Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-10
onAneE COUNTY couHr.
Opening Of June Term--AnnuaI Bar
Meeting Held.

The June term of Orange county court
convened on Tuesday, June /, Hon. Will
liam II. Taylor of Hardwick, presiding,
and Hons. Horace White OF Topsham and
Dana H. Morse of Randolph, assistant
Judges; Hale K. Darling Of Chelsea,
clerk; w. H. Sprague OF Chelsea, deputy
clerk; Stanley G. Wilson Of Chelsea,
states attorney; Harmon I. Baldwin
Of Wells River, sheriff; Emma Grout Mutt
Of Montpelier, reporter, and Stephen B.
Darling OF vershire, high bailin.
Following an invocation BY the Rev.
Fred Daniels, pastor of the local N. Z.
church, Sheriff Baldwin formally pro-
claimed the opening Of the county court
and the court OF ehancery. The call of
the trial calendar showed that there were
forty-two civil eases set for trial, twenty
four being set to the jury and the other
eighteen for hearing by the court.
The general term docket contains sixty
one civil causes aud eight state causes,
while the divorce list and chancery dock
ct contain twenty and eighteen causes, re-
spectively. At the opening OF the after
noon session, the names Of the grand
jurors we're called, and, George H. Hight
of Topsham having been excused, George
w. Downing of Washington was drawn
as talesman. After having taken the
oath, Judge Taylor gave them q very clear
and comprehensive charge concerning
their duties and appointed Homer W.
Vail Of Randolph as their foreman, after
hieh they repaired to the grand jury
room in charge Of Deputy Sheriff Luke
Parish Of Randolph, with Deputy Sheriff
Arthur P. Bancroft OF Fairlee, assistant,
where they organized by electing George
w. Downing of Washington as clerk,
and proceeded to their deliberations. The
petit jurors were then called and of the
thirty-four men summoned thirty-twC
answered the summons, George Goodrich
of Randolph and Hale @. Bailey Of New
bury having been excused. After having
taken the cath, they were also instructed
as to their duties BY Judge Taylor.
The first case ready for trial was an &C
tion on the case in which Thomas Baylisi
of West Fairlee sought to recover f5O0'
I from DR.. ID. r. Chase of Lebanon, n. H
David s. Conant and Frank s. William
OF Bradford were counsel for the plaintiff
and Scott Sloan OF Lebanon, N. a., ans
R. NJ. Harvey of Montpelier were counse
/ for the defendant. The case was given &
the jury Thursday afternoon and ate
4 less than an hours deliberation they rem
dered, through their foreman, Benz
Tucker of Tunbridge, q verdict for tn
defendant to recover his costs.
The second case set for trial BY jur
was the case OF @. s. Melendy OF FairIe
against l. B. Andrews of Lisbon, n. H.
for trespass q. c. This case was tried b.
jury at the last December term OF cour
and occupied the attention OF the cour
for ten days, when a verdict was reu
dered for the plaintiff to recover abou
500, the verdict being set aside by res
son Of the plaintiff having paid the cigar
to several of the jurors who sat on tn
case, after the verdict was rendered. Tn
parties were present at the opening c
court and entered into negotiation
whereby the case was settled and discoT
tinued, which will result in shortenin
up the present term of court materially.
The grand jury reported Saturday ior'
noon and as a result Of their deliberation
reported seven true bills and six bills nc
found.