The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-19
END OF SESSION
Of COUNTY COURT u
Proclamation to Whole of
Windham County, New
fame Included
SUPREME COURT
ALSO ADJOURNS

One Divorce Petition Granted and One
Dismissed-Plaintif Wins in Case of
Smith Against Davenport and Tripp
for Piano Rent.
Final adjournment of the September
court was proclaimed by Sheriff Frank
l.. Wellman this forenoon to all Wind
ham county (Newfane included), after
Judge Fred NJ. Butler OF Rutland had
Iindulged in a pleasantly that caused
suppressed laugh on the part of all
those in the county clerk s office, where
the final session was held.
Judge Butler evidently had heard of
the announcement by County Auditor
Frank A. Dewitt OF Newfane, pub
lished in The Refcrmer yesterday, that
the people of that town were displeased
with the fact that 2 JURY case in Wind
ham county court was held in Brattle
horo last week and that if a bin for the
expense of the trial in the federal
/ NdH pitsthltQ W HAAAi
refuse to pass it.
When adjournment time came Judge
Butler said it was an ancient custom
for the sheriff to stand on the steps of
| the county courthouse and in q loud
voice proclaim the opening of court,
and in the same way to proclaim the ad-
journment of court. He had suggested
I to one of the assistant Judges, he de.
iclared. that the assistant might step
out on the platform when the train
reached Newfane and announce that
county court had zen adjourned. Judge
Butler asserted that he did not know
just what the carrying power of The
sheriff's voice was, but from what he
knew of the sheriff he thought it would
be sufficient for that officer to proclaim
from Brattleboro to the whole of Wind
ham county that court was adjourned
without day, which was done.
So far as the expense of using tn,
federal building Is concerned no extra
expense has been involved except elee
, tric lights, and it is doubtful if any
bill for that is presented TO the county
lit is pointed out by attorneys that th'
expense. of heating the county court
house, employing ianitor, etc, would k
Iscveral times as large as any expens
that might be involved in the fedora
building, which is heated all the tim
y and where ianitor service is continuous
: Judge Butler came to Brattlebor
I yesterday afternoon by automobile t
: close up the court matters remaining
I after the Miller Central Vermont rail
q road hearing was completed last week.
t Immediately after the close of tn
: session of the Vermont supreme eour
I in the federal courtroom the count
ieourt session was resumed, which com
d pleted a fact which probably is withou
r precedent in Vermont, namely, the hoit
I ing of sessions of the supreme coul
II and county court in a federal courtroom
/ on the same day.
2 The case heard was that of Leon
o Smith against Clinton l.. Davenpol
land Arthur l.. Trip, which was su
to recover $25 for five months rent {
In piano which was bought ty NJ
Smith of l.. II. Barber, dealer. and b;
II been in the Centerville skating rim
owned by the Twin State Gas & Ele
tric &c. 1t appeared that Smith, forme
n ~ employed by the Twin State CC
re used the piano in the rink for dane
in and was to pay Mr.. Barber in insta
d. ments of $J a month. He left the Ell
r. ploy of the Twin Co., and the eviden,
re was that Mr. Barber arranged with Il
" defendants whereby they rented it f
S. month and continued dances Th,
paid one monthly rental The suit W
brought in Mr.. Smith S name 1t W
the plaintiff S claim that Mr. Barb
&C was acting as his agent and that {
fnA ffr I'D xf :
months, the rental to be applied on y
- Smith s note to Mr.. Barber for {
n. piano. The claim of the defendan
iv was that the rental was not for a.
re specified time but that they were to p
er s. a month as long as they used it, a
he that they used it only one month. 7
ut court found for the plaintiff to recoy
the full amount, $25, which affirmed /
decision of the justice court Attorn
a. F. Schwenk appeared for the pla
tiff and ATTORNEY Frank +. Barber
~ the defendants.
This morning Judge Butler announe
that he would consider further the n
le- tion of the Peoples National bank
ed Brattleboro and b. G. Howard of Sh
an brooke. p. O., asking for the dismissal
bill in chaneery brought by A. L. CT
m. worth, as trustee in bankruptcy, in
/ a half of creditors. against f. w g. J.
Dakin, the Loomis- Dakin Co., B. G. Ho
ard, the Peoples National bank and H.
Barber, also asking that an injunction
The case be dissolved. The court ordel
that the defendants file an answer to
tie original bill within 80 days from Feb.
This bill was brought for creditors
the .Dakins alleging that certain notes
her Sls,500 given by H G. Barber were
Lit-, the purpose of taking care of debts