Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-20
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

pany f. at Chickamauga. has accepted
position as manager of the boot and 2hoe
department of the firm of r.. .. Barber &
Sons in Plattsburgh, N Y. Capt. Badger
was formerly manage of the Peoples
shoe store here.
Dr. II. B. Hanson, who graduated this
year from the t. V. NJ. Medical college
has accepted a position in the Burbank
hospital Of FitChburg. Mass. He will COM
mence his duties there the latter part Of
this month
The scenery for the new opera house is
now entirely set up and it is eXcelled by
no other opera house in Vernon 1t is
so arranged that the stage room can be
increased or diminished as becomes ncces-
sary. Any scenery used by travelling
companies can be installed without any in
convenience.
Arrangements are being made for hold
ing cake walk as one of the attractions
at the dedication exercises of the opening
of the new opera house.
The Burns Club has given to this city
a conveyance of the new Burns monu-
ment recently erected on the high school
green and which is to be unveiled on the
21st of July.
Barre Branch has protested to the city
council against the hiring of labor for the
construction of the water works extension
on the Padrone systems. That is on a
plan where any person is given commits
sion for hiring the men. They hold that
whatever money is paid to a commission
agent should be expended for the labor.
MONTPELIER.
Norris Mckinstry of Woodbury. was be-
fore Washington County Court at the
March term and pleaded guilty to the
charge of resisting o. r. Collins OF this
city in December 1896, who was then sher-
if of the county, and 3. H. Lowell of Ca
bot, whom Mr. Collins had called upon for
assistance, from taking a colt from Me
Kinstry's barn foe which Mr.. Collins as
an officer, had been sent to replevin, In
the history Of the case it appears that
Mrs. McKinstry was mixed up in the me-
lee which occurred on that occ lsiOn. As
a sequel to that affair. McKinstry, through
II. G.. Shurtleff his attorney, has brought
suit against Mcssrs Collins and Lowell for
$4,000 damages and they were arrested
Thursday night by Deputy Sheriff Temp e.
ton. The writ Is retunable at the Sep
TENDER term of County Court. The decla-
ration sets up and alleges that Messrs
Collins and Lowell used great violence
against Mrs. McKinstry. who was rreg-
nant at the time the affair occurred which
was December H. 1896. That on January
II, 1891 she gave birth to dead child
that from that time she was very sick and
that on February 3, 1897, she died. The
declaration alleges that in consequence oi
the delicate condition of Mrs. McKinstrS
mentioned and the alleged violence the un
hapnv results above related followed anC
the plaintiff therefore claims that he j.
entitled to damages. Mr.. Collins is in the
custody of the officer and Mr.. Lowell has
been committed to jail.
As a result of the investigation of thu
"I.cxow COMMITTEES" which was elected
some months ago by the city to invest
gate the several departments of the city
and esneciallv thar of the CITY liouu
agency for four wears back. writs wer,
issued Saturday nv CITY Attorney Carrie
ION and served nv Deputv Sheriff Wcde,
unor eyAlderman w r Weston and eX
civ I.ouor Aren't RI A. skinner. Their,
arc two cases against each marty asl,
writs of attachment returnable nt Tn,
Sentem,,sr term If Court we're served M
on the Drnnertv NJ both attendants. I'll,
rcircums,uncas IN Tho case against II a
skinner are we'll known having been ub
Iished some months ago. The suits are i,
assumpsit for money had and received
$500. trover conversion Of various kind
of liquors 81 73l The declaration in TN
cases against w r. Weston sets nm tina
MIR Weston was dulv elected aIdermn,
from the third ward of the CITY of Mont
heller on the first Tuesday of March 1S17
and that he was the duly elected alder
man from that ward till the first Tuesda,
of March 1897 and that during that tim
he was authorized and empowered by tn
CITY council as committee ON lionor agen
CIV and to nurcbase IN hehalf of the elf,
all necessary LIQUORS to be sold at the CIT,
liouor agency. That il was Mr.. Weston
duty as a CITY official to buy the ,iouor
and make all necessary contracts for Tn
same. to the best advantage of the clty
without being directly or Indirectly inter