Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-02

Miss Clara Pitkin, formerly of this
city, died April "A in the Massa-
chusetts Homeopathic hospital at Bos-
ton, aged GO years. The body was
brought here and buried in the cut
Ter cemetery beside that OF her moth
err Miss Pitkin was alf-sster Of
the late Gen. percy p. Pitkin.
Washington county court took final
q 1journment for the March term We'd
nesday, April "a. During the six
weeks of court there have been 1871
cases disposed of. of which a. ware
civil cases. 81 divorce cases. AZ state
cases and 10 chancery cses. Mary
Louise Macy was granted divorce
from Joseph Macy for intolerablo
, severity. being given the farm, with
provision for the payment of $500
to the petitionee this payment to be
a lien on the property. Mrs. Macy is
the mother of 10 children.
| Papers were signed Monday hy which
F. NJ. Cory sells his fish and fruit mar
ket on Main street to G. G. Stewart. who
! has been employed there for sometime as
Il clerk. Mr.. Cory has been in bust
ness for himself at this store 50 years
and for several years before that as a
: clerk. He will devote his time to his
various business interests.
registered Ayrshire bull was received
at the American Express office Monday
from NJ c. Holden & Sons of Pittsford
consigned to r. II. Harrington of Will
Jamestown. The animal was of good size
and Grated, and attracted a good dea
Of attention.
Word has been received that Governor
John A. Mead has denied a pardon fol
Joseph Yatter Of this city. serving sen
tence In State prison for the larceny o
an automobile from the Perry garage II
Barre. A petition was sent from this cit!
asking that the pardon be granted. 1t i
understood another effort will be made t.
secure yatter's release
The THOMPSON Starrctt company q
New York has filed a suit in Washington
county court for $4,000 against the i
y. Ellis Granite company and has place.
an attachment on the property of tn
company at Northhcld and Bethel Th
suit follows the report ~ Special Maste
c. r. Darling of Burlington on the fore
closure proceedings. The report foun
$4,000 due the Thompson-Starrett com
pany. The case Is returnable at the Sep
TENDER term of court.
a slab of granite, % by 10 feet an
about two feet thick. from the Jone
Brothers shed In Barre to Springvale.
Y. passed through the Central Vernon
Yards Tuesday and attracted consider
able attention The stone was set on edg
in one OF the Barr. railroads. well car!
the bottom edge being about foot froi
the roadbed and the top os feet and som
inches above the rail
Jonathan Perkins died yesterda
= morning at his home on the East Mont
q. pelier road at the age of 81 year
y Death was due to a general breakin
Q down Mr.. Perkins was for man
e years employed at the Lane shops +
e a millwright and set up many mil
: for the company in various parts
z the State and elsewhere. Some veal
n ago he retired and since then had live
y on his farm. His wife. who was MI:
: Lois Stickney. survives him. His fir
e wife was Mary Huntoon. The funer
o will be held tomorrow with burial
= Plainield.
Fred Arthur Hills and Lena Mat
V Hill were married yesterday by II
u Rev J. Edward Wright at his HON
They will live in Shady Rill. where NJ
= Hills is a prospero,ls farmer