Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-05-23
NEW, YOUNG JUDGE;
SHORT COURT TERM
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Continued from page one
because of the voluntary retirement of
Judge Seneca Haselton OF Burlington.
Judge Slack was the original assign
ment as presiding judge of the June
term in Addison county, and on ac-
count of his elevation to the higher
court, his place here will be flled by
Judge Chase.
Judge Harrie B. Chase is only thirty
wears old He was born in Whit
ingham in 1889, a son OF Attorney and
Mrs. Charles S. Chase, now OF Brattle-
boro He attended the public schools
in Nottingham and the Wilmington
high school, graduated from Phillips
academy, Exeter, N. H., in 1908, attend
ed Dartmouth college and graduated
from Boston University Law School
He was admitted to the bar in Yer
mont in October, 1912, and has had a
successful practice with his father, with
whom he formed a partnership in l9l2
In the same year he married Miss Nina
A. Gilman of Brattleboro, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs George E. Gilman
and they have three children. He has
served as town grand juror, also as
states attorney for Windham county
since last February
When he was elected states attor-
ney for Windham county at the state
election last fall he received the lar
gest vote of any candidate for any
office named on the ticket.
The cases which appear at the June
term of the court here have been an
nounced by County Clerk Rufus Vain
wright Apparently there will be very
little work for the jury at this session
and the term promises to be short
one.
The first case listed on the court
calender is a suit by Isabella MacLane
of Vergennes against the commission
ers of the estate Of William A. Sher-
rill, deceased, of Vergennes. The plain
tiff appears with a claim of S2,229O9.
The case has been on the docket since
September 3, 1916.
A revival of an old case is found in
the suit of Martin L, Hall q Com
panv of Boston against George E. Farr
of Ripton to recover the amount OF
Judgment obtained at the December
term of the local county court in 1910.
The original amount which they OBJ
tanned was S273,ll and a cost of Sl9.5l.
According to law such a claim may not
be obtained after the lapse OF eight
wears, so the plaintiffs are making their
suit Just at the last minute before J.
is rendered invalid.
There are also several cases over con-
tracts growing out of amounts due on
promissory notes. They include ac-
tons by Henry E. Allen of Ferrisburg
against 7. A. Benson OF Shoreham for
500; Allen r. Sturtevant against Geo.
E. and Hattie E. Adams for 5000 ID.
y. Orvis against u. II. Orvis for $4,000;
and Clinton A. Smith of Middlebury
against Toe Lorenza Cano Of Barre for
$500.
In addition, the usual number of di-
vorce cases will appear during this SEES
sion of the court. Among these are
Ella Converse of Bristol against Frank
Converse; Olive L. Bristol of Middle
bury against Charles l. Bristol; Jessie
c. Burt of Orwell against Paul r. Burt;
Herbert E. Arnold of Cornwall against
loan Y. Arnold; Mary E. Hurlburt of
Bridport against Marshall Hurlburt;
and Almeda E. Wimmette of Cornwall
against Hermon Wimmette a petition
viii also be presented by Laura B.
Lamb against Henry Lamb for custody
Of a minor child and support.