Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-13
VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts 2 lie Green Noun
! State.
The NJ BY COUNTIES
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Th. Winooski Valley, Villages up North
From the Island in the Lake TO the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores OF White
River Covered by Spe-
cial Correspondents.
THE NJ BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
VERGENNES.

VERGENNES.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Bora celebrated the 25th ami
vorsary of their marriage, at their pleas
ant home in this city. About 60 invited
guests were present. Among those from
out Of town were Mr.. and Mrs Moses
Desautelle of Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Blanchard Of Shelburnc Miss
Ethel Manning Of Fitchburg, Mass, and
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Larrow of Ferris
burgh. Mir and Mrs. Bora were the re-
Cipients of a large number of useful and
valuable gifts of silver ware and china
and a sum of money, some of the gifts
being sent from friends away who were
unable to be present. Refreshments of
salads, sandwiches. coffee. cake and ice
cream were served on the lawn which
was brilliantly lighted by torches. The
evening was pleasantly spent in playing
cards and social converse.
on Wednesday George +. Ball of North
Ferrsburgh picked six barrels of red
Astrachan apples from one tree.
George Cronk has secured the position
as mail carrier of the now r. y ID. route
which will start the first of September
from the postoffice at North Ferris
burgh.
William SAKE died at the home of Mrs
William Merrill in West Addison Thurs
day morning from acute alcoholism,
aged As years The deceased is reported
TO be a nephew of the late John q. SAKE,
the well known Vermont poet After a
prayer at the house Friday the body was
put on the cars here for St. Albans, where
the funeral was held Saturday.
w. G. and Herbert Gee brought to town
Thursday a puff ball which they found
growing in the woods near the putty bed
depot and which measured four feet and
nine inches in circumference Is inches
across and weighed 16 IL pounds
The case of tine State VS.. John w.
Perkins, who was charged with keeping
liquor with intent to sell without a license
was tried before Justice r. w. Tuttle
Friday evening, States Attorney J. b.
Donoway of Middlebury appearing in be-
half of the State and Henry Ballard of
burlington for the defendant. At the
opening Of the court. on motion of the
0cfondant's counsel, the bail of $500 for
feted by the non-appoarance of Perkins
on the day set for trial some time ago
was chanCered by the court to ton dol
lars. Mr.. Ballard filed demurrer deny
Ing the jurisdiction of Justice Tuttle in
the case on the ground that he held the
Office of referee in bankruptcy and also
filed a demurrer as to the constitutions
alty of the license law. When the case
was called the defendant entered a plea
OF not guilty, whcreupOn Deputy Sheriff
II. +. Fisher and Constable n G Delano
were called by the State as witnesses and
they testified to finding a quantity of ale
and beer in the American House of which
the accused was proprietor ON this
evidence the State rested its case and the
counsel for the respondent making no de-
fense the court found the prisoner guilty
and imposed a fine of $500 and costs Mr.
Ballard in behalf of his client took an
appeal to the next session Of the county
court. to be held at Mddlcbury Docom-
bcr next. The court fixed the bail at s701
10 be furnished in "a hours. Saturday af-
tornoon Perkins paid his fine and was re-
leased from custody.
Mrs. Polly Newton died at her home
in West FerrisburEh Saturday morning
from old age in her S5th year. She is
survived by ono daughter, Mrs. Anna G.
Viii Of West Fcrrisburgh and two sis
tcrs, Mrs. Henry Hrnman of New Haven
ana Mrs, j. Erown of Saratoga ~ Y
The funeral was from the house Sunday
m II a. m, the Rev. S. II. Myers of PAN
ton officiating and l.. J. Gorham G. Son
having charge Of the arrangements. The
'nterment was in tho Basin Harbor bury
ing ground.
Daniel LaBlrgc. who has been ON
nloyed as salesman for the past 1n years
In the store of n. B. Slack. has resigned
mat position and has accepted the local
fgency of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
GnCc company.
The engagement Of Miss Marion. dauph-
ter Of Mrs Elizabeth Booth of this CITY.
TO Albert Burns of Richmond Hill. n. Y.
was announced Saturday evening
Ihe committee appointed some time
ago by Mayor Dir. F. c. Phelps are stilI
investigating the best method of i'm
proving the water supply of the citv
On taking elevations they have asccr-
tanned that fall of 80 feet can he had
In the location thought of for placing
a reservoir or artesian wells.
on Monday II. w. Spooner took Bert
Tucker who was injured recently bv
falling from a load of lumber to tho
Mary ElptChor 1OCnitaI