The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-28
u. S. COURT TO
OPEN HERE JAN. A
Three Civil Cases Set for Trial by Jury
Several Wmdham County Men
Summoned as Jurymen.

The postponed term of United States
district court viii convene here at 8
o'clock on the morning of Jan. 4. Judge
Harland B. Howe of Burlington will pre-
side The jury has already been sum
mOned. Three cases will be tried.
The first case is brought by Thomas
Butler of Fair Haven, by his next friend,
John Butler, against the New York Con.
SOlidated Slate company for damages or
$4,000. Jones & Jones of Rutland are
counsel for the plaintiff and Stickney.
Sargent & Skeels of Ludlow represent the
defendant The action is brought because
of injuries received by the plaintiff, a
15-year-old boy who is alleged to have
been unlawfully employed by the defend
ant. f.... ..~
The second case is Edward II. Ryan of
Rutland against Andres G. Linberg and
Franw H. Street of Boston, to recover
$4,000 for damages received when the
plaintiff drove his automobile through OBJ
stacles erected by the defendants on Wash
ington street Rutland, resulting In Sc
we're injuries to his person and damage
to his car The declaration alleges that
no warning lights were placed on the OBJ
StacleS which were erected TO prevent traf-
fic over new road Jones & Jones of
Rutland represent the plaintiff and Stick
ney, Sargent & Skeels the defendants.
The last civil action is John W. Ander-
son of Springfield, a citizen of the Repub-
lie of Finland against the Springfield
! Electric Railway company and the village
| of Springfield. The plaintiff seeks to re-
cover damages of $4,000 for injuries re-
! ceiyed when he was struck by trolley
car in Springfield. He alleges that the
accident was caused by the negligence OF
| the trolley company and the bad condition
! of the streets in Springfield. His counsel
| the Jones & Jones and the defendants are
represented by Blanchard & Tupper OF
Springfield, Harvey, Maurice, Whitney &
| Fits of Brattleboro and StiCkney, Sar-
gent & Skeels of Ludlow.
| Grand Jurors-CharleS I. Allen
| Charles s. Gates. Mortimer Grandfield
/ Bellows Falls; Martin Austin, Russell II.
Briggs, Clarence w. Reed, Arthur l..
| Tripp. BrattleborO; Merton Barber. L. A
Brown, Wilmington; w. G. Bruce. Town
shend; Marshal Butterfeld, f. J. Rob
erts, Jacksonville Sam Clark. West Dunn
merston; \. G. Gallup, Green River; W
s. Fem, Westminster; f. l.. Gerrish
! Halifax George II. Gleason, Jamaica
| Charles c. Hager, PrOctorSville; Winfield
$. Hammond, South Royalton; DAME
| Mcdonald, Springfield; William S. Pol
! Petit Jurors-W.. S. Allen. East ia
maica Frank II. Alvord, F. NJ. BisselI
Frank III. Fitch. Wallace l.. Haynes, My
ron r. Lyman. II. f. Whitney, Whining
ton; II. J.. Amsden, Vernon; Frank W
| Atwood, Charles II. Henry. Chester Free
A. Betterley. George NJ. Clay. Charles NJ
Colt. James f. Helyar, r. H. Messenger
4 4. f. Merrill, ]. g. Stafford, w. l.. Syl
IveSter, Emery j. Eddy, r. L. Fitch. Brat
tleboro Raymond Bromley, A. F. Miller
I Walter Parker. Putney Victor Holden
George O. Jenkins. Springfield F. W
Leonard, Londonderry; Horace Leonard
Marlboro Clarence II. Martin, Ascutney
vile; J. O. Metcalf, South Newfane
1 Hugh O'Brien. Bellows Falls: Austin G
Perkins. Bethel B. A. Robbins Elliott
White Cavendish H. NJ. Scott Halifax
Bert II. Smith Newfane; Mason Walker
Grafton