Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-19
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

| occurred early tnnt morning a,
the home of l.. Parker Lewis. his son
| in Wcstville. suburb OF New Haven
Conn. Mr. Lewis was &c years old
and had been confined to his bed only
a few days. Prior to Inst January he
was for II years rector of Christ
| Church In this city. Failing health
last December forced him to give TN
activ" labor. and his resignation was
| rcGretfully accepted. For "a vcare
he had been identified with tho Ma
sonic fraternity and was. at tho tirrc
Of his death. chaplain and historian of
tho Connecticut Society of Cincinnati
with which he had been identified
| many yenrs. In his early lifc Mr..
Lewis studied law IN the South and
was admitted 10 tho bar there. He is
survived by a wife and one daughter
| HIS funeral was held Saturday af-
ternoon at Wcstvtllc where the bur
ial took place.
The selcctmen OF the town of Berlin
commenced last week to change the high
way at Browns mills. where the state
board of railroad commissioners has or
dered grade crossing abolished on the
Central vermont railway This is con-
sidcred one Of the most dangerous cross
ings on that line The highway will run
I nearer The river. at this point, and under
the railway track
The trial Of tho Massucco-Tomns 81
breach of promise case was suspendal
shortly after noon Friday until Mon
day afternoon at two O'Clock. The
principal witness for the defence Fri
day was PasQuale CohianChi, the Ital-
ian consular agent in this city and
Springnold Mass. He was used to
show what the laws Of Italy are which
relate to breach OF promise of mar
riaEc. Counsel for plaintiff stenuous-
~ objected to the Introduction of such
evidence on the ground that the laws
of Italy are not IN issue In the trial
OF this case, but the testimony was adj
mitted subject to the plaintiffs OBJ
lection. Mr.. Cobianchi testified in re-
gard to two sections OF the civil code
Of Italy which provide that promise
| of marriage between parties in that
country does not ohlige the parties to
keep this promise, and that when such
promise is made publicly or by pub
lished notice If one of the parties
thereafter refuses to keep such promise
they must pay the other party to the
marriage promise whatever has been
expended by him or her for necessary
articles. such AS articles of clothing
or household furniture.
Mrs. Pauline Graveln, a we'll known
woman In Catholic circles. died at her
home Saturday morning. She got out of
bed and tainted. never recovering con-
sciousness. Death was due to breaking
of blood vessel She was 76 years old
and Is survived by one son, Napoleon,
Of Butte Mont, and three daughters,
Mrs Fred Emmons and Miss Ella. of
Montpelier. and Mrs. G. j. Potter of Mt.
Clair ~ J.
Mr. and Mrs James Portal, who live
on the Middlesex Center road. cclehra ted
their 18th wedding anniversary Friday
evening. over 100 from this city went
IN hargcs and rigs. Dancing was en-
joye1i and Mr. and Mrs. Portal were
presented with a purse of money.
States Attorney Gates was notified Sat
urday Of the death OF Frank Hardy in
Planfed Friday night Hardy was found
near the home of Murray Clark Thursday
morning by Charles Lavigne and was
carried to the home of Mr.. Clark whore
he remained in a critical condition. The
exposure of being ont all night In the rain
and he was unable to recover He was
returning from Barre and when near
Clarks home took a cross road and fell
out of his wagon, going down a hill.
whore ne was found some 10 hours after
ward. Mr.. Gates had no objections to the
funeral arrangements being made 80 that
they were held at his home In Ptainfeld
Sunday. He is survived by a wife and
three children.
Tuesday evening, October |. the open.
ing day of the october term of supreme
court. the 29th annual meeting and BAN
quot of the Vermont Bar ASSOCIATE will
be held in this city. 4 business meeting
of the association will be held at three
O'Clock IN the afternoon in the grand
jury room of the county court house.
and the banquet will he in the evening
at the Pavilion Hotel In counties where
superior courts are in session, the pre-
siding judges will arrange for short
recess to allow the attorneys to attend
the opening of supreme court, the bar
meeting and the banquet.
Trial of the breach of promise case of
Massucco vs. Tomasi was resumed when
Washington county court reconvened
Monday afternoon. The defendant was
on the stand nearly all the afternoon ne
denied in toto and in wrath some of the
statements made by the plaintiff in her
testimony, and claimed that he brought
her to America TO work In his family.
His testimony was taken through an in
tcr-preter.
Frank G, Chase formerly Of this city
dropped dead Saturday morning while on
gagged in his duties as foreman in the