Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16

t"Sc was gwen 10 the jury IL lltte past
noon ana about p. IN. they came into
court for Instructions i'm regard to testi-
ndny The Barre case of Jessie l.. Wood
against II. y. Agostincs was next taken
up by the court, the suit being over n
DEBT upon which judgment has been re:d-
cred. Ii. A. Hoar and II. W. Scott appear
FOR the plaintiff and J. w. Gordon for the
defendant The court assigned H. G.. Moody
OF stowe as counsel for the respondent in
the bigamy case of State vs. Chas. HenI-
rick The case OF State VS.. Henry Camp,
charged with contempt of court in lamp
cring with the jury last September in the
Ryan OK case is set for trial next Monday.
| The case of Andrew j. Morse against the
estate Of Edwin Bruce. being an appeal
| from tho findings of the commissioners,
! has been settled out of court and discon-
| tlhued states Attorney Hoar has filed with
the county clerk a list of the criminal
cases to be tried and the list comprises
~ cases; of these II are for keeping and
selling, two for ttgamy, five Cor assault,
one for manslaughter, one each for burg
larry, arson, embezzlement and perjury.
BARRE.
Allen McQuarrie, employed at the quar-
ny OF Mcmillan & Stevens, had both legs
crushed while at his work Friday after
noon. 1t is thought that amputation may
be necessary.
Charles Rouelle, who served with Com
pany Il at Chickamauga Park. has enlist
ed in the 2lst rcgular infantry and has
been ordered to Manila.
+. j. Rodgers, a Company Il boy, who
has been vt The Fanny Allen hospital
since his return from Chickamauga is
rapidly recovering and it is expected that
ne Will be able to return to this city in
about two weeks.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Richard Neale of the dry goods firm
q n
OF East Somerville. Mass, which occurred
at that place yesterday.
John Pratt. one of the owners of the
Blak"ly d Pratt quarry, was severely in.
jured Monday by a premature explosion
on his quarry. The accident occurred
about 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Pratt
was using a hot iron to bore hole in the
frozen earth, when suddenly there was a
trrihc explosion, Pratt receiving the
charge In the face. DIR. Reid was called
and found the Jaw bone fractured and one
eye so badly injured that 1t will have to
be removed 1t Is thought that the hot
iron must have set off an old unexploded
charge.
+. j. Gale has purchased of Thomas
Sanders of Haverhill. Mass. a tract of
land in the Williamstown Gulf consisting
of 30 acres and ii he can sell his hotel bus
mess here, will erect large summer no.
tel there soon The place is an ideal one
Woods, surrounded by beautiful scenery
approached by good roads and supplied
with abundance of spring water
telegram received Tuesday from
Charles Stearns in New York city an
nounces that Benjamin Corosky, who mad
been missing since Thursday, had been
found and was safe. Further particulars
were not given.
NORTEFIELD.
Mrs. Hattie, wife of Charles Fowler.
died at her home on the Homer Denny
farm Monday morning about o'clock af-
ter an Illness with pneumonia, which was
followed by consumption. Her age was
81 years and she leaves "a husband and
seven children. The funeral was held
at the Methodist church i'll Goudsville
Wednesday and the interment was in
the cemetery at that place. Rev. S. G.
johnson will be the officiating clergyman.
Mrs. Neltha (Andrews) Perrin died at
the residence of G. r.. Andrews on Main
street Friday at the age of ~ years, 10
months and 20 days. She had been in fee
bic health for some time suffering with
a complication of kidney and heart dis
ease. The funeral was from the residence
Sunday at ! O'Clock, Rev. W. S. Hazen
officiating, and the remains were taken
to Roxbury fog burial.-Rev. w. 5. Hazen
and Rev. Mr. Henderson of Roxbury ex-
changed Sunday forenoon.-While driving
down the Union brook road "A few days
since Eugene Carpenter met with an acct
dent which terminated much more pleas
antly than would appear possible. While
passing high embankment by the side
of the road his sled, loaded with logs.
slued to one side smashing three guard
rail posts and leaving the load suspended
oveC the embankment resting upon one
slender post. Mr.. Carpenter hastily re-
leased the chains holding the load and let
the logs roll down the bank, thus saving
his horses from being dragged down.-The
Governor Paine club will hold its first
cub night Tuesday evening. Capt. II. w.
Hovey will give a smoke talk on the
change from the citizen to the soldier.
Doubtless there will be a full attendance
of club members-The Conversational
club members We're entertained at the
Mortified House Monday evening by Rev
w. 5. Hazen Rev. Walter Dole gave an
interesting talk on The Declaration of
Independence in the present crisis. The
annual banquet of the board of trade will
be held Thursday evening of next week.
The Ladies' Reading circle met with Mrs.
II. r. Brown Monday afternoon. Oliver
Wendell Holmes was the subject for read.
ing and discussion.-The $. c. Williams
house has been sold to Mrs. Mary Dlggan
for consideration of $S5O-The junior
branch of the Universalist church gave
supper and entertainment in Concert
nan yesterday evening which was well
patronized One of the pleasant featuces
of the entertainment was the Sunfiower
chorus.-Miss Fannie Smith, who con-
Quoted a kindergarten in this place last
summer. will start Il similar school in
Pierre S. d., the first of next month.
f. A. Lewis is moving his family from
his farm near Cutters mill TO the Levi
Cross house on Main st.
fire caused by the chimney burning
out at Joseph Denny's house on Slate Ave-
came near being a. serious affair, but was
stopped before any great damage was
done. The ire companies We're not call
ed out.
The Boynton Post, G. A. r. held their
annual banquet at concert hall Tuesday
night. An enjoyable time was reported
by all who attended.
Arthur Andrews who has been studying
in the law department of the University of
Michigan, has received an appointment as
second lieutenant in the United States
army.
Fred Fuller. who has been living with
c. V Kent since he bought tho livery sta.
tle from Nj. II. Rice, has leased the
house on Slate Ave. belonging to j. NJ
Temple, for two years. He expects 10
move about the first of April.
PLAINFTELD.
Mrs David Huntington died on Sunday,
March 9Th, of pneumonia. DR.. Huntington
Is also sick with the same disease-While
coming home from Marshfeld Friday
night team driven by John Ryan collided
with double team. the pole entering the
horses breast, killing him Instantly
Harris Eaton was thrown from his sleigh
at the creamery last Thursday morning
ana II can of milk struck oN his chest,