Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-17
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER.
No case was ready for trial In Washing
ton county court Thursday morning and
when the court came In IN the afternoon
the trial Of a case could not be begun so
the jurors were excused until Saturday
morning. Several entries IN cases on the
trial docket were made Thursday. The
seduction case of T.. + Smith VS.. George
May has been settled. as has the general
assumpsit case of A. ". Bacon VS.. Frank
u. Martin. and the case Of l.. j. Bolster
va. John Plaieted. The assault and bat
terry case Of Intrigue Ala We Ricardo
Trubea and the assault and battery case
Of Napoleon Rivers vs.. William Nc
Laughlin have both been entered as set
tied, Ruth f. King has been granted
divorce from Albert T.. King for refusal
to support Custody OF the minor child IS
given to the petitioner. In the divorce
case Of Gertrude Sumner VS.. Charles s.
Sumner bill has been granted for re-
fusal to support and the household goods,
with the custody Of the minor child, have
been given to the petitioner. These cases
were heard several days ago. Georgia
Dccost of Barre was granted a bill
day from Thomas C. Decost on statutory
grounds.
Miss Mary d. Mcdonald, daughter OF
John F. Mcdonald Of this city. and
Charles NJ. Gokey of Boston were married
Wednesday Oct. 9 at the home OF the
bride on Elm street by the Rev. A. J.
Hough, pastor of Trinity Church. It was
n quiet wedding only the relatives and
near friends of the contracting parties be-
Ing present Miss cynthia Mcdonald.
sister of the bride acted as maid Of
honor and James r. Mcdonald, brother Of
tho bride, as best man. Mr. and Mrs.
Gol5ey left on the midnight train for Bos-
ton. where they are To- reside in the fu-
ture.
Albert Somervillc who recently re-
signed his position as station agent
at Palmer, Mass. 10 accompany L. d.
Nash to Costa Rica, who is now visit
ing here. denies the published state
ment that Mr.. Nash has withdrawn
his resignation division superin-
tendent at New Louon, Conn and will
remain with the Central Vermont Mr..
Somerville says NJ. Nash is making
arrangements to go to Costa Rica.
where he is TO be general manager e
a new railroad tn United Fruit CON-
pany is building
Arthur McEnany a former stone cutter
in this city, was instantly killed recently
while working in a roundhouse at Wor-
cester. Mass. He was 80 years old, and
went to Worcester our years ago.
A bankruptcy case of unusutl interest
was before Referee ". n. Therault
Saturday morniuE 1t was the first meet
ing of the creditors of =. II. Stra
of Northield an individual bankrupt,
and of r. c. Stratton of Mortified. his
partner in the lumber business The
liabilities of the partnership are s., $50. So
and the assets are s7oT7. Mr.. Stratton's
individual Liabilities are s20,5oO. With
nominal assets The Mortified Savings
Bank g. Trust company holds mortgages
which will more than cover all the as
sets. These Strauon brothers came from
Boston to NORTH field n year or more ago
and had been lumhering on large scale
until they met with severe revcrses No
debts wer1 proven at this first meet
ing.
II. G. Thomas OF Stowe. State FISH and
game commissoner, who was In town
Saturday after assisting Charles F.
Lowe. treasure of the State Fish and
Game League IN revising the roster of
the league, stated that the amount paid
out under the Yaw law which provides
for payment Of damages to crops done
oy deer has been larger than In any
year since he has been State commits
sioner On the her hand total amount
of fines collected from July l. 1905 to Sep
tenlber /, 1907 from violaters OF the
GcI pd hau hepD 81 1h3
c. F. Eddy Of Stowe, proprietor OF the
Montpelier crea merry who was in town
Saturday, chara cterzes as ridiculous the
proposition Of some Of the disgruntled
milkmon ~ MortpeUer to charge eight
cents per quart for milk. Mr.. Eddy said
the price of milk at the creamery will
remain during ne winter where it is at
the present time, six cents per quart
He says his creamery can supply the
entire city Of Montpelier and If the
milkmen are foolish enough to try to got
eight cents pcr quart for milk they Will
be driven out Of the business.
Joseph F claire and Mrs. Matte NJ
Moody both of Waterbury, were married
here last week by the Rev. H. A.
Buzzell.
Arthur Morse went Saturday to Tacoma,
WASH, whore hc expects to locate.
The sem-aunual tax due the state
from the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany for tho six months ending Jun" 80
last amounting to s239d7SN and the Rut-
land railroad tax for tho same period
amounting to 500, A., sc, were received
Wednesday by State Treasurer e. H.
Dcavitt
j. Burton Pike of Marshheid county
game warden. who was in town Tues
day reported that william Reid and
Antonio Guescpni of Woodbury. were ar
rested recently for hunting on sunday
and We're each fined so and costs by
Justice O. II smith Of Marshfeld
At the annual meeting of the Kings
Daughters Of Christ church, the follow
ing officers were elected; President
Mrs G. Il, r. Denny vicc-presiueh's'
Mrs C. II, Heaton, Mrs. |, c. Vail; sec
rotary, Mrs. S. S. Ballard; treasurer
Mrs f, H. Deavittt auditors MISS
Mary q. Dewey, Miss owe b' STOUT,
The several committees were appointed
and Mrs. f. II. Deayitt was elected a
trustee OF the fund FOR the nome TOT
feeble minded children when 'he eta'e
Society of Kings Daughters Is nu'iding,
Mrs. c, w Guernsey gave report OF
the state meeting at Richmond ana also
reported for the Ann Dillon c'rcle OF
Kings Daughters of which she is presi-
dent.
The annual meeting of the seventh dis
tI1ct or Odd Fellows OF Vermont was heio
last evening with Vermont inuse' inc
lodges In this district are those at mont
pelier, Waitsncld. Northned, Barre city,