Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped 10,
Free Press Rcnders-E. w, Gtbsou
son Elected Captain of Co. I,
v. N. q. in Dratticboro.

A meeting of Co. l, First infantry, V.
~ u, was held Friday night in Brattle-
poro TO elect successor to Ernest j
| Waterman who recently resigned as cap
tain of the company to accept an APP
polntment as assistant clerk on the Sen
ate committee on agriculture and for
estry, and to fill any other vacancies
mat might exist. Ernest w. Gibson.
n,st lieutenant of the company, was
erected captain unanimously, there being
no other candidate, Charles II. Davis,
second lieutenant, was elected first lieu
tenant and Wallace n. Batchelder,
sergeant. was elected second lieutenant.
COZ. j. Gray Estey presided. Capt.
t'r'cSt W. Gibson is 81 years old. He
was born in Londonderry. He worked on
a farm a large part of tho first 20 years
OIL ms HE and attended the common
schools. Later he attended Black River
Academy at Ludlow, Norwich University
az Northfield, and the law department of
inc University of Michigan, working his
way through college He was graduated
| from Norwich in 1891, receiving the de-
gree or Bachelor of Science. In 1897 the
university conferred upon him the de-
gree OF master of arts for meritorious
work. From 1874 to 1898 he was princi-
pal OF the high and graded schools in
chester. He came to Brattleboro in 1899
and was admitted to the Vermont bar
the same year He is member OF the
law firm of Waterman & Martin ia
deputy clerk of the United States courts
Tor the district of Vermont lecturer on
constitutional and commercial law and
social science in Norwich University, one
OF the trustees of that institution and
one of the vestrymen of the Episcopal
Church of Brattlcboro. He enlisted in
Co. | August 8. 1899, was appointed SER
Seant DeVember O. 1899. and battalion
adJutant June %, 1901, and was elected
frst lieutenant October IS, 1901 He mar
ried Miss Grace Hadley of Chester in
| 1896. They have three children
SOLD BEER TO YOUNG GIRLS
| MANY roonIo :, prr,,,,or,. ,,.,, l.,
,iove IN 80 ,,,urni VINO ne
~ Lt,,t IT, nte' al e'.to' VelneH' Tor
carried into effoct h,. w. p.o ,,,ie M's
coinhllssloherS are ihcensed at what they
| in Dummorston. and it ia nrohahlc thnt
will be made at an early date. Comnlaint
/ was made some tlnic ago to the commits
| sioners that sales had been mad, to
minors at Rogers Inn in West Dunn
merston. the only licensed place in the
town. The commissioners claimed I'm,
! the evidence was not sufficient to call for
action on their part. At the ,rlorterly.
meeting of the commissioners hold ar tbr
Inn last Friday. LAWYER Frank E. BAR
| Der appeared in behalf of the consta hles
! of the town. a. w I.auChton and G. f.
| Taft, and the alleged circumstances Of
the Illegal selling We're again brought up.
and variety of questions propoundcd to
the three commissioners Messrs, Glid-
den, Warwick and Baldwin Deputy
Sheriff Adm Miller and other spectators
were present. The evidence was the same
/ as previously Submitted and was to the
( effect that two little girls II and H. who
are sisters of Rogerss SON. who is Il
minor, went several times during the
summer to buy beer for the Younger
Rogers. who does not live at the Inn.
but rents a house some 20 rods away.
The young man is employed in the gran
lite quarry 1t was charged that a broth
had hrnurht Iiuuor several times
,r,o,,rD ,,-~,rrc no rr,,.,r,
Ni@i'oN i-' LUNA ~ ~ r'7N al f.
While In Newfane Friday afternoon
Chicf Of Police Hall of Brattleboro was
informed that a man answering tho DE-
scription of the patIont who escanod from
the Brattlobcro retreat Wednesday even
ing mmpcd in front of the north-bound
passenger train on the narrow gauge a
/ short dt.tarrn south Of \cwfaro Thurs
day aieht. The mans head was handagod
and he acted as if he were irving to