Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-09
ADDISON COUNTY COURT
Hon. w. n. Taylor OF Hardyyick IN.
Presiding JudGe-Many Cases Set
tied and Discontinued.

Middlebury. Dec. THE December term
Of the superior court for Addison county
opened here at ten o'clock this forenoon
with the following officers: The Hon. w.
II. Taylor OF Hardwick chief Judge.
Frank C. Dyer OF Salisbury and Charles
S. Dana OF New Haven, assistant Judges:
Rufus Wainwright Of Middlebury, clerk:
DIN A. Smith OF Addison, sheriff. with
"a deputies; Frank W. Tuttle OF Ver-
gennes. States attorney. and Miss Ella
NJ. Ballou ~ Rutland. reporter. Attor-
ncys present from out OF town were II. q.
Peck John J. Enright. NJ. ]. I.eary, J. r.
Cushman and r. c. Mower Of Burlington.
Thomas W. Moloney of Rutland. Jasper
G. Page W. w. Rider and hurry Rourre
of Bristol, Frank l.. Fish and r, w. Tut
tie of vergennes and w. A. Atwell of
| Brandon.
The opening prayer was made by the
| Rev. Arthur r.. Hartman Of Middlebury.
after which Sheriff Smith made the Gus
| tomary opening proclamation The fol-
| lowing cases on the jury calendar were
set FOR trial: Edyth Prince vs. Adam
| Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Show company
! James B. Donoway vs.. Charles L. Ham
mond apt. Ernest Goss, apt, VS.. Ed
ward Burt; Henry Merritt apt, vs. Ed
! ward Burt: Jennie =. Finner.y vs. Mary
! Ayers; r. z. Barnard g. co. vs. Jennie A.
and Fred A. Newton, apts.: Charles l..
Hammond va. The Orwell Creamery
company; and the Bristol Manufacturing
company vs. =. 3. Palmer. Two cases
were entered settled and discontinued,
Rose aud Frank Thar VS.. Joseph Dumas
and A. n. Fisher VS.. II. c. Potter, apt.
| In the case OF town Of Orwell VS. town
OF Shoreham motion to dismiss was
filed on behalf Of the defendant town.
On the chancery docket the cases OF Will
| liam II. Davis ct al Va. John A. James
ct al; and Frank Z. Paige, receiver. ct al,
VS.. the town OF Hancock the bills were
dismissed without costs. and the cases
Of Mary r. Ella VS.. J. n. Bean and
hurry Bourne and W. A. Lawrence VS.
| Will NJ. Stow, Wealthy G. Stow and w
| II. Partch were entered settled and dis
| continued.
Eight cases were set for trial on the
divorce docket and these two cases were
marked discontinued. Jennie A. Bur
roughs We. Judge S. Burroughs, and Ny
ron II. Reed vs. Lucy Reed.
| Most OF the cases on the general civil
docket were continued but the following
were entered settled and discontinued
Alice c. Barnes vs. Moses Vincent
Sarah c. Smith VS.. Napoleon and Eta
A. Lamorde,. r.. S Knight vs. l.. r.
| Brown. apt; Eliza r. Abbot VS.. c. W.
Ross and National Bank of Middlebury,
| trustee; Milol White VS.. William White,
! apt: II. r. Baldwin. executor, vs.. NJ.
| Louise and A. X Carr; Brassau and La
morder VS.. D. G. Long and Middebury
Marble company, the Brandon National
| bank. trustee: and Sarah c. Smith VS..
Napoleon Tamorder.
In the case Of Marie Landon vs. II. A.
| Francisco Judgment by default was en-
tered by the plaintiff; in Charles C.
Fields, adm. VS.. WILDER Field apt,
| judgment to account was rendered
| against the defendant and the case re-
ferred. The cases of Ramon Mumley VS..
the Rutland Railroad company and Flor
ence Gotta adm, VS.. the Rutland Rail-
road company We're discontinued and
these we're the last railroad cases re-
naming on the docket
| At this afternoon session the panel OF
| grand Jurors was called and Judge Tay-
Tor appointed Charles f.. Abel Of Orwell
foreman. The petit jurors We're next
! called and as there was no case ready for
trial, a recess was taken until nine
o'clock tomorrow morning with the cast
Of James r. Donoway vs.. Chas. L. Ham.
mond standing first for trial
There are only four prisoners in jai
whose cases will be taken UP at the
present term ana probably one Of then
will come before the grand Jury.