Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-13
ORLEANS COUNTY
NEWPORT.

Orleans County Court commenced al 30
la M. March >, and was opened in due
fern with prayer by the Rev. A. Crone Tine
reporter and jurors not being present the
docket was gone over and adjourned
until y. m. when the Jurors were tharg-
ed. The first jury case was Addie nus
key vs.. Lowry Daley. # seems Mrs.
Buskcy was driving past the defendant s
ulacc, when his dog ran out at plaintiff s
team barking and biting horse. and caus-
ing team to run over a pile Of fence posts
and injurine the plaintiff
Tho case of the State W. Henry H. Full
lam for larceny. by agreement will COM
moncc on Tuesday morning, March Is.
Yhc case WAS tried last September and the
jury did not agree.
The public schools closed Friday for a
three weeks VaCation.-The Loyal Tenn
pcrancc Legion had an entertainment at
the odd Fellows hail Wednesday evening
at $50 There was u concert and It
chalk talk.--Gcorge Clapper and Edward
Scott have formed partnership in the
painting busncss.--A j. White a. Son have
the frame UP for their new sash factory
| and the work Is being pushed with plenty
of hcp.--OVcr fifty attended the Ladies
Social Union of the Congregational
Church held at Mrs. A. j. Whites. There
is AN unusual interest and busy time
with this union getting every thing ready
| for their sale at odd Fellows hall March
Is and 10. There will he entertainme nts
| both evenings Charles Halves has moved
| back to West Derby. The jury brought In
| verdict of one cent damages after being
out all night in the Busky VS.. Daily case
| tried in county court-M. A. Upston has
| finished his labors for r. =. Davis.
Agreeable to call, a goudly number as
scmplod at the Court House on Monday
evching to discuss the oVerpass railroad
crossing and the location of new station.
| ginr IInl H.. 10
order.-F &. Williams was chosen mod
orator. The ideas. wishes and wants were
freely expressed by many. The follwing
motion was carried unanimously: cit is
the sense of the citizens of this village
that under no circumstance would We
agree to an overhead pass on Main street
and We believe that the railroad com pany
should move the shifting and switching OF
cars outside the limits of the village ex-
lcept for local freight work" 1t was also
UNANIMOUSLY voted that 1T is the sense
Of this meeting, that the shifting and ice
ing of cars should he removed south OF
the village Superintendent Fusom asked
for an expression Of the Newport people
as to their choice of the location of the
new station, after much discussion and
many opinions were expressed of the sew
eral locations. -four in NUMBER a vot,
was taken and the Country street site wa
chosen by a vote of 81 to %. o. c. MHlel
/.
mond and Benz Hinman were elected
committee to confer with the road. SaiC
committee to be given all the authority
this meeting can give to do for the hes
Interests of this village as to the crossinl
and station. and especially so far as tbs
resolutions of this meeting are concerned
Everyone seemed satisfied with the abov,
Iplan. 1t now remains for the railroad t
act.
| In the case of Wheeler Stenyel Co., vs.
6. 4. Drew before County Court the Jur!
brought in verdict of $50 for the plain
tiff. In the bastardy case of Kate T
Wood VS.. Eugene NJ. Dwre of Charlotte
the court had some trouble to get jur.
and had to draw sc me frC m outside of III
regular men. The prosecutors have thei
case all in ard the defence have the foo
at this writing. The court is using al
the extra time on divorce cases of whicl
there are many.
Mrs +. \. RodeY goes to Boston Satur
day to visit the keleys.
! a. H. Barney has gone to Providence, II
J., to attend the funeral of Clarence Goats
his cousin.
II. :. Green is soon to move from Ba!
View street to one oArady's tenements
Ihomas Camp is To 0oyc to the Charlie
McGown house at West Derby, recent,
vacated by Lovelace.
Mr.. stone Is to move back TO Morrisvill
!, April /, when he finishes his labors TO
Blair and Dclarm.
Mrs. Charles Bailey has gone to Boston
William Schotield has taken the run
, between Sherhrook and Newport on tn
mixed, in place of Charles Sawyer.
Mrs. George Macdiarmid is sarusly i'll a
her sisters. Mrs. j. II. Kirkpatrick'S: Mrs
Baldwin, her mother, is also i'll at the sam
place.
Little Floyd Ohen is much improved.
The time of the +. t. O. soCictYs sal
and oyster supper has been changed t.
April l. same place. Some of Newport
best singers are to appear.-The BaptiS
Church viii serve supper from to %
o clock Friday evening, March "A.