Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-16

and Indictment, arc as follows: state vs.
John Carron, apt, dntoxication); State vs..
Arthur Adshcd. (rape); State VS.. Edwar ri
DeForec. Impeding officer; state VS.. Ar
thur kocor, tburgary) state VS.. Willie
Magoon. tselling liquor) State VS.. Jerry
Sullivan, nlias Jerry Smith, alias Jerry
Pace, 0arccny), State VS.. Michael Fleich-
man. larceny; state VS.. Eta Benjamin,
forgcry): state vs.. Benjamin f. Spooncr,
burglary. state We. Verne A. Rich,
, burglary No civil causes being for
| trial. the first jury case was tho trial of
Arthur Adshcd of Randolph, against
| whom the states attorney filed an in
| formation for rape. Tho jury received the
| case at $3.50 Thursday afternoon and after
| ~ hours consideration brought in n yer
dict of guilty of attempt to rape. States
| Attorney David s. Conant. attorney for
| the State; NJ. NJ. Wilson for the respon-
dent. The next case was that of State
VS.. Henry NJ. White, an information filed
| at June term, 1903, charging respondent
with grand larceny in taking n horse
wagon and harness belonging to Morris
| A. Gale. keeper of the hotel and livery
stable at Fnirlec, on June 10. 1903. and
going to Franklin. N. H., when his con-
tract of hiring permitted him to 60 only
| in the four towns of Havcrhll. Pictmont
| Oxford and Lyme, n. II. The rcspon-
dents attorneys claimed that this action
was at the worst but "A conversion for
| which the Ii seryman would have his rem
cdy in an action of trovcr. The States
attorneys. however, argued that when the
respondent hired the team he had the in
| tenton of stealing IL and that tho hiring
was nothing more than "A prctence to
cover up his criminal intent. states At
tornoy Conant and r. NJ Harvey for
state; Darling and Darling for the re-
spondcnt.
| WOMAN SUFFRAG1STS TO MEET.
| The twentieth annual meeting Of the
Vermont Woman's Suffrage association
will he held at Woodstock Wednesday
and Thursday evenings June o. and c3.
OFFICERS OF THE O. T.. s.
The Grand Chapter of Vermont. order
of the Eastern Star, in session ut St
Johnsbury. elected the following officers
Grand patron, Joseph II. Mcars of Fnos-
burgh Falls; grand matron. Mrs. Aida
NJ Durham, of Barre: Associate Grand
patron, DR.. f. f.. Petty. of Brattl"horo
grand secretary, II. l.. Stilson. If Bon
nnCton; grand treasurer, Mrs Helen NJ
Whitney, of Windsor: grand conductrcse
Mrs. Lillian G. Chase. of East Fletcher
associate grand conductrcss. Mrs jessie
NJ. Bigwood, of burlington: grand chap
lain, the Rev. I. T. Chase. of Barton
Landing grand lecturer Mrs Emma NJ
Miller. of Newport; grand marshal. Mrs
George r. stevens. of Sprngiicld -he
following officers were appointed: Grand
Ada. Mrs. Mary Hastings. of West Con-
cord: grand Ruth, Mrs. Fannie Whcatlcy,
or Montpelier: grand Esther. Mrs Myrtle
|" Davis, of Northfeld: grand Martha
Mrs. Ida Powers, of West Burke; grand
Electa. Mrs Emma I.athrop. of Airing
ton; grand wardcr. Mrs. Christine RCr-
land. OF ST. Johnshury: grand sentinel
u, II. trOrh1m
BIG FIRE IN PAWLET.
Fire was discovered early Friday morn
ing in the grist mill owned by Edway
Grown of Pawlct. and before it was
gotten under control it had spread to two
dwelling houses, barn, and a hotel, all
being destroyed The houses were occu-
pied by tho families Of Jeremiah Mayo,
Frank Emerson, ]. Baldwin, and A. Core
who lost everything. Aside from the loss
of personal property the damage WI
amount to nearly if not quite $4,000. Aid
was called from Granville, N Y The
source of the fire is unknown, but X was
doubtless inCendiary.
BANK NOTES COME TO LIGHT Az
TER FORTY-TWO YEARS.
A. II. VaVrney, cashier Of the Poultney
National bank, received on Wednesday
the following letter from Wcsterner:
Madison, WIS. June 1, 1904.
First National Bank.
Poultncy, VI.
Enclosed find note number 1854 of Bank
Of Poutncy of Poultnoy, VT dated Sep
tembcr 4. 1861. for one dollar ELu1) The
note was received by mo while at the
military service of the United States as
soldier. few days after the battle Of
PittsburG Landing, Tenn, April C. 1862
Paper money at at that time vas not
in he .t,,ft