Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-21

day from the MfddleSeN SlauOn o',v'o
pounds of maple sugar that has been
purchased for the American Tobacco
company. 1t was of fair quality and was
mostly made in the Mad River valley.
Mr.. Brooks paid the uniform price OF 10
cents n pound for 1t.
Judge F.. NJ. Butler has fixed Thursday
April 2S, as the date when he will finally
dispose Of the case Of James NIikales of
l,arre, who last week was acquitted of
the murder of Mrs. G. G.. Mascot at
Barre July Is last. and who was remand
ed to tho State hospital for the insane at
Waterbury pending n final disposition of
the case. The testimony OF DIR. Mitchell,
superintendent of the Maine State hospi-
tai for the insane at Bangor. will be
taken at that time. lie had Mikales un-
der observation for two weeks. JUICE
Butler will then decide whether to keep
Mikales at Waterbury or send him to
Windsor where he can be given light
work.
The mystery surrounding recent burg
lares of several local stone sheds was
cleared up Saturday when Roscoe Irwin.
q lad II years old. who had been suspect
ed. confessed to being the guilty party.
He is employed in the sheds of the Ryle
e. Mccormick Granite company and was
familiar with local conditions He plead
Ell guilty In city court Sentence was
suspended.
The petition or Ray Mullen of Barre for
release from the State hospital for the
insane at Waterbury will be heard before
Judge Butler on Thursday, April 2S. Eight
years ago he was acquitted of the charge
Of numbering Fred Batchelder at Barre
by giving him poison. He was then de-
cared insane and committed to the State
hospital. He now seeks release on the
ground that he has regained his reason.
Representatives of the cities of Mont
pelier and Barre and the town Of Berlin
met at Montpelier Saturday 10 attempt to
reach an amicable distribution of the ex-
pense of a bridge and new highway,
should the public service commission
order two grade crossings between this
city and Barre abolished No agreement
was reached The town Of Berlin wanted
Montpelier to pay 5000, Barre $500 and
Berlin 500 To this the attorneys repre-
senting the two cities said no in several
languages. The road TO be built If the
crossings are abolished will be wholly in
the town Of Berlin.
Before going TO his home in Rutland for
| Sunday Judge Butler granted the follow
| ing divorces: Grace Palmer Of Waterbury,
from w. +. Palmer, for intolerabe Sc
verify: lima Gordon of this city from y.
NJ. Gordon. for intoerable severity;
| Edith Baird of Calais from Clarence
Baird intolerable severity; Rose Morris
OF East Montpelier from John Morris, for
desertion. Almony of $40 a month was
| ordered in the case of Bessie G.. Folsom
| Of Marshtleld against Perey a. Folsom
and $8 temporary alimony and S per
week In the case Of Edith Berry against
John Berry. The last two cases were
continued.
| The creditors of the bankrupt granite
| firm OF Charles X. Scott Il Co. of Barre
| met here Monday. The meeting was of
more than ordinary interest because of
| the agnitude of the failure and because
| the creditors number nearly 100. 1t de-
,eloped at the hearing that mortga &c
| given by Mr.. Scott to the National bank
of Barre on quarry land in WiliamstOWn
was not recorded in Wiliamstown until
after proceedings in bankruptcy had been
instituted by the creditors. This mort
gage was for $1,000. The creditors gave
| notice Monday that they would lay
claim to this property, BY mistake the
| mortgage was filed for record with the
| town clerk Of Barre town instead Of Will
| Jamestown and the error was not discov-
| cred until too late.
city Judge f. NJ. Harvey heard Mon
| day tho horse case in which lT. w. 5.
Curtis of this city brings suit against A
| f,. Fnl,.
| warranty. NJ. NJ. Wilson OF Randolph
appeared for the defendant, and j. @
Wing for the plaintiff. Some Of the testi
mony introduced by the plaintiff was
both amusing and sensational. Judge
Harvey reserved his decision.
| The Rev Vivian F. Hendee, the newly
appointed pastor of Trinity Methods
Church, comes from Bellows Falls where
| for two years he has filled his first ap
pointment. He graduated two years ago
from the Northwestern Theoloc!cal Uni
versity at Evanston, III. Nj ,Iendee re
Gently buried his wife and has two yOun.
| children. He t. reported to Dc one 81
the younger pulpit lights in the Vernon
conference and the Methodist Church "A
Bellows Falls tried hard to retain him
The school board has elected all III,
teachers In the public schools FOR tn,
year commencing next September
The salary of r. s. Abbott the prin
cipal. has been raised from $1,000 t,
$1,000. and that of Robert Rlanpict
from 5000 to $1,000 per year.
The funeral of Mrs Helen Domain,
was held Wednesday morning from
ST. Augustinc's Church and burial wa
in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs
Donahue died Sunday evening Mt he
home on First avenue after an Hines
of year with complication of dis
ease, aged 81 years. She had reside
In this city for the past five years Dor
In Mortified. nearly all her life ha
been lived in Morctown and Worces
TT. She is survived by seven children
THREE of whom live in Montpelier.
Washington county court was bus
Tuesday hearing divorce cases. motion
and arguments in chancery and In gen
eral cleaning up OF odds and ends. TIL
divorce cases heard were Katherine j
Marion against James Marion, intoleI
able severity and Delphia W. Hur
against l.. G. Hunt. No decisions wer
: rendered. ]. q. Wing appeared for bot
petitioners. The case OF Charles Vance
, against Herbert J. Slayton, trespass an
. trover, was entered. settled and discor
0 tinued.
As rulo tho census enumerators
: this city report hearty cooperation q
| the paSt Of the 1nhaAtAnts which ms