Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06

that 1t was altogether an Irregular ana
unlawful proceeding, and therefore con-
stitutes no bar to the present action. III
is a novel case, and the like chain OF cir
cumsances are probably without prece-
dent within the State of Vermont. States
Attorney Zed s. Stanton appeared for
the State. and John W. Gordon appeared
for the respondent.
Della j. Parsons VS.. George Parsons.
This was a petition to annul marriage on
the ground that her consent was obtained
by force and fraud. The petitioner re-
sides In Berlin, and at a very young age
became acquainted with Mr.. Parsons, who
used to be fond of her in her childhood
days and continued so until It resulted in
their marriage which occurred In Septem-
Der, 1893 The petitioner had buried one
wife and was % years old. He came to
the household of the petitioner about four
weeks before the marriage occurred. The
petitioner was about 10 years of age and
was enticed into intimacy with MIR. Par
sons by reasons of their former friendship
which occurred some four yAars before
their marriage. The petitioner claims that
her consent 10 the marriage was obtained
by fraud, he falsely representing her age
when he procured the license, and then
told her that he had got the license and
that she had got to go and to put on her
old dress over her best dress and throw
her hat out the window which she did in
the absence of her parents They went
to neighbor's house and obtained a team
and came to Montpelier and we're married
by a clergyman. They never lived togeth-
er as husband and wife, the parents of the
girl interfering after discovering the mar
riage. The petitioner claims that she never
gave her consent to the marriage only In
that the petitioner wrote her note asking
her If she would be his wife mot for lit
tie while but for llfe," to which she re-
piled: Il guess you don't mean what you
say upon which he procured the license
majority of the County Court thought
that the evidence was sufficient to estab-
lish fraud and to which ruling the petit
tionee excepted. The case was heard at
the May term of the Supreme Court in
| 1895 and ordered for reargume ~. Dillng-
| ham. Huse and Howard for petitioner
Lord and Laird for petitionee.
! State S. Harvey Badger. In this case a
motion for continuance was heard on the
ground that new evidence had been dis.
covered and that the finding of the jury
was In fact different than ii was made
known to be. The court continued the
case.
WM. DOOLITTLE DROPPED DEAD.
Remington, Feb. 5.--William Doolittlt
dropped dead last night in Glastonbury
where he was working for the Bennington
and Woodford electric railroad. Heart
disease was the cause. He was veteran
OF the war and a member of Wheeler pos
of Saratoga. The Grand Army people
sent his remains to Saratoga this after
| noon.
nTH MASONIC DISTRICT MEETING
Alburg Centre, VT, Feb. 1.-The annua
meeting of the 11th Masonic district will
be held a. Alburg Centre Wednesday, Feb
I 10Th nnlpr the anapiCoS Of CnliiD1
bus lodge No. IL. In the afternoon Isl
Ia Motto lodge, Il. S. Fleury, worshipfu
master, will exemplify the Fellowcraft de
gree. and in the evening the Master Ma
sons degree will be exemplified by Colum
bus lodge No. II, Henry Mott, worshipfu
master. A banquet will be served in tn
basement Of the Methodist church at tn
close of the work. 1t is expected that
number of the officers of the grand lodg
will be in attendance, and also a goo
number of Masons from Swanton and s
Adams.