Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11

ehei'h' so'VO; superintendent OF Watcr
department, 5000; superintendent Of
streets. 5000; chairman Of school beard
$1,000; constables, 5000 each; chief Of
| police. 5000.
While IN Montpelier Saturday At
torney-General ]. G. Sargent made
| public recent ruling on the law
passed by the last Legislature which
requires all persons sentenced to less
than one year for intoxication, va
grancy. larceny. etc, to be sent to
county jail instead OF to the House
of Correction at Rutland. Attorney
General Sargent rules that as the law
does not provide that the state shall
pay the costs of prosecution in such
cases. the costs must be borne by the
towns and cities. This ruling has
been made known to all Judges of
municipal courts in the state by the
state auditor. The costs in such cases
generally run all the way from 81 to
$40. Three cases recently disposed of
In Montpelier city court will come un-
der this ruling. Arthur Foley. com
mitted Ito jail for larceny, Frank Mar
shall for vagrancS and Edward Pree-
dom for non -support Of his family.
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in city court the costs were charged
to the State. but the city must pay
them. II Is probable the Legislature
intended that the state should pay tho
costs In such cases but the new law
Is silent in regard to that feature.
Possibly this new order of things Will
even up for the big bills OF expense
! to the state the board Of such pris-
oners in county ja.ls will be. II they
cannot be kept at work earning their
board.
r. Montiani and n. Mazzoni have
been bound over to the county court
on the charge Of keeping intoxica ing
liquor with intent to sell. Both have
furnished bail of $500. Their homes
on Barre street were raided late Fri
day night and a quantity Of bulk and
bottled beer was seized.
W. n. Therault. referee in bank
ruptcy, received Saturday from F. $.
Plat. clerk Of L. =. court at Rutland
the petition in bankruptcy filed by g.
NJ. Gordon Of this city. restaurant
keeper also a schedule Of liabilities
The principal creditor is Mrs. Adelaide
Webster Of East Montpelier who had
n mortgage on the stock for $500,
and the Lansdon estate is shy s210
for rent. Tho other creditors are girls
who worked In the restaurant and To-
cal tradesp.ople. The first meeting Of
the creditors of c. A. Bemis. the Barre
baker, was held Saturday before Ref
cree Thcriault. l.. a. Averill of Barre
was appointed trustee.
In city court Monday morning the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad APP
peared rs claimant for the large quantity
Of beer and ale seized last week ut the
freight house Of that company in Mint
pclier The officials OF the road testified
the goods were In the possession of the
company when seized and that the freight
charges had not beer paid. The evidence
Of the State tended to show that the
liquor was not for private parties. and
also that such shipments are frequent
The motion Of II. C. Shur.leff. attorney
for the railroad. that the case be dis
missed was overruled. and judge Harvey
withheld his decision as TO the disposition
Of the stuff. Only one Of tie ten Italians
to whom the beer and ale was consigned
appeared to claim any Of It.
Walter Fisk. train deapa tcher on
the Barre branch of the Central Yer
mont railway and ticket seller ut the
local station for several months, has
been appointed station agent at Essex
Junction.
WASHINGTON county court convened fol
tho Marcel term at ten o'clock Tuesda,
morning with Judge T. S. Stanton pre-
siding. The call OF the trial calendar
resulted In many cases being disposed OF
rn that when the day was finished there
n u hiCl
could be depended upon 1t was stpte'
that some of these would drop off before
they were reached. The first case 70
trial is Gerald LaForcst by next friend
vs.. w. ], O'Sulivan, assault and bat
terry resulting II Is claimed from tn
priest correcting the plaintiff in tn
; church. Three jurymen, s. r. Maxwell
s. p Joslin and j. G. Smith have bee,
excused from service. The cases Of tow
% Woodbury. VS.. Horace Green AMI 10
seph Perkins VS.. Ducette Bros. account
have been settled and discontinued.
Is believed that the jury work will b
short
Joseph Alron does not hold .he paten
rights for the new growing device use
: in drilling a stone SO It will break whe
blasted in the direction wanted TIL
patent department announces that al
though Mr.. Almon invented the device
he did not develop It fast enough an
therefore lost his rights. Mr.. Almon al
lowed Il to set for several years AMI II
G. Williams Of Granville. n. v. go
ahead OF him. obtaining the rights.
, The funeral Of Emmett Taylor va
held at 1880 o'clock Wednesday mornin
at 81. Andrews Church in Waterbury
, The body was taken there on tn
nine o'clock train. Mr.. Taylo
. died from being injured In II. q
Wards mills in Moretown about fou
miles from Northfield village Monda.
r afternoon. He was working about tn
G machinery when ona hand becam'
, caught In the betting and he wa
thrown against tho side OF the hoile
room with such force that conclusion
n OF the brain resulted from which N
p died in two hours. He leaves an age,
y mother. Mrs. Mary Taylor OF More
town. three sisters and three brothers
The body was brought to the homo o
2 j. w. Taylor In this city where i
rested until taken to Waterbury. A
Z one time Mr.. Taylor was a nurse. Thu
interment was in the Catholi
cemetery in Waterbury.
!. The Rev. W. w. Latte, pastor o
? the Peoples Church. who was over
; come with cold Friday, Is able to b.
r about the house. He had driven from
Barre and was not properly dresse'