Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
WASHINGTON
MONTPELIER.

Nearly the entire time Of Supreme
Court Thursday was taken up in the re-
argument of the Washington county
| case OF David Fraser vs. Blanchard e.
| Crowley. This case was once argued in
| Supreme Court and an opinion adverse
| to the defendants was handed down by
| Chief Judge John w. Rowell. a re
| argument on the question OF the de-
| PENDANTS negligence was allowed on the
claim by counsel for the defendants that
| the cUse was not fully argued when
| 1t was before supreme Court the last
| time.
| The heavy storm Thursday prevent
ed large attendance at the annual
junior prize speaking contest held In
the seminary chapel, when five young
women and five young men competed
for cash prizes. which will be paid them
at commencement time. The first prize
for women went to c. EVELYN benjamin
of Montpelier. second to Carrie c. Sleep
or of Orange; first mems prize to q. c.
Williams of West Corinth. second to
Amos ]. Lord of Orange. The Judges
were Miss Dora Wing, the Rev. w. Il.
Clark and T.. A. Mutt of Montpelier.
Soon after the listers are elected at
the annual March meetings in Wash
lngton county. States Attorney Ben1am-
in Gates is making preparations to again
call them together for n conference in
regard to their duties. Such meeting
was called last year by Attorney Gates
and it was attended by nearly every
lister In the county. j. L. Cushman OF
Burlington, State taA commissioner, has
promised Attorney Gates that he will
attend this meeting and talk over mat
tiers with the listers
Mrs. Edwin l.. Samson OF Barre, who
formerly resided in this city died very
suddenly Thursday morning In Plainfield
where she was visiting. Her death was
caused by severe coughing. Mrs. Samson
was ~ years old and was native OF
Barre.
A suit for divorce has been filed in
Washington county court by Mrs. Lewis
Gould of Wrightsville. lntolerable
severity is set up as the cause, and Mrs.
Gould asks for the custody Of the minor
child and household furniture. Gould is
now In Washington county jail serving
an alternative sentence for intoxication
Mrs. Edward +. johnson died Thurs
day morning at the State hospital Cor
the insane at Waterbury where she has
been for the past two years. aged ~.
Deceased was a daughter of Francis
Gravelin OF this city. She leaves n hus-
band who Is employed in the printing
establishment Of d. W. Edison, and one
son.
Brooks Post. &. A. r., mas engaged
Senator W. r. Dillingham; for Memorial
day orator this year
The fourth annual Fireinen's bail
Friday evening in the armory was,
as it's predecessors have been, one of
the social events of the season. For
this ball more than 400 tickets were
sold in advance and the floor and gall
lery were crowded during the entire
evening The decorations were red
and white bunting with large Amer
lean flag suspended from tho ceiling.
and with many ingenious arrange
ments of apparatus used by hremen.
From eight to nine o'clock the Mont
pelier Military band orchestra of nine
pieces gave a concert of pupular Sc
| lections after which Mayor Frank II.
Dawley led the grand march, follow
ed by the city council and the off,
GERS of the fire department. B. u,
Snow acted as floor director. He was
assisted by II. c. Lawson, f. ]. Blanch-
ard, v. Is. Persons and C. b. Mcllister.
A dance order Of 20 numbers followed
and dancing was enjoyed until two
o'clock. The members Of Brooks Re-
lief corps furnished refreshments In
the small hall during the evening.
Mrs. r. q. Sherman of this city owner
OF the village hotel In Moretown, went
there Friday to keep the hotel running
until a new landlord can be secured
Frank st. Clair. who has been running
the place only a few weeks, left suddenly
one night last week, following several ar
rests for intoxication In that village, St.