Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28

The liabilities In this case are about So 200
and the assets $500. The first meeting
OF the creditors will be held Monday, No.
vember I.
The first case to arise in Washingto on
county under the supreme court inter-
pretation of the insane pauper law was
tho hearing Monday morning before
Judge Frank j. Martin In probate court
on the petition to commit Charles Lawson
of Barre city TO the state hospital for
the insane at Waterbury. Due notice
had been served on Lawson but he pro-
duced no witnesses Monday and made
no objections to being sent to Water
bury. He was committed as an insane
raupcr. Tho application for his commit
ment was made by O. u. Shurtleff over
seer of the poor in Barre Another
similar case heard in probate court Mon
day, action on which was POSTPONED
was that of John Mortimer Of Barre who
is already IN the state hospital but II Is
claimed Is there Illegally Under the
supreme court Interpretation OF the law.
Mortimer has a wife and several children
In Barre and MS lie has an equity In
property in that city his commitment nm
der the application of tho overseer there
as an insane pauper would have resulted
in the property in which he is interest ed
going to the state. which would hn nm
injustice TO his wife md children. The
cnso was held open for further in
vcstigaticr
or the o. prisoners now confined in
WASHINGTON county Jail. sheriff Frank
II. Tracy has 10 Of thcm ut work on
H." Corry- frost Dewitt dam. These men
earn Sl75 per dav ana afte, dcductinc
the ONO dollar OF their wages which goes
to the state. the long time prisoners
will have quite Il stato co,uin, To them
when they leave Tho tail. nfto, dcductinc
for tobacco and clothing on December
l Sheriff Tracy will pay into tho STATE
Treasury for rrison labor in washington
county during the post year a, least
$1,000 and tho amount may he larger
then that. It Is snfc to say no other
county in the stat. viii DO as well. Tho
gross earnings ~ The prisoners in Wash
irgton county fail during the year end
ing December win he in excess of 81 500.
With most Of ne manual labor rrion,"cd
In Montpelier and Barre this record Of
Sheriff Tracy Is ill the more remark
ahl..
Mrs Marietta Porcetti OF Barre. who
was indicted n Year ago for keeping in
toxicating liquor with intent to sell.
pleaded guilty in WASHINGTON county
court Tuesday and vas sentenced to
not less than six or moro than eight
months In Washington county iail Be-
cause Of the fact that the woman has
been deserted ~ hor husband and had
six months Old b1ln IN her arms at
the request Of ". 4. T.ord, ner counsel
and on tho recommendation Of Stntc's
Attorney Gates rhc WAS placed in charge
of f. T.. Thomas. probation officer
Odoll Mnson pleaded guilty to petit lar
c"nN and vas sentenced TO not less than
two nor moro than three months IN
county tail. Judge waterman save this
vonn" man some excellent advice end
placed him on plobction Carrie Bianch
of this city pleaded guilty to selling She
was fined 500 9nd costs and was glvu
an additional jail sentence of not less
than six or moro than eight months
On payment of nor zinc and costs which
she paid at once. she was placed or
probation as to the Jail sentence.
because Of two milo cases OF scarlet
fever in the kindergarten on East state
street that room has been closed for two
weeks rs Il precautionary measure
These children. who are III have not
eYidcnic Of the dieoaso IS feared.
~ the October meeting OF the Mont
pclicr Minister'S asqociatlon. held Tues
day in the parlors of the Montpelier
housa the Rev caIch !, cr,itt r.,s .,is
missed from, tbie ,ssociotio,, to ,,i., H..
North Eerkshire association Of Mnssacll-
usotts The pev Stonlc,. :, r,I,-,o,I,
OF This ci,,. was alacte1 to ,,,.,,ho,,r;
from ,ho E,urotu.,, ,sso,i,,ior 10
Connecticut. rho n,ooron .n,,hIisb.a T.,
this column last week follower ana ,ho
cl,rcvrron nro.an. di7ed ,ogo,bor at tI,o
Ntontreli.r house
TIE Ncwuort Grau,to oonnanv o;
.,,,,,.,,,, ,,,,t,,
poration oreanizod under ,he laws of
New Yorl, has GItd ,.pcrs IN tho office
Of the secretary. Of STATE wric, vii, on
able If ia conduct q hrorch ofrice at
Newport. The Iohn orcott Farms COW
por!tion of Chester. with y carttal stock
Of $1,000. has also filed articles Of i'm
corporation in the office Of the secretary
nf Stntc
As tho Calais stage was comirg into
town from tb4 'Zvorcos,or branch roal
Yesterday MORNING II na,vovlv escanod
beinr nj, b,. q hair ton rock which ,all
from ledge on Elm street a half ninu,o
before the stare reached tho sno, se,.-
eral children nloyinp near hv also mar
rowlv cscaned hein., killed. ono cor,a. %
the rock struck the piayza q, John Mo
Donald ard wrecked u
In WASHINGTON county court Yesterday
afternoon Elizabeth Mcdonald OF parra
was granted divorce from James Mo
Donald for intolerable severity and re-