Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-20
FRANKLIN
ST. Adams.

He jury III FRANKLIN county court
thursday morning returned a verdict of
guilty in the case against Mary Profit.
VINO was charged with keeping intoxicat-
Ing liquor with intent to sell The charge
to the jury by Judge Stanton was COM
pleted about ten o'clock and at 40 the
jury reported. On motion Of States At
torney George NJ. Hogan companion
case against William Curry was mol
pressed. This was last case on the iurv
calendar and all the jurymen but two
were excused. In the afternoon the
divorce case OF Leach VS. Leach from
Fairfield was on trial. The petitioner
Mrs. Leach. was represented by 7 N
'hase The grounds alleged were
lntolerable severity and bill was granted
lsadore Bonyea died at his home on
Market street Thursday morning at eight
O'Clock after a short illness at the age
of 81 years. He is survived by a wife and
two children
Champlain Chapter, No. |. r. A, NJ has
elected the following officers: High priest
A. c. Kent; king. S. S. Russell; scribe
Henry Bryant; secretary, George o.
Mitchell; treasurer. C. A. Oliver: CAPTAIN
of the host, G. y. Williston: PRINCIPAL
soiourner, Earle w. Peckham; masters
of the wells, S. s Cushing, A. G. Smith
and Merrill d. Armstrong; sentinel s.
+. Perkins.
1t is said that w. q. or @. w. Brown
of potato chip fame went from this
city 10 Montpelier, as he had announced
he intended to do, ST. Adams man
claiming TO have seen the family on
the train and he also says that they
al 10
that during the brief but checkered
soJourh or the family here, a stove de-
signed especially for use in a potato
chip factory was shipped here but IT
was so badly broken that Brown shin
ped IT back to the manufacturer. Mer-
chants and one of the fuel dealers Of
the city have been at the house oc-
cupied by the Browns, which, by the
way, is undergoing a much needed
cleaning, trying to secure what thew
can from what was left by the family.
Friday a farmer drove up to tho
house with a load OF hand selected po-
tatoes which he said Mr.. Brown had
ordered from him to be used in his
new factory. The farmer expected to
receive rs cents a bushel for his load.
saturday until Tuesday morning at
nine o'clock, A divorce was granted
In the case of Dunn VS.. Dunn, the
grounds alleged being intolerable Sc
verify and refusal to support The
custody of "A minor child was granted
the mother.
Roswell NJ Austin left Saturday night
for Worcester, Mass. where Tuesday
evening he married Miss katherine
SeWall daughter OF the Rev. and Mrs
John l.. Sewall, formerly of this CITY
Three new cases Of measles the first
for several days, were reported TO CITY
Health officer Arthur Morton Saturday
About 300 cases have been reported since
the beginning OF the epidemic. and it is
probable that there have been POO IN
reported.
News is received here of the death of
Charles Stannard. formerly OF this city,
winch occurred at his home in Chicago
wednesday, April 70. He is survived by
one daughter, Miss Ruth Stannard, OF
Chicago; two brothers. William of Chica-
go and Frank W. Of Boston: and one Sis
ter Mrs, James p. Mcintyre of MiIwau-
kee While re 'ident of this city. Mr..
stannard was employed in the foundry
and for time in the grocery store of
shattuck & Stranahan. He left here %
years or more ago for Chicago.
Trouble at the plant of the Vermont
Power & Manufacturing COMPANY at
Fairfax Falls caused a cessation in tba
electric power in this city for several
hours Friday morning. The ice in the
Lamoille river, on which the plant ia
located. went out with rush Thursdav
night and piled up on the CRATES. ..,he
service was resumed about 1920 O'clock
The principal business of Franklin
county court Friday was a hearing
before Judge Zed S. stanton on the peti-
ton to set aside judgment the suit being
brought by John +. Keefe against f. u.
Drake Two divorce cases were heard
Friday. Thompson VS.. Thompson n
Fairhed case and MCGEE vs. Mecca
from Sheldon. No decisions were rem
dered
The history of the Minute Men of 'Gl
'hose VINO answered President Lincoln =
hrst call for troops. a story now being
told by the Boston Globe. is OF particular
interest to the people of this city and
the state for the only survivor in Yer
mont IL Col George T. Childs The Globe
Yesterday published an excellent picture
Oh colonel Childs with the following
sketch: "Col George T Childs pop
serving his second term as postmaster
OF st. Adams. Vt, was one of the first