Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03

| Chelsea.
Chelsea has had more criminal suits
| this winter than for some years. On
the nth, inst Richard Kennedy pleaded
gully of two second otlenses for selling
/ liquor, and appealed from Justice Hatch's
sentence to June term of Orange County
| Court. The week before Fred Bohonon
was bound over to County Court for tax
ing a Buffalo robe from Perley FOggs
sleigh. Last Friday Francis X, Laird,
was tried, and acquitted on the charge of
obtaining liquor of Alonzo Noyes, the all-
thorized agent by false pretenses.
Tuesday the oath inst, Daniel ID. Howe,
Sidney Fuller and Albert Jenners were
! called on to answer to n Grand Jurors
complaint for assaulting Lyman ID. Hum
| phrey at the latters home The complaint,
| however, was quashed and respondents
rearrested on Il new one. The hearing was
| fixed for April 2.....At IA special meet
ing March 9th, Chelsea elected Willard
f. Townsend, third seectman in place of
G. b. Stanley, found ineligible.
New Haven.
Mrs Louisa Dexter, relict of the late
| Deacon Oliver Dexter, died at one O'Clock
| Monday morning. Deacon Dexter died
April ;, iSS2 Deacon and Mrs. Dexter
moved to this town from Westbridge in
1864 and were valued citizens to the time
of their death. Three sons and three
daughters survive, two of whom, Mrs NJ
j. Landon and Miss Emily reside in town
The funeral of Mrs. Dexter was held
on Wednesday.
Cornwall
Homer Cobb, youngest son of p. y.
Cobb, cut his foot quite badly, II few
weeks since while chOpping in the swamp.
The wound seemed to be doing well until
within short time, when he took cold,
the effects of which threw him into
spasms, and for several days lockiaw was
feared. He is considered by his physicians
to be somewhat improved and it is hoped
that the danger is past...Mrs. w. H.
Lane and son Walter of Burlington. who
have been spending week in town,
guests at c. II. Lanes, have returned home.
james Wing, returned on Thursday
from business trip to Worcester and
Boston.
Montpelier.
Judge Powers's charge to the jury in
the Sanders case, on Wednesday last, is
praised on all sides as one of the aDlest
ever made at this court.
In County Court last week the case of
Martin and Herman Hill vs.. Maurice
LOcklin for assault ana battery, was tried,
the verdict being simply an assault. In
State VS. James Albin for burglary the re
spondent was found guilty.
The minstrel entertainment given at
village hall Saturday evening by the
Apollo club of this place was complete
success, much better in many of its parts
than anything yet given here by travelling
companies. The hall was crowded, many
coming from out of town. The entertain
ment was repeated Monday night be
fore another full house and the boys out
did themselves. Mr.. Harold NYe's violin
solo, Mr.. Sprague's whistling, the chorus
es and the pinafore burlesque, by j. H.
EngelS, director, were the bright spots in
the show. Mr. Engcls after the show last
night treated the members OF the cOmpa-
ny, forty in All, to an elegant supper. ....
Mr.. w \. Briggs returned home from
New Orleans last Friday. He has resum-
ed his place at the organ of Bethany
church.. The Unitarian society are to
give IL socable and dance next Tuesday
evening ut the PaVlion... Dennis Lane
Esq, is quite i'll with pneumonia, The
cause of the explosion at the Groton Mills
is variously stated. The owner of the
property states that it was probably due
to super heated steam, either the water
from the middle boiler having syphOned
into the other two or the glass not having
indicated the amount of water in the boi
Ter.
st. Johnsbury.
John Manning. "A conductor on the Port
land and Ogdensburg road, crushed a
hand while coupling cars at this station
of st. Albans, Col. .Jewett of Swanton,
Col. Dicky of Bradford and George w.
Hendee of Morrisville were at the st.
Johnsbury house on Saturday.
Several st. JOhnSbury business men are
investing in Florida land, 1t is report
ed that the North Congregational church
are expecting to give Rev. V. NJ. Hardy of
West Randolph "A call. Rev. Mr. Culver
of the Methodist church finished his pas
torate with the close of the Conference
year, it being the end of his third year -.
Several breaks in the water mains have
been causing considerable damage of late.
1t is found that in several places the ground
is frozen hard more than six feet below
the surface "A union temperance Sun
day school concert, held by the Cold Water
Army of the South Congregational church
on Sunday evening, drew good number.
The exercises prepared and rendered by
the members were very Interesting The
Grand Army Post held a largely attended
camp fire at their hall on Monday evening
of last week. An address was made by H.
G.. Bates, ESD. Union Fast Day ser
vices are to be held at the Methodist
church on Friday at lO;3O Il, IN.
Bellows Falls.
c. O. Grover, employed in the mills at
this place, was killed, on Tuesday morning,
in frightful manner. He was putting
belt on some shatting and became caught
by his clothing in such manner that he
was carried around by the pulleys at the
rate of two hundred times minute. Be
fore he could be released he was literally
torn to fragments, so that the remains We're
! unrecognizable. Grover was about 30
years old He leaves wife.
Middlebury.
!, Professor w. ii. Parker is slowly grow
ing better, but his improvement has been
retarded by another shock, caused by the
news of the death of his only sister at
Whitehall, y. Y.... Mrs. Sardis Dodge is
! improving, rs is also John Jackson. II.
b. Dodge has returned to West Randolph
and G. A. Dodge to Syracuse, ~ Y...A
J polo club has been organized here as fol
lows lows kuie dt,, bbangworthy, captain an, and
first half back w. Dwyre, second half
back ;J. Turner, goal tender; William
: Foote point and A. Williamson corner
J point. IA. p, Tupper, ESD, our special
prosecutor has returned from Massa-
} chusetts, and has begun to make things
lively again in the police court.
The annual public sheep sheering com
menced Tuesday and continues through
Friday. The roads are in IA bad condi-