Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10

terday, Gordon Lee of Bristol was brought
into court and arraigned to plead to an
information charging him with having
committed adultery at Bristol in March
last The respondent pleaded guilty.
wheroupon Judge stanton asked him II
he had any counsel. He replied In the
negative and made known his desire to
ihaVe James q. Donaway for his attorney.
The court then sent him out in charge of
,he sheriff to hunt up and confer with Mr..
| Donaway. The trial OF the case OF Eu-
gene Burger VS.. Marshall II. Broughton,
which was then resumed. was begun Mon
day afternoon. The defense rested their
case early in the session and after taking
UP an hour in listening to rcbuttal testi-
mony for both sides. the arguments to the
jury were cegun. The jury got the case
at ESQ O'Clock. Gordon Lee. having confer
rcd with Judge Donaway. his counsel was
again in court in the middle Of the after
noon and stood by his plea of guilty enter
cd In tho morning The court sentenced
Lee to serve not less than ono year and
/ not more than 10 months at hard labor in
the house of correction at Windsor. AL
bert Houghton's case came next Hough-
ton is the young Wallngford man. son of
q minister and a student al Middlebury
College who was arrested last winter on
the charge of having in the previous NO.
venher broken into the clothing store
of Clayton NJ Hanks of Midie bury viii
lagc and having stolen a sui. of clothes
thcrefrom. Tho respondent was arrnigned
| in court at tho last December term and
pleaded mot guilty" To-day, he retractcd
that opinion and entered n plea OF guilty.
/ Since December, the respondent has been
under observation as 10 his
sanity at the state Hospital for
the Insane Medical officials from that
| institution this afternoon testified
| that they from their observations con-
| sdered the respondent not insane and
| that he was not insane at the time OF
the crime. And tho matter is still in
the air or the question of the sentence.
Charles !. Button is appearing for the
prisoner and States Attorney Allen r.
Sturtevant Is looking after the inter-
ests of the State. The petit Jurors not
now sitting on a case were all dis
charged for the term with the thanks
| of the court as soon as the Burgon-
Broughton jury had retired.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Calhoun have
moved from the LaFleur house on
Pleasant street to the Kidder tenant
on Main street.-Mss Lula Woods Of
Washington, D. c.. is sending the
summer at the home of her mother,
Mrs f. =. Woods-Mr. and Mrs
Charles +. Rich went to BURLINGTON
wednesday for short stay.-Begin-
ming to-day the greater part of the
stores in this village will be kept
closed Thursday afternoon during the
summer months.-Herbert Leach has
gone to North Rukcrt for a short stay
| AT the home of his parents. Mr. and
| Mrs. James A. Leach.-Norbert
| SeNc1ChnpN n
| Few DAYS stay a the home of his par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Seycirhnev
VERGENNES
! f. w. Graves has been elected
cashier of the Vergenncs National
Bank-Milford D. Scott who has
been employed in Bristol. Conn, is
at the home of his parnets recovering
| from an illness from tonsilitis.
Flora Booth. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert A. Booth. has resigned her posi-
ton in the National Bank Of Vergennes
and Mrs. Susan Booth has taken her
place.-F. w. Converse of New York city
| Is spending his annual vacation at his
former home in Panton.-Mr. and Mrs.
| Waldo Powers have rented the Bradbury
house on Maple street during the absence
of Mrs. Joseph Scranton. who has gone
to North Adams, Mass, for short visit
LEONARD G. Ketchum Of New Rochelle
n. v. on his way from the St Bernard
club in Canada visited this week his sis
ter. Mrs. j. G. Watt.-John NJ. Alden has
returned from visit to his daughter,
| Miss Mary T. Alden, Of New York city
ID. T. Donnely of this city and Jennie
| Hunt Chimney of Montpelier daughter OF
Or. George f. Hunt VI Burlington. were
married Tuesday morning at St Peters
Church rectory by the Rev. L. A. Vezina
The bridal couple were attended by the
brother and sister of the groom, Post
master John =. Donnelly and Mrs. f. w
Cole. The bride wore midnight blus
travelling suit and hat to match and wore
a corsage bouquet Of sweet peas and lilies
of the valley After the ceremony din.
ner was served at the home Of the groom's
sister, Mrs. Eliza Quinn caterer. Only the
immediate members OF the family were
feresent The only out-of-town guest was
Mrs. Guy Hubbard of Burlington. the
brides father being unable to attend OF
account of i'll health. Tho newly married
couple left on the noon train south on &
wedding trip to Albany and Saratoga ant
will make an auto trip through thu
Adirondacks. Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly vii
reside in Vergennes, where Mr.. DonneilS
has a position as clerk in the postoffice
They will be at home about June IA
Mrs Baker Of Keesevile. n. Y, is visit
ing her niece. Mrs Arthur w Norton
Mrs T. c. Varney of Bristol ii
visiting Wesley Varney and family
Miss Martha Thorn visited Mrs. Ell
Palmer OF Shelburne Monday.-Mrs
W. H. Jackman is at the Mary Fletche
, hospital recovering from a. opera
tion--Mrs. Ella Mueller, who ha'
been living with her sister, Mrs. Mar,
Goodale, is now at the home OF he
sister. Mrs. w. j. Thompson.-Mis
Flora Booth spent the week lend will
friends in Eridpcrt-Miss Florence
Beaumont has gene 20 burlington Il
! visi: II sister after when she will e.
| 20 Thompsons Point who shc Will
y, employed during the summer
, Glenwood Inn Repairs are beint
made an the Harr!cE Stevens homo
stead which has hccn closed for
numhar oc years, hut this summer vii
; ~, OCCUPIED nv members Of the steven
/ family.
The .-nrl,ing cortcs. fo- tho champion
ship o: til, Addison Northwest cistric
Will be hold a. City Hall. YcrGcnncs. thi
, evening under the direction of Supertn
tendent Of Schools w. l.. Coggins, and wi
begin ~ soon as possible after eigh
= O'Clock Three pupils who stood the long
est at the local contest recently held Wi
represent the schools OF their town, an
f, three other pupils in their order OF stand
! ing will act as alternates. They are a
y follows Addison, Malcolm Palmer. Ga
= briele Choinicre. Mary Dunbar; alter
9 mates, Seth Warner. Halsey Lamb, Fran