Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-13
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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vs. Doucette Brothers. to recover
s452.S2. alleged due on a contract FOR
building a stone shed, heard Thurs
day in city court. Judge Harvey gave
Judgment for the plaintiff to recover
the amount of his bill. Heaton g.
Thomas appeared for the plaintiff and
w. n. Theriault for the defendants,
who appealed their case to county
court
Martin Wheeler of Calais was in the
lime light again Thursday when he
came to Montpelier to enter a com
plant with states Attorney Gates
against Herman Cross. one of his
neiEhbors. who he alleges assaulted
him one day last week AS evidence
he showed pair of black eyes and a
cut over the head. The states attor-
ney and city grand Juror were both
out of town and Wheeler returned to
Calais He charactcrizes as false the
story that he ever intended to shoot
himself.
A sample prescription was made out
Friday by states Attorney BENJAMIN
Gates and sent to every license druggist
in Washington county. Complaint has
been made to tho states attorney that
not observe the law in writing prcscrip-
tions The law provides that a prescrio-
ton must be in the handwriting of a
practicing physician. must bear the date
made out. the name Of tho person for
which +, is intended and n statement that
the order is for medicinal purposes. The
returns to the county clerks office for
july shows that some physicians in
IA
field have been very careless in giving
prescriptions The states attorney has
notified all tho licensed druggists in the
county that after August 10 he intends
to prosecute all cases where Intoxicating
liquor is sold under prescriptions inprop-
erly made out
Harry $ Boutwell, died late Thursday
evening of old age. MIR Boutwell, was 81
years old and was "a native of Stratford =.
c. Before the days Of railroads he was
stage driver between Montpelier and
St Johnshury. Later he was passen-
ger conductor on tho Central Vermont
and Montpelier & Wells River railroads.
He had lived in the house where ne died
on Main street for more than 80 years.
He is survived by one son James NJ
Boutwell, Funeral services were heId
o'clock. the Rev. l.. +. Reed officiating
and burial was in Green Mount ccme-
terry
William Gibson Of Barre aged To- VINO
on the night Of June 30 broke into Il
gum machine in front of the store OF H.
A. Bowman in this city and who was
captured in corniieid in PlainileI
Thursday afternoon 10y Chief of Police
oft a nd
OF Barre. was sentenced in city court
Friday to the state lndus'r'al Scnooi
at Vergennes for the remainder Of his
minority HIS mother appeared III c"u'
and pleaded Intellectually with Judge
Harvey to give her boy ahother chi'''e'
lie was taken to Nergennes Friday even
ing by Chief Durkee
George NJ. Kennedy who was formerly
barber in this city ana curing 'ne l'uS'
season was known as frol' Moileii '"=
hypnotist, filed FRIDAY "a peltioh III
bankruptcy. His unsecured claims
amount TO Sel42' ana ne mas aSS''N "a ''o
which are claimed exempt. The NUMBER
Of creditors is large but their ihdiV,aual
claims are small, several being for hall
rent and board on the route 'la' hei'''cS
Travelled during the past season.
The nine years OLD son or D. r. 'naSe
nf Waitsfield is at fieaton hospital suffer
ing with gangrene in one 1901 ca"Sou o'
q Sikh, scratch on the big toe The
musicians are in hopes to save the 1901
Miss Florence Shipman. who LETT Mont
pelier several weeks ago FOR Hohoiuio'
where she is to teach for three years
arrived there July "a. Her first impress
sions Of the Sandwich islands as she
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