Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-06-09
ADDISON COUNTY COURT
indications at Present Point TO
Short Term.

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The June term of court for Addison
county began at lOdO o'clock Tuesday
forenoon, with Chief Superior Judge
Willard W. Miles Of Barton presiding
and Hon, Henry f. Day of Ripton and
Hon, Wilbur h, Hanks of Bristol as
assistant judges.
The opening prayer was offered by
Rev. d. II, Corkran, pastor Of the
Methodist church, after which Sheriff
Olin A. Smith of Addison made the
usual proclamation,
The general docket was then called,
the calling Of the divorce, criminal and
chancery dockets being omitted. The
cases on the jury calendar were for the
present marked as follows: Norman S.
I'oote VS. George NJ, Moore, appellant,
postponed; French and Crosby VS. The
Boston and Maine Railroad company
and A. p Needham vs. the same com
pany, continued, for the reason that a
case involving the same facts is now
before the Supreme Court; Ethel Reed
vs. Louise Shackett and Ethel Reed VS.
Gladys Shackett, both actions for
SANDER, postponed The Village Of
Bristol vs the Bristol Railroad company
trial doubtful; Amos p, Needham VS. }.
B. Miller appellant, trial; The Vermont
Box company VS. Wilbur 4. Hanks; Nora
Matot VS. j. Peterson, l.. A. Ellis and
George Plue, trial doubtful Ernest j.
Lavonche VS. Charles Larrow, settled
and discontinued; j. b. Dumas VS. Ed
ward Gerry, judgment by default for
the plaintiff; A. w. Gray's Sons VS. w.
D. Spauldng, judgment by default for
the plaintiff; Fred c. Smith VS. j. l..
Douglas, trial; Arthur c. Barnard VS.
Richard II. Leonard, postponed; Will
liam H. Taft, Sr., VS. Henry f. Hallock,
trial doubtful, and Gorham & Sons VS.
Ceylon Eddy, held open. In the Box
company VS. Hanks case, a motion to
amend the defamation was made and
allowed for the plaintiff. Another
motion for that side for the continuance
of the case, was argued for the plaintiff
by Charles |. Button and for the de-
fendant by James b. Donoway. At
the opening of the afternoon session the
motion was overruled and the case set
for trial. Where cases are marked
postponed" it means that they 60 off
the jury calendar for the term, but they
may be reinstated later if the situation
in each case should warrant.
The following cases on the court
calendar were marked for hearings:
Katherine Begor's administrator VS.
Lewis Begor; Jennie Begor VS. John
Thomas; Ira White vs. Howard LaVarn;
Edith b. Crockett and George w.
Crockett VS. Allan Calhoun, and George
E. Glasser VS. William Rounds.
On the general docket the following
cases were entered settled and discon-
tinued: Melvin Ayres vs. William Stowe,
appellant; Joseph Calvi VS. George and
Hattie Adams; Robert H. Young vs.
A. c. Merrill, administrator of estate of
William p. Green, appellant.
In George c, Kelsey, appellant, VS.
E. j. Whitney, an order was made for
trial next term.
In George LeFlamm VS. Carlton Els
worth, appellant, judgment by default
for the defendant. The case of Marie
Landon vs. Clark H. and Jennie Winch
was also settled and discontinued, and
the remaining cases on this docket were
continued.
This completed the forenoon's work,
and at 11.25 recess was taken to 2
o'clock p. m.
Tuesday afternoon the jurymen sum-
moned for the term were called and
sworn. Judge Miles gave them the
customary instructions in regard to
their duties, and the afternoon session
closed at 2.45 O. clock.
The first case of the term was started
with the opening of court Wednesday
morning The case was entitled Frank
H. LaVoice ct al. VS. Henry Robbins.
An hour was taken up with the drawing
of jury, % talesmen being called into
the box and examined before satisfac-
tory jury was secured, as follows:
Austin T. Booth of Ferrisburgh, Frank
E. Towner and j. C. S. Hamilton of
Bridport, John R. Vinton of Granville,
Charles c. Clark and D. S. Day of Lin
coin, B. S. Hayes of Goshen, G. w.
Johnson of Leicester, C. H. Farr of
Monkton, Frank C. Smith of Starks-
boro, C. H. Lewis of Orwell and Will
liam Deming of Addison.
The taking of testimony was begun
at 10. Is o'clock, with Button and Stur-
tevant and Surrogate Victor Boise of
Plattsburg, N. Y, as counsel for the
plaintiffs, and Judge j. B. Donaway,
R. w. McCuen of Vergennes and Rufus
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