Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01

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Hardwck rally were p r. Mccarthy
and O. Herbert pape OF Barre. John II.
Senter Of Montpelier and Representa-.
tivc-elect Harlan - Howe Of St Johns
bury @. Herbert Pape and John II.
Senter Will be the speakers Mt the Cabot
| rally.
| While Judge James NJ. Tyler OF tho
| vermont Supreme Court md Mrs Tyler
we're driving in T3rattlcboro Thursday tho
| harness broke and the horse ran throw
Ing them out. Judge Tyler received cut
over one eye. q confusion on ono Of his
| legs and {, sprained ankle. Mrs Tyler
was cut on the lip. and ono Of her arms
was placed IN spllnts but the physicians
tonight had not determined whether IL
was broken
| e. y. Goddard. assistant State librar.
! Ian and custodian of public documents OF
Montpelier. is In Rutland compiling tho
| index for tho public documents OF 1903.
| This Will be- n book of 1900 pages con-
| tanning - reports and the Governors In
| augural inesaage which has never appear
ed In the public documents, together with
tho reports In previous years. The book
VIII be published In time for the opening
Of the Genera. Assembly.
Arthur Kimbali Of Derby and n party
or friends had quito an experience on
Lake McnphremaRog one day last week.
| They were cruising about In Mr.. Young's
| new motor boat when the smoke from
tho forest fires became so dense they lost
their bearings entirely and made prcpar-
alton to remain on the water all night
but as darkness came on they distin-
Ruishcd n light on shore. making for
that they became the guests OF a hospit-
able farmer for the night and returned
home about non the following day.
To the ninth annual State conference
OF tho Daughters OF the American
! Revolution TO be held In Mont peNer
October q, each chapter in Vermont IL
entitled to send It's regent and two dele
gates Those having more that 80 mem
heTs may send three delegates. As pre-
! Nlously announced In the Free Press
the Information committee" consists Of
MISC Dora Hodston and Mss Matte
Watson Of Montpelier The date for this
conference was originally set for October
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Judge Seneca lIaselton handed down
n decision In the liquor case OF Stats
against william II. Dunn Of Brandon
! - N'''' '''' '7'I'' I4OIIlTlG tnht ire
liquor was not Illegally kept for sale.
About two months ago Attorney-Gen-
eral G. c. Fits OF Brattleboro had tho
place raided by members OF the she--
IT'S department Of Rutland county
and closed and when the case WINS
brought into county court the state
claimed that the license was not being
conducted on public highway. that
/ the barroom was connected with the
hotel, and that Mr.. Dunn WAS not q
legal voter of the town. All but the
last question was decided by the court
In favor OF the defense at the time the
case was heard In his decision Judge
| Haselton held that the question as to
| whether Mr.. Dunn was a legal voter
was not a question which could be
raised in proceedings such as were
brought. According to this decision
Mr.. Dunn. who is the proprietor OF
the Brandon Inn, will be allowed to
reopen his cafe.
| The October term OF Essex county court
will begin It's session in Guidhall Tues
day, October g. the Hon. Alfred A. Hail
of St Adams presiding. There are set
| Tor trial twenty-three cases by the jury
| and twelve for hearing by the court.
| There IS considerable criminal business
! to be disposed Of by Information rather
/ than presentation 10 the grand Jury, and
| the probability is that but one case will
| be presented. that of the involuntary
/ iEanslaughter case AT Canaan. In August
Melrose Bliss. boy of II years. was shot
! by Chauncey Bryant, and died three or
four days after the occurrence. The IN
vest!gation OF the case resulted in
| limiting the ~tates case at present 20
| noticing the gross carelessness OF tho
| Bryant boys act and he was accordingly
arrested on complaint for involuntary
| nianslaughter. and held for county court
| In $1,000 bonds Several divorce cases are
marked for hearing. Indications point TO
longer term than usual.
The State railroad commissioners an
nounce their findings in the accident
to Helen and Anna Collnmer at Ben
n!ngton May Is on the Bennington &
North Adams street railway. They
jumped from the front platform when
the controller 'arced" with an cleo
trio fash that frightened them. From
the evidence" says the board we
cannot say that this accident was due
to any fault on the part OF the rail-
road company. unless II be the fall
ure of the conductor to insist that tho
l'bIlB WOMEN 10 SthttN III NHe car.
Some OF the witnesses testified that
II has been common practice FOR the
passengers to ride on the platform ~
these cars. If that Is So the railway
company should see to II that this
dangerous practice Is prohibited"
The Vermont Baptist association
elected the following officers at It's
meeting in Ludlow: President. Or. II.
u. Holton Of Brattleboro; vice presi-
dent. Rev. Geo r. Stair OF Middle
bury; clerk. Rev. Henry Crocker OF
Chester; members OF the board to
serve three years, Rev Eugene
Haines, Rutland; Rev. J. J. williams.
Newport. Rev. w. A. Dawson, Bur
linEton; w, w, Stickney, LID. Lud-
low; Rev. Silas Perry, Richford, Rev.
W. BREASTED. Barre; Rev. John W.
Moore. Bellows Falls; members OF the
board to serve two years. Dea. f. NJ.
Bixby OF Poultney, to I'LL vacancy
caused by the death OF Dea. Renfrew.
Committee on international comfy.
Rev. W. A. Dawson. d. D., OF Burling.
ton, A. H. Gage OF St Johnsbury, W.
T. Braisted OF Barre and L. ]. Bam-
berg OF Montpelier and c. J. Fergu-
son OF Burlington.
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