Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT.
CONTINUED from 2ud PaGe)

son OF North Hero in the St Adams
hospital with a badly broken leg and
other injuries. Mrs. Watson and son had
driven over here to do some shopping
and wcrc Just starting on the return
trip when they struck the big hole in
the road, their sleigh was overturned
and Its occupants thrown heavily out on
the ice. Several other teams came to
grief Saturday at this same spot and
while waiting for the ambulance to take
Mrs Watson to the hospital, two other
seigls were wrecked. The streets and
sidewalks Of tho city were never in A
more dangerous condition.
The Central Vermont railway shops are
running on n 4o-hour per week schedule.
which means a big reduction in the pay
roll
A largely attended meeting of the
FRANKLIN county bar was held ut tho
court house Saturday afternoon when the
proposed new rules governing county
courts and courts or chancorv were dis
cussed at length. turo of the meet
Ing was the ado n memorial to
the supreme con- Voring the robing
Of the Judges of that court.
states Attorney Elmer Johnson car
ried his first criminal case in county
court to successful issue in obtaining
q conviction in the cases of State vs..
Frank Beaudry ana Charles Whistle.
both of this city who were charged with
rohbing Joe Dubuque Of $40 last Sep
tember
The session Of Franklin county court
was resumed Monday afternoon. during
which Frank Trombly. the youthful
burglar. who twice within two years has
robbed the grocery store of Charles H.
Trudeau of this city. was arraigned.
Upon representations of NJ. II. Alexander.
the respondents counsel, and after an
examination by Judge Hail. Trombly was
ordered committed to the state hospital
for the insane at Waterbury for OBJ
servaton. The boy is said to be subject
10 epeptic fits and if the case is tried
the defense will he insanity The boy
was taken down Monday and the case
continued until next term. In the case Of
State vs.. Reagan. charged with assault
ing and impeding an officer, the ro-
spondent pleaded guilty and a fine of 800
and costs was imposed
St. Adams Council. No. 297. knights
of Columbus. is now comfortably To-
Gated In its new quarters in the
Waugh block on Main and Center
streets. The quarters include n large
council room. reading room, billiard
room and kitchen
The lunch room which has been OPP
Grated in the American House addition
by D. f. sullivan. has been closed
owing to the expiration of the lease
of the property.
At a meeting of the board of school
directors of st Adams town and Supt
James A. Ayers. held at the bay Tuesday
evening. the following teachers We're Sc
lected for the spring term which opens
on April for ten weeks: Bay primary,
Miss Elizabeth Keenan,; bay intcrmcdi-
ate. Miss Myrtle Spaulding: bay gram
mar Miss Dorothy Hurley: Parsonsvile
Miss Charlotte Kennedy: Branerd Miss
Mary Mooney; Bronson. Miss Jennie
Austin; Bell. Miss lIortense Marvin:
Tular. Miss Marion Wheeler.
In Franklin county court Tuesday the
Jury in the case of State VS.. Mrs Ida
Church. charged with keeping house
Of III repute, brought In verdict of
guilty after a half hours elaboration.
Mrs. Church will be sentenced later. In
the case of State VS.. Frank Wetherhv
OF Enosburgh. in which the charge is
killing deer Illegally, counsel filed an
agreed statement of facts and the case
will he taken up later. The next case
SVt WI lIidi, lS tndl Of Sthte VS.. JOnn
Rogge of Fletcher, who Is charged with
assaulting c. G. Henry with a revolver
In the divorce cases Of Peter I.onge vs.
Emma Longe of Franklin and II. s.
Norway vs.. Jane A. Norway Of Bakers
field, bills were granted for desertion.
" the court case of State VS.. Oliver
Naylor, who last November was arrest
60 on the charge Of attempting to ravlsh
three little girls. the first and second
counts were mol pressed and fine of s.
and costs fixed for the third count.
Judge Hall in passing sentence took into
account the four months that Naylor
had spent in Jail. In the case of State
VS.. John McKeever on the charge Of
breach of the peace. a plea OF guilty was
entered to the second count, but SEN
tence was not passed.
There was discharge hearing Tues
day in the case of Franklin T. Marsh
Of Highgate. before Referee H. C. Royce
There were no appearances and the DIS
charge will be recommended.
The board OF license commissioners
has organized by electing William IT,
ELLIS as chairman and secretary. Tho
hoard gives notice that applicants for
licenses must file same on or before
April I.
civil service examination for the
position OF postmaster at sheldon
Junction will be held at the federal
building in this city on Saturday,
March 81.
Mr.. and Mrs John +. Rich have re-
turned from a few months stay at
Los Angeles. Cal
Ex-Mayor N. N Atwood has return
ed from Chicago where he placed an
order with the Weckler Boat company
for high class power boat, 80 feet
Tong and "a horsepower. The boat
will be placed in commission about
May !.
Joseph Wiliett. the veteran tourist
conductor, who has crossed the con-
linent over 100 times, and who was
injured last month in the big wreck
on the Denver & Rio Grande. when
~ people were killed. has returned to
Boston to resume his duties.
The call Of the committee of tax list
ers OF this and the surrounding towns 70,
Q general meeting of the listers OF the
entire county for the purpose OF mutual
instruction and q better working KNOW
edge OF the law, was responded to yes
terday by representatives OF every town
in the county. ]. X. Curtis OF Georgia
was elected chairman with II. o. Wilk-
Sns Of Fairfax as clerk. A feature of the
snesting was an analysis of the law on