Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-15

field; "soldierss Chorus" chorus; salu-
tatory. with Grafton. Worth Makes the
Man" Luther r. Smith; ESSAY. youths
Friendships" Grace W. Danforth: "Thc
Suwancc Shore boys's giec club; essay.
''rhe Thread OF Life Mabel r. Gates:
Grafton. "Thc influence of Money"
Charles l.. cutting: "Minnehaha." girls
quartette: essay. "rhc Character of
Brutus.'' Laura S. Cover: Grafton, THE
Labor Movement" 6. Edward Hyde;
"O'er Blooming Meadows girls glee
club: GRAFTON. The Metric system"
j. Herman Cutting: essay, state 10y
atty" Kate J.. Chaffee: AM Weder-
sehn.' Miss Burnell. Messrs. Nichols.
Sinclair and Chase: Grafton. ''rhc indian
Problcn.' Oscar a. Wheclock; essay.
with yaledictory. "'rhe Art of Music"
Fanny NJ. Gates: "Tho Lost Chord"
chorus: presentation of diplomas; class
the class Of 1909 are % in NUMBER Clas-
steal course. John Herman Cutting.
Fanny Maria Gates, George Edward
Hyde. I.u,hcr Thomas Smith. Myrtle
Grace Stone; Latin course. Kate
Louise Chaffec. Constant Clement Hin
erth; English course. Glonnah Marie
bNfncIl. SnaTleS Ice NutlTS, 'tTd'"
Winifred Danforth Lillian Elmira
Davis, Dclmer Dennis Durgin. Mabel
Eunce Gates. Laura stella Cover, Anna
Jane Isham. John William Lunna. Fora
Adeline Marcett. Zoa Blanche Marcett.
Frances Madge Mead. Lee William Sim
clair. Arthur Henry Suule. Rena May
Wetherel. Oscar Ashley Whcelock. The
class officers arc: President. G. Edward
- S.x~.t 1,
secretary, Kate l.. Chaffee.
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
The J.inc term OF ORANGE county court
began June Z. the Hon George Nj.
Powers If Morrsvilic being the presiding
:n,!cc. On call of tho jury calendar,
whicn contained fourteen cases. only four
were married. for trial and that QUO which
was in the :lrst days assignment. Will
lam Bcvco vs. Edward Waters. apt. was
SGT to The heel of the calendar. because
of the employment of States Attorney
Wilson. VINO was defendants counsel, III
attendance before the grand jury. .Iairus
r. Adams of Randolph was appointed
foreman of the grand jury ard tho bndy
was sent 10 its room to pursue It's de
alterations. On Wednesday mornir; was
begun the first trial of the term, Edward
L. Smith VS.. Nelson s. Johnson and II.
A. SpaffOrd. an action of trespass. trovci
and case fer the sale and conversion of
one pair OF black horses which the plain
tiff had bought of the defendant. John
son. at West Lebanon, n. IT,, June 81.
1900. and having pnid $50 down, given
his note for $3.50. 1925 being PAYABLE in 90
days and another sl25 in four months ar
ter date These horses were afterwards
taken and sold on the chattel mortgage.
which defendant johnson took from the
lIlantiN to secure the payment OF $50.
The plaintiff claimed that nothing was
due ON the note at the time the horses
were taken and sold by tine defendant.
In state VS.. a. COrti Of Williamstown
and State vs.. Willie Ma COON of Orange,
each respondent pleaded iilt.' to one
oncnsc of selling Intoxicating liquor and
was fined so and costs. which in the
Corti case amounted to Ss.si and in the
MagOon case 5000.
F. W. JOHNSON INDICTED FOR MUIR
DER.
The grand jury OF Bennington county
court has found a true bill against Fred
W. johnson of Bondville village, town OF
Winhall, who shot and killed his brother,
ler, Jay Johnson, February 23 Johnson was
first held for manslaughter. but later was
lrearrested on the charge of murder in the
first degree, bail being fixed at 5000. The
trial was set for Wednesday. June II. be-
fore Chief Judge j. w. Rowell at Manches
ter. Johnson's attorneys are o. Nj. bar
Der OF Bennington, T.. G. Archibald OF
Manchester and a. r.. Cudworth OF South
Londonderry. 1t is understood that q
strong effort will he made TO clear John
son on the plea of self-dcfensc. An UNI
usually large number OF witnesses was be-
fore the grand jury. William Caulston
proprietor OF the COlburn House at Man
chester Center. was placed under sl,0t
bonds for appearance for alleged violation
of the liquor law. James A. Thayer fur
nished the bonds.
BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN SUICIDE
IT il believed in Brattleboro that the
body OF Herbert N. Gum. formerly a
Brattleboro real estate agent, has found
O. watery grave at tho bottom of Long
island sound. The reasons for this belief