Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NORTHFIELD,

Alexander Ducat and ChaCles Sweeney.
the chicken thives were given "a hearing
Tuesday afternoon in village hall. before
Justices Kent and Averill George H.
Bailey and wife testified to having 10
poultry and having found at the home of
Ducat and Sweeney, one hen which they
positively identified their own.
The thieves were fined Sl5 each and tho
costs divided between them equally. They
took an appeal to county court and bail
was fixed at 800 each Not having the
amount handy they went to the county
Jail at Montpelier Wednesday forenoon.
Other cases of hen stealing and the charge
of breaking Jail were not brought up.
Mrs. George Glidden died Jan. % at her
home near Gldden's Mills. of nephritis.
Her age WAS about 30 years and she had
been i'll for several weeks. The funeral
occurred from the late residence Thurs
day afternoon and intcrment was made
in the Center cemetery.
The case OF George French was settled
Saturday forenoon before Justice S. H.
Kent. French was fined 500 and costs,
the latter amounting to something over
ST. and placed under $500 bail to keep the
peace for a period of five years. a few
weeks since French went to the home Of
officer Holden and threatened to xii that
gentleman.
Mr.. Greybach, resident manager of the
Green Mountain Product company, gives
information that the manufacture of bot
tied goods will be resumed again the com
ing season, but who the superintendent
may he is not yet determined
Observer W. A. Shaw of the weather
bureau reports a mean temperature for
January of Is degrees with a maximum of
~ on the 18th and a minimum Of
--l2 on the thtCd The precipitation
amounted to 2,61 inches. rain or snow ia i
ing on II days The prevailing direction Of
hn he 4
made up of three clear, II partly cloudy
and l6 cloudy days.
PLAINFIELD.
The officers of the Creamery associa-
ton hold their annual meeting next Sat
/ urday.-Clarence Gldden, who recently
| moved to his newly purchased farm in
! Peacham, died there last Sunday of pneu-
mona. His remains We're brought to his
brother-in-law Horace HITS. where fu-
neral services We're held on Wednesday,
interment being in the Plainteld Village
Cemetery.--S. L. Gilman has leased his
farm to George r. Clough of Lyme, y. ii,
Schools close this weeks. S. Smith is
i'll with the grip.
ROXBURY
I C. A. Roys finished his school and the
pupils presented him neck scarf and some
money He presented a handsome souve-
has been suffering from an attack of in
fiammatory rheumatism - Charles Bagley
is on the section at work.-Ailldred SeverS
has la grippe Fire was discovered Satur.
day in Mrs. Warmers house, occupied by
NJ A. Dickson. 1t caught around the
chimney and the floor had TO be taken vi
to extinguish 1t.
\ WARREN
Burt Moody is sick with pneumonia =
Fred Long has been sick with grip the
past week.-Charles Browns little boy has
/ thescarlet fever-George Bras SO and Pima
! Parker were in Montpelier last week tC
| attend the Bryan meeting.-Mr. and Mrs
James Moody of South Starksboro are II
town caring for their son Burt-Miss
alice Long and Miss Kennedy were il
Rochester Saturday.-There are about q
couples going from this place to the dane
ut Rochester on the 18Th Of this month";
Pearl Miller, who has bee at work II
Waitsheld returned Saturday. -Eldel
Axtell has returned from his trip to Maine
where he was ordained to the minis
try.-Those who attended the party at Al
burt Murrays Saturday evening, report
fine time There has been $1,000 pledg,
for a new creamery.-William Ferno fel
from a ladder one day last week, hurting
! himself quite badly.
FAysToN.
Hollis Mehuron died of pneumonia Jan
J 81 aged 81 years. He has lived in th
town 40 years, and has ever been an up
. right. respected citizen. His wife, Laura
Thayer Mehuron, two sons, Calvin AM