Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.


Thursday evening Chief of Police NJ.
T. Butterfield and night Policeman Jerry
Degrey arrested Fred January, l9 years
old, at the Allen House, where he has
been employed for some time, on the
charge of stealing a 50 pair of shoes
from Louis Rrusso, hoarder at the
house two weeks ago. A hearing was held
Friday afternoon before Judge Fred NJ
Foote. The testimony was quite hazy,
The respondent claiming that he had the
shoes and had disposed of them to an
other young fellow by the name OF Pat
rick Mcmahon. another attache or the
Allen House. January claimed that he
had taken the shoes in settlement for
wages due from George Train. son of
The landlady of the motel. but George
disappeared week ago and was not
here to confirm or deny the story. Judge
Footc held the charge sustained and SEN
tenced the respondent to serve 20 days
IN the county Jail and appeal was taken
and January was released on his own
-ecognizance in the sum of $50 to appear
at the coming term of the Addison
county court.
The December term of Addison county
court opened in Middlebury at ten
o'clock a. m on Tuesday, December .,
With Judge Fred NJ. Butler of Rutland
presiding. and Charles S. Dana of New
Haven and Henry f. Day Of Ripton as
ristant judges The court dockets show
very creditable diminution of I'D cases
within the past few years The oldest
ease now on the civil lisl bcinS of the
year 1897, and the oldest case on the
,hancery docket having been entered
IN the year 1892. On the civil law docket
there are 60 cases only; on the divorce
docket q cases: on the criminal docket
g cases on the ChancerY docket II
rases; on the court calendar l6 cases
end on the jury calendar q cases. The
cases on the criminal docket are all OF
several years standing and none of them
are of any particular importance. Tho re
are some extremely important cases to
come before the Jury during the term
and if half or two-thirds of them set
for trial should come to trial the term
IS likely TO last from six to ten weeks
there are two or three cases that
Will take from one to two weeks each
The following are the cases which have
been set for trial by jury: First day. Fl
G. Potter VS.. |. \. Chase, action on the
case; in re will of Columbus Smith, An
ma NJ, Perry, appellant, appeal from pro
bate court M; Z. +. Sterling VS.. Q. NJ
Ford, appellant. general assumpsit; Il
IL Palmer VS.. Martin f. Fuller, petition
for trial over Judgment Alma J. Curtin
Vs. town of Bristol. general assumpsit
John Early VS.. Harry Thomas. appellant
general assumpsit, Alma J. Curtain vs.
village OF Bristol appellant, general as
sumpsit; James Tuley, appellant, VS.
Martin Young, general assumpsit; secon
day. W. Fl. Nickerson VS.. William
Charleston, appellant, general assump
sit; Albert Laro VS.. Frank Sears. ap
pellant, fishing in private preserve vii
liam S. Burkett and Jennie Booth vs.
Frank Merrill, false, warranty; ID.
O'Connell VS.. the Bristol Manufacturin
company. special assumpsit; Grover {
Clark vs. Peter Sweenor, trespass; Jane
Tarrill VS. Marshall Hurlburt, action o
the case; George Demo VS.. Antoine Dui
fany trespass; Louisa Thompson, appe
liant VS.. Solon Burroughs, administrator
appeal from commissioners; third da!
Elmore 1atro VS.. Hosea Carl, genera
nssumpsit; in re-appointment of guard
Ian for minor children Of Truman Wis
sell, Truman Wssel, appellant Fam
and Levi Pigion, appclees. appeal tror
probate; Arthur j. Blackmer vs.. Williai
J. Smith; Elmer H. Bull VS.. town
Ferrisburg eiectment; Celia A. Barto
Vs. Frank T.. and Edna f. Meade
note and assumpsit; Henry Larrow b
his next friend vs.. Andrew Merritt an
wife. appellants, general assumpsit, an
w. S. Morgan, appellant VS. A. +. NeeC
ham, and trustee National bank of We
gennes general assuwpsit. The cases 81
for hearing by the court without II
Intervention of jury are the folowins
r IA. Leonard vs.. Newton j. Wllco
and trustees assumpsit; Isaac Shapii
vs Moses Vincent, appellant, sener
assumpsit; James Peterson VS.. Fran
Meeham. note and assumpsit; George
Collins VS.. Stoddard N. Allen, estat
appeal from probate court; Cynthia
Mead administratrix VS. L. y. kellogg
appellant. and w. II. Dean, trustee, ge,
eral assumpsit; two cases, Hosea
Field VS.. Frank Larrow, appellant gel
eral assumpsit, Malissa Cranes admin
trator, appellant vs.. cyrus II, Smit
executor Cassius p. Cranes estate, a
neal from probate. Frederick A. Brigi
va. Harriet j. Smith, general assumpsi
Charles e. McCabe vs. Anna T. Hu
hard and trustee. covenant broke
national Bank of Vergennes VS. Frar
Dart. note Jerry Brassau VS. Leonial
Iamorder, account; Fred T. Hutchs'
Va. Leslie A Sparks appellant trespas
G. N. Baldwin vs. william Cox, gener
assumpsit; Robert j. Voseburg
Thomas Daley account, and Hazel Mur
belo VS.. Isreal Green, bastardy'
AT the annual meeting of the Fatf
Daley Council knights of Columbus
their hall Monday evening the follow
officers were elected: Thomas f. Burr
G.K.; Peter ]. Kinks d. @. *; Napple
Boudreau, recording secretary; Ma
Dorian, financial secretary; M. A. Hah'
treasurer; George Kidde, warden; y.