Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-03
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.
The Court Business Taken up and Sew
eral CaSes Acted Upon.

Montpelier, May l.-Court convened this
morning TO take up the cases to be tried
by the court. Judge Tyler and AS
sstant Judges Mcars and Edgerton being
present. The case of j. S Niles vs.. the
Barre and Montpelier Power and Trdc-
ton Co., was the FIRST case standing for
trial but the defendant was not ready 10
proceed with it and the case was put over
until afternoon and the case of Olive y.
Martins will. George w. Town appellant,
was taken up. The appellant having de-
cided to make no contest the will was
proved by DIR. George r. Nichols of Barre
ana jude ment entered that the paper Of
fered is the last will of Olive A. Martin
and prepayment was allowed taxable costs.
f. J.. Laird appeared for the prepayment.
No other case being ready at the conclu-
sion of the hearing in the Martin case the
docket was taken up and the following
cases noted for trial Wednesday: n. \.
and T.. II. Richard vs.. Kate l.. Dana, Ma
tional Lead Co., VS.. Montpelier Hardware
Co, ct ais, and First National Bank of
Montpelier VS.. Montpelier Hardware Co,
ct ais; Thursday, Charles Davis vs.. w.
~. buchanan, Alexander Dingwall vs..
Ernest T.. Ormsbec and Arthur Corliss VS.,
Montpelier and Wells River r. r., apt.
/ judgment was entered for the plaintiff
against defendant in case of Frederick A.
Nourse VS.. Patrick Duffy and A. j. Young
trustee and the trustee was adjudged
chargeable for 1921.
/ In II. o. Worthen vs.. j. r. George
death of defendant was suggested. be-
murror to the declaration was sustained
and leave given plaintiff to file an amend
ed declaration on the usual terms.
In the Chancery Cose of j ". Page VS.
| Harvey Hersey a proforma decree for the
orator WAS entered and exceptions noted
by the defendant so that the case goes to
! the Supreme Court for hearing on its mer-
its.
| When court convened at p. m. Attor-
ncys w. b. c. Stickney and r. A. Hoar
for the defendant moved for a continue
ance of the case OF j. s Vles VS.. The
Barre and Montpelier Power and Traction
company on the ground that il was i'm
possible to get certain Witnesses. The mo-
ton was opposed by Attorney j. +. Lam
son for the plaintiff and it was finally
agreed to allow the case to stand for trial
Immediately after the adjournment of the
May term of Supreme Court
4 The court announced that uncontested
divorce cases fould be heard between l
and . p. m. ard and p. m. and evenings
during the remainder of the week,
Two cases of State VS.. j. Canalcs ore
for selling and one for nuisance were
nolle pressed, and in two caes against
Mary Canales, one for selling and one for
nuisance, plea of guilty of one oence
of selling was accepted and plea of guilty
of maintaining nuisance was entered.
The respondent was theroupon fined $25
and costs In each case. X. a. Noar,
states attorney, appeared for the State.
and +. p. Carleton for the respondent.
! IN Levi }. Bolster vs. city of Barre, a
! road case, judgment was entered accept
ing the report Of the commissioners
awarding land damages and the highway
ordered to be opened. J. =. Lamson FOR
the petitioner; w. l.. Barney for the de-
! PENDANT
Three liquor cases of State VS.. Fcnry
Premier. for selling, keeping and nuisance,
/ respectively, were taken up and upon rep
resentation made by the States Attorney
and George # SWasey, attorney for the
! respondent concerning the casts of the
! cases, the court ordered the case entered
not TO be brought forward, And the same
disposition was made of the case of the
State VS.. Walter Premier.
/ Judge Watson met the attorneys in the
Islander case of kdder VS. Bacon and
spent the afternoon in settling the excep-
tons for the Supreme Court.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN LINCOLN.
Lincoln, May l.-Zeb Sears shot himself
In the abdomen and side five times and
cut his throat Monday afternoon 1t is
supposed that dependency over poor
health from which he has suffered for sew
eral years was the cause of this terrible
attempt to take his life. No hope is en-
tertained of his recovery.
SMALL FIRE IN BARRE.
Barre, May Fire was discovered in
the new granite block of ID. NJ Miles
about 4 o'clock this morning. Investiga-
ton showed the flames had started in the
office of the Tool Sharpeners' Union
Prompt action on the part of the fire brig
adc composed of inmates of the building
prevented a serious fire and the use of the
hose which had been placed in the block
II ri N "a N "a In for he
fire department. The flames did consider
able damage to the Tool Sharpeners' Of
flee, and the wood work between this floor
and the street floor. The loss to Mr.. Miles
is estimated at $500 and the loss to the
drug firm OF Kendrick & CO., Is not yet