Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

company of this city against Norman
ID Wiley of orleans was heard in city
court yesterday afternoon The case
was tried on December 20. 1915. be-
fore Justice of the Peace IT, s. How
ard who ordered the defendant to re-
cover S3263 and costs OF s5.9S. The
appeal was taken to Burlington city
court, hearing being held yesterday
afternoon. c. j Ferguson and G.. b.
Horton represented the plaintiff and
Colby stoddard Of Orleans represented
the defendant After hearing the
court reversed the decision of the
justice court and gave the defendant
Judgment against the plaintiff to re-
cover s27Oi costs.
Frank ID. Abernethy purchased Tues
day from Mrs. Anna j. Ballard, formerly
of this city but now a resident OF
Brooklyn, N Y, the premises at 2S5 South
Willard street. which have been the
home of Mr. and Mrs Frank X. Wells
for number of years. The consideration
was not made public. The plot of
ground on which the handsome residence
is situated measures 100 by 400 feet After
some alterations under the direction OF
Frank l.. Austin have been completed,
Mr.. Aberncthy will move to his new
home with his mother Mrs. Mary l..
Abcrnethy, and his brother. Dr. Julian
w. Abernethy. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells arr,
preparing to move to their new home on
the east side of South Willard street a
short distance further south.
The case of II. F. Jarvis against the
Military Post street Railway company
was filed at the office of the clerk Of
| county court Monday. The suit papers
name $500. The case grows out of n
collision on November Z, 1915. when an
automobile owned by the plaintiff and
one of the electric cars of the Railway
company came together at the corner
| of East Spring and East Allen streets
in Winooski. The plaintiff claims that
the electric car was not supplied with
proper brakes and appliances by which
1t could be stopped, that it was operated
carelessly and negligently and that tho
operator failed to sound signals when
approaching the automobile of the de-
PENDANT. The plaintif asks for $500
damages and costs. The case of the
Vermont Fruit company of this city,
operated by r. J. F'ayette. against o. II.
Wilson of Ripley, Tenn, involving 500,
was also filed.
| The annual meeting of the WinooslI AS
| ISOLATION OF congregational Ministers was
| held Monday at the parish house of the
| Congregational Church at Essex June
| ton. where the members of the associa-
| ton were the guests of the Rev f.. q.
/ Foster, the pastor, and the congregation
of that church. Mr.. Foster was elected
moderator and the Rev. G. T.. Hayward
of Winooski, secretary and treasurer for
| the coming year, The Rev. s. g. Barnes
Of Burlington presided during the SEES
sions, at which no formal papers were
| read, the entire meeting being occupied
/ with an open discussion of the tercenten-
! airy program of the Congregational
! Churches of the country, with especial
| reference to the securing of recruits for
| the ministry. The associations program
| for the coming year, which will consist of
the reading and discussion of famous SER
mons and books concerning the work OF
the preacher and pastor, was odtlincd.
| The members of the association were the
guests of the ladies of the church at din
| ner. There will be no meetings of the
/ association during the summer months,
the date OF the next one being october >.