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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Order of Notice of Allowance OF
Account

ESTATE OF GILMORE MORRISON
STATE or VERMONT, District OF Caledonia, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate of Gilmore Morrison. late OF
Barnet, in said District. deceased, greet
ing.
Whereas, said Court has assigned the 1st
day of September next for examining and al
lowing the account of the Administrative OF
the estate of said deceased and for decree OF
the residue of said estate to the lawful claim
ants of the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons inter
csted in said estate by publishing this order
three weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned. in the st. Johnsbury Ca1edonian,
a newspaper published at st. Johnspury in
said District.
( Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear at the Probate Office in ST. Johnsbury,
in said District, ON the day assigned, then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account if you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs, legatecs and lawful
ctaiIn ants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this TIL day Of
August a. D. 1917.
WALTER P SMITH, Judge.
R-15-3t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Order OF Notice or Allowance
Account

ESTATE OF HENRY Z. KOEPKA
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia 50.
: The Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested IN
the estate of Henry e. Koepka. late OF
st. Johnsbury, in said district, deceased,
greeting:
Whereas. said Court has assigned the 31st
day of August next for examining and allow
ing the account of the Administrators with
Will annexed of the estate of said deceased
and for decree of the residue of said estate
to the lawful claiman of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be given
to all persons interested in said estate by
publishing this order three weeks success
sively previous to the day assigned. in the
St Johnsbury Caledonian a newspaper pub
lished at st. Johnsbury In said District.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to ap-
pear at the Prob ate Office in st. Tohnsbury.
in said district, on the day assigned. then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account if you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs. 1egatees and Lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 18th day of
August A. D.. 1917.
WALTER P. SMITH. Judge
2.f5-3t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

In accordance with the vote Of the
Town as well as that of the Village of
st. Johnsbury to collect the taxes as
sessed in the Town and Village,
through its treasurer, the following
named taxes are now in my hands
for collection:
Town Tax, including all State and
County taxes, soc. on the dollar of
Grand List
School Tax, Csc.
Highway Tax, zoe. Its.
VILLAGE
Village General Tax, Coo. on the
dollar of Grand List.
I will be at the Town Clerks Office
over the Passumpsic Savings Bank in
st. Johnsbury, each week day between
the hours of $50 and IL o'clock in
the forenoon and 100 and 5 o'clock
in the afternoon, and Monday and
Saturday evenings during the next
ninety days to receive the same. You
are hereby called upon to pay your
taxes within the time above specified.
A discount of four per cent will be
allowed on all taxes SO paid. After
the expiration of said time a warrant
will be placed in the hands of the
Constable for all unpaid taxes. No
vember 1 5 is the last day on which
taxes may be paid treasurer.
Dated at ST. Johnsbury, VT, this
18th day Of August A. d. 1917.
CHAS. G. BRALEY,
Town and Village Treasurer.
8-22-29-2t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29

The preliminary hearing to deter
mine whether there is sufficient evil
dence of guilt to- bind over to County
Court Miss Eta May Hicks and Mrs.
Alvin Remission for the alleged muir
der Of little Alice Bradshaw on the
afternoon of July began yesterday
morning in the County Court room
with Judge G. G.. Frye of the Mu-
nicipal Court presiding. The cases
against Mrs. Remission and Miss Hicks
are being heard separately. Evidence
was produced yesterday in the case of
the State against Mrs. Alvin Kcnnis-
ton, and at 6 o'clock the State rested
it's case. The case of the State against
Miss Eta May Hicks will open this
morning at o'clock.
Four witnesses were examined dur
ing the, day. John Bradshaw, father
of the dead child, was the first wit
ness. He occupied the chair q large
part of the morning and short time
in the afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Bert
Gillian of Barnet, Ellcry H. Gray,
neighbor of the BradshaWs, who as
sisted in the search and claimed to
have heard Mrs. Kennston implicate
heIAcll, anu oneilll w. I'll. WoFtHeii
were the other witnesses examined.
The accused women sat throughout
the hearing fianked on either side by
their attorneys. Neither woman show
ed any signs of nervousness beyond
toying now and again with the arm of
the chair, or uncOnsciously picking at
some portion of their wearing apparel.
Miss Hicks sat most of the time with
her face resting on her hand, her ell
H. bow supported by the arm of the chair
in which she was sitting.
There was no noticeable effect pro-
duced when the body of the dead child
was mentioned, or when the testimony
bore directly upon the alleged confes-
siOns. Miss Hicks sat q large share
of the time with her eyes downcast or
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
EAST BURKE

(Mrs. B. T. Humphrey, Corr
Miss Louise Darling and guest, Mrs.
Whitcomb, who is visiting her from
Lancaster, N. H, Mrs Davis and
daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Davis, and
Johnsbury Thursday.-Mrs. Archelius
Simpson and son, Mrs. Berwick and
son of Lyndonville, were visitors at
Fred Lunds Monday.--Mr. and Mrs.
J. c. Lucia spent the day Thursday
in West Burke with Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner Drown and attended the
birthday party of his mother, Mrs.
Addie Lucia, who was 81 years old on
that day.-R. D. Merrill is working at
Hilltop Farm for Walter Nelson
Mrs. Gilbert Davis of Maine is visit
ing her mother in-law, Mrs. y. T.
Davis.-Mrs. Nellie Caswell is much
better from her illness and up and
around again.-Mrs. Mary Murkland,
who has been visiting friends and
relatives in town, is spending a few
days in Lyndonville with Mrs. Joshua
Bemis.-Frank Davis and son Claude
of st. Johnsbury, visited friends in
town Wednesday afternOOn.-Mrs
Persey Remission and two children,
Iris and Opal, are spending a few
weeks with Mr.. Remission in Peacham
Mrs. Fred Lund spent the day We'd
nesday in Lyndon Center with her
sister, Mrs. Archelius Simpson.-Mr
and Mrs. Frank Carr, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Bemis,
returned to their home in F'itzburg,
Mass, Thursday morning. Mr.. Bemis
returned with them for short visit.
Mrs. Fay Warner and two children,
Bessie and Alice, and Mrs. Jefferson
| WEIGH and son and daughter, Miss
Edna and Lawrence, are spending the
week at Willoughby Lake in Frank
| CIRCUITS cottage.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Smith and two children Of Lawrence,
Mass, are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Clara Counter.-Mr. and RMS. Harris
Jenkins took a carriage drive to Iras-
| burg Monday and were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Chamberlain, re
turning home Wednesday afternoon
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hunter and children
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. E. Batchilder, in Rayham, Mass
| Mr. and Mrs. Enos Phillips are keep
| ing house for them during their alb
sence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
BARNET

&c. E. Hazelton, Correspondent
Miss Edith Wallace and her guest,
Miss Alice Hanscom, spent Thursday
in st. Johnsbury-Ira Albic and fam
lily, Miss Doris Spafford and Laura
Dow went to st. Johnsbury Thursday.
Gladys Whipple of Lebanon, N. H.,
is d visitor at DIR. Hazelton's homo this
week.-Mr. Hall Merritield has been
spending a few weeks in Boston.
Mrs. Alice Hanscom, who has been
spending two weeks with Miss Edith
Wallace, has returned to her home in
Portsmouth, N. H.-Mr. and Mrs. w
Fl. Crozicr and daughter, Martha, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Pulsiver, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cushing, Richard Kelley and
Willis Howard of Lebanon, N. H,
were visitors at DR.. Hazelton's Sun
day-Max Lang has returned from
Manchester, n. H., where he has been
visiting his cousins.-Mr. Hunt of
Lowell, Me-, is visiting in town.-Neal
Morgan has returned from the st,
Johnsbury hospital, where he under
went an operation. Mr.. Gray return
ed this morning.-Perley Amidon left
for Windsor, where he starts in work
in a grocery store.-Mr. and Mrs. w
c. Clark and daughter, Marjorie, and
son, Theodore, went to Woodsville fol
the Observation-Disclosures Harvey Of
st. Johnsbury was in town Monday
morning.-Mr. and Mrs. Clifford, Mr.
Brown and daughter, Katherine
Brown of Georgetown, S. c., were
visitors at L. E. Gilfillan's Sunday
Sumner Gilfllan, w. H. Burbank, E
B. Chase, Ed. Morgan and Daniel Jud
Eins motored through the mountain
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Minot Wood
spent Sunday with relatives in Bath
n. H.-Oliver Cowan and famil.
spent Sunday in st. Johnsbury.-Ed
ward Walters of Lyndon is visiting a
e. C. Smith's.-Mr. and Mrs. Hilton
Baker and daughter, Fay, Mrs. Damo
to and daughter from Hanover, n. H
called on Mrs. A. S.. Peck Sunday
! Clarence Cham berlin's horse wa
struck by lightning Friday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Worthcn Behind Prosecution?

Sheriff Worthen, the next witness
or the stand, was questioned as to the
talks he had had with Mrs. Remission
prior to the alleged confession. When
attorneys for the prosecution objected
to a certain line of questioning, At
torney Porter, in explaining what the
defense was trying to get at, said
Worthen was behind the whole prose-
cution. which allegation was emphat-
ically denied by General Barber.
Attorney Porter then commented
that the Sheriff put it on the skids
and let it go. A slight variation be-
tween the testimony of Mr.. Worthen
and Deputy Gilfillan was used by At
torney Porter in asking further ques-
lions, and the court ruled that it
wasn't necessary for the witness to
characterize Mr.. Gilfillan's veracity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
ORLEANS

Doris Spafford, Correspondent
Charles r. Taplin was home from
Hanover over SundaY.-Lieut. A. A.
Doe was home from Fort Ethan Allen
for the week-end.-Nine young Wo-
men and five young men united with
the Congregational church Sunday
morning.-The Rev. and Mrs. r. A
Hamilton and son, Donald, leave on
Tuesday for a months vacation. Go
ing first to Mrs. Hamilton's home in
Flushing, r. l., and from there to Mr.
Hamilton's home in West Virginia,
and returning by way of Ohio and
other points-Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Taylor of Wolcott, Mrs. Laura Shell
don, Miss Ollie Sheldon Of Barton, Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Kipp of st. Johns
bury and Miss Ethel Taylor Of Bur-
lington were weekend visitors at Mrs.
Jennie Kipp's.-Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Hardy were weekend visitors in
North Troy.-Mr. and Mrs. C. NJ
Dwinell are spending few days in
Sherbrooke and Coaticook, P. O.
Miss Cora Damon is attending Sher-
brooke fair and visiting relatives for
few days.-Miss Hazel Vance is away
on her vacation and Miss Hazel Harris
| is taking her place in the E. L. Chand-
| Ter Co. office.-Harland Sears is hav-
| ing two weeks vacation from his
duties in the Central Savings bank.
Congregational Church. r. A. Ham
ilton. minister. Morning worship at
1880. At this service will be a ser
lowing the sermon the reception of
| oh,
bcrship. The service will close with
the Lords Supper At Bloomington
also this last Sunday of August will
be Communion Sunday. There will
be meeting of the standing com
mittee of the, church on Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock The prayer
meeting will follow at 1880. A cordial
welcome to all visitors and strangers.
The Misses Mile and Mabel Hill
of Stanstead, Quebec, are visiting
Miss Fannie Dean.-Bort, at Bridge
water, Me-, August 81, daughter,
Lois Evelyn, to Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
McPhetres. Mrs. McPhetres will be
remembered as Miss Freda Towle.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Wilcox of Hold
en-, Mass, came Tuesday to visit their
relatives in town.-Mr Jere Marston
and his sister, Miss Ellen Marston,
and Mrs. Orlando Page went to West
Glover Tuesday to attend the one
hundredth anniversary of the Congre-
,gationalist Church-Miss Ruth Skin
ner has been engaged to teach history
and English the coming year at Proc
tor Academy at Andover, n. H.-Roy
D. Skinner of Skinner, Me-, has
bought Hale Masons house on South
street. and will move here in the near
!, future.-B. A. Scott went to Skinner
Me-, Tuesday to raise the stack fol
the Skinner Lumber Go. that fell dur
ing the recent f1ood-Mrs. Jennie
} Campbell and daughter, Irene, OF
Newport Center, visited at Lincoln
CampbelPs ThuFsday.-Mr. and Mrs
Harry Dickens went to Plymouth. n
: H, on Thursday afternoon to remain
5 over Sunday.-Donald Dickens re
turned home from Mortified on Tues
: 0ay, where he has been attending tn.
military training school.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
OF the MANY tourist narties auto

of the many tourist parties auto
MODELLING through this section during
the vacation months, two cars pass
ing through here yesterday caused
much comment. One from Houston,
Tex, a sumptuously equipped car of
the Limousine type, was QUILTED as
complete almost as a houseboat for
travelling purposes A Michigan car
bearing the no l plate of that State
was also one car that attracted at
tention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
John Bradshaw Takes Stand.

John Bradshaw gave testimony az
to his acquaintance with the Hicks
and Remission women, the occur
rcnces prior and following the missing
of his daughter When in cross-ex-
animation Attorney Writer'S asked con-
corning the treatment of Alice by the
Hicks woman, and as to whether the
child ever complained, which questions
were answered in the negative, Gen
eral Barber objected on the ground
that it was not cross examination.
The question, Haven't you said that
Miss Hicks had made threats against
the child?' was answered negatively.
General Barber and Attorney Camp
bell objected on the ground that the
| question before the court was whether
the Kenniston woman was guilty or
not. The question was admitted by
the court, using both Miss Hicks and
Mrs. Kenniston's names. The answer
was mo-
Question:: Do you know of any
reason why Mrs. Kenniston or Miss
Hicks should kill your child?
| Objection sustained, question ruled
out
| Question:: Do you know of any rea-
son or anything that would lead you
to believe that Mrs. Remission killed
your child?
Question excluded
Attorney Writer'S then asked the
witness in regard to small pines OIL
bushes he had seen when the search
was going on. He said he did, and in
/ answer to questions told where they
were and gave location as near as pos
sible, and the distance and direction
from the place where body was found
Question: What was done with
thc~e pine trees?
Answer: I have them at my house
Attorney Writer'S began a question
to Mr.. Bradshaw, saying, "Now, Mr.
Kenniston-" Bradshaw broke il
! with, my name is not Remission
Mr.. Writer'S apologized. He then qucs
toned: do you know anything more
about the case except what you hav'
told here?" and as Mr.. Bradshaw
seemed to hesitate, added mot
thing?" The question was objected
to as unfair to the witness and wa
excluded by Judge Frye.
The question of how the pine tree
came to be at the Bradshaw house wa
made known to the defense when Gen
eral Barber in examination asked
You were requested to preserve thos
pine trees were you not?''
Answer: "Yes."
He then went on to question tn
witness as to whether any .animosit
existed between Mrs. Remission an
he over horse trade which took plac
some time previously.
Question:: AS far as you know Mr.!
I>enniston had no animosity agains
you?
Answer: No, sir.
The questioning then turned towar
the search that was made, and as
whether the searchers called tn
j. childs name loudly. The location {
l the pastures, road and their relativ
position to each other came up i
other questions which were put Al
| tOrneV Writer'S crOSS-eXamined
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF LOUISA G. 1owLE

ESTATE OF LOUISA Q. TOWLE
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia Commissioners to receives, ex-
anime and adjust the claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of Louisa
9. Towle late OF st. Johnshury, in said Dis
trict. deceased, and all cls inns exhibited In
offset thereto, hereby give notice-that we will
meet for the purpose aforesaid. at the resi-.
dence of Delos NJ. Bacon in the village OF st.
Johnsbury Center. in said District, on the
eth dayof September and 18th day of Feb
ruary next, from O O'Clock a. M, until 2
O'Clock p. M :. on each OF said days and that
six months from the 18Th day of August
A. d. 1917. Is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allow
ance. r.
Dated at st. Johnsbury, this Goth day
Of August "A. D. 1917.
DELOS M. BACON.
LUTHER B. BROWN.
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
GREENSBORO.

Geo. A. Porter, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hussey have
a very young boy boardert who
arrived at their home Tuesday morn
ing.-Foster Gebbie and Miss Bessie
Silver were in St. Johnsbury Wednes-
day.-The Rev. Donald Frazer will
speak on Back to Bonnie Scotland, )"
at Town hall Tuesday evening for the
benefit Of the free library-B. M. Will
ley and daughter, Edla, were in Wa
terville over Sunday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29

are spending a few days as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hazen at New
port.-Octave Abar and family are
spending a few weeks at Willoughby
Lake.-Mrs. Jack Abbott and daugh-
ter from Hudson, N. H., are spending
a few days at Mrs. Ernest Bunker's
Mrs. Thomas Bunker and children of
Lynn, Mass, are spending a week with
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bunker. Mr.
Bunker came with them but returned
to Lynn Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express to the n. E.
o. P, Apollo Lodge, M. E. Brother
hood, Grace Unity Club, Ladies' Aid
Society. Berry-BalPs Store, the Low
cry Store, Postoffice employees, our
neighbors and friends our sincere
thanks for the many acts of kindness
and beautiful flowers in our great be-
reavement.
Mrs. Amy E. Clark,
Mrs. Martha c. Bailey,
Harry w. Clark,
Florence L. Clark,
Grace A. Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Boynton
ST. Johnsbury, VT, Aug. Is, 1917.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Deputy Gilfillan Tcstifes.

bCiOty lCSCiiCS.
Deputy Sheriff Bert GilGl1an of Bar
net was the next witness called and
both his testimony and the testimony
of e. III. Gray, who followed had a
bearing on the alleged confession or
confessions of the Remission woman
Giifillan was asked if he heard a con-
vcrsation between Mrs. Kenniston and
someone else. He stated that he had.
Question: Do you know to whom
she was talking.
Answer: Mr.. Campbell.
When questioned to what the con-
versation was he said that she said she
choked the child while the Hicks wo-
man struck it.
Question: Did she give description
Of place where the body was?
Answer: No, she said she would go
and find it.
Question: Have you told all of the
conversation heard at that time, or the
substance of it?
Answer: 1 think so.
In cross-examination the defense
brought out who was present at the
Office of Sheriff Worthen at the time
of the alleged confession, the time of
confession, length of time in the office
Of Mrs. Remission while there The
defense seemed unable to shake the
witness in regard to his story of the
confession. When asked what the
| Remission woman first said, Gilfillar
| said she denied doing the deed. After
q number of questions as to why the
woman charged her mind and con-
/ fessed it was brought out that she
| had been confronted with an alleged
confession of the Hicks woman. He
| said: "Mr- Worthen said it,
The defense seemed to be trying tc
get evidence that the confessions were
made under pressure by those ex-
aiming the women at the time Ir
regard to occurrences at the Gray field
the day Mrs. Remission was taker
there in an endeavor to locate the
body, the question was asked the wit
ness, Did you hear it said IF they
didn't find the body they would string
her up to the nearest tree?'''
Answer: No, sir.
When asked whether Mrs. Kennis
ton was warned that what she said ii
the Office would be used against her
the witness seemed to think she was
! When asked whether it was before Of
after getting the confession, h.
/ thought it was after. Attorney Porte
i then put the question, us that TIN
i general way our Sheriff Works?'' TIL
strenuous objection made was sustain
ed by the court. The questioning o
the witness again shifted to the local
ity where the crime was supposed t
have been committed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
The CRAWFORD RANNEY AGENCY
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eythian Building st. Johnsbury, Vt
Phone 414-2.
HAS RECOVERED HER HRALTH.

So many women are Suffering TOM
similar Affections that this testimonial
letter from Mrs. Laura BeaH, Platts-
burg. Miss will be read with interest:
81 got in bad health. MY left side hurt
all the time I took doctors medicine,
but it did me no good. took two pot
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right now Backache, rheumatic
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muscles, stiff joints, pufiness under
eyes, bladder troubles and kindr ed
symptoms are quickly relieved by Foley
Kidney Pills. CHARLES A.. SlsA-ffLES
& 60.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Warm Argument Between Attorneys.

{ A wordy argument resulted from
question put by Mr.. Porter, as he SEEM
ed to be endeavoring to show that tn
confessions were gotten under duress.
Question: Have you shut the wo-
man (Mrs. Kenniston) in her cell and
refused her the right to walk in the
corridor?
The argument waxed rather warm
at that time and Attorney Porter said
a few things regarding the treatment
of the women by the States Attorney
and officials, that States Attorney
Campbell took exception to. When
the atmosphere had cleared somewhat
! Mr.. Campbell said he should like to
| have Mr.. Porter prove that the wo-
men had received anything but the
| m ost considerate treatment. Judge
! Frye seemed of the opinion that the
observations by Attorney Porter SEEM
| ed uncallcd for.