Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-12-01
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
December Term to Convene on
Tuesday Next.

The regular December term of the
Superior court for Addison county will
begin in the County court house in
Middlebury at 10 o'clock a. m. on
Tuesday next, December 5. Hon. Fred
M. Butler of Rutland will be the pre-
siding judge and Hon. Charles S. Dana
of New Haven and Hon. Henry E.
Day of Ripton will be the assistant
judges. The other officers of the
court will be: Rufus Wainwright of
Middlebury, clerk; Frank w. Tuttle of
Vergennes, states attorney; Oln A.
Smith of Addison, sheriff, with 10
deputy sheriffs from the various sec
tions of the county; Miss Ella M.
Ballou of Rutland, reporter; Charles E.
Pinney of Middlebury, treasurer, and
Oln A. Smith, probation officer.
The dockets were issued on Tuesday
and give evidence of a pretty thorough
weeding-out of old and dead or dying
cases within the past few years, the
oldest case on the civil docket dating
back to 1897 and the oldest one on the
chancery docket to 1892. The total
number of cases on the civil law docket
is 50. On the divorce docket there are
only 21 cases; on the criminal docket,
10; on the chancery docket, IA; on the
jury calendar %, and on the court
calendar Is. This is a much smaller
assignment than the average of past
years for hearings by the court, and
not divorce case is among them, which
is indeed unprecedented. But any
divorce case on the regular docket can,
of course, be heard at any time the
parties are ready, subject to the con-
venience of the court.
The cases on the criminal docket are
all of two or three years standing at
least, and none of them of any partic-
ular Importance. Four of the respond
ents have already had their cases dis
posed of and are now at liberty under
the eye of Probation Officer Smith.
Several others charged with killing
deer out of season and other more or
less petty offenses are enjoying their
freedom on their own recognizance. On
the whole, there is not criminal case
of any considerable Importance to be
brought up at the coming term unless
something big and unexpected should
break out between now and the. close
of the term, as has sometimes hap
pened.
The following are the cases set for
trial on the jury calendar: First day
H. C. Potter VS. |. N. Chase, action on
the case; In re will of Columbus Smith,
Anna NJ. Perry, appellant, appeal from
the probate court; E. f. Sterling VS. @.
NJ. Ford, appellant, general assumpsit;
K. H. Palmer VS. Martin F. Fuller,
petition for trial over Justices judg
ment; Alma j. Austin VS.. Town of
Bristol, general assumpsit; John Early
VS. Harry Thomas, appellant, general
assumpsit; Alma j. Austin VS. the Viii
age of Bristol, appellant, general
James Tulley, appellant, VS.
Martin Young, general assumpsit.
Second day w. H. Nckerson VS.
William Charlton, appellant, general
Albert Larrow VS. Frank
Sears, appellant, fishing in private pre-
serve; William S. Birkett and Jennie
Booth VS. Frank Merrill, false warranty;
d, j. O'Connell VS. the Bristol Manu-
featuring company, special assumpsit;
Grover c. Clark VS. Peter Swenor, tres
pass; James Farrill VS. Marshall Hurl-
but, action on the case; George Demo VS.
Antoine Duffany,. tresspass; Louise
Thompson, appellant, VS. John Bur-
rough's administrator, appeal from
commissioners.
Third day Elmore Tatro VS. Hosea
Carl, general assumpsit; In re appoint
ment of guardian for minor children of