Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16

ranging from $40 to $500 per annum,
with reasonably rapid appointment
Judge Y. s. stanton gave hearing
Friday morning mt the county
court house In the case against Dam
lei Mccarthy OF Northneld, who was
charged with contempt Of court in
drawing wood across the lands of r.
A. Joslyn after an injunction had been
Issued restraining Mccarthy from
dong. At the former hearing on this
case Mr.. Mccarthy admitted crossing
the Joslyn land but stated he under
stood The injunction was not operative
until March TO- The court held Nc
Carthy in contempt and gave him his
choice of settling with Joslyn by pay
ing $3.50 or stand for sentence. Nc
earthly paid the amount named and
purgcd himself OF contempt.
The wedding of Peter Narcotic and Miss
Ruth Wilson took place Thursday even
ing Mt the home of +. NJ. Nichols on
Bailey avenue. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Father w. j. OSul-
Ivan.
Chief N A. Alexander OF the fire
department has announced the an"
pointment of G. y. McAllister as first
assistant chief and ". r. D'Arthenav
as second assistant. These men take
the places OF Henry Brown and Frank
Pratt and both those latter are indig-
nant at the action or The chief some
threats Of further action have been
made and discord is rife in the depart
, mont Brown says he has been in the
department sIncc he was his enough 20
run TO n fire, and he wants to kno"
what tho trouble IS The chief says he
is sorry he had 10 do 1t, hut feels he
acted for the host interests of the de-
partmcnt
senator william p. Dillingham; and
his secretary charles \. webb, arc in
town FOR the congressional recess.
Word has bocn received hero Of the
death in rittsburg. Pa, of sidney Nc
Gntyre. a son-in-law Of Mrs. r. c. Phln
ncy. Misc Jennie Phinncy has gone TO
! Rutland. the home Of Mr. Mcintyre.
where It Is expected the funeral VIII
! he held. Details are lacking. but II is
known that Mr. Mcintyre was taken
suddenly III while on one of his trips
for a New York publishing house.
Mayor Ballard has made arrange
mcnts through the board of trade to
provide the Kellogg Hubbard library
hall for the meeting of the county
road commissioners April .. The meet
ing will he in charge Of County Super
visor Z. s CurrTor cf Barre, and state
Highway Commissioner c. w. Cafes
o. Franklin will be present.
II. u. Larrabee, superintendent Of
the Consolidated Lighting company
and formerly manager Of the GrcJn
Mountain electric supply house, has
been appointed general manager Of the
Consolidated interests in Montpelier
and Barre to succeed +. y. KoZiell, VINO
will return 10 his former position with
the owners of the company. Mr.. Lar
rahec has made many friends since
coming here from Bennington and is
| REGARDED as Capat.e executive.
The March term Of Washingtor county
court convened TUESDAY with Chief
judge W ". Miles of barton presiding.
| With him are Assistant Judges W. i
Ciapp Of Barre and George II. Dale of
Waterbury, Prayer was offered by the
Iev. V +. Hendee. Nearly the entire
Gay was taken mp in calling the genera
ard trial dockets. The petit jurors Were
sworn in in the afternoon and instructed
10y the court as 10 their duties.
The chancerv case Of Mrs. Isabelle Don
evan against Charles Seinas and wife, in
volving the Scribner house on upper
Main street has been decided by L. G
Moody. the special master, IN favor OF
the plaintiff About 5000 is involved,
Judge f. j Martin of the proDGte c1ur
has formally committed Mary iemay o
this city to tho State hospital for the In
sane at Waterbury. She has been at tina
institution several weeks for observation
r. +. Colomh. overseer of the poor a
Swanton has taken William L. Austin t'
that town. Austin had Moth feet frozei
one night last week while sleeping in
barn in MiddlesrX. ie has no money o
relatives. but is a legal resident OF Swan
ton. 1t was thought at Heaton hospital
where he was treated. that possibly i
would not he necessary to amputhte boil
feet.
The four years old son of Mr.. and Mrs
, Thomas $ Short died Tuesday of choler@
nfautum.
Mrs. Arthur Bailey and Mrs. J. \. Kel
logg We're thrown from sleigh in whic'
! they were riding Monday evening noa
Berlin Corner and both were Injured.
p barking dog frightened the horse AM
they lost control of the animal Mrs
Kellogg spralned one ankle ard Mrs
Railey was badly bruised. The horse "a
: to its stable in this city
Q The wheels of Justice start slowly i
' Washington county court. No case wa
D ready for trial by jury yesterday and h
d Jurors were excused until this morning
- | The fourth days assignment on the trla
r | calendar was reached yesterday WithOu
= reaching a case for trial several tha
: were assigned having heen settled a
| disposed of otherwise. l.. 9. Douglas
0 of Hardwick has been granted a divorc
i from Ella Douglass Of Montpelier fo
t wlful desertion. Samuel Affair of Barr
n and Laura Ordway of East Montpelier
a who We're arrested last week charge
v with adultery. pleaded guilty yesterda,
8 Both We're sentenced to not less than
Q or more than Is months at hard labor /
n State prison at Windsor. II is though
+ the Jury trials this term will he cor
e cuded inside Of two weeks
!. The chuucery case I'm which Daniel NJ,
G CaWhY of Mortified was eniolned irol
hauling wood and logs across the Ian
o Of Fred \ JoSlyn was amlcably settle
= Yesterday IN county court. ON paymel
n to Joslyn Of s25 Mccarthy has pei
e mission to haul his logs, Wood and lun
a Der across Joslyn's land until July J. mex
S Before Judge stanton last week Mr'arth
N I'm this case was adiudgcd I'm conteml
~ Of court in not needing am niuuctio
5 served on lin. and he Was then fine
k with costs. $3.50.
1t Al the annual meeting Of NonIpelt'