for one dollar damages and cost l
plaintiffs. E. w. Smith for the nj,
tifis; R. IL. Harvey for defendants
In three of the causes tried the dsla.s
parties have fled exceptions-Felir b
monitor vs.. Felix Jondrow, in which d
verdict was for plaintiff to recover lsSI
and costs; Herbert P. Flint vs. 4 Z
bridge Holman, in which plsintin REQ
cred . verdict Of f4O0 and costs iOr ID
der; American Machinery a Export 3
vs.. Druge Bros, in which the cuun
court directed q verdict for deisndau
and the cases win be entered on the Jlu
airy docket Of supreme court.
Among chancery matters disposed
were the following cases:-J. B. Pscn
and n. ]. Flanders vs.. the BndC
Hotel Co. ct ais, decree for orators q
Dec. 2, 1905; March NJ. Wilson vs. B
ton Insurance Co, VIM. II. Smith, 10
]. Flint and Lysander M. Heath, az
terpleadeF case, in which J. G. sTE
having withdrawn his appearance ioil
insurance company, a decree was grsn
the other defendants according to
prayers OF their answers.
Ia the foreclosure case OF AlonEo
Powers W. Milton e. Hutchinson JaI
e. Ripley, Walter w. Perkins, a
Mattison and VIM. F. Hood, on the q
sea Mill property, the petition agai
Mattison was dismissed without pfeiut
and q decree taken against the other
PENDANTS with the usual time Of one ,
in which to redeem the premises.
In the matter OF the bequest Of d.
Poor for the sseducation Of the scholar
poor people in the county Of oang
Chancellor Miles, upon petition Of
masters OF distribution, has wrought
new scheme for the application o.
income OF this fund and appointed
liam H. Sprague q special master y
tend to its expenditure. To him sppl
ton can be made by the "scholsu
poor people Of Orange county" who
entitled to the benefit OF the fund.
This was Judge Miles first term
presiding judge Of our county court
has made a very favorable impression.
extreme patience, uniform urbsnil
disposition and attentive hearing Of
matters brought to him and exact in
tiality in his rulings make him en- e.
lent trial judge. His only motive =
to be to do all the business thoroul
and well, in order that all parties u
court shall have a "full, fair and ID
, finl trial -