Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
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CITY COURT.

Judge Torrey L. Wales Is confined to
his house by illness.
The Catholic Young Mems Union paid
out over 800 for sick benefits last week.
T. w. Conway of Swanton is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Con-
way.
A meeting of the State Board of Phar-
macy will be held at the Van Ness House
March 20, instead of April s, as heretofore
announced.
The fines collected and paid to the
State treasury for the past IL months
from the State cases in City Court amount
ed to sS9l3.0S.
Hiram Merrihew and son and A. L. Bar
Rows went across the lake Monday on a
smelt fishing expedition. When they re-
turned Tuesday they had caught 1915 of
the little fellows.
The City Council will probably meet Sat-
urday evening to elect an assessor for
three years to succeed Fred Johonnott,
whose term expires this year.
The U. V. NJ. Mandolin and Guitar club
will furnish music for the annual reunion
hnd banquet of the New England Alumni
association at the Parker House in Bos-
ION, April s.
The Keeseville and Port Kent stage re-
sumed it's trips to this city Thursday,
hitter short vacation, owing to the warm
weather, ana ire largo amount OI WdltT
bn the ice. The driver reports good cross
ing.
Frary & Palmer of Jonesville. who had
he misfortune to lose their dam in the
Decent flood, have purchased of the Bald
win Refrigerator company the steam plant
which they used during the erection of the
ew Booth plant
The funeral of Patrick Spilane, who was
killed by the cars near Winooski Friday
morning was held from st. Marys cathe-
)ral Sunday morning, Rev. Thomas
lynch officiating. The interment was in
Mount st. Joseph's cemetery.
Miss Patty Linsley gave very pleasant
birthday sleighride Saturday afternoon in
smiths barge, Gen. Grant" to % of her
young friends. After driving around the
pity the party went to the hotel at NAL
etts Bay, where luncheon was served.
The American House. which has been
undergoing repairs for the past few weeks
was opend TO the public Thursday. Mem.
s. Writers and Reed, the new proprietors
IRE old men in the hotel business and
With new quarters and plenty of grit they
ire sure of success.
The season of large hens eggs APP
breaches with the coming of Easter Dan
ell Wall has a Plymouth Rock biddy
which presented him with four ounce
gg three and a quarter inches in Length
circumference the small way.
The Ladies of Nazareth were granted
PERMISSION by the Board of Aldermen Mon
ayevening to erect a brick addition to tn
(chool building on the corner of Nortl
Prospect and north branch of Pomero.
treets. The building is to be 50 by 80 fee
md three stories in height Work is L
be begun at once.
Tho committee of Grocers' and Meat
mems association are making great prep
rations for the annual banquet whicl
will be held at the Van Ness Touse Thurs
ay evening, March 49, Covers will b
hid for 200 and the programme of afte
inner speeches includes some of tn,
most brilliant speakers in the city.
The annual meeting of the Vernon
hade Roller company was held Monda
morning. Directors were elected as fol
pws willard Crane, d. G.. Crane, A. G
frame, c. w. Woodhouse, b. b. Smal,ey
,. W. Robinson, and Horatio Hickok. Tn
|oard of directors elected Willard Gran
resident A. G.. Crane vice-presdent an
ecretary, and G. Z. Davis treasurer.
The churches of this city have contrib
ted q little over 1920 to the Armenia
und. The sum is made up as follows
atholc churches 1926, First church 500
College Street $1,000, Unitarian s175, S
aul's about $780, Methodist sl2O.57. OWN
other calls on the people of the Baptis
hurch, the amount contributed there
pmparatvey small, but more is expected
The funeral of John Edward Bray wa
cid from st. Mary's cathedral yesterda
lorning, Rev. j. j. Boyle officiating. TIL
carers were William Callahan, Micha.
yan, Charles Fassett, Patrick Lyncl