Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-22

fToon on Liberty street. Il
The 47th anniversary OF the wedding
Of Mr.. and Mrs Andrew j. Howe was
celebrated Thursday afternoon at their /
home on LOOMS street. Mrs. Howe has
been confined to her bed for more than
20 years, and because of this tho cello !
bration was entirely informal.
Edward Walker Of Bethel and Miss !
Katherine NJ. f. Wright of Gaysvillc |
were married Thursday by the Rev. Ward |
II. Clark at his home on Elm street.
When Washington county court recon- |
vened Monday the grand jury was
called. sworn and instructed by Judge |
Hall as to their duties. No cases Of large
! Interest are In sight to be brought before
that body -Four members Of the panel
were excused and T. G. Ifill OF Fayston,
c. n. Stewart Of Berlin. o. G.. Eaton of
| Waitsfield and c. s. Whittier of Mont !
| pcicr were drawn as talesmen. Judge
Hail appointed Mr. Whittier of Mont
! Montpelier as foreman.
Leon Coburn. whose police and county
court record is n long one. was arraigncd
! in city court Monday charged with OBJ
! tanning money under false pretenses. Sat
| urday evening he "swapped" horses with
Ellis Henry and Charles Martin of South
| Barre, giving them In place Of ,heir horse
ond SO. which he pockcted. an animal be
! longing to Henry Carr of Berlin. The
| trade was made in the evening al the rear
| OF Blanchard block, but Carr put In an
| appearance before the would-be owners
| of his horse had made tho change of mar
| ncss. Pickett skipped when Carr arrived
! on the scene. but was later arr estcd and
| the SO was recovered. no pleaded not
| guilty 20 the charge against him and the
case. which was continued for week,
Will bc brought direct TO the attention Of
the grand jury that met Monday.
After being in session only three DAYS
the grand jury that was sworn Monday
afternoon completed It's labors yesterday
and reported true bills found. This
has been the shortest session Of That body
in Washington county In recent year.
Tho Cnse Of ~. p. ARcstinoS q Co. US.
G. T. Fem & Co. to recover part OF tho
contract price on monument is sti!l on
trial
MARY J. Yeartaw of Barre, aSed 70, has
been granted n divorce from benjamin
f. Yeartaw for intolorabe severity and
has been granted permission to resume
her maiden name of Mary j. Worthen.
Thus ends a wedding romance that caused
no end of gossip in Barre last spring.
Mr.. Yeartaw Is 90 years old. lie and Mrs.
Worthen were married last May much
against the wishes Of relatives OF the
bride. Soon after the wedding Mr. Ieartaw
began to splurEe with the big bank ac-
count or MS wife. over winch ne was
given control. buying fast horses and
automobiles Relatives Of Mrs feartaw
then applied to the probate court for a
guardian for her. but the application wa
soon wlthdrawn, as judge Martin informed
them he had no grounds OF Interference.
divorce proceedings were then brought
! ana TO these the sporty groom offered no
objection. Judge nan granted the divorce
yesterday
: Theodore beach, civil war veteran,
died yesterday Mt his home on irospec'
, street. AGED - years y generous grown
was the cause OF death. Mr.. Beach was
q native OF waterbury, but had lived IN
-hoh'peler Tor ~ years. he served in the
\ 'N!i war IN company ID, 10Th Vermont
regiment he Is survived by wife ana
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