Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-09-19

stoves are to be placed in the Methodist
church.-New adjustable seats have been
placed in district No. II school-house, and
other repairs madc.-Dana A. Clough has
gone to Canaan as teacher in the same
school where he was last term.-The school
at East Randolph has outgrown the seat
ing capacity of the higher department and
new desks are to be ad1cd.--An extra good
crop Of corn is being harvested.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
PROCTOR.
Work is to be pushed at once on the new
spur of the Clarendon and Pittsford rail
road. The spur is 10 be about $500 feet
long and will include one treste so feet
long and 20 feet high. Contractor Joseph
Geno is to do a large part of the work
George Field and c. f. Harris are on the
petit jury and l.. a. Veazey on the grand
jury of this term of Rutland County
Court.-There was "A sociabc at the
home of Mrs. A. p. Humphrey Friday
night for the benefit of the W. G. T. u
TWO lngersoll gadders, equipped with
electric motors, have been received by the
Vermont Marble company as experiments
in quarrYng marble by electricity. A
Wardwcll channcling machine is also be-
ing equipped with the same kind of power.
Mr.. VI. Takaki preached in the Union
churCn sunday Mgnt anu Will give lee
lufc on INC manners ana customs OF ia
pan fHddE hlSht III inc same mousse
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wood of Youngs-
town, Ohio, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A.
+. lIackctt.-James Conroy is able to be
out after being confined to the house two
weeks ny stepping on halI-A party OF
~ SWrd's arrived wednesday morning
from New York and will be put at work
on the new ralroad.-fi II. l1oSkinson has
gone to Montpelier for a Few days stay
The store, Office, mills and shops are now
lighted by electricity, the light proving
very good and steady.-E. J.. Norton and
IN" Misses Taylor and Gleason are at
tending the y. i. 5. G. f.. convention in
Burlington.
RI,r,r.AND
u e crawford ana family OF New York
are III the CITY visiting the parents Of
Mrs. crawford, Col. and Mrs C. II. Joyce.
Mf; crawford is well-known journalist
ana Wrlter, Deing the author of the Life
and Distinguished Public Services Of
James G. Blaine and other books lie
was also business manager for Buffalo
Bill during the latter's tour abroad with
ms snow. In this position Mr. Crawford
made considerable money. He is now do
ing more or less work for magazines.
Inc clty mas torn down the old fence
Whlch mas stood around the depot park
for years and is about to grade and ter
race up the park. number or the willow
trees VIII be cut down and the improve
ment thus inaugurated will be a Very de
sirahle one. The change to people pass
lnE through the city by train will be con-
sllcuous. The credit for this marked i'm
proVement should be given to Mayor Shell
don, who has shown much interest and
devoted much time to the matter of beau
tlylng the park.
The case of Smith VS.. Johnson, which
was set for trial at this term of the Rut-
iand County Court and which was taken
up for that purpose Monday, was expected
10 attract considerable attention, owing
10 the peculiar legal question involved but
in an odd way it tumble out of sight
tuesday temporarily and perhaps for all
time. There was legal talent in plenty
on either side. G. NJ. Wtlds of Middle
bury brought the suit and he was the
ch;et counsel for the plaintiff, while G. a.
Prouty of Newport and T. W. Moloney
or this city were attorneys for the de-
PENDANT.
Ii appears from the opening statements
Of the lawyers that plaintiff Smith mad
been, prior to 1895, for some years a jus
tee OF the peace in the village of Brand
on, where both parties to the suit reside.
1t was also claimed that the defendant,
Johnson. was violator of the prohibitory
law for a time a least while the plaintiff
was a justice. The action was for sland-
er Mr.. Smith set up, or his attorney did