Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-07
MONTPELIER.

SdluIudN night.
MONTPELIER.
State Auditor Horace +. Graham audi
ed the accounts of NJ f.. Smile count,
clerk. Nov. % for tho quarter endins
december I. The total disbursement.
were si.7Ho2s distributed as follows
Grand jury. per diem. sl1.oi: roiit jury
81 s22.70: referees. etc. s123 IS: witnesses
sl,Z25ss; reporter sio5.eS. assistant Judges
sa3o.20. The total accounts of the Justice
Of tho county were ST. 7ioG. ana the q
penses Of Montpelier city court wor,
S,iI55 The expenses of the Jail for tn,
quarter were 81 2os.jS.
Assistant Judges r. w. Huntlcv ant
r. r. Wells held special session o
Washington county court Nov. % t.
hear divorce cases Emma II. Pratt WI
granted divorce from Calvin c. Frat
for refusal to support The parties resd,
in Woodbury..
Fred l.. Jcwctt and Miss Myra G. I.e
May. both Of this city vcrc married Nav
20 in St. Augustinc's Churcl
by the Rev. Father W. j. OSullvar
They left on the mail train for brie
wedding trip.
Sheriff Frank II. Tracey Friday 70
appointed all his deputies in Washington
county. with one exception their term ri
office having expired at midnight Thurs
day night T.. r. Crawford ~ Tlst Mont
rclicd did rot desire rcappontmcnt.
those vino will serve arothor year are.
II II. Camp. n. ]. Slayton. ". H.
Bucharan of Barre CITY. a. +. tchins.
J. f. Ward of Fare town. l.. =. Lance
Of Cabot. j. F.. Hastings Of MidilescX
]. L. futile. II. T.. Wedge Of Montpelier.
T. J. Ferris Of Morctovn, H. g. Mnselor
OF North1cld I. o Kicker If plainfioll,
NJ. f.. Chase of RoXburv. f. L. Eaton
Of watsfield. \. NJ. Turner ~ Warren.
c. c. Graves of Waterbury.
! Burt Bull. who has for several n onths
been employed on tho Hrattlcboro and
Londonderry and Bethel railroads. re-
sumed Friday his former position. re-
division roadmaster Of the -cntral Vcr-
mont. with Headquarters in this city.
] r Kclso. who mas held tnat pos. ~.
hns been transferred to New Lpn.Cu.
Conn.
Ernest Forth OF St Adams has So
oeoded Frank f.. Dodge as roadnas'ei Of
the Montpelier & Wells River raiiroad.
For the past Ii years Mr. Forth hLs h, on
in the employ Of the water department
Of the city of St Allans and Of tho Con.
trail Vermont railway.
Miss Hattie Clcush ~ tie local tolo-
phone exchange has resigned and IN:
gone to Washington t. Keep house foi
her invalid mother.
a son was born on THANKSGIVING tt
nr and Mrs. ". w. Brock.
Saturday was n busy day in bank
ruptcy court. An additional dividend -
ten por cent. WAS ordered by T.. II
r,
of Northiield. making a total Of 90 Io,
cent. that has been paid to the creditors
An order was received from Judge II. II
Wheeler confirming the order providiu-
for the payment Of a 50 per cent. divi.
dend in the bankruptcy estate of Johr
l.. Dix OF East Barre. whose liabilities
were $4,000. Alderman ]. $. Haley. trus.
tee OF the bankrupt estate of Danir
Emery. paid Saturday dividend of lot
per cent. to the preferred creditors. III,
unsecured creditors will receive a diti-
dend later The pre- ferred creditors in
the BANKRUPT estate of Bascomb Brother:
of Montpelier will also receive Decembc
l., 100 per cent. on their claims. The I'm
secured creditors will not fare as well
Rererce Deavitt overrued the objcc
ton of the protesting creditors IN n,
and discharged Mrs. Kane from bank
ruptC. The first meeting of the creditor
of Clarence :. Martin of East Montpe
licr and l. :. Mathers of Calais w,r
held but trustees were not appointed
\ suit has been brought in Unitee
states circuit court by Michael Penn
broke OF this city against Vernon w
Jewett of WrishtSville asking that tn,
t,ilpp of tt.ifI - Xii doc slif..
invalid patent granted Mr.. Jewett foi
machine for bending metal scrolls usoo
on polishing machines. Mr.. Jewett wls
granted patent for this machine l,st
August but Mr.. Pembroke claims
prior invention and patent OF the same
device.
Assistant Judges T. W. Huntloy of
DuXbury and l.. Il Wells OF MiddlescN
were in town Saturday to examine the
| accounts Of \. W. Ferrin. county treas
urer, and the finances OF the county.
When their examination is complete 4
statement will be issued. The assistant
Judges also held Il short session of court
at which they granted a bill for refusal
| to support to Eileen BcmiS from Ernest
| W. Rcmis of Marsh'lold. The custody OF
| the minor child WAS given to the reti-
TONER The court also dccrc"d home
stead interest to the petitioner in the
| divorce case Of Gertrude Ainsworth
against Olin Ainsworth of Woodbury. III
hich a bill had been granted for adult
terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.. Grout nave
issued cards announcing the approach
ing wedding of Miss Ellen Josephine
Grout, their daughter, to DIR, samuel
Mansfield knauss. The wedding Is to
occur at Trinity Church on Thui sday
evening, December Il. AT eight O'Clock,
4 disastrous lire was narrowly aVert'd
At Cabot Saturday morning in the CEN
| ter of the business section OF that WI
| lage. The fire caught from the stove IN
| the store of Henry Lyman and was con-
trolcd by fire eXtingrishers. Tho loss
| will not exceed sloo. This store is located
| IN tho Harrington block and in very
few moments II would have been beyond
| control.
| Ir. s. ~ Gould OF Randolph, presi-
don't Of the State Spiritualist associa-
| Continued ON 9TH paEc1