Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06
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| Plainfeld sports who were released from
Washington county jail Friday morning
after serving Il ten days sentence for
| intoxication. were back again i'm Jail Fri
| day evening for "A similar offense. They
were given a hearing before Justice c. r..
Woodward at Plainficld Saturday morn
| ing and were each fined SIS and costs
which they were unable to pay. Jolbcrt =
was n second offense and Haley's a third
| They had no money and were taken to
| the House of Correction at Rutland Mon
| day to serve the alternative sentence.
During the month of July Judge Wood.
| ward had before him in city court thirty
five first offcnses of intoxication; eight
second and subsequent ofenses; seven
| for breach of the peace; four for selling
and furnishing; two for burglary; four
for larceny and seven tramps, making
a total of sixty-one state cases
Grace Cohurn. the Roxbury girl, who
had been missing since Tuesday evening,
was found Friday night at the home of
David Boardman on West Hill in North
field The girl was discovered by Mr..
Boardman on his farm. exhausted from
lack of food and the searching parties
that had been after her traced her as far
as the boundary line between Mortified
and Montpelier showing that her wander
ings must have covered twenty miles or
more.
Miss Alice Silver of Boston is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Silver, her parents.
Charles Thompson, the Waterbury boy
who has been in Jail four weeks on a
charge OF a felonous assault on a young
girl in DuXbury was taken Saturday to
the State asylum for the insane in Water
bury that the physicians there may take
observations regarding his mental con-
dition.
The Rev L. r. Reed. pastor of Bethany
Church., left Monday for Crete, Neb.
Mr.. Reed is away on a vacation of four
weeks and it is rumored a bride Will
accompany him on his return to Mont
pelier.
The total tax to be collected in the city
of Montpelier for 1903 is, in round num-
bers, SN.n0 The uncollected taxes which
have been placed in the hands of City
Sheriff Docherty are only s1.7N.57, repre-
sentnr 3Sl tax payers and a grand list
of about $1,100.
Acting under the law passed by the
Legislature of 1902, City Clerk Merrill
made returns August to the State board
of health as to the number of births in
Montpelier from January / to August 1.
The total number was s.. of which IS
were males and 20 females.
The personal property at the stone sheds
Of c. H. More. which was sold at auction
Monday afternoon, was bid in for 1880
by the First National bank of Montpelier
which holds mortgage on the property.
capt. l.. NJ. hutchinson goes this morn
ing to Montreal to visit his son. Willard,
and will ioin the Vermont party on the
special train for California Saturday
evening. AS the time for the departure
Of this train draws near and all the
berths are engaged Col. a. c. Brown
who has charge of the matter in Mont
pelier is daily receiving applications by
mail. telephone and telegraph for accom-
modations. all of which lie is obliged to
refuse The only alternative now is to
go on the regular trains and pay the ad-
ditional costs of sleeping car accommoda-
tons. The special round trip tickets for
$3.50 entitle the holder to go on any reg
ular train between now and next We'd
nesday.
EXMayor Ezra Perkins of Providence
r. l., is visiting Elkns Perkins his ia
Their, who is seriously i'll with consump-
ton.
Misses Mary and Della Boardman and
Miss Helen Dwight are visiting relatives
in Burlington.
Edward Guy Of Barre town was placed
in Washington county Jail yesterday to
serve a /" days sentence for INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Senter, Clar-
once H. Sentcr and Miss Renne Luke
and e. II. Deavitt of Montpelier; Judge
A. c. Fay and wife. Mr. and Mrs John
w. Gordon and w. a. Boyce Of Barre:
j. p. Lamson OF Cabot and Max L. Pow.
ell and Mrs. Jessie Rigwood Of Burling-
ton left yesterday afternoon over the
Montpelier d Wells River railroad for
Newport TO attend the midsummer meet
ing of the Vermont Bar association.
Licut.-Gov H. s. Stanton and others from
this vicinity will leave this morning
The men from Company II, who have
been recommended by Captain Pattee to
compete for a place on the team that
will represent the regiment at the ma
tional rifle contest are Lieut. II. Il. Moul-
Ton -ity
gerald, j. c. Jary and Privates Guy
Howe and Stanley G. Wilson.
A new freight train on the Central Yer
mont railroad between Essex Junction
and Barre was put on yesterday This
train had been asked for by G. A. Lang
while he was station agent at MONTPELIER
and it will greatly facilitate the handling
of granite between Barre and MONTPELIER
and the main line. Considerable feeling
is manifested among the heavy freight
shippers in Montpelier over the summary
removal of Mr.. Lang as agent and talk
was heard yesterday that a written pro-
test was in process of preparation which
would he signed by the business men of
Montpelier and sent to headquarters at
ST. Adams.
The Montpelier Country club golf play
ors have received a request from the
Mountain View Golf club of Greensboro
that a series Of games between the two
OF the Greensboro club who are summer
residents there are the Rev. DIR. f. e.
Dewhurst of Chicago. the Rev DR. p.
NJ. Snyder Of Rockford, III, and Bliss
Perry editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
H. II. Walker of Burlington, who has
been in town several days returned yes
terday. Mrs. Walker and daughter will
remain with Judge and Mrs. Hiram Carrie
ton her parents. for several days,
'hineas ID. Ladd of this city and Miss
Susie l.. Stone of Cabot are to he mar
ried Wednesday evening, August 10 in
the Congregational Church at Cabot
Quincy Adams Sawyer" will open the
season at Blanchard opera house on
Monday evening. August "a.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Phillips went yes
terday to Westminster to attend the wed
ding of Miss Florence Goodhue and
Frank Durham Miss Goodhue is a niece
of the Rev II. A. GoOdhue, representa-
tive from Westminster in the Legisla-
ture of 1902.
Fred Parmenter of Barre city who
was released from Washington county
Jail last Saturday after serving a sem
tcnce of 80 days for a second onense OF
intoxication, was before Barre city court
yesterday morning on the same charge
lie was without funds and Judge Fay
gave him 1O5 days in the House of Cor
rcction at Rutland
Mrs. f, w. Morse gave a pleasant re-
ceptiun Yesterday afternoon at her home
on State street in honor of Mrs O. A.
Morse of Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Morse
is n brother of f. W, Morse OF this city.
NORTHFIELD