Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-03

i'll only a few days with pneumonia
Miss Stone was 60 years old and was
a daughter of the late Rev. John f.
Stone. Her funeral was held Friday
q afternoon at Rutland and the body
was placed In tomb there. 1t
will be brought to Montpelier in the
spring for burial. She is survived by
two sisters and one brother, the Rev.
Edward P. Stone of Rutland.
At the request OF Or. y. u. Grout, su.
pcrintendent Of the state Hospital for
the insane at waterbury. Mayor r. r.
Dawley yesterday took mp with Over
seer I.anphier and City Attorney
Carleton the cases OF the nino patients
from Montpelier In which application
for recommitment must be made at
special sessions of probate court to
be held ut Waterbury February Is and
10. These applications for recommit-
mont VIII Mt once he made out and
forwarded TO DR.. Grout. The Cover
nor and attorney general have in
structed Supcrint endent Grout. in case
towns and cities do not apply for re-
commitment OF patients, to notify the
overseer OF tho poor at Waterbury that
such patients will be a charge on wat
erburv. The law would then very
quickly take It's course.
The case against the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad for an alleged
violation OF the Interstate commerce
law by operating locomotive with
out proper uncoupl,ng devices. heard
last November In federal court Mt
Rutland has been decided by Judge
James l. Martin in favor Of the de-
PENDANT railroad company The claim
Of the government was that a certain
part OF the coupling on the locomo-
tive was missing. The railroad claim
ed that the government had not shown
that there was non complianc Of
the law. and Judge Martin took that
view Of the matter. n. c. Shurtleff.
attorney for the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad. represented the road
at the hearing IN Rutland.
The suit Of Joseph Chalifoux against
James NJ. Boutwell, Of this city IN
which damages of $1,000 are claimed
was entered Saturday on the docket
OF Washington county court for trial
at the March term. This grows out
of an automobile accident on the high
way between this city and Barrie Jan
uary Is when the team driven by the
plaintiff was run into by an automo-
bile owned and driven by the defen
dant and as the result two ribs OF the
wife OF the plaintiff and his sleigh
were smashed. The suit Is brought for
loss Of the services OF the plaintiffs
wife and for the injury TO her body
and mind. also for the damages done
to the sleigh.
The pelt of catamount that was
killed Friday evening by Roland ID.
Stewart of Berlin Corner was on ex
hibition Saturday and attracted no
little attention. Mr.. Stewart had dis
covered an alarming mortality among
his hens. and with one of his neigh
bors mounted guard over the hen
house. with the result that n catamount
was brought down Is Mr. Stewards
rifle. While in the city Saturday he
was offered So for the skin and as
there Is state bounty Of 81 on bob
cats or catamounts, Mr.. Stewart be-
lieves the 81 will about make him
whole for the hens the animal had
killed
NJ. w. Andrews had his left leg
broken below the knee Saturday aft
ernoon while working in the woods.
Dr. p. L. Templeton of this city was
called to attend the injured man, who
is 65 years old.
Judge +. l.. Waterman OF Brattle-
boro met with Assistant Judges Wells
and Clapp at the court house Tues
day and handed down a decision In
the famous Crowley divorce cases.
| Diminishing both petitions. The prin-
cipal poin. In contention in connection
| with the divorce was the matter of
alimony, since Crowley ana his wife
have accumulated considerable prop
| erty while residing IN East barre He
owns an interest in granite quarry
and has several houses. towards which
his wife claims she has contributed
her quota. At the time OF the trial
during the fall term of county court
she alleged that she had done various
kinds Of manual labor such as run
ming the livery stable and feed store
and pulling stumps when not busy
with her household duties of keeping
a houseful OF boarders.
daughter has been born at Heaton
hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Stone,
this being the first birth in the new
maternity building just completed at
the hospital.
Miss Kate J.. Sinclair OF this city and
c. J. Carpenter of Lttleton, y. H., an
engineer on tho Boston 4 Maine railroad.
were married yesterday morning at the
home OF Mrs. g. A. Sinclair mother of
the bride, on Fuller street by the Rev. L.
j. Bambury. Miss Jessie Blanchard act
ed as maid of honor and Arthur Sinclair
as best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter
left on the one o'clock train over the
Wells River railroad for their new home
In Iittleton.
At tho annual meeting OF the trustees
OF the Kellogg Hubbard library held
Tuesday evening 1t WIS shown that the
total income Of tho library for the past
year was S3 and the total expendi-
lures y7.sE.92 Tho total circulation OF
books has boen 1887 Volumes and the av-
erage Sunday attendance has been bs
The old board OF directors was reelected
as follows: President, George w. Wing;
secretary, the Rev DR.. J, Edward
Wright; treasurer. A. d. Fsrwetl; finance
committee, G. W. Wing j. ". Brock
The directors have rca appointed Miss Eve
Ign 8. Lease. librarian. and George w
English. tanitor.
R0XBURY.
Mrs. Charles Ouimette of S~anton r.
visiting at NJ. y. BaRley's.--J. o. Briggs
has bought the Moses Bell farm and
takes possession March I--Several cou-
Piles from here attended the dance AZ
| Braintree Friday night-Miss May Stin-