Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-28
Washington County.
MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER.
The trial of the case of II. J. Slayton. |
representing the creditors of the bankrupt
estate Of j. w. Vaughan Of Barre. against
e. A. Drown, to recover $1,000, which, 1t Is
alleged. was paid to Mr.. Drown by Mr.. |,
Vaughan when both of them knew that
Mr.. Vaughan was not solvent, was COM
pleted Tuesday afternoon. going to the
jury short time before adjournment. The
PLAINTIFFS witnesses were used to show
that the stock was not what 1t was
claimed to have been and that Mr..
Vaughan knew It as we'll as others con-
nected with his business affairs. The de-
Tense was that Mr.. Drown considered the
man a successful business manager and
that from the manner in which he lived,
MIR. Drown had assumed that he was we'll
fixed. only a little slow. The next case
Is that Of Giovanni Savoja VS.. Attilio
Perantoni. The suit Of Sturtevant Merricks
G. Co. VS.. E. NJ. Laws, with several
trustees, has been entered In court to re-
cover $1,000.
William r. Grandfleld, aged IS years,
! died at his home on Kent street at an
| early hour Tuesday morning following a
long illness of hardening of the arteries
| He was a native of Ireland, coming to
vermont when nine years old When he
| grew to maturity he commenced work in
| the locomotive shops of the Central Yer
mont railroad, then In Northfield, and was
employed there until the shops were
moved to st. Adams, when he went to
farming which work he followed. living
In Mortified and Berlin until he retired
from active work. He leaves n wife.
Ellen Mccarthy, native of waitsfield:
one son, M. G. Grandfield of Montpelier,
and two daughters, Mrs. Blanche Howie-
son of Worcester and Miss Florence
Grandheld OF Rochester. N. Y. The funeral
took place at two o'clock yesterday
| afternoon
Floyd Reed, who went to Burlington
Monday for final examination to enlist
in the hospital corps Of the navy passed
the examination. Guy c. Boyce Of Waits
field went to Burlington Tuesday morning
for his examination. His application has
been delayed for some weeks awaiting
waiver from local exemption board in
Arizona. This arrived the latter part Of
the week with a five days provision at
tached to it. He enlisted as a fireman
third class. Hollis H. Taylor OF Barre
town was again rejected for service. The
first time he failed because of hearing
This was remedied by an operation on
his nose and now he has been rejected for
a nasal trouble.
When the case of A. w. Prescott VS.. D.
w. Cooley and trustees of Waterbury was
called in city court Monday morning it
was announced that the plaintiff had re-
ceived a check covering the amount of
the account. which was a note for SIPS. 80
, that no trial took place. A defaulted judy
, ment was entered in the case of Union
Mutual Fire Insurance company VS..
George s. Chase Of Middlesex to recover
$15.63 a fire insurance premium while the
, case of Charlotte Sawtelle vs.. c. E. Lowe
for $500. the cost price of 10000 feet of
wood has been entered in the same court
State Probation Officer William H. JEFF
frey Monday received a report from z. c.
Poule the overseer in Topsham, thai
Everett Hood, resident Of Berlin had
moved his family to Topsham and thai
the children were not properly clothed ant
"a that other conditions should be improved
!. Mr.. Jeffrey notified Overseer Pike Of Der
:. lin to take care Of the matter. The Hoo
/. family formerly lived in a lunch car
f made for a home.
= Mr.. Jeffrey has returned from a weel
y in the southern part of the State, during
= which he prosecuted four cases, which re
9 suited in an improved condition for eigh
g children. He wants a home for one brigh
young fellow whose only fault is that he IL
poor Wnlle ne wants 10 DOaTu tWO GILL
:. dren in suitable homes.
: G. o. Stratton In probate court Mcnda!
y morning settled his account as guardian
h Of Harlie H. Kdder who is over 40 year
}. Of age. and at the same time filed state
: ment that in his opinion the man wa
;. now capable of looking after his own in
II terests. The court discharged the guardian
70 and allowed the account. Mr.. Kidder
o few weeks ago was married to Benning
10 ton woman.
=. A shower was given Mrs. Harry Wood
d ward at the home of Mrs. Rawson Myricl
!, Saturday evening when Mrs. WOODWARD
e was presented with a large table. She wa
d formerly Miss Virginia Towle of this cit,
Y. and was married to Lieutenant Woodwar,
Y, at Boston two weeks ago.
l. Carl Muzzy who has been living II
Waterbury, was arrested by Officer C. A
l. Smith Monday morning on the charge O
e, breaking his parole and was brought t.
le Montpelier for hearing. When he arrive
1t he admitted he had been intoxicated
lie asked for another chance, which wa
20 given him, and went to his home on tn
st afternoon train. The hearing which wa
lie to have taken place in probate court 70
Sc relative to committing George Parson
re to the State hospital was again continue
e. to a date to be fixed later
IL OF the IS men called in the draf
De from washington county announce
e. Saturday afternoon. Is are from Barre
n while the others are one each fror
e) Montpelier. Roxbury. and Cabot. .Th
ne reason for the large number from Barr
ne Is that the men from other towns hay
ne self-inducted more generally than fro,
at Barre. where most of those called ar
in or foreign nativity. In making tn
re call the lowest number Is 63, held b
n James OGrady of Montpelier, Will
at the last man drawn was George Blai.
a. dell Of Barre town, number ZIG. TT
he medical advisory board has PRACTICAL
a. completed it's work for Washingto
he county and Saturday certified back
us the local board 255 names. of which II
m were qualified. 95 disqualified. 80 he
70 for special service and 10 will be quail
ia fed as soon as minor operations ha,
ry been performed.
-, Lena Cahue Holmes. wife of H.
=" Holmes. died Saturday afternoon
To- acute indigestion. The funeral toe
-. place Monday morning She was
-, years OF age and is survived by h,
- husband and several children.
VI The death of George Trask of Ware
-, occurred Thursday morning at Hcato
'o' hospital. Mr. Trask had been i'll in Wa
Wy rem and was brought to the hospital la
IRE Friday. He leaves a son in Ware
or The deceased lived for years in Lyn
ISIS Mass but In recent years had lived
In Warren.
In Before leaving for his home in Ludlo