Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-18
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake t.
the Passumpsic, Along OF.
ter Creek and Shores
of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

In the case of Warren Cram VS.. Moses
Carpenter, appellant. the jury Wednes-
day, Dec 10, brought in a verdict in favor
Of the plaintiff to recover 1892. Tho
suit had been brought to recover $50.
This was the last civil case to be tried
by jury this term and the criminal
calendar was begun. The case taken up
is that of State VS.. Nickson Thompson
of Starksboro, charged with assault up
on Lewis Purinton at Starksboro last
October. Purinton was drawing potatoes
for a neighbor and used road running
through Thompsons lot. 1t is claimed
that Thompson ordered Purinton out.
threatened and struck at him several
times with a crowbar but without hitting
him 1t is also claimed that there is a
right of way through the Thompson
lot as 1t had been used as a public
road for many years. The defense began
early in the afternoon. The respondent
denied that he used threats Of violence
toward the plaintiff and It was further
claimed by the defense that the affair
occurred not in the town of Starksboro.
this county. but in Averys Gore. in
Chittenden county, Addison county cour
therefore having no jurisdiction. 1t ap-
| pearcd from evidence that there was ban
| blood between the two principals year
ago when Lewis Purinton, the complain
! ing witness, was indicted by a special
grand jury and tried by a petit jury here
on a charge of manslaughter in having
caused the death of one Milo Wright by
| shooting at Starkshoro. Wright was a
brother-in-law of Thompson.
In Addison county court Tuesday tho
it,r,- IL, ba of Willia ~
Wimmette, charged with assaultng a =
year-old girl at Shoreham last July,
brought in verdict of guilty Of simple
| assault. Sentence was not passed. At
the opening of the afternoon session the
case of Elizabeth Bennett vs. Joseph
Bennett was taken up This is a petit
ton for the annulment of Il marriage
contracted when the petitioner was under
l6 years of age. more than 70 years ago.
with person, who, she later learned
was too closely related to her by blood
to form legal marriage The woman is
| now a resident of Cornwall No one ap-
peared in court who knew anything
about the whereabouts of Mr.. Bennett.
The decision of the court was reserved.
The last case taken up was State VS..
Pat or Patsy Jones, charged with burg
pany in Salisbury September % or %.
The respondent arrested on October
Is and since that date has been con-
fined in the Addison county jail The
property claimed to have been carried
away consisted only of a pair of
shoes, shirt and cap.-The
cattle shipment Monday consisted of four
carloads Monday. market day, eggs
l.
John Forest, who several days ago got
a severe scalp wound while sliding down
hul. Is able to be about again.-Harold
Abbott has returned from several days
stay in Vergennes- and Mrs, T. L.
Sears have returned from Burlington
Charles Whittemore. who has been work.
ing in Rutland for a few months. has
moved his family to that city
Miss Faith Walker has gone to
Brdpcr,. where sha has q position
tea hing in one OF the grades pe
the public school Judge 7. NJ Fcotc NJ
ce.ved word 1Nleujay % tho birth Of a
daughter 20 A,c daughter, MrH i.
Slocum d. Medford, Ma Miss Hazel
O'ConreN who has oecn teaching school
at Wells, y y, Tor year, Is here to
spend the holiday season with her par-
cnts NJ ard sirs John J. O'Connel.
The annual meeting Of tho members OF
the Addison County Agricultural society
will he hell N the town hall Wednesday.
January = ut ono o'clock for the purposs
= OF elect.ng officers and for the transac-
tion OF other busl0css The business
; m et.lc VIII be followed Immediately by
an entertainment by George Bartlett Cut
ter. n singing humorlst. the hawthorne
Dtnt-n
Morleits, the one man orchcstra.-At the
regular meeting 4 Arrowanna Rcbekah
, Lodge No Is. l. O. o. T.. Tuesday even
u ing the following officers We're elected:
y. G., Miss Carrie i1verts; V G., Miss
n Faith Walker; treasurer, Miss Vivian
Simpson; financial secretary. Mis-. Mary
: Brown; recording secretary, Mrs. John l..
; SLATER; trustee. Gideon f. Abbey The
date for the installation has not yet been
set.-Miss Ruth Ferguson who was hurt
in the coastinG accident. IS stll in n
critical condition. Miss Lucy Bourdeau,
whose condition has been quite serious. Is
; thought to be on the way to recovery.
Miss Anna Abbey is about tho same 1t
is not known yet whether there are any
broken bones or not-MisS HELEN Grady,
who has been visiting her parents, Mr..
: and Mrs, NJ G. Grady, for a few weeks
has returned to Rutland.-J A. Crane,
who has been visiting in town for few
weeks has returned to Fast Highgnte.--
Isaac Williamson, who has been confined
e TO the house by the effects of having his
= left hand badly cut on a saving machine,
4 Is able to be about the streets.-Among
i people hero from ont ~ town are George
L. Sprague and Henry I. Morgan o: pos-
ton John T, Wilkinson OF OsssinS. N.
Y, Henry J Thompson of Green Island.
IN Y. John 4. Hasey OF Now York,
lConNinwaA