Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21

intermediate stations arrived in this city
Monday afternoon at 1915 O'Clock, carry
ing about 400 people. The excursion was
under the management of the St. Adams
brigade band and embarked at once upon
| the steamer Reindeer which took the
party to Providence Island where there
was music and dancing. Lunches were
carried and the boat returned so that the
excursion train left at 1890 for the return
| trip.
| Lieut.. f. j. stratton, L. S. v, who has
been at the Fanny Allen hospital for sew
eral weeks, returned to his home in Ben
| nington Saturday noon. Lieut.. Stratton
was accidentally shot in the leg while the
First Vermont Regiment was at Camp
Olympia. The wound later resulted in the
loss of his leg at tho knee and he has row
recovered from the results of amputatiUn
! so as to be able to return to his home.
! Mrs. Stratton, who has been at the hospi
tai since the day of her husbands acct
dent, returned with him to Bennington.
| The marriage of isaac ]. Carter of Win
sted, Conn. and Miss Josephine Thibault
took place last evening at o'clock at st.
Josephs church, Rev j. NJ. Cloarec per-
| forming the ceremony. A sister of the
bride, Miss Louise Thbault, was brides
maid and Edward Carter, brother of
the groom, acted as best man. A supper
was served and reception was held after
/
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Thl-
bault on North avenue Mr.. Carter and
| bride VIII remain In the city for week
and then go to Winsted. Conn, to reside.
| Rev. T.. NJ. Wilbur and r. w. Wilbur
Of Portland, Ore, are visiting their pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Wilbur in Jer-
| icho. On Juno 80 Rev. Il. NJ. Wilbur mar
ried Miss Dorthy Eliot, daughter of Rev.
r. l.. Eliot. a former pastor of the First
J nj "a ri Of nd Of >ybi
Mr.. Wilbur IS now pastor They are on
their way to Germany sailing from Mont
real July 30. They viii take a wheeling
trip through England and will spend the
winter in Berlin. Mr. Wilbur will take Il
course of lectures in the German Univer-
sty and Mrs. Wilbur will study vocal
music.
| Mrs G.. A. Dodd has received a letter
from Harry Grant Dart, an artist on the
New York Herald stan. saying that he
had seen Capt. Dodd at Santiago and that
he had an ugly flesh wound 10 the fore
head, but expected to return to service in
the near future. being able to walk
around. a shell burst over his head so
that a fragment struck him. Only two
other men of Capt. Dodds troop were
hurt Privates John Keough and Private
pearlston. A large quantity of mail has
arrived from the troops in Cuba for the
New England States. but 1t has been re-
taincd there to he fumigated
Some time ago Chief of Police Smith
received request from the chief OF po-
lice of Cambridge, Mass. asking that ono
Joe Trovil be located and a bicycle which
he took with him from Cambridge be Sc
cured. Trovill was found at South Hero
and Sunday Chief Smith received no.
tice that the wheel in question would ar
rive in this city upon the stage Monday
} morning. 1t was shipped back to Cam
bridge. Trovill purchased the wheel up
/, on the instalmcnt plan and paid $50 OF
the $50 down. The agreement provided
that the wheel should not be taken from
Cambridge. Trovill brought It TO Soutl
Hero and thus made trouble for himself
l He was not arrested.
Tho steamer Reindeer did Il good day
/ work in the excursion business Sunday
In the morning she left this city at "a
with party of about $50 people, who
D went to Rouses Point. where they wert
Y placed on board seven cars which carrie,
y them to Ogdensburg. Here thu
Q party boarded the steamer En-
= pire state for sail through the st
= Lawrence among the Thousand Islands
While the first excursion was going north
q ward from Rouses Point the Reindee
. took on a second party of i75 persons
! who were brought to this city. arriving
at $3.50. They remained here until 6:l5
. when tho boat left to carry the party I,
; 1ouscs Point and bring tho first eXcur
sion back o hits city They returned L
burlington about 2:3O Monday morning.
Q The whereabouts of Alphonse, the IS
u year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Prospe
Tranquille of Rose street is a mystery
About six weeks ago he left this city am
vent to Montreal TO look for work. II
u lived with his grandmother in Nontrea
y about one week. The last day he was |,
Montreal he left his grandmother's hous
@ about sin o'clock in the morning and sine
4 that time has not been seen. Whethe
L the young man became Respondent am
= committed suicide or whether he lef
II Montreal Is not known. The last plac
d where young Tranquille worked in Bur
f lington was in Cranes mill.
pretty wedding was solemnized yes
u rday morning at O'Clock at st. Joseph
q church when Rev. Father Cloarec unite
= John b. Baribaut Of New Haver
: Conn, and Miss Sophia Gimond in mar
Is ringe. The bride, who was given away b
II her father, Frank Gilmond, was attende
# 10y Miss Mary Luck and the bride
brother, William Gilmond, acted as hes
man. After the ceremony breakfas
= was served at the home ofthe brides PAL
\. ents on Lafountain street. Mr.. and Mrs
IS Baribault went to the White Mountain
- or the 1926 train and will return to tn
a city Friday evening. on Saturday the
$. will start for New Haven. their futur
n home, The happy couple carry with thel
l. the best wishes OF large circle OF friends