Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27

regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp Root
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
boro. The former leaves $1,000 direct. and
the latter one-half of her New London
and Northern railroad stock, In reversion
for the home for tho aged and disabled.
The other half of the railroad stock Is Ill
timatey 10 GO to the Universalist church
here, while Mr.. Newman leaves $500 TO
the Unitarian society. The home, though
cramped for means. has become most
useful institution and commands the deep
interest uf the people There are eight
inmates between the ags of % and 81. who
are rs cheerful cozy and happy as ono
| could wish, and in remarkable health con-
sidering their age. There has been no
we're illness there through the winter and
no deaths during the past year. The in
| stitution is admirably managed by Mrs. &.
| T. Nash.
WfNDHAM COUNTY COURT
The criminal docket in Windhsm county
! court this term seems to be a succession
| of acquittals or failures of prosecution,
! says the Rrattlehoro correspondent of the
/ Srriu@fcld Republican. The jury has re-
turned vordicts of mot guilty in The cas- s
/ Of Clarity, for neglect to support child;
| Plumb of Jacksonville. for burglary, ami
! HushOr, for arson, while in the case
against Charles Cushman, for rum selling.
the court ordered a verdict In favor of
| respondent. VERNE Woley. who pleaded
guilty to larceny. and Bell, to criminal
neglect of children. were the only ones to
get sentences. the former for Is months o.
| two years in state prison, and the other
for or l. months in the house OF correc-
tcn. Israel Hall. charged with forgery,
was released on his own recognizance and
/ ordered committed to the RrattebOro re-
treat. A number of Brattlehoro people
We're called TO county court last week to
testify in the Cushman rum case.
VERMONT BOYS WIN PRIZES
At the annual Ten Eyck oratorical
I contest of the Junior class of Yale univer-
| sitY, the most important of its kind in tho
college course. held last week, the FIVE
speakers represented four different States,
| Georgia. Tennessee. New Jersey. and Yer
mont. two coming from this state, Joseph
Fairbanks, Jr., Of St. Johnstury, and Rob
ort Seneca Smith of Clarendon. SAYS III
Rutland News. Mr.. Fairbanks and Mr..
Smith were both awarded second prizes
by tho faculty. From this whole number
of essays written and submitted by the
members Cf the class ten were chosen on
the basis of literary merit and orat orical
: possibility. At a preliminary trial the
five final men were selected by a commit
etc If tile faculty The Yale Daily News,
commenting on the contest says: TIL
ESSAYS were of an exceptionally high char-
act r ana wer. delivered with force com
bincd with a distnctness that held the at
tontion of The audience throughout tn
&c Vl'natiIiS' ,'c u, a., a.,
.Io'"us'u N'1" ~ ~ ~ w. ~ oar.fri
study and composition
Will. MOVE TO NORTH ADAMS.
- ,,,o,.I 1I,lirer treasurer and eany raj
~, t,n i.,,i+,. Collar and -uff com
i,or,irotoI, returned SATURDAY
; from North Adams, Mass, Where ne has
/ been Investigating tho inducements Of III"
, company to locate there, says the Rutland
NeMS' ~ at.,rtaI ,barn - ,h. racessarv
~ .'1' ar1 n,,de as thc,. Iouhtless
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WIN -
rOT' NTRY CHURCHES COMBINE.
49,, tito. .,.,,,,,,,i..,o,
me plaI, on'.l,u ~ va '",', ,o,I.r,,ir,aI
> y, ,c S,5,Ioton for union church
services has been adopted says the Rut-
70 ts kent separate. A Joint prudential
co,,,t,,ftt,, Is 10 serve in engaging "A pastor
all i'm other work usually done by such
=, committee The union services are to
h, b.II At rho Conversational church from
E Nrav IN Noyombcr and at the Methodist
rhUrch from, November to May.
MEMORIAL DAY Al Ben lO-N'
,,oroa A Custer most @ A. r. of Ben
,,,,atrn bos encaoad the Rev George A.
-, - co,,th Shrewsbury tn deliver tho
l ,t,,,;ol da, address which will he at
tP,,rircto, Cs,ttr in rho morning. saws a
,nncial to tb. 81. Adams Messenger Judge
Tr.,, C,r,,n,. viz bo the nresidant OF
no ,lo,, tbr music to he furnished by the
. Independent Drum Corps. The post viii
Ant, il being the anniversary of the
l IT, - 90 tho ssmo This viii take the
e 'i,oo 90 the ono usually given on the ami
< i.'' 49,, ~ thc sn,rander Of Toe
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