Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01

street, died Sunday morning at about 7
o'clock. The child had been sick for some
time with meningitis but hopes of his re-
covcry were entertained until Saturday
night, when the physicians said the child
could not live. The bercavcd family have
the sympathy of large circle of friends
William a. Hathaway, who was for sew
eral years a clerk in the City Drug Store
when 1t was managed by DIR. w. 8. Vim
cent has opened IL drug store at 1i3 Main
street, on the south side of the park. Mr.
Hathaway has been in the drug business
in Elizabethtown, N Y, for several years
and has many friends here who will be
glad to know that he has determined to
make Burlington his home.
Louis V. Fisher of Middlebury, a brake
man on the Central Vermont railroad was
the victim of quite serious accident
about 5 o'clock Monday morning. He
was on top of the caboose attached to his
train in the Rutland freight yards and as
he caught hold of the iron railing on the
cabin 1t broke and MIR Fisher fell to the
ground. He was badly shaken up and was
taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Two hundred and twenty-five members
OF Putnam's Phalanx, military organiaa-
ton of Hartford, Conn. left the city Thurs
day on a special train of New York,
New Haven and Hartford cars, consisting
of four parlor cars, two coaches and one
baggage car. The organization came from
Ausable Chasm on the steamer Maquam
and the special train that awaited them
here carried them to Montpelier, where a
stop was made for dinner. From there
| the train went through to Hartford.
Harry I. Miller of the Dist infantry ar
rived in the city Monday on the steam
or Chatcaugay from Plattsburgh. Miller
| received his discharge from tho service
| last Saturday and Is on his way to his
homo in Bellows Falls. Ho was in the
battle Of Santiago. July /, following the
Rough Riders lie was not wounded and
he enjoyed good health until he started
homo. He became i'll on the cars vt Long
island and when he arrived in Burling-
/ ton he WAS n pretty sick man. He went
to Bellows Falls on the next train.
Constable Hoyt Il. Sails was particular
! ~ pleased over the result of the selling
of the Rutland railroad train Thursday
| for unpaid taxes. Tho outcome of the auc-
ton has given the hustling constable cour-
age and Friday he notified the Rutland
railroad company that he would allow
! them SIX days in which to settle their tax
cs for 1895 and 1896 amounting to $24512C
and If they did not pay he would proceed
| to collect tho amount according to law
Other dclinquents put move on Fri
day and called on Constable Sails, assur-
ing him that they would settle on a GER
| tain day in the very near future.
| A pleasant excursion was given Sun
day on the steamer Reindeer. The boat
left Burlington at O'Clock Sunday af
ternoon with about 200 people. Platts
burgh was reached at 2:30 o'clock and Si
people got aboard Port Kent was thu
next stop ana 235 people crossed the gant
plank. The boat returned to Burlington
at 1880 o'clock and gave tho cXcursonisti
an opportunity TO visit Camp Olympia
At 1870 o'clock the boat left for Platts
burgh and Port Kent, coming home abou
II O'Clock. over 200 people tool: advantag,
II the moonlight ride and tho total mum
Der Of people who paid fares was oSl
This ls the largest excursion the Reindee
has carried this year.