Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
NEWS OF VERMONT
CALL A MINISTER FOR JANUARY.

The pulpit committee OF the Baptist
Church in Montpelier, after reading sew
oral letters from many different pastors
about coming here TO accept the charge,
decided to write to the Rev. II. A. BuH-
2rll of Battle creek, Mich, to supply IN
the pulpit during the month Of January.
Mr.. Bugzcl went to battle Creek some
wears ago and there built n church. He
also established n gymnasium with baths
a,,l locker rooms for both boys and girls
and formed n boys brigade while In that
place. The committee has received sew
oral applications but for the present VIII
not extend any call.
LIQUOR RAID IN MONTPELIER.
sylvester Mahoney of Montpelier re-
civcd unwclromo guests while he was eat
inE his supper Wednesday evening. when
Sheriff Frank Tracy and Deputies Wedge,
Lawson and liannon appeared upon the
scene with IL warrant to search tho house
for liquor. They first found a jug of
whiskey under the table at which
NahoneY was enjoying his feed" He
was a surprised man, but made no OBJ
icctions to the officers going through the
house. which they did in short order and
left the building in about half an hour
after they began their work. They found
several empty bottles of different kinds
which looked as though they had held
liquor. Jug of whiskcy and one bottle
of wine, all OF which they took to tho
jail. Mahnney was put under arrest and
placed in the county Jail to await hear.
ing.
POLITICS IN BENNINGTON COUNTY
Although Governor Proctors appoint
ment of William J. Meagher to be states
attorney for Bennington county has set
rled xevatious controversy, the poll
ticians are apparently going to have
Something TO chew on for the appoint
ment OF Henry S. Wilson, of Arlington.
10 he the State cattle commissioner will
make a vacancy in the Office of sheriff.
The vacancy will not exist right
away for Sheriff Wilson has already
opened the December term of county
court. which was adjourned to January
2, and will continue to- perform the duties
Of the office while the term lasts. Tho
two most likely candidates for appoint
ment to the office are Deputy sheriff
Fred Godfrey and eN-Deputy John Nash.
both of bennington. Deputy Godfrey
GONE time ago resigned from the posi-
ton OF village collector Of taxes and
constable in order that he might not
he too much harnpercd should n vacancy
occur IN the office OF sheriff. as it was
generally known that Mr.. Wilson was
looking forward to an appointment on the
board railroad commissioners.
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
In Windsor county court there were no
trails Dec. Is, everyone brought before
II pleading guilty. Monday, Mrs. Mary
Farr pleaded guilty to the charge Of
adultery and was sentenced to not less
than two and one-half or moro than
three years at hard labor in the State
prison at Windsor. Sentence was sus.
pended and She was put in charge of
the probation officer and allowed to re-
turn IN her husband, who agrees to take
her back Tuesday morning Melissa
Wyman, of Chester. pleaded guilty to
adultery ana sentence was served VIII
Thomas also of Chester, pleaded guilty
under the blanket act" and was sent
enced to not less than two or more than
three years at hard labor in the State
prison and to pay the costs of prosecu-
ton. Execution was stayed. and he may
take caro- of his family under the super
vision of the probation officer. James
NcCue aged II years, OF Southern par
entage, pleaded guilty to burglarizinr
the clothing sstore of Adam & Smith in
Hartford recently and was sent to the
industrial school Mt Ncrgennes for the
remainder of his minority.
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.
A horse thief was arrested at the denot
IN Bellows Falls Dec. II by Chief of
Police a. II. Thompson. lie received
word of the stealing of horse and car
rage at Athol, Mass. shortly before the