Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

many cases the land was flooded and I'm
nearly all instances the hay was black
ened and rendered practically unfit for
use. In scotland, conditions were much
better and enormous crops of potatoes
and turnips were raised. While away DR..
Tinkham paid particular attention to the
dispensary end OF the hospital work and
visited the principal institutions in Edin-
burgh, Glasgow and London.
Miss Emile Stevens of % LAFAYETTE
place and Stanley Hargreaves were mar
ried Thursday morning at 7:45 o'clock
at the chapel of ST. Paurs Church, by
'he Kew. George Y. Bliss The wedding
was celebrated very quietly in the
presence OF few friends. The bride was
attended by Mrs. Carrie Bacon and the
groom by Charles Bishop. The bride wore
blue travelling suit and Il white hat.
trimmed with black feathers and velvet.
She carried white roses. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hargreavos left on the boat for a trip
to New York for about 10 days. On their
return they will live at % Lafayette place.
The bride has been a dressmaker in the
establishment of Mrs. II. l.. johnson at
Is Lafayette place and the groom is
employed In the agricultural department
of the University of Vermont.
Mrs. Anna Smith-5torms. a colored res
ident of Interval avenue, was in city
court yesterday and pleaded not guilty
to AntoxicatiOn. officer r. F. Collins
was called to testify and said that
when he reached the place he founl
sugar, clothes. crockery and small
amount OF bread in the middle of the
kitchen floor and Mt times Mrs. Smith.
Storms would leap more or less grace
fully INTO 1t and kick 1t about. The
womans husband had beaten a dis
Greet retreat. as he said he was afraid
she would kill him. Turnkey Gillstt
also testified and said that the woman
was drunk. She insisted that she had
had nothing to drink that day but the
court levied n fine Of s15 and costs
which she cannot pay and is therefore
oblige1 to serve sentence of about
20 days in TAIL.
An appeal was entered Thursday in
probate court from the decision allowing
the will of Homer Kimball. late of Char
lotte, by nieces OF the testator. Mary *.
Marsette. Mary NJ. Dakin and Abbie f.
Dakin. The will Is to be attacked upon
| the customary grounds of undue In
fiuence, mental incapacity and faulty
execution. The will was drawn by v. A.
Billiard. who Is executor. and the wit
nesses were DR.. w. D. Berry, DR.. D. c.
Hawley and Miss Bessie II. Weller. S. r.
Moulton and @. NJ. Page are commits
sioners. BY terms Of the instrument
5000 goes to Mr.. I<imball's sister in law
Mrs. w. j. Idleman of Emporia. Kansas
and the remainder of the estate estimated
at $1,000, to two cousins In Ferrisburg
Contestants, however alege that the
cousins are ,nephews, and stress the
element of mental incapacity. Mr. Kim
ball. when he died. having been under
guardianship although the will was made
prior to the establishment of the
guardianship
John Blanchard. who stole 81 from the
man who paid for his room Sept. Is
at the Hotel Champlain. returned
to the city Friday and was promptly
arrested and later pleaded guilty to petit
| larceny in city court. He was sentenced
to three months imprisonment. Blanch-
ard was deck hand on the steamer
Chateaugay and received his pay with the
rest of the crew September Is. In
the evening he said that he had no money
as he had spent it all on clothes and Eu-
gene Nichols asked him to stay with him.
In the morning Nichols awoke to find his
money gone Blanchard was also miss
ing and suspicion pointed to him. The
police started on the trail and Friday
found their quarry at The Strong after he
| had visited the fair at White River juno
| ton and spent all hut Al cents of his
booty. Blanchard readily admitted his
| guilt and said that after stealing the
money he caught the first electric car for
| Essex Junction. He then went to the
fair and spent $40 for a raincoat. The re-
mainder of the money faded away easily.
| He said that he was born and raised in
PlattsburGh and didn't know Just why
! he took the money.