Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
Washington County
MONTPELIER

Several cases were disposed of in the
divorce docket in Washington county
court Saturday before judge Stanley c.
wilson went to his home. These included
Flora Lapan VS.. Peter Lapan. divorce
granted for non-support; Salvio Gu'dici
VS.. Margaret Gu'dc. desertion: Hattie
Irish VS.. L. ]. Irish, intolerable severity:
Hazel Paul VS.. Frank Paul. intolerab'e
severity Perley Goslant VS.. Edna Cos
liant. adultery; Inez Hanson VS.. Andrew
Hanson. intolerable severity. and custody
OF children to petitioner: Mary Emerson
VS. Wesley Emerson intolerable severity;
sadie Hooker VS.. Harry Hooker. intoler-
able severity: Joseph Bennett vs.. Iona
Bennett, adultery; Bessie Spencer VS..
Herbert Spencer, into'erable severity:
Lillian Smith VS.. T. ]. Smith, neglect and
refusal to support: Bessie Pecor VS..
Arthur d. Pecor, adultery: Bert Bull vs.
Sarah Bull. deserton. The following
cases were discontinued: Lillian ingalls,
VS.. w. S. ingalls,: Lucia Frost VS.. Ed
ward Frost: Ernest Parker vs Nellie
Parker; Clifford Ellis VS.. Florence Ellis:
Abraham Chofnas VS.. Hrdy Chofnas; dis
missed, Julia Blay VS.. Forrest Rlay.
c. f. Lawrence. who has been employed
for nine years in the office Of the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad freght
office. has been appointed agent for the
company, taking the place of Nell Ralph.
who has gone to Barre. where he is TO
be agent in place Of James Gall. who has
recently been appointed to service for the
company in Chicago. Mr.. Lawrence has
very general knowledge Of the office
work and should make good agent He
is one of the youngest men in the COM
pany's service.
Harry A. Black. secretary Of State, has
revoked the automobile operator's license
Of f. J. Bassette Of Barton. because he
was convicted in court of having been
Intoxicated while driving an automohil..
The condition Of julius A. WILCOX hns
improved go much of late that his friends
expect he VIII he seen hack at his old
job clerk of the House Of Representa-.
tivcs wheel the session convenes III
January He has suffered lorg run of
typhoit fever and while he may not at
first ne aplc to handle the stiff end of
the clerks duries Roswell Austin and
Clarence White. his assistants. are will
ing to look after the work until he is able
to resume his usua duties
hearing will take place IN the COM
missioner OF industries office November
1e when the matter of further compcrsa-
ton for Frank Baldwin. who Is employed
by the Woodbury. Granite company, will
be considered. When compensation was
ordered il was provided for until further
order of the commissioner and Mr. Bald
win having resumed his employment the
defendants want to cut out the compensa-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Kelley were involved
In an accident between this city and
Mortified Sunday afternoon, from which
each escaped injury In spite of the fact
that their car turned turtle. Mr.. Kelley
was driving towards Mortified when
he met a car owned by Mr.. Marshall
In Waterbury. which, 1t is claimed. did
not turn out as much as the law pro-
vides, with the result that Mr. Kelley had
to leave the road and his car tipped over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley were under the car,
but they We're able to get out The report
of the accident was made to the secre-
tary OF State Monday morning. The re-
port has been made to the pol ce that
car number 1919 hit the team of Mr..
Barrows in Berlin Sunday afternoon,
smashing the wagon. Harry r. Fay re-
ported that his car was damaged by a
New York car, hitting 1t while he was
driving In Willston.
Mrs. T. J. IIeaphy has returned from
New York where she has been since her
husband was operated upon at hos
pita' In that city Mr.. Ileaphy is ex-
pected in about IA month.
\ son, Harland Gregory. was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart Saturday.
AIRS, Mary Lundy has the custody Of
hor lo-year-old child, for "A day at least.
because the JUDGE in Washington county
court gave her that right when the case
was continued yesterday morning until
this morning. Judge Stanley G. Wilson
ordered HarReous Lundy to pay to the
'ot" before Iiuc o'clock Thursday morn
lrg the sum Of $50; which money will be |
given Mrs Lundy to cover her expense