Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01

tempting burglary at Sheldon early in
tho morning OF October a. 1s0l is being
recovered. Monday morning there was
brought 10 Postmaster T. a. Chase q
morocco leather file case containing "a
pockets filled with his own privato ma.
pers which had been found in a hsystack
about half mile out of fine village
in the direction of Enosbursh or R,oh-
ford. This case and paper. we're taken
from Postmaster Chases safe the nisht
Of tho burglary and tho probability In
that the burglar finding them useless 70
him, cast them away on his fight TAX
ing pains to hide them. however 30 that
no clue to his route might bs supplisd
DlNO..CE PETITION GRANTED
In the Windsor county court. tho c,s.
of Loretta Burr We. Edward r. Burr, 4
petition for divorce. tho petition was
granted The case grew out Of tho al.
legged intimacy Of Burr with Gertrude
kimball in the State prison at Windsor
while Burr was acting as one of tn.
guards there. In tho ease OF Fife l.
Lewis VS.. Herman H. Lewis or Spring
Held, a petition for divorce, on tolcrable
severely. also in tho cross suit flied by
the husband both retitioss we're dis
missed.
BOYS FALL A HARD ONE.
Carroll Ellis, a boy II years old while
Playing in an unfinished house at Barre
sunday, foll through a chimney hole to
the basement striking on his head The
boy was Unconscious for some time and
conclusion Of tho brain WAS feared at
first but he is better now and probably
will recover.
TWENTY STITCHES IN THROAT.
Andrew Bonett. "a Jumper employed in
the Severght companys granite sheds a,
Barre, attempted suicide about two
o'clock Sunday morning at his home 10y
cutting his throat with Il razor. Or. j. t.
insolvency was called and took 20 stitchc.
in the wound. The man is expected to re
cover. About two years ago his head was
injured and he has suffered from the eff
fccts Of tho hurt since that time.
PREPARATION FOR CONFERENCE.
Preparations are now under way for tho
Vermont Methodist conference TO be held
in Morrisvile April 1928 The Rev. p. \.
Smith, pastor of the local Methodist Eps-
copal Church, is making a postal return
canvass of the village for the purpose OF
ascertaining tho number it. will be posi-
BILE to lodge and board in private families
The programme will soon he arranged
The first thing will he an examination OF
classes Tuesday. April II. Bishop i. ".
Hamilton of San Francisco. Cal, one OF
tho most prominent clergymcn in the
Methodist Church in the country, will b.
present during the whole session and il IL
expected will deliver an address at the
day service the Rev. Dr. c. II. Parkhurst,
editor of lions Herald. will deliver a ser
mon in the Methodist Church in the after
noon and at 80 o'clock in the evening
tho Rcv Or. r. c. Illf of Philadelphia
will give an address. The Rev. + II
Mcfarland Of Philadelphia will also bs a
speaker.
APPOINTED TO WEST POINT
Clyde A. Sellcck, a student at Nor
wich University, Northfeld. a grad
uatc Of the Rutland high school. os,
and salutstorian of the class, has been
appointed to the United States Mil
tary Academy at West Point, y. 7, ny
senator Redncld Proctor, and has sc-
ceptcd. He will take his entrance ex-
amnations in June.
WIFE BEATER SENTENCED.
In bennington municipal court Ed
ward Bellows. convicted OF assault on
his wife while intoxicated, was sen
fenced to the House of Correction at
Rutland for not less than l. nor mora
than "a months. Bellows is an old Of
fender and has served three terms in
the institution in the last three years.
SENATOR PROCTORS GIFT 800.
Senator Redficld Proctor, who i. in
Florida sent Mayor j. +, Manning OF
utland, 500 for the relief funds of the
families made homeless by the recent FIRE.