Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-29

$50 are civil suits, "a State cases and %
| in chancery. The bigamy case OF State
| VS.. Jesse Norton Of Wnitsficld. IL Is I'M
derstood, will be tried at the coming term
| of court. Other prominent State cases
are State VS.. Mrs. John Whelan and
State vs. Nicholas Sara, assault with
| intent to kill: State VS.. Munroe F1feld.
burglary. and State vs.. E. NJ. Sutton,
defaming court.
| DEATH AT SOLDIERS HOME.
James W. Kimbal, late Co. A, list Ore
gon cavalry died at the Soldiers Home in
Bennington January %. He was admitted
from Pittsford October Is, 1901. The inter-
mcnt was in Rutland.
DATE OF TROY METHODIST CON.
FERENCE CHANGED TO APRIL
| II AND20.
| 1t is announced that the annual ses-
sion OF the Troy Methodist Episcopal con-
ference will be held Mt Saratoga Springs.
Apri! II to ~ inclusive, one week earlier
than was first intended. Bishop &. c.
McCabe Of Omaha, will preside over the
sessions of the conference for the first
time. Tho change in the dates was made
a. the request OF the conference committee
! who did not wish to have conference ses-
sion on Easter Sunday. The first pubic
service Will be held Tuesday evening, April
H. when the anniversary OF the Epworth
League will be held Wednesday morning,
| following the conference prayer meeting,
VIII be business session. In tho after.
noon Will be held the anniversary Of the
! Missionary society with annual sermon
| by the Roy. G. l.. Leonard Of Pittsneld,
Mass. Wednesday evening the anniver-
sary Of the Freedrens Aid society will
| he held Thursday morning will be held
| business session. followed by the Sunday
school anniversary In the afternoon. The
anniversary of the Educa tional society
40, hold Il
Saturday mornings will be devoted en-
tirclv to business. Friday afternoon will
be the anniversary of the conference Tenn
porarcc society. and in the evening n
special service for supcrannuated minis
ters will be held. Saturday afternoon the
| Womens Home and Foreign Missionary
society will celebrate their annivt rsaries
and in the evening the time will he given
20 The mission society. Sunday morning
after a love feast, the annual sermon will
be preached by bishop McCaho. The
Sunday morning services will! be in the in
tercst of the Church Extension society
The conference session will close Monday
morning with the reading of the appoint
ments. 1t is not expected that there will
ne many changes on account OF the time
limit of five years, among the clergy
Among those who have served that time as
pastors of churches are the Rev. G. L.
/ Leonard, Pittsfied. Mass; the Rev. W.
| II. Crawford. Willston. VI. The confer
ence comprises the counties of Chitten-
den. Addison, Rutland, and bennington.
| in Vermont; Berkshire in Massachusetts /;
Washington. Rensselaer,, Saratoga. War.
rem and Essex, in New York. This will
be the third consecutive time that the con-
| terence has met in Saratoga
MuRDERERS IN THE ASYLUM.
Charles Doherty and Frederick East
wood, the murderers whose death sem
fences were committed by the Legislature,
have been removed from States prison at
Windsor and placed In the criminal ward
IN the state insane asylum at Waterbury.
where they are supposed to spend the rest
OF their natural lives.
POUND FROZEN IN HIS HOME.
Monroe Crowell. 81 wears OLD. farmer
living alone on his farm near FarnarJ VIII
lage, was found dead January 20 by
Horace CALDWELL a rciRhhor, who carried
food to Mr.. Crowcll at intervals. The
body was dressed and lay on the floor be-
eide his bed. frozen stiff by the extreme
cold of Monday night. He was last seen
Saturday. hut tracks in the snow show
cd that he was about after the storm of
Sunday morning. He vas a very eccen-
trio person and insisted on living by him
self, despite the protests of the seectrlon
and his relatives. His brother, Alexander
Crowell, achieved note as the man who
Sn't Ddnt1tI IN barnard d lew years
ago.
; A PARTON SCANDAL
The divorce case of Prime vs. Prime has
} revealed somc startling revelations in
: the life of Merrill f. Prime, a leading
} physician and influential citizen of Or
| leans county. at the hearing in Newport
Thursday before judge John II. Watson,
, ON the question of temporary almony for
his wife, Cora A. Prime. An alimony of
500 was granted. The suit was brought
. by Mr.. Prime on the charge Of intolera-
| bic severity. 1t is link in the chain OF
. circumstances in much that has gone be-
| tore to which the citizens of Barton, the
nom" of tht couple, are very much alive.
Apparently the most happy home was
mere. the husband devoted and Il loving
+ wife. and two daug tters. charming young
ladies IF about Is and II years of age. All
had enjoyed in marked degree the res
rect and esteem of the tcwnspeople
Therefore in this model Vermont towr
where the old idea Of right and wrong pre-
vail, the citizens have been shocked tc
say tho least at recent events AS usua
in domestic infeiicitics 1t is said that there
Is thitd woman in the case. She Is nc-
, knowlodged to be refined. cultured and
, attractive, ana occupies a high place il
, Bartous social circles. According to re-
liable report however the doctors ia al
. unreQuited affection She has steadtast ly
DISCOURAGED ii course he seemed bent or
pursuing. In the examination it was
brought out that the doctor made triI
to the divorce mills of Sioux Falls, s. n.
. some over Il year ago and another follow
cd in December where he got Il divorce
!, from his wife. The report is that early il
March. 1%2 Mrs Prime. having arrived
ut state of high mental excitement ow
Ing to her dom, site troubles, she was pro
Hourcod mentally unbalanced and sen
= to the Erattcboro sanitarum. She wa;
. recently discharged as cured.
q FOUND DEAD IN A COW STABLIl
The community of South Woodst ock wa!