Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-04


house. Association with him attracted me
to his profession and engendered in me
love of anatomy and surgery. His friend
ship induced me to adopt medicine as a pro
fession.n
City attorney Russell has taken an appeal
to the County Court in the case of Charles
Barker against the city of Burlington in
which Justice Deavitt awarded the plaintiff
1925 and costs for damages to his field of
cabbages from the overflow Of water from
a street culvert No testimony was sub
mitted by the city attorney in the lower
court.
The trial of Addie G.. Wescott adx. VS..
The Central Vermont railroad having been
postponed by agreement until Monday,
April % at , p. m. the other cases for
trial on the jury calender will be in order
the first day of the term. The special iu-
rors summoned to appear on the first day
at the term will not report until April 90
at p. m.
The "rainbow supper" given at the YES
try of the Methodist church Wednesday
evening by the Ladies' Aid Society was "a
brilliant affair as might readily be inferred
from the name of the entertainment and
the reputation of this society for giving sue
cessful suppers. The rooms were well filed
the number including a large representation
of young people.
a meeting of the leading bakers of Yer
mont was held at the office of Mr.. S. Beach,
at which there were present from out OF
town G. w. Smith of White River juno
ton, l.. Bart Cross of Montpelier, George
II. Cross of st. Johnsbury, |. A. White of
Morrisville and Charles l.. Holt of Boston.
1t was agreed to maintain regular standard
prices but to make no advance.
Justice Deavitt has rendered his decision
in the case of Charles Barker against tine
city of Burlington. Barker brought suit to
recover damages to his field of cabbages re-
sulting from the overflow Of water from a
culvert built by the street department. BY
the decision the plaintiff is awarded 1928
aid costs. d. j. Foster appeared for the
plaintiff and city attorney j. W. Russell
for the defendant.
\ coin collector of this city, in answer to
an advertisement, sent number of valuable
coins to Boston recently and few days af-
forward received all of them back save the
tnost valuable one which the firm said was
retained for postage. They explained their
action by stating that they wanted coins
in good condition. This is one way i'll
which some collections are made.
At late hour on Tuesday evening the
double quartette of the Y. NJ. c. A. favored
Miss Mary Howe with II serenade at the
residence of Mr.. j. II. Holton. The selec
tions were Thou art my true love-" and
"ln absence Miss Howe was awakened
by the singing and appeared at the window.
She expressed herself the next day as much
pleased and said that it was the pleasantest
incident of her stay here.
The junior department, y. NJ. c. A, at
their meeting held Friday, adopted a
new constitution admitted four new mem
bers and chose the followin G officers for the
six months ensuing; President Harry
Shaw: first vice president Merrill Hutchin-
son; second vice president, Harlow Hyde:
recording secretary, Chauncey Goodrich;
corresponding secretary, Joseph Stearns:
treasurer, William Halves.
There We're about $50 people at the socia-
bic given by the Ladies' Aid society in Sons
of Veterans hall Thursday evening. Supper
was served from 6. 30 TO $50. after which
programme consisting of an instrumental
duet by Misses Nash and McGafey, vocal
duet by Misses Francis and Swan. Mr.. j.
w. Jones sang a song and 1lr. Craven read
a very interesting piece, after which dane
| ing was carried on until II 30.
Miss Belle Thomas who went to Middle
bury to attend the Junior exhibition of the
college remained to fill her former position
as organist at St. Paul's church, Nergennes
on Palm Sunday, attending the wedding of
DR.. Powers and Miss Mary Kimball or
Tuesday evening. She will assist at Chnrch
services during the week and also at Faster,
ON which occasion the music will be under
the direction or Mr. c. f. Parker.
Nine hundred of Burlingtons best PEG
pie paid tribute to Miss Mary Howe
the latest accession to the rank.
of tirst-rate lyric sopranos Tuesday night
at the opera house. People thronged from
every part of northern Vermont, but the
largest contingent came from Nergennes ant
Middlebury. Middlebury occupied all the
boxes. The Star was assisted by
the Temple Quartette of Boston
Mr.. Frederick Mahn, violin virtuoso: and
Mr.. Lucien Howe accompanist.
Mr. John II. Converse, has been elected
one of the Board of City Trusts of Philadel
phia to fill a vacancy caused by the deatl
of William Henry Ravole, esq, one of tn,
most prominent and active members of the
board. This body has charge of the resi-
duary fund (Ciirard college endowment o
the estate of Stephen Girard. Mr.. Con
verse has been assigned TO committees OF
finance, mechanical instruction and minor
trusts. The board is composed of II Of tn,
leading citizens of the city.
Dr. Z. A. Smith of Brandon and Mr.. B
F. Rugg Of st. Adams, OF the board Of di
rectors of the Queen City Park association
met Mr.. Lucius Webb, jr, of East Gran
Vile in this city Friday for the purpos,
of closing the contract for the erection o
q new hotel at the park. Mr.. Webb pro
posed to build the hotel and to conduct
l it for a term Of years, taking the rem
therefor in part payment of his scrv ces il
2 building the structure. Owing TO the eX
stence Of contract between the associa
3 ton and F.. +. Bamforth, giving the latte
5 a lease of the hotel privileges on the grounC
for the coming year, with the privilege o
; five years in addition, the contract for tn
Q building was not closed. Propositions hav
, been made ON both sides for a settlement
between the association and Mr.. Bamforth
, but no definite result has as yet bee
, reached.
Supreme Warden Hon, Samuel T. Tenne
+ Of Boston, Supreme Nice-Warden Hon. j
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