St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-08
County Court Opens.
Settlement In Case of E. 7. & H. K.
Ide VS. B. & NJ. Railroad.
First Appearance OfJudge Stanton AS
Presiding Judge In This Court.
Large number of Cases Set
for Trial.

The December term ofCaledonia county
court convened yesterday morning with
Jndge Zed S. Stanton presiding. This
was his first appearance in this court as
its presiding officer and he was most cor
daily welcomed by members of the bar
and his other friends. The associat judg-
es are Hon. J. Frank Ruggles of West
Burke and Hon. Frank N. Page of Grot-
on. James B. Campbell is the deputy
clerk and Miss Mary J. Nelson is the re-
porter.
After court was duly opened by Sheriff
Winch PRAYER was offered by Rev. DR.. G.
W. c. Hill Among the lawyers present
from out of county were George Young
of Newport, Frank D. Thompson of Bar
ton, George L. Hunt of Island Pond and
c. H. Hosford CT Woodsville.
In calling the docket announcement
was made of the settlement of the case of
E, T. & H. K. Ide VS. the Boston &
Maine railroad Suit was brought in
this case in the June 09 term to recover
for the loss OF the Ide mill at Lyndon,
which plaintiff claimed was set on fire by
railroad locomotives. The jury found a
verdict for plaintiff IN the sum of $14,-
00S, the largest verdict ever awarded in
this court. The case was appealed to the
supreme court, the judgment Of the coun-
ty court reversed and the cause remand
ed. A struck jury was agreed upon and
the case set for trial Jan. 4. 1t is under
stood the case was settled for $4,000.
The case of Cushman & Rankin VS. the
Boston & Maine railroad, for the des-
truction of their Lyndon mill at the
same time, will not be tried as an enJoin-
der has been brought by the attorneys
for the defendent and the court will hear
the case.
CASES SET For TRIAL.
The jury calendar was called at the
morning session and the following
cases set for trial: W. L. Dow ct ux VS.
Ina M. Bridgman George W. Jenkins VS.
John Morgan and Joseph Cloutier,
Martha S. Hill Trip VS. Connecticut
Loan and Realty Co., Elisha May
trustee, Berton D. Piper VS. F. Y. Hass-
am, Thomas D. Pidgeon VS. Elmer E,
Robinson, Fred F. French VS. Charles H..
Davis, V. w. Rand, collector tor village
of Hardwick, VS. w. W. Marshall apt,
Passumpsic Savings Bank VS. Daniel
Mclean, George c. Hopkins VS. c. D.
Hopkins, apt, Delos NJ. Bacon VS. Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad, Gilman Bros. VS.
lanes H. Nutter, apt, Gilman Bros. VS.
F. O. Pierce, apt, Herbert l.. Doyle VS.
VIM. H. Rice, apt, c. c. Johnson vs.
Thomas Belanger, apt & tr, Jennie D.
Adams VS. VIM. ]. McLaren, Steele, Tap
lin & Co. VS. Jared Peck, apt & tr, Currie
Marsh VS. Isaac Maroon, Valina X. Haw.
| lev VS. Ezra B. Parker, J. l.. Peck VS. Hat
tie E. Roy & tr, David c. Smith VS. Ma
than ]. J.Washburn, St. Johnsbury Grocery
Co. VS. Chas ", Steele, apt, The Home.
stead Co. VS. Frank B. White & tr, The
Homestead Co. VS. Whites Class Adver
tising Co. & tr, N. S. Naisawald & Sons
apis, VS. Henry F. Estabrooks. Gilman
l.. Parker apt, VS. Henry F. Estabrooks
Martin H. Gibson VS. Walworth Con
struction & Supply Co, apt and tr
Herbert L. Doyle VS. Harry B. Amey
apt, Maude Estabrooks VS. Elmer E
Robinson, apt, George S. Drown W
Cynthia M. Heaths est, Henry a
Masse VS. Village Of St. Johnsbury, apt
Gaudias LaFlamme VS. Martin Gibson
apt, Martin Gibs IN, apt, Napoleon Cam
irie VS. Martin H. Gibson apt, Napoleon
Camrie VS. Martin H. Gibson, apt
Thomas Garepy VS. Mary Carr.
DIVORCE CASES.
The following divorce cases were sci
for hearing;
Mamie |. McCosco VS. Basil M. Nc
osco, Alice M. st. Jock VS. Joseph st
lock- Harry L. Olcott VS. Rosie l.. Olcott
Herbert E. Morits VS. Winifred Morits