Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-23

Windsor, and who was badly burned and
laceratcd while sliding down a rope fire
escape in the fire Friday afternoon, Is tho
son of Leonard Love, landlord of the
Riverside in this city.
Suit has been brought, through the legal
firm of Dillingham;, Huse and Rowland, |
against the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad company for $1,000 damages by {.
II. Shipman, administrator of the estate
of Philippe A. Desroschors, the Russian,
who on March 49, 1897, was killed by one
of the companys trains near the Sam
Smith place.
Loren Friend has purchased of Francis
and Margaret Leslie for $l1O their resi-
dence on North Main street.
The date Of the Donahue-O'N Neil wrest-
ling match which is to take place In this
city has again been postponed until
Thursday evening, April 20.
G.. w. Wing. A. J. Sibley and j. r. Hub
bard. commissioners appointed by the
court to apprase the Mrs. Il. L. Walton
property recently condemned, held con-
ference on Saturday in the county clerks
Office with NJ T.. Smile. j. w. Brock and
j. II. Senter who comprise the committee
having in change the construction of the
new county j ill
County Court reconNened Monday af-
tcrnoon, when the case Of State against
DenTing was taken up. The is additional
jurors who had been summoned were call
!.
dent, was indicted for setting fire to the
house in which she lived at % Prospect
street in Barre. Her counsel demurred to
the indictment Judge Thompson over
ruled the demurrer, pro forma, to which
the respondent excepted. r. A. Hoar and
j. T. hanson appeared for the State and
j. w. Gordon and w. w. Lapoint for the
respondent Forty witnesses for the State
have been summoned in this case, the trial
Of which is expected to last two weeks.
| The preparations for the district meet
! ing of the Knights of Pythias which is to
he held in this city on Thursday evening,
have been completed. The first rank
will be worked either by Marshfield or
Montpelier lodge and Barre lodge will
work the third rank in long form. The
meeting will be held in Grand Army hall.
where the banquet which follows the work
will be served.
A COW owned by Elan Provost was kill
Cd Sunday by Dr. l.. c. Wakefield from
which milk had been sold in the city for
the past two years and the veterinary
found tho animal to be afflicted with one
)i the worst forms of tuberculosis.
In County Court Tuesday the putting
in of evidence in the case OF State against
Demming on the part of the prosecution
was continued. Curing the day. Walter
Comstock of South Barre was arraigned
in court on the charge Of having commit
ted a breach of the peace and his bail was
fixed at 500 which was furnished by A.
f. Spencer
WAITSFIELD.
Rev. o. d. Clapp of Burlington. a form
or pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church here, is in town for a few days
visiting frends-"Uncle Ben Poland is
very sick with pneumona.-Mrs. DR.. Cor
ham. who has been at the Mary Fletcher
hospital at Burlington for the past two OF
three months returned home last Satur-
day.--A. f. Eldredge of East Warren was
in town the first of this week buying
young cattle.-Joseph Palmer and Nathan
Royce, who have been very sick for some
time are reported as improving slowly.
EAST MONTPELIER.
son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Benjamin Monday of last week-O. S
'Fllotson has purchased pair of gray
horses.-F. II. Sibley has bought a mate
for his large bay horse.-Mrs L. l. vii
lard has returned home from John CALI
sons. where she cared for Mrs Gallsor
through her last sckne ss.-The concert
given last Friday evening under the direc'
ton of c. +. Dudley proved a success. The
chorus was composed Of about fifty voices
-. j. Jackson has given up butter making
here and will soon go to Burlington, where
he has secured a better pos tion.--Ger
trude V. Cutler and Frank l.. Corloy were
married last Wednesday evening at the
home of her father, n. A. Cutters. They
are to commence married life on the
George Cutler farm.-Levi Mallory ha!
gone to Boston.-Mrs. Mary Putnam is
staying with Mrs. Laura Cutler-Merril
Davidson and wife have commenced WORK
for the season for +. j. Parker.
CALAIS.
George Sumner returned from Postor
last week, after a brief stay at the Hub
Mrs. c. X. Dw'nell is getting along nicely
after her accident Of two weeks ago.
WARREN.
Pearl Hall is very sick with the mump'
at j. l.. Spaulding s.--George Cook is t,
move this week into the Daniel Austi,
tenement.-Master James Cardell who ha!
been very sick with Indigestion is mucl
improved.-Wiliam Tomlin cut two fingers
on a saw at the steam mill recently
George Robinson is to move into hi
tenement at the steam mill and Will worl
in the steam mill.-The sugar festiVa
Saturday night at the town hall for tn
benefit of the Good Tenpars was we'll at
tended-The Juveniles had a sociaD
r Wednesday night.-Fred Long is on tn
r sick list.-Miss Bertha Miller is keeping
house for her uncle. Edward Miller
Pearl Miller is at work for Collste
Church.-Amos Hall was sick last weel
= with the grip.-Herman little son Of MI
t and Mrs. AFRO Parsons, died last Monda
after an illness of about one week. He wa
| about years old.-Mrs. Emma Stone wa
I in town last week.-Nernon Stone has becl
9 i'll, being threatened with pneumonia
: II. r. Kennedy was in town last week.
1 Margery Parker gave a sugar party t
t few of her little friends last Friday al
I ternoon, all report fine time.
:, PLAINFIEL.D
= Mrs. Henry Laird died on Tuesda,
= March II. The funeral was held at he
= home at Laird's Mills, on Sunday.--Ifarr
Martin is very sick with rheumatic feve
e and pneumonia.-Henry Bartlett ha
S moved from Ira stones to II. +. Cutler
q block, and Henry Smart has gone to IT
y stone s.-Alson Smith has returned froI
o Kee1e, y. H., where he has been at wor
q in a bicycle establishment and has lease
II his fathers farm on shares.-Several hay
It tapped their sugar places and Alfred Hi
n of Maple Hill, reports having made fit
l. pounds
WORCESTER.
= Alvin Holmes has sold his place to
l. NJ Ladd and has moved to Plainfield.
William Ffield is to move to Cabot an
$. will have charge of the Town farm.-Wl
a Shepard has bought the Frank Carr plaC
# at Maple Corner Calais and Is to mos
n there soon.-L. w. Porter of Montpelie
y, has bought the Martin Brown place at Il
n corners, and will take possession April Is
r There is rejoicing at Clarence Wheeler
\ over the arrival of a boy baby,-Mrs. o.
IF Mathewson OF Barre is here caring f.
her mother Mrs Kelley. who is critical