Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Free Press Readers Caledonia
County Criminals Sentenced.

Caledonia county court adjourned Jam
harry 8. In the state against W. H. |
Handy for assault Judge Watson directed
verdict of not guilty and the respondent
was discharged with severe reprimand
sentences in cases on the criminal docket
were imposed follows: Dennis y.
,'artlctt for uttering forged paper. to|
Windsor for not less that - or morcl
than years; Willie Gibbs for grand lar
icny, to Windsor for not less than Il orr
more than years; Orcn A. Jameson,
Tor grand larceny, to Rutland for not
Jess than or more than u years; Jonn
Spencer for burglary and grand larceny,
10 Windsor for not less than or more
than years; Willie Gibbs for grand lar
| of the peace, to Rutland for not less than
more than IL years; George SWEET
| land for peddng without a license. fined
$50 and costs, which he paid ana was ais
charged. The other criminal cases were
continued. Divorces were granted in the
| following cases: Ellen l., Duttun of Wal
! den vs.. ". II. button; Nelson Mayhem of
! Waterford ". Ida Mayhem; Lewis w.
Clark of st. Johnsbury vs. Mabel q.
Clark: Sophia VI. Mcfarland of Lyndon
". Fred A. Mcfarland. Clara Dion of
Barnet vs.. Arthur Dion; Charles K. Burt
of St. Johnsbury vs.. Hattie W. Burt; Mat
tic ]. Hatch Of Lyndon vs.. Matthew
Hatch; Ida NJ. Iiawley of llardwick vs..
| Bert Hawley; Addie T.. Wakefield of
.NOHtp'IlNT W ~ Ia w 'tN'i'tl"i .N"''' -
jackson Of Walden US. Harrison Jackson.
The Jury were IN session = Oh the ~ DAYS
/ OF court
BOY CAUGHT a LARGE LYNX.
Willie Bull. ton-year-old boy who lives
about n mile cast OF Dandy village, set
Al trap IN the fields near his home Monday
The 9TH. When he went out To look at
the trap TUESDAY morning ne FOUND a
large lynx in it. caught by ono of the hind
f.ri ,rhe animal had dragged the tran
| which s a worry hoavv one about 200 feet
but had stopped from eAhaustion' Young
liull hul'u 't amman an" Ho'i IL W ,'iI"S
j.. brhu'h' WHO VIII H"Nc 1t Hlo"iIeu ior
ms museum
RAILROAD SELLS FRANCHISE
The Mancnestcr Dorset ana oiranNllIe
Jtailroau company "hlch optalned II char-
| 1or last June, nave sold thclr franchise TO
.. ". Norcr"ss' owner 81 Inc marble mllI
1T Manchester Depot. over II" men are
| grading between the depot and South Dor
sct which. it is said. is to he the extent
of the road Ihey nave changed the orig
| >nal survey and have laid out and begun
grading a new route, thereby crossing four
| highways within 90 rods. Thc present
| company has adopted this survey against
the protest of the town officials and near
| ~ all the citizens OF Manchester Depot
A petition was recently circulated protest, ,
mas siennd Nv hntwccn 200 ana yoo citiz,ns
of the town, 1t is eXrected that the rail
Toad commissioners VIII insist upon II
change OF the proposed ROAD ana coinp'l 1t
10 enter the village or Manchester Depot
| WITHOUT CROSSING All 'he Sr'e's. III '''
| summer tino mere are oitch - teams
waiting at the Rutland raiiroad station at
1ralE tlHle' ne PiopoSeu lo'''c W"u'u
place them Gil between TWO steam ra'iroad
TRACKS
! CALEDONIA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIA-
TION.
Early in the December term OF Caledonia
yethcr and held an Informal meeting and
'ppon.eI a W un'rW w. al ,,i
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i,oia ~, ,rh,uss ",, o,ani, A,tar
w., ~ -, ,,.as ar,ari.,od ,ba nn,sti+,1tion
Lt,,d 'a. odar,nd J,,oo n.id ,rn
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80 1;, W. ~ ,rn,.to, ID "A. Ct
at ~ n 1rbor,nson romr,ittce
'nnsjstirr % A,eyandar Dunnott ELISHA
,,,.a,,Ie /, 7, ,rho,,,,so, 80 oonni,tad
,,,i ir-V TO- hiiI y ,s ,'o,eG ~ ,,d'
~. n,',, ,orobor ns tho hor residi,,g in
~ co,yr+, as n cbartor rnen,hnr mon
,,,.,na,'t u;thin two non,hs of nonhar.
.hjr - ''t an. ,,e1ar,s d,os
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RUTLAND DOGS PROFITABLE.
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tId' "a ,i'i'
iI'"ir AIUI'eE iioi.' nv ,iIe NG..'Ins W. Us
~ ;,, 't"., ~ TO- -. 49,, .'.
Hr wiz rul" mo e,'e . .esc on iion
nm H'ulec ti'S 3e"l' S"'7o' inHeif cni
"ai'asIs aust ny "oe9 II. hi'i MIA u''''n N,
the dog license money. and while the
amount taken in from license fees during
IH' past Year - very ldlsN' N'' ll'