Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-12-04
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

Tuesday morning. In the absence of "a
superior court Judge to preside, Hon.
Henry +. Day OF Ripton. the senior
assistant Judge. conducted the proceed
ings during the forenoon session and
the Junior assistant Judge. Hon Wilbcr
T.. jianks of Bristol. wore also ON th
bench Hon. Muad w. Miles of Bar
ton under au intimation from Gov
cwor Fletcher was here ready to take
the rcms i'm bis hand. ass soon as he
should receive his new commission.
which arrived i'm the afternoon.
Owing to the uncertainty as to what
was going to happen only few lawyers
from out of town were present. They
were States Attorney Frank w. Tut
tie and George W. Stone of Nergennes.
:. X. Moulton of Burlington, Jasper G..
Page of Bristol and Edwin W Law
renee Of Rutland. EX-Judge Frank L.
Fish of Nergennes, who had been
assigned to preside over this term. but
who's term of office had expired. was
in court in the afternoon and had a
pleasant chat with Chief Superior Judge
Miles, who had received his commission.
The opening PRAYER was made bv
Rev. Dr. d. II. Corkran, pastor of the
Methodist church, after which. under
the direction of Judge Day. Sheriff
Olin A. Smith made the usual procla-
nation for the opening of the county
court and the court of chancery.
The cases on the Jury calendar, of
which there were only four, were then
called and these two were set for trial
l.. o. LaMorder, appellant, VS.. William
D. Watson's estate, appeal from pro-
bate commissioners, and Joseph B.
Cobb VS. The Western Union Telegraph
company, trespass. The case of Her
man Putcha vs. Moses Carpenter, tres
pass, was left open and the case of
E. N. Bissell vs.. J. C. S. Hamilton,
slander, was continued according to
specifications on file, the defendant be-
ing quite ill.
The six cases on the court calendar
were left open, with motions for non
suits in two of them, namely, F. A.
Barnes ct al. VS.. The Town of Whiting
and Moses Vincent VS.. Thomas S.
brakes estate, the former a petition
for a highway and the latter an appeal
fron. probate commissioners.
The forenoon session lasted only
three-quarters of an hour and the after
noon session opened at 8 O'Clock with
Judge Miles in charge. Half an hour
was spent in looking over the entries
on the various dockets and the court
took recess to clock on Wednes-
day morning The petit Jurors had
been notified that their attendance
would not be required until ? O'Clock
p. m. on Wednesday.
At the afternoon session the petit
jurors were called, sworn and given the
customary instructions. All of the 36
members of the panel were present
except Frank A. Bellows of Ferris
burgh, K. C. Young of Orwell and
w. j. McCuen of Vergennes who for
one reason or another had been excused
A jury was at once empanaled in the
case of L. O. LaMorder VS.. William d
Watson's estate and as the parties had
not had chance to summon their wit
nesses a recess was taken at o'clock
until the usual hour Thursday mornino
At that time the case was qot nnder
way. In this case the claimant on an
appeal from the nrobate court sooLs 80
recover the sum of sl54 from he estate
of William d. Watson his fatbor-;r.
law, for board and care during the wear
1912. Mr.. Watson went to the Soldiers,
home in Bennington in November of