Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

| the plaintiffs counsel asked that n YER
dict be directed for them on the grounds
| that no defense had been made out The
| court directed n verdict for the plaintiff
to recover s1S955 and costs the defend
| ent saving an exception. The case was
one to recover damages for the non-de-
livery scrap iron bargained for
The death of MRS. Mary Maynard
Delorme, aged 3d. wife OF Charles
Delorme. occurred at her home on North
Winoosk avenue Sunday morning
after long illness with tuberculosis.
Mrs. Delormc Is survived by husband
and four children. Eugene. Joseph and
Charles of this city and David OF
uthampton, Long Island. The funeral
took place at st. Joseph's Church
on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock
Mrs. Delorme was member Of st. Ann
society.
Mr. and Mrs Denis Nantcl OF Interval
avenue celebrated their silver wedding
Saturday evening. when large number
of their friends met ut their residence
and pleasant social time was enjoyed.
An address was read by Frank Gouiet,
who presented ut the same time n purse
Of s21 the Rft of their friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Nantel also received several
articles in silver. Among those present
were Eli King OF South Burlington,
father o. Mrs, Nantel, and Miss Caroline
King OF Schenectady, n. y.
Miss Marion Gray died suddenly early
Saturday morning, supposedly OF heart
failure, at the home OF II. e. Jordan Of
90 North Prospect street. Miss Gray re-
l4s.
~ in good health. but when Mrs. Jor-
| Ian went to her room in the morning
she found the young lady dead In bed
Dr. G. T.. Dalton was summoned and
the body was moved to the home Of
Miss Gray's aunt Mrs. O'Conner Of
Ioomis street Miss Gray was 10 years
Of age and Is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Ann Gray
Returns to the county clerks office for
the month of August show the follow
ing liquor prescriptions to have been
filled by holders of ifth class licenses
j. w. OSullivan Of Burlington. 2. John
a. Inman OF Burlington I; Alfred S.
Hull tr Hinosburgh. 70: George A.
churchill of Burlington. I; Joseph G..
Bellrose Of Burlington. I; f. r. Crandall
of Winooski. s; w. p Hall of Burling-
ton. 10. T.. ~. Williams OF Jericho. ~;
NJ G. Bechc Of Burlington, 4 Alba G.
Booth Of Burlington, 2: G. 8. Estey Of
Winoosk. 6.
Governor-elect G. n. Prouty Of New
port was In the city yesterday route
to Rutland and Boston, where lie has
business. Mr. Prouty said that he had
already chosen the governors staff.
but that the names would not be given
out to the public for n few days at least.
The staff" Mr.. Prouty said. will
he composed OF representatives Vermont
citizens. men whom the State may be
proud OF. The national guard will be
represented, of course. the staff will
not be composed entirely of its MEM
bers, as has been advocated"
| The defense was reached Tuesday in
the county court suit OF Phebe Hatch
VS.. Caroline Sherman. both Richmond
parties The principal witness examined
3 for the defense was Alonzo Chase OF
t Richmond. He testified as to the cir
cumstances under which Mrs. Sherman
executed the note. A part of the defense
Is that the note was not delivered. that
Mrs Sherman signed II with the under
standing that It should be delivered in
the event of her death. Otherwise she
intended to make other arrangements
with Mrs. Hatch.
Workmen excavating for an addition to
the Saieer block near the southeast cor
ner of North street and North avenue
Tuesday morning uncovered part OF
three human skeletons. 1t is not know
how the bones came to be deposited
where they were found but from theil
appearance they must have laid in the
earth q great many years. Sergeant Mich
acl Mckenzie recalls that parts Of about
30 skeletons were found when the sewe,
: was laid on North avenue years ago
These bones were supposed to be remains
l Of soldiers of the War of 1872 and they
were reinterred in Lake View cemetery
Farmers in the city Yesterday from
, the Lamoille valley stated that tn,
t drought in Cambridge and therea bout
: was the worst IN 30 years Springs an,
l streams In pastures. that hcretofor,
0 have been unfailing in their supply o
9 water. now dry and many farmers
a are compelled to draw water for thei
stock from the I.aino,le river Farmer
@ In the vicinity of Burlington, who rails,
musk melons extensively have no kicl
/, | against the drought however. The DIR,
weather seems to favor their growth an,
the crop Is larger and better than 70
/, many years past. Tomatoes. also. hav,
4 withstood the attacks Of the sun ant
:. have grown IN abundance
The breach Of the peace case againa
= ". S. Blackburn, which was taken u,
O on Friday before Justice Dehervillc. wa
s continued on Saturday before a Jury an,
:. after a hearing the jury returned Yer
v dict of not guilty. Mr. Blackburn Is
d foreman for L. F. Moore. who has beer
repairing the Winooski road. The roat
q has been closed to public traffic Will
I the road was closed Arsenc Bouche
had occasion to drive that way to So
a sick relative. When ne came to tn
[ blockade Mr.. Boucher claimed tina
r Blackburn stopped him and used violen
It language. Numerous witnesses for bot
h parties were examined
o The annual meeting of the Ladies
ii Benevolent society Of the First Rap
n fist Church was held yesterday after
"a noon in the church parlors. when on
l. GERS were elected for the ensuing year
II was decided to have the regula
church sociables, literary and must
y cal evenings and sales the cominl
l. winter and the members Will also tr
is to introduce some unique social feat
l. ures in order to raise money 70
r. worthy cauees The fOllOWiDg Of1Cer