Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

The jury in Franklin county court in
the case of Stephen y. Frost VS.. Lewis
Fricci, returned a verdict Thursday morn
ing for the plaintiff to recover $500. The
plaintiff sued for 5000 damages for the
loss of his left ear, which he alleged was
Chewed off by Fricc The testimony tend
ed to show that in August, 1914. Fricci and
a man named Bailey were filing the sand
box of Mr.. Frosts engine at White River
Junction. Mr. Frost had just cautioned
the men to be careful not to spill the sand
on the engine, when Bailey accidentally
dropped a pail, hitting Fricci on the nose.
Frcci, it Is said, thought Frost was to
blame and rushed at him with a shovel.
Frost lodged and the two men went down
in the sand. After they were separated.
Frost missed his ear
AS the result of the investigation
growing out of the charges brought by
F. Osgood Merrill as the result of the
arrest of his two sons aged nine and
ten years, for the alleged theft of ap-
pies, the board of school commission
ers has adopted resolutions exonerat-
ing the members Of the faculty from
all charges except the one that i'm
proper methods of discipline were
adopted and setting forth in effect that
the Doaru desires tHdl iHe SCHoOiS ne
run without the aid of he police. Mr..
Merrill complained that his boys were
publicly disgraced by being taken by
Chief of Police ]. f. Mahonoy from the
Fairfield street school, of which Miss
Gertrude w. Beeman is principal, and
marched through the streets to the
city judges office, Superintendent G.
s. Wright assumed the responsibility
that the method was taken only after
the pupils had been warned that the
aid of the police would be invoked if
the boys continued to trespass on
neighbor!ng property.
The jury returned a verdict in Frank.
lin county court Friday morning for
the plaintiff in the case of Wesley
Goodrich VS.. a. b. Chappen trespass
TO recover $500. The case of Don G
Woodwork. apt. VS.. Adds Smith, was
taken up when court convened in the
afternoon
In a jury trial before Judge " n
Post in city court Friday morning
Philip Grodzinsky was found not
guilty of cruelty to animals
Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald and son. Ira
of Rutland are guests of Mrs. Fitzgerald's
brother, j. j. Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Gates r. Boynton havc
announced the marriage engagement o
their daughter. Miss Carolyn Marguerit,
Boynton. to Harry NJ b. Bevins Of thi.
city.
Patrick Ryan. an aged and much re
spected resident. died Thursday mornin,
of nephrtis at his home on Rugg stree
after a short illness He is survived b.
his wife, one sister, Miss Margaret Ryal
of Fairfield, and by six children.
Mr.. Ryan was born in Poultney Feb
ruary 4. 1882. and in early childhoo
moved with his parents to Fairfield, wher
ne resided until he purchased a farr
in Georgia in 1865. In both of these town
ne held several town offices.
Mr.. Ryan was twice married. His frs
wife was Miss Ellen Kennedy of Miltor
to whom eight children were born, tn
first two dying in infancy, and the re
manning children are: Sister St. Catherin
of the villa Barlow convent, Thomas i
and Mrs ]. II. Mcmahon OF Fairfax, Mr..
j. d. Riley OF this city and James a
and William p. OF Georgia. Mrs, Rya
died In 1873 and in 1876 be married Mis-
ELLEN Flynn of Milton. Thirteen year
ago no moved to this city. where he con