Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

TO MIR. Bcaurrc. who thanked his friends for
that mark of esteem and gave thom the
freedom of hi, house for the evening. Among
the song, was one composed for the occa-
sion and sung by Octave lavallee. which
caused much amusement
The HYDE Park Warehouse company with
capital of %25 600 is the latest corpora
ton chartered 10y the secretary of state. II.
NJ. Mcfarland and r. W. Hulhurd are
among the stockholders. As the name Of
the company implies il will do n warehouse
business in the town of HYDE Park
Sheriff Reeve, escorted six persons to the
House of Correction last week. Thcirnnmcs
are: James Birdie, Richard Welsh. William
Murphy. Octave Rustic. Fred favally and
Thomas O'Cumor. Convictions of viola
tiunS Of the prohibitory laws sent them
there. Four were sentenced in County and
two in city Court
The Vermont Electric Company expects
TO get its power station at the gorge in
operation by Saturday. The street railway
has 100 horse power dynamo in place in
the station and wires up. and is now pre-
pared TO take power for the propulsion of
its cars. rs also is the Consolidated Electric
COMPANY. The railway company has
another dynamo of equal power which now
furnishes power for the running of the
road and which will b. set beside the
other in the gorge station With both
dvnamos to draw ON, power will not he
wanting.
The case of james Collins Of this city VS..
Samuel Patncaudc of Wnoosk. for tres
pass in molesting the grave of Il daughter of
the plaintiff. which was pending in County
Court for four terms and which was taken
out of court, ON Defendants agreement to
pay 5000 and the costs Of the suit has been
settled bN defendant compliance with the
stated terms 1t was alleged that the de-
PENDANT, among others, iii 1890 dug mp the
body Of Miss Collins and perverted il to
medical uses The affair caused sensa-
ton at the time.
Col. T. G. Smith Of st. Adams. president
OF the Central Vermont railroad. and a party
of friends came to the city Saturday after
noon by special train. consisting of Mr.
| Smiths private car and the pony engine ST
Lawrence Col Smith conferred with Ed
ward w. Peck and Hon. W. l.. Burnap re
garding the settlement OF Mr. Peck case
against the Burlington and I.amoiIle rail
road which corporation has boon absorbed
by the Central Vermont the case being re
tcrrcd ont of County Court. to be heard by
Air. Rurnap as referee. While Mr. Smith
was thus engaged his guests drove about the
city
The street railway had its big snow pillow
at work Tuesday forenoon for the first
time. Ii swept the snow very clearly from
the track while running at the rate of five
mile, an hour and showed beyond Il doubt
that il will DO what i expected of it. 1t j.
a large. cumhrr,ome-looking piece of
mechanism. \ prominent citizen. who saw
it at a distance on South Union street APP
preaching him. said that he thought "A
freight train had got Off the track at Shell
hurne and wa, coming back to the city Ivy
way of that street. or course this citizen
does not reside Oh South Union street.
f. W. llcGettrck of st. Alhan, was in the
city Tuesday Mr. McGettrick is said 10
have the sotte~t job in Vermont He holds
the position Of superintendent OF the govern
mcut building at st. Adams, work on which
was stopped some time ago, owing to the
failure Of the years appropriations, but his
pay of - per day Sundays included goe,
on just the same although literally speaking
nothing is required of him except to make
out and sign monthly pay roll. No" that
he has the position, however. no one. not
even hi, republican predecessor i'll the office
Hon Herbert Brainerl begrudges him the
fat plum which by the assistance of hi,
friends he la, secured. His appointment
came direct from Secretary Carlisle of tn,
treasury department.