Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-15

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In washington county court Friday
the case Of Mary Ilollister Of Plainfield
against e. A. Martin was entered settled
and discontinued. The case of the
Phoenix Machine company against Young
Brothers of Barre and the case of A.
Perolini against Luigi Ceardelli have also
been settled and discontinued. The court
occupied Friday morning in the trial Of
divorce cases.
The funeral Of Joseph Harpan, late Of
East Montpelier, took place at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon. He died
Thursday from the effects Of a shock,
He was a native of New York and was
born in 1895. but had lived in this vicinity
for many years. He leaves wife and
SIX children.
The deed from the State of Vermont to
T. j. Heaphy for a strip of land upon
which the veranda of the Pavilion stands
has been filed In the Montpelier city
clerks office. The sum named is 81, and
other considerations. This gives Mr..
Heaphy a little over 10 feet from the
hotel, which takes in the two feet Of the
veranda, which stood on State property.
In addition to this Mr.. Heaphy is given
by the provisions of the deed common
usage of an IS foot driveway beside the
hotel in common with the State. The deed
auditor, with the consent Of Gov. II. F.
Graham. the consent being attached in
writing to the deed. 1t was made under
the provisions of No. 80 Of the Acts of
1917.
Four respondents appeared in county
court Thursday afternoon, two of whom
were sentenced while J. II. Merrill, the
third. was left until an investigation has
been conducted by the probation officer
The fourth was not disposed of, because
w. A. Lord, attorney for George Long,
was unable to be present. Merrill pleaded
guilty to adultery He has been an In
mate of the poorhouse in Mortified q
part of the time in recent years, but his
son, living in Fayston, wants to take
Merrill and his wife to his home for
care The two sentenced were Charles
Gilchrist to the State prison from nine
months to a year, for grand larceny. and
Henry Wagner. to the house OF correc-
ton for from IS months to two years,
for escaping an officer. Gilchrist. who
wore soldiers uniform and was at one
time member of Company B, St. Adams,
pleaded guilty to stealing several articles
from the camp Of Henry Emmons. while
Wagner is the man who was arrested on
the charge Of stealing hens and escaped
from the Jail office. He was caught in
Dover. n. II. BY a change in the laws
he was sent to the house of correction in
stead Of the State prison as the law
existed before 1916.
w. r. Briggs. A. N. Washburn and
]. ]. Wilson of Bethel have been ap-
pointed the fuel committee from that
town.
! Major G. z. Carpenter, who has been
In the ordnance department Of the
State government, left Thursday morn
ing for Watervleit. N. Y, where he
has been called by the federal gov
eminent into the federal ordnance de-
| partment and assigned to the course
In field ordnance training. Major Car
penter is one of three officers taken
from the National Guards of the
country for this service. The others
are from Ohio and a western State
The will of Maria D. White. who was
Al years the companion of Miss Lizzie
Langdon. daughter Of the late Jane
r. Langdon, has been presented for
probate. 1t consists of several be-
quests in deciding $1,000 to the First
Congregational Church. to be known
as the Maria d. White fund. To He
man White and wife Of Denver. Colo,
81 is left. The rest of the estate Is
left in trust with H. G. Farwell, as
| trustee, the quarter payments to be
made to ]. W. White Of Burlington.
/ States Attorney E. r. Davis will con-
duct an inquest relating to the death
of Daniel Kingsbury, who was injured
Saturday morning when hit by an auto
and died Sunday afternoon. Kings
bury. it is claimed, walked in front Of
q. z. Whites automobile while the lat
ter was driving his machine on the
road between here and Middlesex.
Kingsbury suffered a fractured skull.
After conference between DID. Will
liam Lindsay. health officer. and Mr..
Davis Sunday evening 1t was decided
that an autopsy was not needed to de-
termine death. and permission to pre-
pare that body for burial was granted.
. In the matter of the minor child Of
George Patterson, employed in the
southern part of the State, a petition
has been brought by its mother asking
permission of the city court Of Mont
pelier to carry the child to another
State. but in view Of all circumstances
it was decided best to continue the
case until December Is. so that the hus-
band could appear in court The minor
| child has been boarded in this city
for about year as a result Of a nom
support case in the same court The
man and wife have been living to-
gether since that order
d. T., Hanley, State purchasing agent,
has so we'll looked after the interests of
the State institutions that they will have
sugar on hand until February I, at least
In fact the institutions are In such good
shape that when the government wanted
some sugar the State released a carload
This will be later returned to the State
About 10000 pounds Is used each year
by the State.
WATERBURY.
Miss Josie Delhanty died Monday
afternoon at 4:45 o'clock at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. c. C. Warren, after a very
brief illness. Miss Delhanty was taken i'll
last Friday, but was able to be up Sunday,
being taken worse that night Her death
was entirely unexpected. She was born in
Bolton n years ago last October 2. She
was educated there In the public schools.
She Is survived by her father, William
Delhanty; her paternal grandfather,
Patrick Delhanty. IS years of age,
her mother. Mrs. Charles Cushman, and
her maternal grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. V. b. Hayden Of Duxbury.-Quarter-
master Roy LeBaron of the U. 8. boat
Malay arrived home Sunday morning for
4S-hour leave which he passed at
the nome of his parents. Mr.. anG Mrs.
w. j, LeBaron, with a side trim to Bur-
lington.-Guest night at the Pierian club
FRIDAY evening with Mrs F. c. Luce was
pleasant affair A piano duet was rem
aered by Miss Pauline Ayers and Miss
nuth Graves and vocal solo by Mrs.