Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-27
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the funeral was held,
Henry +. Sawyer of Springfield. Mass,
who has been spending the greater part
of the summer at the home OF Mrs. Henry
W. Tewksbury and has >been at the
Manchester for the past month, died Sat
urday. He was so years old and had been
in poor health for two years. His wife
and son were present at the time of his
death and accompanied the body to Mid
dletown, Conn. where the burial took
place.-Mr. and Mrs. w j. Blodgett were
called to Boston last week because of the
serious Illness and death of j. W. Case.
The members of the senior class of the
Randolph high school realized n neat sum
of money from the candy sale held in
the Howe block Saturday ternoon.-Mrs.
Madge Kelsey, who has been the guest
of Mrs. Jennie Evans for the past week,
left Saturday for her home in Boston.
George Luce of Braintree was
brought before Justice of the Peace
James Hutchinson Monday and was
convicted on the charge of drunken
ness and fined IS for a first offence
An interesting fact concerning the
above case is the party convicted is a
minor. Is years old. Luce disclosed on
I
been summoned to appear in court.
There Is a heavy penalty attached to
selling liquor to minors and there is
also a penalty for disappointing n
persons age for the purpose of obtain
ing liquor. From these complications
1t is thought that test case will re-
suit
/ There was small stock shipment
station Monday. The
prices paid. were for hogs from 5A to
6 cents. and for calves from 3 to
cents per pound.
John r. Angel seems to be the
champion grower of sun flowers. He
has in his garden one flower with Il
seed bed measuring IA inches in diam
eter and another plant 10 feet and 4
inches tall with 90 well developed
blossoms.
Mr. and Mrs. r. F. Manchester have
purchased of Mrs Hattie Lamson her
place on Central street, known as the
5nglish place Mr.. and Mrs. Man
chester will take possession of their
purchase in about two weeks.
Arthur Miller. a licensed liquor dealef
living in Hancock. was brought into court,
held before Justice of the Peace James
Hutchinson Monday afternoon. because
Of disclosure made by George Luce. Il
minor living in Braintree that Luce had
procured liquor from Miller. Miller
waived examination and has been bound
over to the Orange county court.
Monday afternoon Ernest Sanford. i2-
year-old son of Martin Sanford, was
brought before Justice Of the Peace James
Hutchinson and pleaded guilty TO petty
larceny. II seems to be a case of too
much street and no mother. For the past
three years this boy and his younger
brother have been on the streets the
greater part of the time. The father is
hard working man with but little time
to look after the two small boys, who were
deserted by their mother several years
ago. Recently small sums of money have
been missed from the cash drawer at the
Cooperative creamery and Monday young
Sanford was caught with the money
When brought into court he confessed to
taking the money and was sentenced TO
serve the remainder of his minority at the
Industrial school in Vereennes. The MT
timus has been stayed for the present and
will not be executed during the lads good
behavior. There are several other boys
under the surveillance of officers.
/ Orman and Foster Terry and their
| elSttI, MISS loSSlt Will leave
here next Monday for Miller, Neb.
Miss Terry will teach school, while
Messrs. Orman and Foster Will work
on n cattle ranch. Their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. NJ. Terry, will go West
to join their children In about two
| months.
Orrin w. Mann of Boston, who has
been In Waterbury, Conn, working al
professional nurse for the past two
months, arrived yesterday for a vaca-
ton at the home of his mother Mrs.
Ida Mann.
Misses Bernice McCollom and Alice
Mcintyre left yesterday for Holyokc,
Mass, where they will attend Mount
Holyokc College.
The local BARRIERS have formed
union and the shops will be closed at
six o'clock Monday and Friday even
ings and at eight o'clock Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
and no work shall be done in the shops
on Sunday Each barber is bound by
a gold deposit to keep the above reg
ulations and the uniform prices.
i James Moss of Boston arrived We'd
nesday for a few days visit with
friends.