Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-01

From the number Of photographs that
have been taken Of the spot where John
Sheerar, the telephone lineman. was SO
badly burned Saturday. II is evident that
litigation is expected. Four sets Of wires
owned by different companies are at
tached to the pole from which Sheerar
fell. He was reported as doing we'll at
the hospital Monday. The surgeons
hope to save the burned leg.
Judge r. j. Martin Monday commit
ted Mrs. Ellen Fox Of Calais to the
State hospital for the insane at Water
bury as a State patient after hearing
on the case In probate court. Mrs. Fox
is 10 years old and of late has been very
violent.
Because Of the small amount Of bonds
for the new city hail that were taken at
three and one-half per cent, the city
! council has rejected all bids and will
advertise the bonds at four per cent.
Acting on the recommendation OF sher-
| IN +. II. Tracy. Gov. @. n. Prouty has
paroled from Washington county jail
Henry Caderetta of Barre who was serv-
ing sentence OF not less than four and
half months for selling intoxicating
liquor In Barre.
! Two boys we're run over in Montpelier
! Monday forenoon but neither was Sc
riously injured. Lloyd w. Hornbrook
was thrown from buggy In which he
was riding with his grandfather and the
wheels went over his thighs Alfred Nc
Jerrett was hit by horse driven by Fl.
c. Stranahan. His legs and arms were
badly bruised
A decision was fled Monday In the
Office of the clerk Of supreme court IN
the pauper case Of the town OF barnet
against the town Of Plainilcld. which
was argued at the May term Of supreme
court. In the lower court the p!aintih
town was awarded a verdict OF $780,
The sur~sme court decision reverses this
verdict and finds for the defendant town
to recover its costs.
Margaret. the ~ years old daughter "
MIS-. Thomas Lynch. died Monday
morning after an illness Of four months
with tuberculosis. Her funeral was
held Wednesday morning at ST. Angus
tines Church.
The commissioners Of Green Mount
cemetery have posted signs forbidding
automobiles 10 enter the cemetery as It
was feared that horses lin funeral pro-
cessions might be frightened and that
A suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought in Orange county court by
Henry Emerson of Randolph against the
Cory Deavitt- Frost electrical company
of Montpelier. Emerson was injured last
winter while In the employ Of that COM
pany by a premature blast and he claims
that his eyesight was ruined. The case
Is returnable at the next December
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Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Shipman and
daughter Charlotte and Miss Marguerite
stone left Monday for San Fran
cisco. en- route to Honolulu for a stay OF
two months.
From Saturday afternoon to Tuesda,
evening the Rev. DR.. F.. A. Bishop receiv
ed 81, AGO toward the seminary endowment
fund. reducing the amount yet to b'
raised before September to about 81 900
DIR. Bishop yesterday sent to the pastor!
Of the Vermont conference circular let
ter urging that next Sun ay be observed
in all the churches Of the conference a!
a day Of prayer for the school. and tina
special collections be taken. DR.. Bisho]
Is still confident that Vermont Methodisn
and the friends Of the seminary through
ont the country will not let the securing
of this splendid endowment go by de
fault.
Calvin Barnes of Middlesex. &c year
old. took advantage of the cool weathe
Tuesday and walked from his home II
Smugglers Notch to Wrghtsville, dis
tance of "A miles. He covered the ter
miles between his home and Montpele
bfore eight o'clock in the morning. ant
was At his destination before ten O'Clock
He declined all invitations to ride.
Live springs that spout water at
depth Of IS feet are causing those en-
gagged in laying the foundation for TIN
city hall no end of trouble 1t Is neces
sary to keep a force pump constantly II
operation.
Judge F. ], Martin issued an orde
Tuesday for the appointment OF
guardian for Charles G. Hill and wife o
Calais. It was proved to the satisfac
tion of the probate court that Mr.. AM
Mrs. Hill were mentally incapable o
caring for their property.
City Clerk r r. Merrill has been or
dercd by his physician to take rest o
few weeks as his health has becom
: impaired by overwork. He went Tuesda
{! evening to his cottage at Shady Rill /
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