Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-08
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. Adams.

who oplcations for licenses were re.
ceived and license fees fixed. Seventeen
applications were received. of which
eleven were for first class, as follows:
Henry \. Dunbar. Owen Marion,
George 1}arretts. c. w. Reagan, w. II.
Larry. W. T.. Larrow, A. Oligney, NJ. f.
Spencer. Fred Remand, Peter Biagiotte
and Fred Demers; five for second class
John J. Thompson. Thomas Roach. Jo-
soph MosscY. T.. ]. Charbonneau and
James Curry; fifth class. c. D. OLeary.
The fees for both, first and second class
were fixed at $500 each and $50 for the
fifth class. \ public meeting for hear
inSs on the applications. will be held in
tho City hall Thursday. April Is
Charles -. O'Leary. druggist who was
! granted n license about three months ago
by the board of aldermen was Thurs
! day arrested on an information and COM
plant filed by States Attorney johnson
| i'm which the unlawful sale of LIQUOR is
charged. Mr.. O'Leary was brought be.
| fore judge Hail in Franklin county court
and bail in the sum of 81 eco was fur
nished for his appearance later He was
! then released from custody.
! James Y. Stewart, who operates a boot
black stand on Federal street was also
arrested charged with running a gambling
| house. Bail in his case was fixed at 5000.
which was furnished.
In tho case of State VS.. Henry Tatro.
IN which the sale of liquor is alleged, bail
was fixed in the sum Of $500.
The time of Franklin county court
was principally occupied Thursday by
divorce hearings of which there were
several. In the case of Mathilda B.
Henry vs.. Cassius G.. Henry of Tletch-
or, bill was granted for intolerable
severity. Henry, who has been lying
in jail for the past three weeks for
contempt Of court in refusing to pay
the alimony ordered. was released
from custody with the granting of
the divorce. In the case of Ora r.
Durham vs.. Harlow Il. Durham Of
l.ichford. a bin was granted for re-
glect and refusal to support and the
custody Of the minor children award
cd the petitioner. In the case OF
Rachael n Oswell VS.. George Oswell
of Richford a bill was granted for in
tolerable severity. In the case Of
Elizabeth Miner VS.. Alfred Miner Of
this city, a bill was granted for in
tolerable severity. The husband in
this case is an inmate of the Worces-
ter, Mass, insane asylum.
In county court Friday. ]. Y. Stewart
vas arraigned charged with keeping a
gambling resort on Federal street. Stew
art pleaded guilty and Judge Hall i'm
r"aed a fine Of 500 and costs. The nit
t,'nus was suspended and Stewart was
laced in charge of Probation officer C.
=. Hogan for two years.
The body of MIS-. William Seal was
brought hero from Schenectady, ~ V.
Sunday morning and placed in the
South Main street cemetery vault. The
committal will take place later Mrs Seal
lived in "Parsonsville" for many years
and left here with her family about 10
years ago.
Two hundred and thirty dogs were
licensed at the city clerks office before
April l, fourteen more than We're licensed
last year. 1t is estimated that 200 dogs,
al least. remain unlicensed.
The sugar house on Mrs. John Cahilrs
farm at St Adams bay was burned to the
ground Friday night. John Button left
the sugar house after banking the fire
about seven o'clock and how the fire
originated is not known. A considerable
quantity Of syrup, some new sleds and all
the sugar utensils were destroyed. The
Joseph Longway who was in Justice
court Saturday morning charged with TWO
ofienses of intoxication and one of breach
of the peace, was fined about 800 or near
~ one year in Jail. Longway was arrested
for intoxication Monday and was re-
leased on bail after calling for a jury
trial to be held Tuesday afternoon. Long
way not appearing at the trial officers
va nd ha
intoxicated condition.
Franklin county court resumed its Sos
sions Monday morning, with Judge w. |
W. Miles of Barton presiding in place Of
Judge Hall. who was disqualified. The
first case up was a hearing on the |
referees report in the case of joseph
Ballard VS.. Cophas A. Hotchkiss. The
case will go to the supreme court on |
exceptions.
Through the efforts of Assistant Judges
and Mcleod, there will soon
to hung in the Judges chamber of the |
Franklin county court house large pic |
tHIes of all the judges that Franklin |
county has furnished the bench The
list which contains the names of some |
Of Vermonts abest and best known |
lawyers and jurists. includes: Chief |
Judge Asa Adds. 1Sl5-l6; Chief Judge |
stephen Royce, 1s25-ls62; Judge Asa owen
Adds, 1S57-1S65; Judge William c. Will
son. lS65-lS7O: Chief Judge Homer Il. |
Royce, S70-lS9O; Judge Henry r. Start. |
'N5O-lS"5 and Judge Alfred Allen Hall, |
1906. A fine oil painting of Judge Royce |
VOW hangs in the court room and an eX-
cei'ent portrait nearly life size, of Judge |
Kan was placed in the court house this
week. The pictures of the other Judges
aio either being made or are on the way
and will be placed in their respective
position within short time.
In Franklin county court Tues
day States Attorney Johnson filed
specifications in the case of State vs.
C. ID. OLeary in which the Illegal
sale of intoxicating liquor is charged.
The specifications allege one sale each
day from December /. 1908, to Janu-
airy ], 1903, Sundays excluded; Q sales
each day from January !, 1909 to
February !, 1909. Sundays excluded:
4 sales each day from February
1909. to April /, 1909. Sundays ex-
Guided. Mr.. O'Leary's counsel asked
for more specific specifications, which
was sustained by the court and the
States attorney was ordered to file
specifications showing the respondent
what he has to meet.
In the case of b. b. Perkins 4. Co.
vs. Dr. Herbert S. Perley to recover
for goods furnished Mrs. Perley be-
fore she was granted a divorce, judg-
ha l.t.