Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-31
Rutland County
BRANDON

1 DAtHANDOIN
jury trial was held at the town hall
Friday afternoon. The case was a suit
brought by Joseph Gonyeau of this town
against A. g. Jones of Sudbury for the
| sum OF $50 which Gonyeau claimed was
due him on a hay bill. It appears MIR.
Gonyeau sold Mr.. Jones several carloads
of baled hay. which was shipped to city
market and when some of the hay arrived
in the city that 1t was not as good a grade
as represented. Mr. Gonyeau claimed
that there was still $50 due him. Mr..
Jones did not seem to think So therefore
the suit. Municipal Judge Goddard OF
Rutlanad presided and Mr.. Gonyeau had
Attorney William Dever of Rutland for
his counsel and Mr.. Jones had Lawrence
& Stafford Of Rutland for his attorneys.
! The jury was made up OF men from other
! than Brandon and Sudbury towns in the
county.
| The law suit which was held at the town
hall last Friday afternoon before Judge
Goddard of Rutland between Joseph Con-
yeau of this town and A. G. Jones Of
Sudbury for the sum of $50 which Mr..
Gonyeau claimed was due him for some
hay which he sold Jones. resulted in the
jury bringing in verdict for the defend
lant.-Frank NJ. Button Of Chicago.
I'LL, is visiting his mother. Mrs.
f. r. Button.-Miss Marion Kingsley
arrived sunday morning from Buffalo. n.
V. to spend six weeks vacation with
her parents. Mr. and and Mrs. F.. f..
Kingsley.
A. II. Burleigh of Waterbury has
brought petition in the court of chan
Gerry in Washington county asking that
the court close up the affairs Of the
Waterbury River Free Baptist Church.
and permission is asked to sell the
property. The petition sets forth that
no services have been held In the
church and that the property 10 de-
preciating.
The Brandon National bank has moved
from the Hortonia Power company's block
on Center street. which II has been oc-
cupying since the fire which burned the
ba nix block several years ago. to the new
block on the corner Of Center and Park
streets. The block was built by the Bran
don National bank and Thomas w
Rogers and for the size liz second TO none
in the State The two blocks were built
together and are nearby freproof as
can be built The size of both blocks ia
5Ox7O feet and the size of the bank block
is about ioN65 feet They are built on a
solid rock foundation. with the cellars
blasted out of the ledge. The blocks are
two stories high and are constructed of
brick. cement and steel. The front out
side walls are built of iron flashed brick
and the walls are common brick
The roof is reinforced cement, covered
with tar and gravel. The trimmings are
cut stone cast cement. granite color. The
front windows are plate glass set in
wooden frames. The. side and rear win
dows are set in steel frames and the
doors are steel. The interior walls are
of gypsum blocks, with three coats of
Kings plaster. The floors are reinforced
concrete covered with teraZZa and lineo-
leum, The interior wood work is mahog-
any. with three coates of varish. rubbed
down. A new vault lOxl2 feet has been
built. The banking rooms are very con-
venient. with excellent light. The first
:.oor of the bank is divided into the
public space l3xl2 feet the banking room
27x16 feet, directors room 15xI4 feet, tele-
phone booth. closets. storeroom and Goa t
room. The banking furniture is all ma
hogany and all new.
The Misses Agnes and Elizabeth Cole,
who have been visiting at the home of
, their aunt. Mrs. Edward Chandler, have
returned TO Middlebury.-H. A. Seager
s..
Seager. who is at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital recovering from an operation-Miss
Julia Buxton and Neal Williams are visit
ing for a few days at the home of NJ. L..
Force.-Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Durgey of
Rutland spent Sunday here with his
father, o. A. Durgey.-Mrs. Margaret
Kelley. Miss Marion Warner, Mrs Elmer
Smith. Richard Griffith and Mrs. e. l..
Green of Dandy. who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Force have returned
to their homes.
There is no doubt in the opinion of the
county authorities that Mr. and Mrs. j.
f.. Wilson, who registered at the Brandon
Inn last week and left suddenly without
pa wing their board bill and for 10 gallons
of gasoline which they got at the Inn
garage. were formerly Rutland people and
that the large Mormon car which Wilson
drove was a car stolen from Westerly
r. l.. where the Wilson's registered from
The car, which was painted grey when
stolen, has been painted a yellow color
Had the county authorities been notified
there is no question but that the Wilson's
would have been arrested before this as
the last of the week they were seen about
tn streets Of Fair Haven and recognized
by people who had known them when
they MADE their nome in Rutland being
in the meat business and conducting the
Holland Hotel there. When last seen. the
pair were between Granville mad Race
vile. ~ Y, headed towards Canada.
From reports received here this is not
the first episode of the Wilson's There Is
a $40 reward for the stolen car.
Word has been received here Of the
death of Mrs, Bessie Jones Read. wife
Of DR. F. f.. Read of Akron. Ohio, for
merry of this town and Salisbury. which
occurred Tuesday, July 22. at their home
at 63S East Buchtel avenue. She was 81
years old and besides her husband is sur
vived by four children. The funeral was
held at the house at two o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, Burial was in Mount
Peace cemetery.-Paul Spooner. who has
been spending 10 days with relatives in
town, went Tuesday to Greenfield, Mass.
where he will visit his mother few
days before returning to Norwich, Conn.
The Misses Marion and Eleanor Jan
graw of Rutland are visiting here for a
few days.-Master James Steele son of
Mr., and Mrs. James Steele, of Middle
bury, is visiting his grandfather, NJ L..
Duclaw. He is Just recovering from a
severe illness of bronchial pneumonia.
James Tennien has returned from visit
ing relatives in Whitehall, y. Y.