Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-16

ing was in her husbands throat, from
which he had suffered recently. Not
until she saw the razor did she realize
that the wound was self-innicted,
Or. G. c. Berkeley and Alan Davidson
were called and dressed the injury.
Mr.. Greene was then removed to tae
city hospital. He has been in i'll
health for several years, and for the
past year was unable to work. Last
winter he spent in Florida. Extreme
mental depression is given as the rea-
son for the act.
Word was received Friday morn
ing of the death of Job Reynolds,
formerly of st. Adams point. watch
occurred Thursday in Brooklyn N. Y,
where he had been for the past six
months. Mr. Reynolds was rs years
old and his near relatives are all dead,
with the exception of a brother-in-
law, w. j. Morrill, of st. Adams bay.
H. l.. Fowler. who has been manager
OF the St. Adams Gas Light company
for the past year, will leave soon for
Dover, ~ H., where he will have
similar position. Mr. Fowler will re-
main as one of the directors of the
local company. 1t is not known who
will succeed him as manager of the
local company.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
Church society was held Monday even
Ing and the following officers elected :.
Moderator. N N. Post; secretary, f. w.
Dennison; treasurer, Walter r. Eastman,
trustees, w. II. H. Greene. seldom c.
Greene, DR. w. j. Upton, Guy f. Barker
After the election reports We're read.
Preceding the business meeting the la
, dies Of the church served supper.
Albert and Fred Peters We're in city
| court Monday before Judge N. n. Post
and arragned on the charge OF sellin;
and furnishing intoxicating liquors I'M
lawfully. They both pleaded guilty and
were fined $500 and costs with the alter
/ native sentences of three times as many
days in confinement as dollars of tho
fines. They were placed in the hands of
the probation officer for IS months.
| The annual meeting of the Owl club was
held Tuesday night and the following otr-
GERS elected President, NJ. Magiff: vice
president DR.. G. Mitchell; secretary and
treasurer Jed b. Stafford; board of man
ayers for three years, II NJ. brennan,
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Holmes II. L. Meikley. A banquet was
served following the business meeting.
The following directors of the Weldon
National bank were elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders Tuesday
Edward Curtis Smith, Edward A. Chit
tenden, John 7. Rich and Stephen f.
/ Royce. The directors elected the follow
| ing officers President, +. c, Smith; vice
presidents. w. Beecher Fonda, Edward
A. Chittenden; cashier, John c. Strana-
han.
The civil case of Francis j. Houghtor
VS. Perry c. Cook was tried in city court
yesterday before Judge n. n. Post. The
case is one in which Mr.. Houghton claims
that Mr.. Cook took certain property or
a note for Theodore Wagner and some
money and had not accounted to Mr.
Houghton for It. The jury, composed
of W. II. II Greene. II. W. Hatch, j. w
Ryan. f. NJ. Spaulding, o. n. Pease anc
Maurice Carey, brought In verdict foI
the plaintiff to recover from the defendant
s2l242 and costs of s707. The first par
Of the afternoon was taken up will
Getting the deposition of the plaintiff
who is 81 years old
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the St. Adams Messenger Co
the following directors were elected: Z. c
Smith, n. f. L'Ecuyer, Frank L. Greene
Il. A. Chittenden, J. Gregory Smith. Thu
directors organized by electing the fol
lowing officers: President, z. C. Smith
general manager and treasurer. n. E
L'ECuyer; clerk. n. +. L'Ecuyer; execu
tive committee, T. c. Smith, y. f,
L'Ecuyer and Frank L. Greene.
The following directors have beef
elected by the stockholders of the Frank
: lin County Savings Bank & Trust com
rany: Charles E. Schoff, A. B. Beeman
Nelson Goodspeed H. B. Weeks, Henri!
c. Morton, William T. Merritt and l.. J
Morton. The directors elected these of
ficers: President Mr. Schoff; vice-presi
dent, Mr. Beeman; secretary, l..
Morton; treasurer Aaron Wesson; as
sistant treasurer, Stafford f. Thorp.
Miss Maria Kelley who died at tn
nome Of her brother, Mark Kelley c
Boston, was brought to Fairfield. her fol-
mer home. for burial. The funeral wa
" held at St. Patrick's Church, the Rev. \
J. Lachance officiating The bearer
were Edward Cox, Charles Sullivan
Francis Lamb and Frank Miles. Mis-
l Kelley was IS years old and lived in TIL
!, city and St. Adams town for many years