Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-06

state will, to a considerable extent ensure
the accuracy OF the Vermont and New
Hampshire Registers which are published
by the company Work on these indispen-
ahle ANIMALS for 1894 will DO bsgun at once
The funeral of Miss Maggie Lsonard took
place at the cathedral Tuesday morning,
Rev. Father Boyle officiating. The bearers
were w. j. Cesey II. Bray, 7. Lynch, j.
H. Ryan, II. Madigan aud Il. Dooley. The
florai tributes were many and handsome
Miss Leonard was pleasing young lady,
who leaves a father and a large circle Of
friends to mourn her death.
The statemsnt of the burlington Savings
bank to July |, 1898, shows that it now
bas 10, 210 depositors with deposits amour t.
ing to 50, $40, 925. 50, being gain of 1910,
| j04. 53 for the past six months. They have
increased their surplus during the same
timo over SlS 900 and now have assets
amounting to 81, 1873, 150.43.
Mrs. Blow, mother of Charlie, Blow who
| was lately sentenced to serve five years in
| States prison for rape, dropped dead of
heart disease Saturday morning upon being
told of the sentence. She had been i'll with
a nervous trouble, and the fact of her son 8
second conviction by jury and sentence were
withheld from her as long as possible, be-
cause it was feared her shattered system
would not stand the shock.
W. j. breckenridge, the gentlemanly
brakeman on the mail train, met with quite
serious accident Tuesday morning. Two
cars were set OH here and Mr.. breckenridge
had his arm caught between the couplers,
| dislocatlng 1t at the elbow joint. He did
not think his injury serious at all and pluck
/ ilu hut hatA
reached Vergennes he suffered intense pain,
and at that station n physician attended
him. lie came home on the afternoon train
He will be- laid up one or two weeks.
The civil case Of John Bergeron VS..
Adolph Hattie was tried before Justice j.
! w. Russell Monday. The case grew gu,
of dispute over the division line between
the two parties, who are neighbors in the
north part of the city. 1t was an action OF
trespass on the freehold. Judgment was
given the plaintiff for nominal damages,
which was all that was claimed, and costs.
The defendant appealed. d. j. Foster up.
peared for the plaintiff and A. V. Spalding
| for the defendant.
Horssmen regret that Mack, 2:201, did
not start in the 2;22 class race at White
River Junction last week. There 10 a gen
eral desire that Mack and Alexander, also
with record of 2:20t, come together.
While Mack's performance of half mile
against the watch, in 1:05i is wonderful,
yet Alexander trotted the last half of each oil
the heats in or below :09, as follows: % !,
| 1:0Sl, 1903; coming under tie wire the las
time in a jog with the reins Tapping on hi,
back. 1t is safe to say that if these great
stations ever meet in a race the winner will
go in ZIG or better.
Mr. F. II. Wells has bought Stave Is
land, situated northwest of the city of Por.
ter's Point, with the intention OF making
| extensive Improvements and erecting
summer cottage upon it. 1t is a beautiful
island of some 50 acres, covered in large
part with timber, and in the waters there
abouts is to bs found good fishing. The
proposed cottage is styled after a log cabin.
Mr. Wells is one OF the Queen City's most
popular young men and hospitable enter
iainers He has just returned from New
York with as pretty 30foot napths
launch as was ever butt.