Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
VERMONT MATTERS.


Judge Royce s judicial integrity as well as
private character. A criminal suit against
Maloney, instituted over Il year ago on
the same points, resulted III a verdict
of guilty, and the final disposition
of that case is now pending in the
supreme court in Orleans County. This
civil suit involves a claim for $4,000
damages, and has been in court some lit
tie time. The defendant seeks to prove
now That no libel was intended by the
articles in question, aud holds that the
plaintiff is not justified in saying that the
innuendoes applied to him Plaintiffs
counsel sought to show, on the other
hand, that the articles were rightly to be
judged libelous and that plaintiffs in
nuendo to that effect was well put. Judge
Walker reserved his decision.
Hotel Proprietorship Change.
The Bates House, one of the largest and
best known hotels in Rutland has Just
been rented for five years, to f. O. Morse
and Mr. Quinn, who will take possession
October list. The hotel is owned by DR.. J.
A. Mead and Col. f. II. Ripley and was
built in 1876.
Windsor County Fair-Good Attendance
Balloon Ascension.
Owing to the storm of Wednesday the
Windsor county fair at Woodstock was
extended through Friday. Thursday was
in every way favorable and 1000 people
were on the grounds. In the grand caval-
cade of oxen there were about sixty yoke
from the best in the county. one pair
owned by w. II. Dutton of Woodstock.
weighed 1880 pounds. Prof f. Allen,
accompanied by Frank Davis, made
balloon ascension at $3.50, but finding their
united weight too much, descended at
Taftsville and Davis alighted. Allen then
assembled in view of the fair grounds and
in fifty minutes disappeared in the direc-
ton of New Hampshire, landing some
miles south of West Lebanon In the
race for the society's purse for geldings
had never trotted for money w. ID. Fos-
ter's tive-year-od mare took first money,
=. f.. Taylor's mare, second Chester
Cady'S geldng, third. In the PAP race
but two heats were trotted and the race
was adjourned to 10 O'Clock Friday.
The Windsor county fair at Woodstock
closed Friday. The PAP race was fin
ished, Little Hope winning first money {;
G. H., second Frank f., third. Time
Pal. In the trial for the sOciety's pre-
MUM for trotting stations owned in the
county, VIM. Lindsey of Hartford took
first money II. A. Wood, second c. l.
Falon of West Windsor, third. In the
three minute purse Little Hope won first
money: Frank F., second; Jim, third :
Brightwood, fourth. Time 2:4113. The
free-for all race was won by Driver Time
tLo total raaaite s'' 49,, ~ I. a.i'
ols f.ir NV se,arnI hundrado Of drIl,ir,
T,,;., n.y. ~! .t' .,, y, uoi'"io
Ah''" D"J VI 'he Aahoiiie county falr.
The third day of the Lamoille county
fair was more of a success financially than
the second day. In spite of the continued
cold and disagreeable weather IA good
number or people were on the grounds.
FLORAL nall was crowded all day. The eX-
ii.l VI uou ,' anu single urlvlhS
n nu.ses cort a, allu orooo il"reS' dralC oAeh'
e'c'' WIS very Soou'
trotted. The following is the summary .
Little Harry - 2 . .
Gtpsey :....................... ........... 2 3
Ia Ia ~ LOFTY '.'.','''.. Observation-Disclosures.
im nS nov '''''.''''.- 600 >
Time, 5:j7, 2:43, a:55.
A snecial nurse for Cola Einderord Can
ernI GEORGE 4 ballard was mnda nm ana
trotted with the following result:
G Id Finder. .......... .....ll , >
Ballard. ....... ......... ... > ,
lihc ";5b' ~ ~
The judges of the afternoon were f. Y,
Brldgeman, HardWlck; Il. T. Parker,
Wolcott O. Cady, Morrisville
Friday was the last day of the La
noble county fair. There was Il good at
tendance and large display of all classes
of horses. The 2.45 race, open to all, re
suited as lolloWs:
Dandy ;,..............,....... CO.. 4
nutcher hoy. ''-'''..'............ | 3
Gypsv ''''' '''''' } { {
Time 2:i2, 2:46, pa, PAS.
The entries in the omen race and ra-
suits were us tollows ''' anu
TattIcr. .................. II !
Gold Finder Observation-Disclosures. > ,
Time 2:3}, 2:3d, 2;A
These two races were very interesting
ana hotly contested, especially the 2:+5
class.
r,.,.,
thirty cords of wood were burned at
'ne IRE 1T Midulepury Wednesday.
Austin smith of Fairhaven has received
back pension amounting to Sl96i, and ii
monthly pension of SIP.
Perry a. Johnson of Barton has been
elected cashier of the new Citizens Ma
tlonal bank at Newport,
A. b. Stoddard, manufacturer of starch
and lumber. Newark. VT. has npnlied for
relief III Insolvency.
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