Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11

Methodist Episcopal Church on Friday
evening at six o'clock. when Miss Ethel
A. SWEET, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry L. Sweet of upper Weldon street.
was united in marriage with James W.
Wakefield of Morrisville. the Rev
Charles S. Nuttcr, ID. d., performing the
ceremony. Preston NJ. Sweet brother
of the bride, acted as best man and Miss
Rhoda Ncff of Swanton as bridesmaid
MIR. and Mrs. Wakefield left on n honey
moon trip to points in Canada. after
which they will take up their residence
in Morrisville
Camp st. Adams, No. 9.572, Modern
Woodmen of America, has elected Of
ficers for the year as follows: Ncner-
able consul, r. w. Fadden; past con-
sui. Elmer Johnson; worthy adviser,
Charles IL. Sabin; banker William j.,
McCarty; escort, w. j. Ashworth;
clerk Frank Y. LcDoux; physician, A.
A. Skeels; Waterman, Sam Major; SEN
try, julius Herman; director for three
years. Elmer johnson.
Homer Pooler of Fairfield. died at the
st. Adams hospital Thursday night OF
a complication of diseases from which
he had been suffering for some time
The town authorities OF Fairfield Fri
OaN came anu LOOK charge OF tine re-
mains, removing them to Fairfield
Fooler was one of the men convicted Of
wife beating ut the fall term of Frank
lin county court and was sentenced to
the House of Correction for a term of
two years. He was pardoned "A few
weeks ago by Governor Bell pooler
came back to the old howell he called
home and there laid around on an old
tt.t e
out the real necessities of life until
found "A few days ago, when he was
brought to the hospital and made as
comfortable as possible. lie was too
far gone to rally, however and failed
rapidly until the end came.
The number of criminal cases tried
in the local city and justice courts
during the year 1905 is large enough
to make people think, The cases
classified are as follows: First offenses
of intoxication, 22S; second offenses
81; breaches of the peace 9S; intoxca-
ton cases discharged Is; breaches of
the peace discharged. 81; forgery,
bound up for grand jury, /: contempt
of court 1; grand larceny, bound up
FOR grand jury 4; petty larceny, %;
larceny, discharged. II; selling or fur
bound up for grand Jury, / keeping or
relling liquor, discharged, .; malicious
mischief, 3; adultery. .; blanket act. .;
lewdness. s; lewdness. discharged. Z:
keeping house of ill-fame, 4; adultery,
discharged, ! receiving stolen goods.
d burglary. -; tramps "A; rape. / ; OBJ
tanning money under false pretcnscs. /:
rcddling without license. /: cruelty
,.,,1I 10.
drug store without license. !; cruelty
10 animals, discharged. 3, tramps dis
charged. .; burglary discharged. !; loi-
Jering. |.
The wedding of Miss Bertha NJ Butler
of Burlington and Eugene Heath of Mon
treal was quietly celebrated at the Meth
odist Episcopal parsonage on saturday
evening. the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. G. 5. Nutter. ID. -
The annual meeting of the owl club
was held at the club house Tuesday even
ing, when officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, stephen r. Royce
vice-president, NJ. Magif; secretary.
Homer r. Bissell; treasurer. Ashby 5.
Head. The following were elected di-
rectors for three years: \. s. Head,
r. NJ. King. n. L. Chadwick, A. w.
Robinson and Stanley s. Russell. The
reports of the officers showed the club
10 he in n fourishng condition.
At the annual stockholders meeting
IF the Weldon National bank, which
was held Tuesday morning, the fol-
lowing directors were elected: Ex-
Gov Edward c. Smith, w. Bcecher
Fonda. John Branch, Judge Edward
A. Cnlttenden and John Parker Rich
The directors organized by clccting the
following officers President, Edward
G. Smith; vicepresident, w. Beechcr
Fonda; cashier John G. Stranahan.
The annual meeting OF the Franklin
County Savings Bank and Trust COM
panY, was held at the bank at two
. o'clock Tuesday afternoon At the
stockholders meeting the following
| board of directors was elected; Charles
T. Schof, William 7. Merritt. Henry
q. Morton, Fuller C. Smith and Nelson
Goodspeed Of st. Adams, the Hon. a. +.
Durkee of Sheldon and the Hon. A. b.
Beeman of Fairfax. Organization was
perfected by the election of Charles
+. Schoff as president and a, r. Dur
kee of sheldon as icc-prcsidcnt.
The remains of Alfred l.. smith who
died of pleurisy in Chicago, on the 18th
inst, arrived here Tuesday night and yes
terday We're placed in the receiving vault
in the South Main street cemetery. Mr.
Smith. who was 50 years old, was "a
former resident of the city, being a son
OF the late Rev. Worthngton Smith who
was for many years rne pastor of the
FIRST Congregational Church here. Mr.
Smith was well known in business and
journalistic circles in Chicago, where he
was prominently identified with a law
journal.