Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
SEPTEMBER TERM OPENS.
Judge Chase Presiding for First Time in
This County-Sevcral Divorce Cases
Discontinued.

Discontinued.
Several cases, including seven divorce
cases, were entered as settled and dis
continued. one was removed to the
United States court. two were certified
to the probate court, one was assigned
for hearing Oct. 3 and the trial of one
case was set TO begin Wednesday after
noon in the opening that day of the
September term of Windham county
court at Newfane. Court was opened by
Judge Harrie Il. Chase of Brattleboro,
this being his first term in this county,
and Rev. f. b. Hyde of Newfane offered
prayer. Assistant Judges Tyler b..
Goodell of Readsboro and A. B. Waite of
Londonderry also were in their chairs.
a jury was drawn that afternoon
in the case of Thomas +. Naum against
Christie Ballas. which is suit to re-
cover for money collected by the defend
Hughes is counsel for the plaintiff and
A. V. d. Piper for the defendant. The
plaintiff rested yesterday shortly before
noon and the defense began.
The case of the Vermont Valley rail
road against the Connecticut River
Power Co., which is n suit to recover
damages caused by flood. has been set
for hearing Oct. 3. A definite assign
ment was made on account of so many
of whom is a Boston attorney. The out
come of this suit will be awaited with
much interest.
The $4,000 will case of the estate of
Revillo Howard of Jamaica, in which
Il. +. Howard of Putney is the propon-
eat and n large beneficiary and which
was set for jury trial, was certified back
to the probate court. The other case
certified to the probate court was the
gln al ptt -, not
the estate of Dr. Il. +. Millington of
Londonderry brought by Frank Davis,
the case being certified after judgment
had been given the defendant with costs.
Davis presented to the commissioners
of the NIillington estate a claim for NAL
practice and an appeal was taken from
the commissioners to the county court.
Judgment was rendered on consent of
both parties.
against the Studebaker corporation, the
case was removed to United States
court.
After being on the docket many years
the tort action of Harrison II. Chamber
lain against Frank b. Lawrence of
Townshend was entered as discontinued.
The case of Ruth Grout against the
town of Dummerston was discontinued.
The companion case in behalf of her
huHbdHu was lllcu at lIt ldSJ ltTlu VI
court and judgment was awarded against
the Falllill Construction Co.
An entry of settled and discontinued
was made in the case of Stephen F..
Whitman & Son against A. II. Fuller,
which was n Bellows Falls case.
Four suits brought by local concerns
against the Mcdonald & Kivel Co.. con
tractors who built the NIanley garage,
were discontinued because the defendant
had been discharged in bankruptcy in
Massachusetts.
Following are the divorce cases dis
posed of Wednesday forenoon:
Elizabeth NJ. MattisOn against Frank
l.. Mattison of Windham. discontinued
because the parties are living together.
Eva NJ. Chamberlain against Leon b.
Chamberlain, discontinued because of the
death of the petitionee.
Beatrice A. Gale against Arthur r.
Gale of Saxtons River, reason for dis
continuance not stated in court
Harvey f. Reed against Emma Reed
of Brattleboro, discontinued because
they had lived together since the petit
tion was brought, although they are un-
derstood to be living apart at present.
Melvina CHARTER against Abel Char
tier. reason for discontinuance not stated
in court.
Nellie O. Boyd against Willie A.
Boyd of Nottingham, discontinued be-
cause they are living together.
Alice II. Dalrymple against Charles
Dalrymple, reason for discontinuance
not stated in court.