Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-29
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CITY AND VICINITY.


A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
,entere-i Friday by John A. Gibson, a
furniture dealer in Enosburgh.
Can't. q. X. Hunter Of Troop X, Third
Cavalry, will give smoke talk" on sam
i:sco ~ the Ethan Allen club rooms
Thursday evening.
Frank Z. Robinson. who for the past 10
years has been with ;he Il G. Burnham
company, will sever his connection with
the company January !.
petition Of involuntary bankruptcy was
fled Thursday for the Bethel Shoe
company and a voluntary petition by Hor-
ace u. Darling of South Ryegate.
Miss Elizabeth Winters. daughter Of Mr..
md Mrs ". !. Winters. is i'll at Chazy y.
Y. with her grandparents, Mr.. and nv 5.
Il. I. Ste;son.
MI and Mrs. ]. A. Wellman of Manchcs-
ter. y. H.. are spending the holidays with
Mrs Wcllman's parents. Dr. and Mrs. w.
3 Vincent
The State board Of pharmacy will hold
its firsi meeting OF the year at Montpel-
der On January Sd. The board will organ
ize ~ this tine.
Major Charles /. Woodbury., who has
Nccn stationed 1T Admission, Ala, is spend
ing the holidays with his family In Dcs
Sioincs. Iowa. lie VIII return 10 Admission
next week
Ex-Cov. l. \. Woodbury. was one of the
speakers At The banquet of the New Eng
land Society Of Pennsylvania, held in Phil
.Sclph!a Thursday evening. Admiral
Sch'ey was the guest Of honor.
W. a. Hathaway. who has been operat-
inE a drug store on Main street has sold
ms stock 10 Il. 4. Bisboe of Bristol The
goods are now being removed TO Mr.. BIS
bees store in Bristol
a hearing was held Thursday afternoon
before Referee George W. Debcrville in
The voluntary petition in bankruptcy OF
NJ :. S;orrs o! this city. The creditors
elected John L. Isavelle as trustee
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy has
been He'd in This city by Herbert c. Smith
az Worcester, Washington county. Mr.
Smith has been engaged in the operation
81 q lumber working mill.
The State Board Of Dental Examiners
mel al Montpelier Monday and organized
by the choice OF Ut. Thomas Mound ot
Rutland as president and DR.. Geo. f
Cheney Of ST. Johnsbury as secretary.
The acquaintances Of Harry Bingham IL
this city VIII be interested TO know that
he Is al Manila serving in the medica
corps Of one Of the Western volunteer
regiments.
The crew Of the steamer Chateauga!
completed the work Of preparing tn,
steamer Tor The winter at Shelburne Har
Dor yesterday and were brought TO THU
r.ty upon the Mariquita to go to thei
homes.
W. n. Macrae of Malletts Bay, who re
Gently fen upon the sidewalk in this cit!
and broke his hip. IS improving rapid.
and viii soon he able 10 sit up. Mr. Ma
craze is al the home OF his son, +. w
Macrae
The quar,ermaster at Fort Ethan ALE
has advertised for bids for the construc
tion. plumbing and gas piping OF a neN
double set of non-commissioned stan of
ficers' quarters TO be constructed at tn
Fort
g. W. Skeels Of this city received tele
gram yesterday announcing the death q
his brother, Casper 4. Skcels at the HON
pf another brother, Charles 4, Skeels 8
Hirhsate AT 4.So o'clock yesterday after
room.
Mrs. Julia Dion, who lived at the foo
NJ King street, died during Tnursda
night after a few days Illness with pneu
monia MS Dion was living with he
brother, The funeral was held at s
Mary's cathedral Saturday morning.
The final settlement in the case of PloC
versus the Burlington and W.noosk Hors
Railroad company was made Thursdal
when the payment OF the damages agree
spon was made by the company's agen'
10 Mr.. Ploof
Second Lieut. Jean G. Holden, u. S. A
who has been spending several days
mis- city while on furlough, left Monda