Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
WASHINGTON COUNTY
NORTHFIELD..

| The death of Arthur G. Andrews took
| place Friday morning at. - at the
mono of his father. Gilbert Il. Andrews
| on Main street of tuberculosis. Mr. An
| dreWs had been in declining health for
tho past two years but had fought the
disease with determination He was walk
| ing about his room only three hours be-
| tore MS death. He was 81 years of age
| having been born in this town in 1874. He
was d graduate of tho Northfi.ld high
school and Of Norwich University also of
| the Michigan University law school Ann
| Arhor. Mich. 1Io practicod law in New
York city successfully for several wears
| returning to this town about two years
ago because Of i'll health. lie was adj
nitted to tho Vermont bar last year and
Was the senior member of the law firm
Of Andrews * Morse. The funeral was
held on Sunday afternoon at St NIarys
Church, the Rev. Homer White Of Ran
dolph officiating. Burial WAS made
| in the family lot in Roxhurv
| In the case Of the State of Vermont vs.
| Elmer A. Kelly for alleged Illegal fishing
:. II. Kent, Justice of tIc peace, sustain
| Cd tho demurrer filed by Plumley & Plum
| Icy, attorneys for Mr.. Kelly. adjuclged
| the complaint insufficient and DISCHARGED
case grew out of alleged fishing by Mr.
Kelly in the streams and pond stocked by
Joseph Yattcr. Finally complaint was
made by tho states attorney and Mr.
| Kelly WAS arrested. The complainant al
legged that Mr., Yattcr owned and stocked
certain streams in Northhcld and had
| complied with tho law in every particular
as to the number of fish placed in the
stream and pond and has filed an affidavit
in the town clerks office. 1t is also al
| legged that Mr.. Kelly caught two fish
from these streams on a certain day in
July, 1863. Hearing was held before Jus
tcc :. II. Kent, and a demurrer was filed
The demurrer alleged that the complaint
was Insufficient: that the acts charged
constituted no criminal offense: that no
criminal complaint was authorized by the
statute The demurrer was sustained and
| it appeared ut the hearing this morning
that the affidavit filed by Mr.. Yatter in
he town clerks office, II certified copy
of which was i'm the hands Of Plumley n
Plumley was IN fact not filed until May
>, 1903. when by the statute it should
have been filed ON or before May /, in or
der for Mr. Yattcr to have any rights
10 make any complaint against Mr.. Kelly.
The state was represented by Clarence
Sentcr of Scutcr 4 Scntcr Of Montpelier.
ana Charles \. plunl"y ot plumlcy ~
| 'lumlcy, looked after IN" interests of Mr..
Kelly.
| Observer W. \. shaw Of tho United
| states weather bureau station reports
| q ncau temperature for February Of
| 10 degree. with . ma NiI1um ~ - ou
| tho list aud j minimunr of II ON The
| eth Tho moan temperature for the
|
| degrees. but tho mean FOR February
| in 1903 and 1904 was only II. The
| precipitation Grain and melted snow
| amounted to us inches. the average
| for tho month for ~ years being 800
| inches. Rain or snow f"l' ON eight
days and the total snowfall was 27s
inches with only an ich on the
| ground at the close of the month. The
prevailing wind Was south aud tho
month was mado mp Of zen clear. ton
partly cloudy aud oight cloudy days.
John Cannon is seriously i'll at the
| home OF his father Matthias Cannon.
ON the Cox Hrook road, lie has been
in poor health for several months and
| his recovery is considered doubtful.
| \ public examination of teachers
will be held in the high school build
| ing by County Examiner O. -. Mathew
| son of Barre, March &c and ~.
| william A. Davis, one of the oldest
| residents of Mortified, suffered an APP
| oploptic shock yesterday forenoon.
| As 4 result of III" splendid crust coast
| ing II cadets were injured Yesterday, two
receiving a spraincd ankle. one Il broken
collar bone and the others lesser Injuries
mostly bruises. ON University hill young
| pI
got directly in front of Il tobosgan coming
down loaded with cadets. The tohoggan
| struck the NounSslor, Knocked him down
and passed over hin. iiy#taudcrs W'r"