Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-08

the American Express company and Miss
Eleanor M. Bailey. only dang es of Mr..
ana Mrs Winfield S. Bailey has been an
nounced.
James Powers, aged So. died at his honoe
In the Barnes block on Lake street Fri.
day morning, death resulting from a
complication of diseases. He is survived
| by wife and brother. " illam Powers.
of Diamond street. The funeral WA
held Sunday afternoon.
The engagement OF Miss Ruth Burt Of
burlington and Carl A. Soule OF the firm
of Soule * Collins. was announced Fri
day
Homer Raymo died at the hospital at
$50 O'Clock Saturday night. MIR. Ray1no
WAS taken to the hospital last week and
operated on for appendicitis. He was
progressing well, but one night while
delirious, jumped from his bed and the
! wound was reopened and 4 relapse caused
his death. The funeral was held from
the Holy Angels Church at nine O'clock
Monday morning.
Nina Lena Irish. the six-year-old daugh-
ter Of Scott Irish of underhill, who was
/ severely burned a few weeks ago and who
has been UNDERGOING treatment at the To-
cal hospital, died sunday night and the
remains were taken Monday to Under
hill for burial.
Edward iloag young man living on
! Rublee street fell Tuesday from the
| wy Vi '4eN at III TIE d. AtDtIlS ITdll
companN's building to the bottom and
sustained severe cuts and injuries about
his head, besides being somewhat injured
| internally. Hoag was working assisting
! in the placing Of some heavy scales, and
when climbing UP ladder to the top OF
the building, a board on which he relied
! for support, slipped from its location and
| he was precipitated to the bottom dis
lance of about 30 feet. In falling Hoag
struck upon portions Of the scaWoldins
al each floor, which materially broke his
/ fall, which otherwise would probably
| have resulted fatally. HOas was taken
! to the hospital where his injuries We're
dressed and a general examination Of his
body made after which h. was removed
to his home on Rublee street
In county court TUESDAY several
divorce cases were heard and bills grant
ed. In the case Of Lucretia Mullen ".
John Mullen of Highgate, "A hill MAS
granted on the grounds of neglect ana
refusal to support In the case of Laura
Cook VS.. James Cook, the evidence show
ed that the husband was poor provider
and finally ran away to Canada nil
was granted for iutolerahle severity In
the case of Jennie A Friot VS.. Frank
Friot of Highgate Springs a bill was
granted for neglect and refusal to sup
port In the case OF W. d. Embury VS..
Annie Embury, 1t appeared that Mrs.
f,mbury nearly pestered the life out OF her
husband by her everlasting jawing and
he finally secured relief when she left
him and went TO live with a daughter in
Canada, \ hill was granted on tho
ground Of Wiltul descrton. In the case
of Hattie ~ Brown ". Alfred Brown Of
Richford, tie Evidence showed that the
husband frequently got drunk and when
ever he did So thraShed his wife. A bill
was granted on the ground of intolerable
severity and the petitioner granted leave
10 resume her maiden name, Hattie \.
NJ. McAllister. In the case Of Arthur Gar
rison VS.. May w Garrison Of 81. Adams,
bill was granted on the ground Of
deserton, In the case of III. c. Royce Va.
II. J. Stanley, a motion was made to set
aside the verdict on the ground that there
was no evidence in the case 10 establish
the fact that there were any standing
or growing trees cut, as charged in the
plaintiffs declaration. The motion was
overruled and the case will so to the
supreme court on exceptions by the de-
PENDANT, In the case of Victor Stone VS..
Robert Soule, the plaintiffs counsel moved
for close Jail execution, claiming that
the act Of the defendant was wilful and
malicious. The court declined to grant
the motion. stating that the evidence fail
ed to warrant any such finding.
Ransom Hutchinson, creature some
past 30 years old was arraisned in city
court Tuesday charged with STATUTORY
rape on the person of Mary Emery, who
is not yet |? years old Hutchinson waived
examination and was placed under s2,0oo
bonds for appearance before the grand
jury. Vie was remanded to jail in default
Of bail.
Arthur Tohin, who was arraigned on a
charge Of intoNication pleaded guilty and
was fined s. and costs.
pwicey Gokey, who was up before Jus
tice Kearney charged with breach of the
peace, was found guilty and fined 81 and
costs. Joseph Mitchell was found guilty
of charge Of intoxicaton and was fined
s. and costs. Mitchell was again arrested
for drunk within a few hours, but was
released after an appeal by his wife.
Elder -. Clark Of the firm of Il. u
Clark q Co, is seriously III of n complica-
tion of diseases at his nome on Thomas
street.
The UniVersalst Church was filed to
its utmost capacity last evening when at
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