Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

George W. Wing has brought sui,
against Wesley G. Brewster of Hunting
toI for the recovery of pa yment for SER
vices rendered by him as attorney at II,
time Brewsters daughter Mildred, was on
trial on the charge OF murder in Wash
ington County Court. 1t appears that
Brewster not only denies engaging Nj
Wings services but repudlatcs MS claim
in every particular. The case is return
In County Court Thursday morning
Judge Thompson delivered his charge &c
the jury in the case of State against Chas
johnson, charged with the maintenance
of a nuisance at the Commercial House IN
Barre and about 2 o'clock in the afternoon
the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Az
ter the jury in the above case had retired
TO deliberate upon the case, another ca e
on which johnson was held 10y the state
That of selling Intoxicating liquors at the
Commercial House, was taken up and the
whole forenoon was occupied in drawing
jury the regular jurors being exhausted
in the attempt and the sheriffs having ia
go out into the highways and byways in
order to secure enough talesmen to COM
plete the panel.
city Attorney Carleton Thursday f!ed
with the county clerk the necessary pa
pers which will bring the suit of the city
against Mayor Senter for the recovery Of
so" salary drawn for his services in 1s9;
I,
The papers We're drawn March 20 but were
not filed because of the illness of Mayor
Senter preventing him from inspecting a. d
signing the agreed statement of facts
which are to be presented to judge
Thompson. 1t is expected that this case
Wn.ch is to test the right of the late coun-
ell to draw "A salary under the legislative
act OF 1898. will go to the May term OF
supreme Court for final decision.
In regard to a DrpNale-t fnnOr n tho
effect that Mildred Brewster is to soon re
discharged from the Vermont Hospital for
the Insane at Waterbury, one of the Of
Meals Of the institution stated Thursday
That 1t was without founda ton as her con.
diton Is growing worse nstead of better
ana That 1t is moro than probable that
she will end her days in the asylum.
FRIDAY afternoon for the first time
authentic details of the building projects
which ID. ID. kanlett and Albert Tut e.
executors of the j. r. Langdon estate
are to prosecute IN this city were made
public The executors are to begin at
once to tear down the old brick building
facing upon Main and State streets asd
Will also move the building occupied by
T. W. Bailey Il Co., to the rear and left OF
It's present position. A 40-foot highway
will be laid out and made in the --latest
improved style of road building from
Main to Elm street, connections being
wide with n 9ffoot dr,vovav ia CO.,,
foot walk on either side.The Berlin Bridge
company are to build the bridge ana Ward
at once OF putting in tne ahntmonts ~ =
regard to the new hook no mans or con.
tracts have as vet been made but if Wi
he built Of hrick and gro,Ito oy,a ne @
If is undecided as r. Whether g. n,ti, p,
three or four stories in heipht ,rhie huilI
ing VIII extend over the lot occupicd bI
the old building and rest on mart Of the
lot occupied by the E. w. Bailev buIldinfr
the highway coming between tho n.w
block and the Hazen block which win no,
he encroached upon this season. the T.,