The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-07
LEGAL ACTIONS
:. ACCUMULATING
Various Cases Entered on
Docket for County
Court Term
GEO. f. GREGORY
is SUED FOR $4,000
Action Brought by Houghton and Trust
Co. ON Notes Revilo Howard VIII
Contested by Several Relatives-Three
Digoree Cases

ItfEofee Eases
Since the last county court docket was
issued a number Of actions have been
brought in Windham county court and the
papers filed in the Office of the county
clerk, for the September term. Some of
them have to do with comparatively small
matters, but some are of general interest
One of the important suits is that of
Frederick T.. Houghton and the Brattle-
boro Trust Co, the latter the executor of
the will of the late Arthur B. Clapp,
against George F. Gregory of Dummer-
ston, former manager of the Purebred
Live Stock Sales Co. This is a suit to
recover $15,000 and is brought through
the office of Attorney E. W Gibson The
action is on notes for money loaned.
Archie w. Phelps of Marlboro sues
William Akley of Halifax for $1,000
through the office of Barber, Barber &
Miller
An appeal from the allowance of the
win of Revilo Howard of Jamaica by the
probate court of Bellows Falls has been
filed. George Gleason of Jamaica is spe-
cial administrator. The contestants are
the following relatives of Mr.. Howard
Mrs. Laura Weatherhead, niece; Fred
Pierce, nephew Laura S. Marsh. sister:
John 4. Howard, brother; Ernest NJ
Howard, nephew; and G. f. Howard.
nephew. They claim that the testator
was not of sound and disposing mind and
memory and that he was unduly in
fuenced so that he did not will them
their Just share of the estate
Mr. Howard wiIled $4,000 to his
nephew, Benjamin +. Howard; $500
each to three nephews, Fred B.. Frank A.
and Delton W. Howard; to Ella A
Ryder. the testator's housekeeper for
many years, and to Benjamin f. Howard
his house and lot, furniture and furnish
ings in equal shares $500 each to grand
sons Of Ella A. Ryder-Charles r. White,
Frederick NJ White, Leonard G. White
William NJ. White, John X. White and
Enroll Il. White. The residue is given to
Benjamin Il. Howard, whom he named
as executor. Attorney John n. Harvey is
counsel for the proponent, Benjamin f.
Howard, and Attorney Frank E. Barber
Is counsel for the contestants.
The divorce docket also contains some
new cases.
George H. Pixley of Brattleboro asks
a divorce from Frances (Clift) Pixley.
whom he married Oct 2S. 1909. They
lived together until March /. 1920. He
alleges statutory grounds, also intolerable
severity and deSertiOn. He says that ON
March 9, 1920, Mrs: Pixley forcibly took
left BrattleborO. He located her in
Greenfield, Mass, in August or Septem-
Der of that year, and he asserts that her
treatment of the child was such that the
latter was taken from her by the Aassa-
chusetts Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children and returned to his
custody. He has had the child since and
on his representation that his wife and
friends had threatened to again take the
child and that he was afraid the child
would be kidnapped Judge Stanley c. Viii
son has issued restraining order against
Mrs. Pixley. Barber Barber & Miller
are counsel for the petitioners
Angeline NJ. (Hakey) Austin of Rock
ingham seeks a divorce from Lewis B.
Austin of Grafton. where they were mar
ried Dec. 2S. 1913. They lived in Lon
dondefry. Wilmington, Brattleboro, Put
ney, Ludlow, Mount Holly and Rutland
Mrs. Austin claims that her husband
neglected to furnish suitable clothing and
maintenance for her. They lived to-
gether until Jan. 2S. 1922 She asks to
be permitted to resume her maiden name.
Attorney George A. Weston of Bellows
Falls is her counsel.
Alice l.. Nolan of Brattleboro has
| filed petition against Charles A. Nolan
now of bennington for a divorce on the
grounds of desertion. intolerable severity
neglect and refusal to support They
were married in Burlington March 12
1913. and Mrs. Nolan alleges that her
| husband treated her with intolerable So
verify the first of the following month
She says he deserted her Nov. Is. 1920
The petitioners counsel is Attorney
, Charles $. Chase