Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-23
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MONTPELIER.

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assumpsit, and about $500 on book ac-
count was In dispute. The plaintiff and
defendant are Spaniards and own broth
RS. No other case was ready for trial
Thursday. The court has been asked by
John G. Wing, attorney for Mrs. Goddard,
tp take ny the divorce case of Louisa NJ.
Goddard VS. T.. NJ Goddard which wa.
heard last term and petition dismissed.
on the ground of intolerabie severity. 1t
is now claimed tina. the case was also
brought for refusal to support Judge
Miles has the matter under consideration
john H. Senter has been retained by
tho town Of Waterbury to contest a re-
cent decision of the attorney general that
" aterhurv will be liable for the support
Of any insane criminals. sent from the
pcnal institutions of the State, if they
u gain thcii normal mental faculties and
are discharged from the State hospital
for the insane after their term o. impris-
neut has expired States Attorney Car
Yer and Dr. +. T.. Steele, one Of the SUI
p"rvisora of the insane. were in consulta-
ton over the matter yesterday. Water
| bury does not relish the idea that paupers
| from the state hospital can be dumped
there for support and will fight any such
attempt. 1t Is understood the same con-
dtions prevail at Brattleboro. as the opin-
ION by Attorney General Sargent also
covers the Brattlehoro retreat
j. f. Cushman of Burlington, State
commissioner of taxes. will mold an all
day school of instruction for listers at
Montpelier Tuesday, March %, which
under the new law the listers of Washing
ton county are required to attend. The
meetings which will probably be in the
| Kellogg Hubbard library hall. WI occupy
the forenoon. afternoon and evening. The
laws passed by the last Legislature, which
| refer to the duties OF listers will be taken
| up and explained in detail by MIR. Cush
man.
Miss Muriel Gobie, supervisor for two
| ears at the Central telephone station
went Saturday to Manchester, y. H..
| where she has similar position in the
| Manchester exchange. Miss G3bie has
| for the past two sessions of the Legisla-
ture had charge of the telephone booths
| at the State House and has many friends
| throughout the State
The annual prize debate at Mont
pelier Seminary, for cash prizes of S1J
and $40 TO he awarded at commence
ment time, was held Friday evening in
the chapel before large audience
The contestants We're from the Band
and Adelphi societies and the ques
ton discussed WIS Resolved, that
! that the policy Of protection tariff
| should he abolished" Francis Mar
ron and t.ldon Austin from the Band
society took the Affirmative, with f..
l.. stanton and Edwin Martin from
/ the Adelphi had the negative The
seminary orchestra furnished music.
The Judges We're r. A. IIoar of Barre,
H. f. Bailey and n. c. Shurtlef Of
this city. Their decision will remain
sealed until the June commencement.
James NJ. Boutwell,. Andrew p. Staples
! and J. +. Goodenough were appointed
license commissioners Saturday for Mont
pelicr by Assistant Judges Clapp and
| Dale. The Fayston commissioners will
be appointed this week. These three we'll
known citizens will serve and the choice
| of the assistant judges. out Of about s.
names suggested TO them gives genera
! satisfaction. Mir. Boutwell, is a granite
manufacturer and e7-mayor, Mr., Staples
is a granite cutter employed at the sheds
of the Columbian Granite company anC
Mr. Goodenoush is employed in the
medical department at the home office Of
the National Life Insurance company. lie
was for eight years postmaster at Mont.
pelicr
Mrs. Laura Deming widow of Henry
II. Deming, died Saturday afternoon a
the home Of G. II. Deming, her son, aget
q Years Death was due to old age and
exhaustion Mrs Deming died in th'
house on State street in which she hac
| lived since her marriage in 1913 and which
had been I'm the family for 100 years
Funeral services were held Monday after
noon at the Deming home
Mrs s s. Ballard Of this city and Mrs
H. 4. Harmon of Rutland have been APP
pointed by Governor Mead as representa-
tives from Vermont to the second inter
national congress on tho welfare Of chill
| dren. to he held Mt Washington, ID. c.
April ~ to May ?. This congress is under
the auspices of the national congress o.
mothers and teachers.
, A dog owned by Edward Morse rura
mail carrier up Worcester branch, wa
shot Saturday by Otis Lawrence while |
and two other dogs were dragging dow
an exhausted and wounded deer. Thu
owners Of the other dogs have been mott
fed BY the county game warden not Il
allow them longer to run at large. Tn
deer wa badly bitten, but will recover
Albeit Santor of West Berlin cut hi
left food very badly while choppng sat
a urday. He came to this city to hav
his injuries attended to and II was ne
cessary for the surgeon to remove par