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.77 00 Vrmrt DRthi Paquette tasiiy Wins Sixth Nod As Democrats' Choice for Mayor ROCOUI. Lewis IS, of St. Albans, Sunday; was a retired farmer and drove the town school bus for 3 years. SAMTCR, Frlda 13, of Mlddlebury. STANIOPi, Mrs.

Effle Kathleen, 64, ot SI. Ahbons; was employed at the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery for several years, retiring In 197. The Citizens Party, in its first ward caucuses, found alderman candidates in Wards 2, 3 and 6. Terrill Bouricius will run for alderman and Julie Belina for School Board in Ward 2.

Gary De-Carolis is the Ward 3 alderman candidate. Greg Guma will run for alderman and Robin Lloyd for School Board from Ward 6. has said the increases should have come over the last few years. Paquette's nomination was seconded by Ward 1 Alderman Maurice Mahoney a frequent opponent of the mayor at aldermen's meetings. Mahoney, who had been asked by some to challenge Paquette for the nomination, said he believes the mayor is a good administrator.

3 Hurt in Crash WINDSOR Andrea Hurd, 17, of Claremont, N.H., and two passengers suffered cuts and bruises when their car veered off the road and struck a tree, police said. The three were traveling east on Brook Road in Windsor about 11 p.m. Saturday, police said. The car was demolished. Setting It Straight Flanders, not Fairbanks All remarks attributed to John Fairbanks in a Free Press story Monday about plans for a "solidarity conference" of activists should have been attributed to John Flanders.

Flanders, of Burlington, is a Teamsters unionist and a member of the Northern Vermont Strike Support Committee, which is supporting striking employees of the Waterbury Companies Inc. in Randolph. Vermont Lottery The number 622 was drawn Monday in the Vermont daily lottery. OUKETTI, Kenneth ond Crystal (Sears), Whiting, a son, Jan. 16.

ELZINGA, Gerald and Shirley (Olbler), Ponton, a son, Jon. II. LUSSIER, Mlchoel ond Lucille (Smith,) Brandon, a doughter, Jan. 16. WIMETT, Ronald dnd Sandra (Greene), Rloton, a son, Jan.

9. CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER Berlin ANDREWS, Henry and Cheryl (Czerwonka), North-field, a son, Jan. 16. COUTU, David dnd Janle (Barclay), Barre, a daughter, Jan. 16.

JOHNSON, Edward and Vlckl, Waltslleld, a son, Jan. II. MENINGER, Mlchoel and Kathleen (Cherrler), Worcester, son, Jon. 17. ROUSSE, Robert and Janice (Rossi), Barre, a daughter, Jan.

16. MOSCOW, Idaho CARTER, Jeffrey and Pamela (Fisher), Moscow, a son, Jan. 13; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Carter, South Burlington, VI.

McCann Will Seek Re-election Notices and Funerals Held Winooski Mayor James W. McCann said Monday he will seek re-election at the annual city meeting in March. McCann said during his two years as mayor the city has reached a level of services competitive with area communities. McCann said selection of a new police chief and hiring of experienced officers has strengthened the department. He said Winooski can no longer be considered a training ground for I 1 McCANN I By ALAN ABBEY Free Piw Staff Writer Mayor Gordon Paquette easily outpolled last-minute candidate Richard J.

Bove for his sixth Demo- cratic nomination for mayor in Bur- lington Monday. tr But Paquette, mayor for the last 10 years, did not succeed in keeping I the 43-year-old restaurateur off the ballot, because Bove said he will run I as an independent. Paquette, 64, won the nomination 133-19. Downstairs from the Democrats in City Hall, about 30 Republicans failed to find a mayoral candidate at their caucus. City Chairman Richard H.

Wadhams Jr. said a committee of nine GOP members will look for a candidate. Paquette said his campaign will be based on an explanation of a 65-cent tax increase that has been for the ballot. Aldermen will have the final say today over whether the item makes it to voters at that size. Paquette said he is not sure if he would be willing to debate Independent Coalition mayoral candidate Bernard Sanders.

Bove, in a short speech to the caucus, said he was unhappy with the way Paquette brought such a large tax increase in one year. He Elmore Man By MIKE DONOGHUE Free Presi Staff Writer Robert L. Percy, 29, of Elmore, who officials say abducted a risville woman at gunpoint Friday night and raped her twice before being apprehended in Connecticut, was ordered held for lack of $100,000 bail by a Connecticut judge Monday. Stowe Police Court Roundup Chief George K. Vermont officials are Hurst said moving quickly to have Percy returned to Vermont to be arraigned on kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

A 25-year-old woman reported that a service station attendant in Stowe pulled a gun on her about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Held in Connecticut Burlington Man Arraigned in Armed Robbery COCHRAN, Cleo 71, of Morrlirllle; hod formed most of lilt lite. LKINt, Mr. Mary 17, of Montgomery Center; was a member of the Montgomery Senior alliens and St.

Anne's Society. LfMNAM, Mrs. Helen of St. Albans; was the widow of Aiot L. Lemnoh.

MCLILLAN, Mrs. Florence Burlington; was a SO-vear member of me American Red Cross. MURRAY, Mrs. Mabelle el, ot St. Albans; was a member of the King's Dough ters ond the North American Benefit Association.

NIIUN, Mrs. Phyllis, 49, of Mlddlebury. Sunday; was employed for 17 years ot the Addison Press Inc. before retiring. P.rthf MCOICAL CENTER HOSPITAL BUSHIV, Paul and Lorraine (Lamb), Colchester, a son, Jan.

19. CAROOIAU, Terrol, and WILLITTI, Laura, Winooski, a son, Jan. 16. CATALANO, Patrick and Bonnie (Sawtell), 14 Brookwood Orlve, South Burlington, a daughter, Jan. 19.

LAVIONR, Gary and Gall (Fortune), Underfill), a daughter, Jan. 19. LIOUC. Roger and Jane (Mulr), Colchester, a son, Jon. 19.

LYMAN, Greg and Debra (Tremblay), Richmond, a son, Jan. II. MCGREGOR, Michael and Cynthia (Gonyo), Winooski, a daughter, Jan. 19. SHAPPY, John and Karen (Hathaway), North Avenue Extension, a daughter, Jan.

17. SMITH, Michael and Suiette (Lilly), Wllllston, a daughter, Jan. 16. VAILLANCOURT, Gwenn and Sandra (Clawson), Rlchford, a son, Jan. PORTER MEDICAL CENTER Mlddlebury BUSIER, Brian and Kathy (Hanson), Hlnesburg, son, Jan.

15. fSl Death FLORENCE BEAUMONT McLELLAN Florence B. McLellan, 86, the widow of George McLellan, who died In 1970, died at the Fanny Allen Hospital Monday. She was born In Shelburne March 12, 1896, the daughter of Merrltt and Delia (Cutler) Beaumont. She was educated in the Shelburne school system, was a member of Sf.

Joseph's Church, a 50-vear member of the American Red Cross and the Red Cross Blood Bank In Burlington. She Is survived by hor sister, Mrs. Bertha McGinn of Scotch Plains; N.J.; two nephews, James McGinn of Scotch Plains, N.J., and William McGinn of New York City, N.Y.; four grandnleces and two grandnephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St.

Joseph's Chapel. Burial will be In Shelburne Village Cemetery In the spring. Friends may call at the Corbln and Palmer Funeral Home, 71 S. Union Burlington, Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. EFFIE KATHLEEN STANHOPE ST.

ALBANS Effle Kathleen Stanhope, 64, of the Four Winds, widow of Napoleon Stanhope died Monday morning in the Northwestern Medical Center. She was born In Rlchford Dec. 19, 1916, daughter of the late Harold and Pearl (Pearson) Buzzell. She was employed at the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery for several years until her retirement In 1979.

She Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Beverly Cook of St. Albans Boy, Mrs. Dorothy Rollo and Miss Susan Stanhope, both of St. Albans; three sons, Leonard Stanhope of Litchfield, N.H.; Napoleon Stanhope Jr.

of Farmlngton, N.H., and Thomas Stanhope of Burlington; four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Ellis of Rochester, N.H., Mrs. Zoa Corliss of Tilton, N.H., Mrs. Olive Bousauet of Concord, N.H., and Mrs. Enzy Garrow of Rlchford; 16 grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. In the Driscoll Moran Memorial Chapel. Friends may Call at the funeral home, 156 N. Main today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Spring interment will be In the family lot In Hillside Cemetery, Rlchford.

T.J. Moran Is the funeral director. LEWIS J. ROCQUE ST. ALBANS Lewis J.

Rocaue, 85, a retired farmer from the Hathaway Point Road, died Sunday morning at the Northwestern Medical Center following a long Illness. In addition to farming, Mr. Rocque drove the school bus for the town of St. Albans for 32 years. He was born In South Hero April 10, 1S95, the son of Charlie and Delia (Young) Rocque.

His wife, Mabel, died May 1, 1976. He is survived bv a son, Maurice Rocque of St. Albans Town; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille M. Taylor, with whom he lived for the past five years, and Mrs.

Robert (Thelma) Barker of St. Albans Bay; a half brother, Gerald Rocque of Unionville, a half sister, Mrs. Beverly Barber of Milton; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. In the Church of the Nativity In Swanton with the Rev.

Larry Oulmet, SSE, officiating. Interment will be this spring In the family lot In St. Albans Bay Cemetery. Friends may call at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 S. Main St.

Albans, Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements are bv the Heald Funeral Home. HELEN M. LEMNAH ST. ALBANS Mrs.

Helen M. Lem-nah, 85, died Monday afternoon In the Burlington Convalescent Center. She was born In St. Albans, Jan. 10, 1896, daughter of the late Sidney and Fannie (Sherman) Tabor.

She was the widow of Azos L. Lem-nah. She Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Austine) Desautels of Burlington, Mrs. Marion Reynolds of St.

Albans and Miss Ruth Lemnah oNBur-lington; four sons, Robert Lemnah of Brandon, Carleton Leah of Newport, Harold Lemnah of Swanton and Alan Lemnah of Fairfield; three sisters, Mrs. Merrill (Bertha) Rugg of Milton, Mrs. James (Susan) Cameron of Fort Lauderdale, ond Mrs. Charles (Marion) Purlnton of Burlington; two brothers, Baron Tabor of Northampton, and Leonard Tabor of Fairfax; 27 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A funeral high Mass will be offered Wednesday at 10 a.m.

In St. Patrick's Church in Fairfield. Friends may call at the Driscoll and Moran Memorial Home, 156 N. Main today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Spring interment will be In the family lot In St.

Patrick's Cemetery. T.J. Moran Is the funeral director. MRS. MABELLE F.

MURRAY ST. ALBANS Mrs. Mabelle F. Murray, 88, died early Monday at Northwestern Medical Center following a brief Illness. She was born in St.

Albans April 27, 1892, the daughter of Albert and Helen (Perry) Sartwell. Mrs. Murray was the widow of J. Lawrence Murray, who died In 1943. She was a member of St.

Paul's United Methodist Church and the Ladles Auxiliary of the United Transportation Union and was a 50-year member of the King's Daughters ond the North American Benefit Association. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Genevieve Murray; a son, Raymond L. Murray, and a grandson, Matthew R. Murray, all of St. Albans; a niece, Carlene Bomhower of Monroe, N.H.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Heald Funeral Chapel, 87 S. Main St. Friends may call ot the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Spring interment will be in the family lot in St.

Albans Bay Cemetery. Arrangements are bv the Heald Funeral Home. CLEO M. COCHRAN MORRISVILLE Cleo M. Cochran, 78, died at the Medical Center Hospital in Burlington Monday morning, following a brief illness.

He was born In Bradford, Aug. 31, 1902, the son of Merton and Floella (Wells) Cochran. He had farmed most of his life. He was married to Marguerite Abbott Oct. 4, 1922, in Groveton, N.H.

Besides his wife he is survived bv a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Winona) Grlswold of Morrlsvllle; five sons. Dr. Winston Cochran of Bethesda, Merwin, Ronald, Mahlon and Brian Cochran, all of Morrlsvllle; a brother, Clyde Cochran of Morrlsvllle; 27 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at the Puffer United Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m.

with the Rev. Oren Lane officiating. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home this evening from 7 to 9. Interment will take place In the spring in the Laporte Cemetery. PHYLLIS NISUN MIDDLEBURY Phyllis Nlsun, 49, died unexpectedly Sunday night at her home.

She was born in Mlddlebury, Jan. 12, 1932, the daughter of Lloyd and Rose (McMahon) Fitzpatrick. She graduated from Mlddlebury High School In 1949. She was married In Mlddlebury on June 29, 1957, to Francis L. Nisun.

She was employed for 17 years at the Addison Press before retiring. She was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary ond the American Legion Women's Auxiliary in Mlddlebury. She was a member of St. Mary's of the Assumption In Mlddlebury. Survivors include her husband, Francis of Mlddlebury; three sons, Harold of New Haven, James and Francis, both residing at home in Mlddlebury; her mother, Rose M.

Fitzpatrick of Mlddlebury; one brother, Robert Fitzpatrick of Enfield, N.H.; eight nieces and two nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church In Mlddlebury. Burial will be at St.

Mary's Cemetery In the spring. Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at the Walte Funeral Home in Mlddlebury. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations In her memory to the Porter Medical Center Intensive Care Unit. I FRIDA S. SAMTER MIDDLEBURY Frlda S.

Samter, 83, passed away Monday afternoon at the Porter Medical Center In Mlddlebury. She was born Feb. 14, 1897, In Bischofsteln, Germany. She is survived bv one sister, Mrs. Erna Sokolowskl of Bentheim, Germany.

No funeral services will be held. Donations may be made in her memory to the Addison County Humane Society, RD 2, Mlddlebury. MARY L. ELKINS MONTGOMERY CENTER Mrs. Mary L.

Elklns, 87, widow of Harry Elklns, died Monday morning at a St. Albans hospital following a brief Illness. Mrs. Elklns was born In Westfleld, Jan. 7, 1894, the daughter of William and Olivine (Tondreau) Demar.

She had been a resident of Montgomery Center for the past four years and a member of the Montgomery Senior Citizens and a longtime member of the St. Anne Society. She is survived bv two sons, Clayton Elklns of Montgomery Center and William Elklns of Shelburne; four daughters, Mrs. Marlon E. Lumbra and Mrs.

Arthur (Mary) Soule, both of Montgomery Center, Mrs. Arnold (Evelyn) Barron of San Jose, and Mrs. Robert (Eleanor) Delaire of Burlington; one sister, Mrs. Cecilia Arel of Webster, 35 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A son, Charles, predeceased her In 1971.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 am. at St. Isidore's Catholic Church in Montgomery Center with the Rev. Roger Charbonneau celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be next spring in St.

Isidore's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Spears Funeral Home, 14 Orchard Enosburg Falls, Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Father Charbonneau will have a wake service at the funeral home Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Funerals Held BURLINGTON LAVALLEE, Ella Funeral services held Monday at 11 o.m. PAPER STOCK BUYING FOR RECYCLING White Computer Pnnloutl White Colored Ledgeri, Tabulating Cordi Newipapen.

BURLINGTON 862-3831 I John J. Foy, 18, of Franklin Square pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court Monday to the July 31 armed robbery of an elderly couple on Dale Road. Bail was set at $2,500. Police said two men entered the couple's sleeping quarters about 2:30 a.m. armed with a pitchfork and a wooden club and wearing plastic bags over their faces.

One of the victims was ordered to get his wallet from his trousers, but from St. Joseph's Church. The celebrant was the Rev. Pierre LaVallee, nephew of the deceased. Concelebratlng were the Revs.

Bernard Messier and Francis Prlve. Assisting was Seminarian Richard Trombley. Interment followed in the Old Mount Calvary Cemetery with Father LaVallee, assisted by Father Messier, reoding committal prayers. Soloist was Elaine Neary, niece of the deceased. Honor guard was provided bv members of the Confraternity of St.

Joseph's, the Confraternity of Our Lodv of Mount Carmel, the Daughters of Isabella, the Third Order of Secular Franciscans and the St. Anne's Society. Also attending were the Sisters of Mercy. Baarers, all ncohews of the deceased, were Monty, Paul, Ronald, Albert, Edward and David LaVallee. BURLINGTON HASKINS, Sadie Elizabeth Funeral servlroc hulH MnrHnu at 10:30 a.m.

In St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Mat-tlson officiating. Interment followed In Lakeview Cemetery with Father Mat-tlson reading committal prayers. Pallbearers: Allen Barr, Richard and Kenneth Sterling, Earl Allard, Paul Gasklll, Gary Cutler.

ESSEX CENTER PECOR, Mrs. Matilda Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the LaVigne Funeral Home, Winooski, with the Rev. Raymond Provost officiating. The body was entombed In a vault to await a spring burial.

VERGENNES MORRIS, Mrs. Janet Funeral services held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's Church with the Rev. Basil Nichols officiating.

Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery at a later date. Bearers were Paul Chrlstofoleti, Spencer Norton, Willis Farnsworth, Edward Charbonneau, Shawn Cross and William H. Larabee. RICHFORD BOUSQUET, Mrs.

Claire G. Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church with the Rev. Leonidas Laroche celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be next spring In All Saints Cemetery.

Bearers were Rene Morel, Francis Miner, Leonard Bous-quet and Paul Conger. SWANTON LEMIRE, Luc J. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in the Church of the Nativity by the pastor, the Rev. James Blynt, SSE, assisted bv the Rev.

Jean-Paul LaPlonte, pastor of St. Louis Church In Highgate. Entombment followed to await spring Interment in the family lot In Riverside Cemetery. Delegations were in attendance from the H. K.

Webster St. Albans Cooperative Creamery ond the Vermont State Police. Bearers were Mark Bombardier, Leonard Borrart, Robert Duprev, Andy LeDuc, Donald Taylor and Earl Taylor. SWANTON BUSHEY, Octave E. "Pat" Funeral services held Monday at 7 p.m.

at the Kidder Memorial Home with the Rev. Maurice U. Boucher, SSE, pastor of Sf. Amodeus Parish In Alburg, officiating. Entombment followed to await spring Interment In the family lot In St.

Mary's Cemetery. LARGE STORE AUCTION Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rte. 7 Millon, VT Bert's Auctions has been commissioned to sell at Arrow Head Market the contents of the store. The following items are Globe Stimpson Ice Cream Cooler, meat scale, R.C.

Allen cash register, dairy case, Blodgett pizza oven, gas Franklin stove, peg boards, nice wooden tables, 40 Bart meat slicer less than 1 year old, snack bar items, over $3,000 worth of groceries and hardware must go. If you will be buying the beer and wine you must hold a second class license. Reason for sale, due to health of the owner. Owner Auctioneer Mr. Mrs.

J. Mazza Bert Burner 893-2784 893-7013 8 3 t. 3 other departments. 1 McCann promised to watch the hydroelectric project on the Winooski River and the proposed wood-chip burning plant in Burlington to ensure that Winooski's interests are protected. McCann said he would seek further economic development, especially by private concerns, and would support more housing.

McCann, 28, unseated Mayor Donald Brunelle two years ago. McCann is a graduate of Rice Memorial High School and theUni-versity of Maryland. He served in the U.S. Air Force six years, including some time as a recruiter. He and his brother, George, operate Mac's Pizza and manage some property owned by the McCann family.

the victim and "had a good idea" where the firearm may have been discarded. Percy was being held at the Bridgeport Correctional Center Monday night, officials said. Judicial Board Urges Reprimand For Judge Fienberg 2 From Page 1 ing a fatality while driving under the influence of liquor. Foulke pleaded guilty to the charge, which stemmed from a 1979 accident in Bennington in which two passengers in his car were killed. He was scheduled to be sentenced in late February, shortly before the judge's term in Bennington was to expire.

Fienberg decided to move ahead with the sentencing, even though the presentencing investigation was incomplete. He accused Foulke's attorney, Marshal Witten, of trying to delay sentencing until a different judge was sitting. Witten complained of Fienberg's tactics, claiming the judge had denied his client, the right to a fair trial. During conversation with Witten, Fienberg described Foulke as a wealthy college student who had hired "high-powered counsel." Fien berg said during the hearing that his impressions were based on the knowledge Foulke was from Scarsdale, N.Y., and his parents were in Bermuda. Winooski Cruiser Skids, Hits Guardrail A 1980 Winooski police cruiser received extensive front damage when it crashed into guardrails on U.S.

2 in Milton at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Milton police said. Patrolman Robert J. Petrik, 33, was not injured. The cruiser struck ice near the Sand Bar State Park, crossed the highway and hit four steel guard- rails, police said.

It could not be learned why the cruiser was out of Winooski, because acting Police Chief Mark Paine was on sick leave Monday. City Manager Leo V. Clark said he would withhold comment until he received a copy of the accident report. Barre Vandalism BARRE Vandals broke into Spaulding High School Saturday night or Sunday morning and $1,800 worth of property was damaged, police said. The front door was smashed with a hammer and three other glass doors inside the building were broken, police said.

The vandals damaged a soda machine 'and two cash registers and stole candy and other items from the school bookstore, police reported. Death Ruled Suicide Mary E. Kilmer, 23, of Stowe, who was found dead Sunday, committed suicide by carbon monoxide asphyxiation, Dr. Eleanor Mc-Quillen, chief medical examiner, said after an autopsy Monday. Ms.

Kilmer's body was found at 4 by John Soper of Stowe in her car parked in the driveway of the Ken Biederman home on the Mountain Road in Elmore, police said. WHAT'S BURLINGTON TALKING Check Moggie Mourice's column Sundays in the Living section of the Free Press. Coll 663-3441 tor home delivery. Endangerment Case Delayed Until Feb. 9 The woman escaped from her abductor in Brookfield, about 2 a.m, Saturday when the man stopped for a red light, Detective Glenn Cooper said.

The man identified himself as Thomas Robert Lindbloom, but police say they have identified him as Percy. The Connecticut charges of kidnapping, theft of her car and possession of marijuana are expected to be dropped as soon as extradition proceedings are completed, Cooper said. Lamoille County State's Attorney Joseph J. Wolchik said he expects it will be at' least Wednesday before Percy might be returned to Vermont. Wolchik said efforts were being made t0 allow the woman's car to be released so she and her husband could return to Vermont.

Her husband went to the Brookfield area over the weekend, he said. Cooper said police recovered the roll of electrical tape used to tie up he could not as he is partially crippled, police said. Police said a jewelry box and $39 in Cash were taken. Foy also was sentenced Monday by Judge Ronald F. Kilburn to up to three years for breaking and entering in the nighttime Dec.

1 at Merola's Market on North Avenue. He had pleaded guilty Dec. 19. Police, responding to a call about 1:30 a.m., found Foy inside the store. A plate glass window in the front of the store had been broken.

next to the general store on U.S. 7, said a few days after the September incident that he rushed from his house after the store's burglar alarm went off. He said he fired shots at the car after the driver tried to run him down. The occupants of the car have never been caught. Puro said he became angry at the break-in, the fourth in just over a year.

He said he does not feel badly about shooting at the car, but he fears loss of his license to sell firearms if he is convicted. Charges in Accident under the influence of liquor, driving to endanger and driving while his license was suspended. He also was charged with disorderly conduct for what police said was his "yelling, swearing and thrashing about" at Rutland Hospital's emergency room. Police said Jones "smelted of whiskey," and said opj of the drivers whose cars were damaged reported the suspect "could have easily stopped" after the accident. Jones was conditionally released on personal recognizance.

on Perjury Count Later, after he told a state police investigator he had "made up the story" about LaFlam's whereabouts, he was charged with perjury by Addison County State's Attorney John Quinn. Holbrook, who admitted guilt, was sentenced by Judge David Jenkins, who suspended1 the remainder of the jail term. in Shooting of Hunter came from Blacklock's rifle. Blacklock, according to state police, reported that he thought he had seen a deer through his ZVz -power rifle scope and fired. Blacklock was released on personal recognizance.

ST. ALBANS John Puro, 41, is scheduled to appear in Vermont District Court in St. Albans Feb. 9 on a charge stemming from shots he fired at a car whose occupants he said had burglarized his Georgia market Sept. 14.

Franklin County State's Attorney David Miller said Monday Puro is charged with reckless endangerment. He was scheduled to appear in court Monday, but Miller said he changed the appearance date on request of Puro's attorney, Joseph Kozlik of Rutland. Puro, who lives with his family Rutland Driver Faces 5 RUTLAND Richard D. Jones, 22, of Rutland pleaded innocent Monday in Vermont District Court to five charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash which resulted in injuries to four persons and damage to six cars. Jones was allegedly trying to leave the scene of a Dec.

21 accident on Stratton Road in Rutland when he was chased down on Jasmin Lane by two persons whose cars were involved in the seven-car crash. Jones was charged with leaving the scene of an. accident, driving Bristol Man Sentenced MIDDLEBURY Mark Holbrook, 20, of Bristol was sentenced Monday in Vermont District Court to serve eight months of a jail term of two to five years for committing perjury. Holbrook told officials during court proceedings on a separate case last year that one of his acquaintances, Timothy LaFlam, was with him late June 26. Youth Pleads Innocent RUTLAND Brian S.

Black-, lock, 17, of North Clarendon' pleaded innocent Monday in Vermont District Court to a charge of simple assault in wounding a fellow deer hunter. As Ralph Regimbald was walking down the side of a Tinmouth hill Nov. 21, his right forearm was grazed by a bullet that allegedly ICADY'S FAILS, MORRISVILLE, VT-L LIVESTOCK 2 P.M. Herd of 14 Jerseys and Holsteins from Stevens Farm in Chelsea, VT. 8 springing and handling, 4 fresh, 2 breed.

A load of Holstein cows and heifers springing. P.S. Auction for David Cook of Barton, VT, January 31st consisting of 120 top Holsteins, farm machinery, ancf real estate. t.i.

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