Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02
OF work for the men, the amount earned

OF the prisoners FOR November was 500 | T.
OF which $3l9l was net for the state If
the prison board succeeds in purcha sin q
a wood lot and establishing a wood yard
at Montpelier the amount earned by the
prisoners in coming months will be much
larger, even If It is midwinter
Goldc Sun Morse, whose name is a ia =
mil,ar one on the dockets of Montpelier
city court and Washington county court
and who is now in charge of Probation
Officer r. y. Thomas is again in the limo
light At the last term of Washington
county court Goldie pleaded guilty to
raising check from si2 to $500, and
upon her promise to do better, execution
of sentence to tho House of Correction
was SUSPENDED. 1t Is now reported that
she has deserted Napoleon Berry of
NJorctown. with whom she has lived for
several years, and has married a man
In Barrc town. Probation officer Thomas
was in Noretown Saturday investigating
tho case He found GOldie absent but her
two children were left at Mr.. Berry's.
MIR Thomas was unable to ascertain that
n marriage license had been issued in
which Goldic was one of the contracting
nnrties in any Of the surrounding towns.
Staunard Lodge, New England Order of
Protection. elected the following officers
Friday evening: Warden, Mrs. George
Kibhy; warden, Mrs. Ella Hartwell;
recording secretary. w. I. Lawrence;
financial secretary, G. c. Griswod; treas
urev Frank r. Smith: chaplain. Maync
Grisvold: guide. Mrs. Emma Water,na n !:
qua r,lan. George Kibby; sentinel, Harvey
Rurnham; trustee for three years f. J.
Porcau: representatives. to the grand
lodge, Mrs. Ella Leland. w. I. Lawrence
Mrs. Johanna Kelton, George Kibby and
n. s Whcatley. These officers will I've in
stalled or Friday cvenins January 10
Miss Grace Jacobs. boc,.Necror for two
years I'm tho office Of the Montpelier
Daily journal, finished work there Satur-
day to take tho place as bookkecpcr in
Edward GiiNS store made vacant by the
resignation OF Miss Bessie Mcmahon
The latter win go this week to Spring
field, Mass. to enter a school for nurses
The home NJ G. H. Deming on state
street was tEc scene of a double ccle
bra tion Monday OF more than usual
interest Madam Laura Vail Demng,
widow Of the late Henry II. Demng.
celebrated her S7th birthday in the
house where she was born and had
spent nearly all hor life. Mr. and Mrs.
Demins were lifelong members of tho
CONGREGATIONAL Church and Madam
Dcrrinr has always been foremost in
all uood works in Montpelier during
her long life there. Although no for
mai invitations were issued many old
friends and no!rhhors of Mrs. Demng
called to pay their respects to tho aged
lady and to wish her many happy re-
turns of the day. At two o'clock the
same afternoon. little Margaret Dem
ing Kennedy tho seven months old
daughter Of Mary Vail Deming. and
Charles A. Kennedy, granddaughter of
Carrie Buxton and Charles H. poming'
and ereat-grand- laughter of Madam
Laura Vail Deming was christened by
the Rev. l., f. Reed. Standing with
Mrs. Kennedy were the members of
tho Glover club. Mrs A. Il. Shepard and
Misses Ruby Hcaton, Ruth Brooks and
Sihvl Wright. who We're her brldes-
maids at her wedding two years ago.
It appears that Washington county
tail is. unawares, harborng a hero.
John Hunt, one of the seven men VINO
were sent down from Barre city court
Monday to serve alternative sentences
in intoxication cases, was with Al
miral Dcwcys Meet in Manila bay at
the time of the bombardment of the
Spanish feot. Hunt was on the Balti-
more and since that time has twice
made the trip between the Philippines
and New England, He is serving a
scntence of 90 days, at the expiration
OF which he declares his intention of
again cnlisting as a blue Jacket.
Frank T.. Gauthier died suddenly
Tuesday morning at his rooms in the
Dudley block after a short illness with
pneumonia. aged 33 years. Mr.. Gau-
thior was a tool sharpencr and had
gained quite reputation as a local
boxer He had lived all his life in
Montpelier and was the son of Mr., and
Mrs. Peter Gauthier He leaves IA wife
who is residing in Massachusetts.
Funeral services will be held this after
noon.
The horse owned by Triah Densmoro
Of Middlesex, which has been in the
city pound at Putncys stable for
nearly week, was shot yesterday
morning on the order of states Attor-
ney Gates The attorney had veter-
mary examine the animal Monday
evening and he pronounced it sufferin z
animation showed that the doctor was
correct and that the horse must have
suffered Intense pain. The expenses
incident to keeping the horse in the
pound have been assessed against Mr..
Densmore.
Goldie Sun Morse will not down. She
has now taken the name of Georgia
Berry and acknowledges that she was
married December "a to Donald Mo
I.csl OF Barre town by city Clerk
James Mackay. 1t is said she has talk
EN- her two children from the home Of
Napoleon Berry in, Moretown to her
new home in Barre town.
The revision commission begins to see
the end of its work on the public sta
tutes. The proof Is now being read for
the fifth time, and it will probably take
the month of January to complete the
work The new volume will have LOO
pages with 6,3l7 sections.
Twentv-three member Of the Thomas
club accepted Tuesday afternoon the in
vitatio of Mrs. Il. H. Dcavtt, Miss
Clara Adams, Miss Ella Bailey and Miss
| Alice Taft to be their guests at dinner
that evening at the Waterbury Inn and
to watch the old year out there. At six
O'Clock one of the spreads for which
Landlord Davis has become famous was
served, after which the evening was
| spent in the parlors which had been de-
| corated for the occasion. From chan
delier In the center OF the room huge
| red ball was hung. which opened when
a string was pulled, and distributed gifts
1 for everv ono present This iOlly marty