Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

consisting of meats, oranges,
bananas peanuts, cake, bread, beer
and whiskey. The guests made
merry and some noise. Paul Surp-
licki produced plate and laid it on
the table, and placing on it a dollar
bill, proposed that the guests make
up a donation for the baby. The
other guests fell in with the plan,
and some put on the plate dollar
bill, some 90 cents and two put on
nothing. Mr.. and Mrs. Kostervick
made no request for money. 1t was
purely voluntarily. The sum de-
posted amounted to nine dollars, and
that was carried on the plate to the
bedroom where the mother and in
FAINT were and given to the mother
for the baby, and the mother subse-
quently placed it in the State
National bank to the credit of the
baby.
The defence set up was, that this
was not sale, but furnishing at
the respondents private house, that
the house was not shown to have
become a place of public resort, and
that no one Of the guests was shown
to have been habitual drunkard.
The case was argued by the
States Attorney, Mr.. Buck, and by
Gilbert A. Davis for the respondent.
Judge Taylor instructed the jury as
to the law applicable to the case,
holding substantially as claimed by
respondents attorney.
The jury retired about A p. m. on
the Both, was out all night, came into
court Friday morning to have the
testimony of one witness read, which
was done, and to have the court de-
fine place Of public resort" Later
the jury came in and announced
that they were unable to agree, and
were discharged, and julius Roster
wick was admitted to bail and went
home to his family and his work.
Other criminal matters were dis
posed of as follows:
Frank Danforth, convicted of
adultery was sentenced to serve two
years at hard labor in the state
prison. Lucy Blanc, who had
pleaded guilty of adultery with
Frank Danforth, was sentenced to
not less than three and one half nor
more than four years in the same
institution. She had previously
served term of Imprisonment for a
similar crime.
Mr.. Billado, who had pleaded
guilty of burglary in Weathersfeld,
in the house of Mr.. Hitchcock, was
sentenced to the industrial school
during his minority with an alter
native sentence to the house of cor
rection. He is nearly II years old.
Frank jerks, who was charged with
participating in the same burglary,
was allowed to go to his mothers in
Sheldon. He had pleaded not guilty
and Gilbert A. Davis had been as
signed by the court to defend him.
Elisha Dixon, of Weathersfeld,
who had pleaded guilty of striking
Willie +. Mahoney, in connection
with Ed. Moot, was placed on pro-
baton, and is to work for Ellis E,
Cross in Weathersfeld. WILDER
Thornton of Windsor, pleaded to an
information charging him with sell
ing intoxicating liquor at Windsor,
and was given the smallest punish
ment possible under the law, in jail
three months at Woodstock. Davis
& Davis appeared in his behalf.
The case of DIR. Sam j. Allen was
assigned for trial on Tuesday after
noon, July 6.
The court had heard the testimony
in the two divorce cases, both from
Windsor. Ida M. Russell VS. Alfred
Russell, in which the petitioner is
represent ted by Davis & Davis, and
the case of Curtis vs. Curtis,in which
the petitioner is represented by Ed
r. Buck. No decision announced in
either case. The court took recess
from Friday forenoon July LIST, tc
Tuesday afternoon, July 5.