Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-29
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND.

County Court. is occupied with the case
of O'Bricn against Phillips. This Is u
trcspass case, the plaintiff claiming that
certain buildings erected by tho defend
ant near Shrewsbury pond are On the
land of the plaintiff. Butler and MoloncN
appear for O'Bricn and j. G. Baker aud
j. D. Spcllman for the defendant
| The trial of the case of O'Bricn against
Phillips was finished In the County Court
and given to the jury late Friday at
tcrnoun After being out several hours
they returned "a verdict for the plaintiff.
Warren Il. Potter of Company a. who
has been very i'll with fever in the rcg-
mental hospital, has recovered sufficiently
to como home and Is at present staying
with relatives in CuttingsVille.
The grand jury nave brought in II in
uictmcnts ut the County Court
4 Private Alvin Hayes of Company \ Is
i'll with pneumonia ana measles at his
home in East Clarendon.
Charles -. Folsom, who for two years
has been chief clerk in the office of the
Superintendent of motive powcr of the
Rutland railroad has received an appoint
mcnt as shop accountant of the Montpcl-
Ter and Wells River railroad. MIR. Fol-
SONS successor is A. l.. Barrows OF
1thuCu, y. y.
When Fran, w. Knapp, who has charge
of the monthly collections from the penny
scales i'm this vicinity. went around to
tOllpCt from inc TWO M inc ttlhlt Mpl-
day he found that they had been robbed
by tearing out the lock in the side of the
machine. and cutting open the bottom of
the bag into which the pennies drop.
There was only e. cents found In the two
machines and ii is estimated that nj least
81 must have been stolen. 1t is also re-
ported that the Brandon depot has been
robbed In the same manner
Robert a. Lawrence. f. W. Hubbard.
Edwin Lawrence, james Il. Porter and
John q. Curicr have returned to their
studies at the University Of Vermont
The dotk ct for the October term or the
United States District and Circuit Courts
| which will Omen here next Tuesday Is ID
= long one there being 90 circuit cases, 3:
. district cases and Il chanccgy eases.
. \ game of foot ball has been arranged
between the Rutland Institute and th'
University of Vermont for Saturday oct
| at burlington. Negotiations are alsC
: being made for n game with Vermont
: academy.
I Mchae, Hcunessy and Martin knight
have been brought to the House of Cor
rcction from the Windsor county court al
Ncwfanc. HonncSsy VIII serve a min,
$ months sentence for breach of the pcac,
4 and Knight three months for larceny.
4 The jury in the case of John G. Murray
against William Ward have brought j.
| verdict for SiO.B for the plaintiff. Tn
= court Is ut present occupied with the cas-
Y Of Oscar I. Burt against Warren liol
D. lister This is case of alleged assault.
t privatcs l.. Nj. Estabrook and Rodnc!
y Shaw of Co. \ are sick with typhoi,
= fever Private +. Il. Mellow ana Corpora
n Is. II. Stickney are also i'll. but the natur
- of their disease is not yet known
$ The board Of aldermen have voted 4
t give the regular policemen II two wccks
y vacation with their salary during tn
g time.
: PROCTOR.
= All who arc Interested i'm having Sc
g rics of entertainments at the village hal
u this winter are requested to meet at tn
d public hnrary Monday evening at
l. O'Clock to appoint committees and max
o other preliminary arrungemcnts.-StcpI
e DorSie went To Ludlow Friday to spcu
II SundIy.--Willam Smith of Springfield
e spent sunday in town.
u BENSON.
4 son was corn to Rev. and Mrs G. +
Hitchcock the Dth nst.-Nrs. Eunc
n Howard. accompanied by her dauGhtc
y left FOR Burlington Monday.-rhc elm tre
It of immense size which has stood near IN
N tCull place. for ~ years. was blown
Y. the ground Saturday morning. There
10 said to he four cords of wood in it.-E. !
p Fay of Malone. formerly OF this pac
Z. was in town Saturday. Miss Flosey
20 Rutland Is engaged to teach the fail teri
&c Of the Stony Point school-Albert j. Dicl
10 nson has been appointed postmaster.