Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-20
" WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER

WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.
In the case of State against Comstock.
the respondent, who is charged with COM
hitting AN assault at South Barre. came
into court Thursday and retracted his
former plea of not guilty and pleaded
guilty. Sentence was suspended
In the two cases of State against f. r.
Gane, in which the respondent recently
pleaded guilty of obtaining liquor under
false pretences and to selling. sentence
; was imposed. In the first named case the
respondent was sentenced to pay a fine of
so and costs of prose and h the
second to pay a fine of $50 and costs and
; to Imprisonment in the House of Correc-
ton for - days. Sentence was suspended
and respondent placed in custody of the
probatioc officer with the understa nding
that he shall pay $40 ON or before the
September term of court.
brief session Of County Court was
held Friday morning when the jury in
the case of state against Rogers returned
n verdict of guilty of assault with intent
TO kill Sentence was suspended and Rog-
ers was remanded to the custody of the
sheriff. A bill was granted in the Rox-
bury divorce case of Herrick against Her
rick on the ground of intolerable severity
and refusal 20 support Before the court
took recess, Judge Thompson gave in
StIuCllbIlS 10 lne clerk TO Issue commit
nrht pa pers for all the respondents who
have been sentenced to the House of Cor
rection and State Industrial school. ex-
copt in the case of Michael Canning.
Moses Farrar pleaded guilty to the charge
OF maintaining a nuisance and was fined
$50 and costs. The otheS cases against
him were mol pressed
At the annual meeting of King Solomon
Masonic ChAptes, held Thursday evening.
the following Offices were elected Col
Inns Blakely, eminent high priest: George
l.. Kinsman. king +. w. Morse, scribe
James 7. Sabin, secretary; w. A. Briggs
treasurer; g. 5. Whittier captain of the
most; George Is. Putnam, principal sojour-
nee; o. ID. Clark, master of tho first veil
Is. l.. CleaVee, master of the second veil :
J. G. Brown, master of the third veil.
Montpeliar Council, Royal and Select
Masters. held It's annual election of Off
GERS Thursday evening. The officers elect
ed are; /. {. Phinney, y. |. NJ. G.. w.
Wing, |. ID. NJ; Collins Blakely, p. c.; c.
H. Heaton, treasurer and recorder: j. Eli
Goodenougn, conductor; +. W. Morse
captain of the guard; Rev. A. ~ Lewis
chaplain; George L. Kinsman, steward
a new scheme for the building of an
electric road from Montpelier to Warren
is on the tapis and should the plans now
formulating go through the road will be
built this season. r. T.. Smith the pre-
sent superintendent of the Barre and
mon p''ler traction and Power company,
anu '. ~ NaSh or oonSocket, X. J.,
propose 10 1urhlsh the brains and the
Spauldng Construction company of Bos-
ton much of the canitoI Nessre Smith
''iN -r''H ~ W bostoil III 1t lew Gays TO
oonS Wy WIN me construction company
"'I'' wI''' u poSsipie purchase the charter
| Ior the ROAD ne construction company
PROPOSES 10 put $4,000 INTO the construc-
! 'loh ana equipment OF the read. Towns
alo|E inc Maa RIVER valley nave already
No'ed 10 nohd Tor TINS purpose to the
a,h""Ht OF s"'"po ana ms city VIII be ask
i ca 10 contribute about $4,000 for stock
otncr IN d corporate capacity or by In
dlVldual subscription. The people of Wa
terpury nave already learned Of the new
I scheme and are oXerting themselves to SEQ
what inducements that town can offer to
tho projectors To make the terminus at
| waterbury instead of at this city but it
is not thought that Montpelier will let
this opportunity slip into anothers hands
/ without opposition.
CARROT,
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nv nuns ,oo are 10 peelil Mohnay, May l.