Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-02
Published by AMERICAN MELODY Co.. New York.

city court before Judge L. NJ Harvey.
city Attorney T. + Carleton appeared
for Montpelier aud A. f. Loyeioy. town
agent for Moretown, looked after the
interests OF the defendant town. The
trial Of the case lasted the entire uay
and the court rendered u judgment for
the city to recover the full amount OF its
claim and its costs. The case was APP
pesled to county court.
Mayor Frank r. Dawlev positively re-
fuses 10 allow his name to be used for
q fourth term and the voters ar" casting
about for Il desirable man for the head
Of the city government Alderman G. 4
Lang and Benjamin Gates are frequent
~ mentioned in this connection. The
ward eaucuses to nominate aldermen and
school commissioners will he held Thurs
day evening, February IL, and thu gen
ersl caucus to nominate mayor and all
other city officers Friday evening
February II
Louis Gordon whose sleigh was eaich-
ed Monday by Deputy Sheriff Lawson
when he was taking 20 quarts Of whiskcy
TO his home on the Middlescx road. was
| given a hearing in city court Tuesday
! charged with dealing in Intoxicating
liquor. Gordon waived examination and
appealed his case to county court. fur-
| nishing bail In the sum or :SIN
Mrs Peter Marcott died early Tues
! day morning after a long illness with
| heart trouble aged rs years. She i, sur
| vived by a husband to whom she wa,
married in 80 and two children Funeral
SER cs will he held this molina
at uine O'Clock at st. AuBuStine's CNurca
! the Rev Father W. j. OSulhVau Of
| hciating, and burial will be i'm IN,
| Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Marcott lcaVe'
| Ave grandchildren and two great grand
| children
! The quarterly meeting Of the Montpelier
| Union of Congregational Ministers wa
held Tuesday IN the Y. NJ. c. a. The
question for discussion al tAe morninl
! session was THE Gospel Of Now The
! ology." led by the Rcy. j W, Barnet o
! Northneld The cergymen dned at tn
Riverside and In the afternoon an mfor
nal discussion was held on tie most i'm
portant books for a clercvmdn library.
| l.. c. Moody, special mpster, has flee
| his report in the case of the city of Mont
peler VS. John Mcmahon to determine
J certain highway line on Norlhfeld street
II took three DAYS to take the testimony
! II is understood the report OF the mastc
t. favorable TO the city.
Robert y. Lille, aged =, died Tues
day morninG at the home Of u. X. Lii,
le his son. Mr.. Lille was a painter II
v,as horn in Bethel and for the past !
years had resided In Montpelier. Funcra
services will he held this Afternoon
at the home of Nh Lille ON ColIeg
| street.
Charles H. Elliott, Il candy maker o
this city, and Miss Julia NJ Tolc Of Bel
lows Falls are to be married in that VII
lGge next Monday afternoon MIR an,
Mrs. Elliott will be at home at % Barr
street after February ..
Cards announcing the change in tn
school year made by a law passed by Tn
recent Legislature have been sent on
this week from the Office Of Mason S
stone, State superintendent of education
notifying every town and city of tn
State OF the change In the school law
This law. except so far as It require
cities and Incorporated villages to rende
certain reports to tho State superintend
ent OF education, does not affect elite
and incorporated villages Under the ne'
law the school year commences July
and closes June 30 School directors elect
Cd last March are continued in office un
der authority OF the act until July mas
. much as said school directors begin tne'
duties In July instead of In March
| heretofore