Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26

whom had suffered more or less heavily
through their dealings with the Whites.
The meeting was a lively one and much
bitter talk was INDUCED in. One of the
factions tried to force through the APP
polntment of commission to go to Bos.
Ton and investigate the method OF living
Of the Whites and to learn If possible
what had become of the stream of cream
money which had flowed from Vermont
through the Whites hands. The report
81 the trustee was finally accepted, thus
elosing UP the matter. A dividend of
from six to six and half cents will be
declared.
The annual government inspection
)f Company II, V. N. G., Capt. r. Kib
>le Brooks commanding, was held last
evening, the visiting officers being
Lieut.. l.. A. !. Chapman, first cavalry,
L. s. a., representing the government,
md Adjt Gen. w. II. Gilmore and Ma
Jor Herbert r. Johnson representing
the state. The company turned out
5? men, and acquitted itself with cred
Il, both in inspection and drill. The
visiting officers leave to-day on the
last leg of the trip to inspect the com
panies at Newport, st. Johnsbury and
Bradford
The Retail Merchants association of
st. Adams has issued n declaration Of
independence as follows: THAT the
practice of donating money or goods
from stock to be used as gifts, pres
ents or prizes. for the benent of fairs
or bazaars has become burden some,
therefore, the merchants of st. Adams
after due and careful consideration
fully agree that II is a dctrimcnt to
our interests and we the undersigned
merchants do hereby agree to discon-
tinue this practice The rapidly in
creasing number of annual fairs given
from among tho innumerahle societies
and organizations In the city has
proved n hardship on many concerns.
and for self preservation the business
men have been obliged to take this
step.
In Franklin county court yesterday
Stephen Eddy a 5n-year-old degenerate,
was sentenced to be confined at hard la
Dor In the House ofCorrection at Rutland
for not more than two years nor less
than one year and nine months Eddy
pleaded guilty to an information filed
against him by the States attorney,
charging him with a criminal assault on
an eight-year-old boy. This is Eddy's
second conviction for crime Of similar
nature.
In the divorce case of Ray Puffer vs.
Mary Pufrer Of this city, a bill was
granted on the ground OF adultery.
In the divorce case Of Luman vs., I>u-
man the petition was dismissed without
prejudice.
There was hearing before Judge KEEL
ton in probate court yesterday in the
case of Mrs. Nellie Shapiro. on the ques-
ton OF her sanity. Following the exami-
nation by physicians and the hearing she
was ordered committed to the state hos
pital for the insane at Waterbury. where
she will be taken to-day. Mrs. Shapiro
has had many decisions OF late and has
frequently tried and threatened to end
her life
In the matter OF stephen VI. Driscoll.
the bankrupt shoe dealer, Referee Fl.
Charles Royce yesterday appointed " il
liam II. Ellis Al trustee of the estate. Mr..
Ellis will take charge of the store on
Kngman street as soon as he has filed
his bond and gone through with the nee
essary formalitics.
News has been received here of the
aeath of T. S. Beeler, which occurred
Is pleasantly remembered in this city
where he lived for several years.
when he was chief dispatcher of the
Central Vermont railway He is sur
y,i1 hv W.