Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
N. &. CHAMBERlIN.
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CARPET DEPARTMENT.

the September term of County Court for
a disclosure. was arrested yesterday at
St Adams by Chief Smith and brought
TO Burlington. Bennett is out on $50 bail
and he recently left the city without say
ing anything to his bondsman, who be-
came uneasy and caused his arrest.
Hiram T. Taft of Nicasio. Cal. who has
been spending month with relatives and
friends in Vermont, left for home Tues
day morning. He was accompanied as
far as Rutland by his sister, Miss A. O.
Taft Of Pearl street, and his nephew,
Hon. Elihu u. Taft.
The body Of Michael Madigan. who died
at Waterbury, Thursday, was brought
to this city on the 500 train Fri
day afternoon. The funeral took place
from ST. Mary's cathedral. The interment
was in Mount Calvary cemetery. Mr..
Madigan was a former resident OF this
city,
The steamer Maquam brought a Meth
o1ist Episcopal church excursion from
Rouses Point to Burlington Friday ar
irving here about 3 o'clock. There were
about go on board and they left on the
return trip at O'Clock.
Miss Charlotte A. Hutchinson and her
sister, Mrs. NJ. A. Mills Of Manchester
y. H., arrived in the city Monday night
and are registered at the Van Ness House
I Miss Hutchinson will be married to Bur-
ton q. Wears, manager of the John Il.
Squire companys business in this city,
on September s.
Messrs. f. T. Burgess and G. d. ord
way, who recently purchased the Iioratlo
J Hickok box business, have also bought all
. the stock of the Vermont Spool and Bob
! bin company of Essex Junction, OF which
! Mr.. Ordway is president and Mr.. Burgess
| treasurer, and will manage the two in
dustries conjointly.
Miss Julia A. Converse of this city and
the Misses Converse 70 Charlotte left Tues
day morning for Beach Haven, ~ j.,
They were accompanied as far as Ticon-
deroga by Mrs. Koffer of New York city
and w. f. Johnson of Baltimore, who
have been the guests OF the Misses Con-
verse of this city.
Miss Josie Tatro, while returning from
Camp Olympia yesterday afternoon ON her
wheel narrowly escaped being run over by
a team. She was riding in the middle of
the electric car track when In some way
her wheel caught in the rail and she was
thrown to tho ground In front of a team.
The driver drew up his horses quickly
and SO saved her.
The bay golding, Young Clon, formerly
owned by the late DR.. c. C. Briggs of this
city, but controlled now by the stables OF
Jerry O'Neil of Boston, carried off frs,
money in the PIG pace at Rigby Park r
Portland, Me-, last Saturday. the time be.
ing 2:l3h. The purse was $1,000 DR.. Briggs
sold the stopper for 5000.
The steamer Reindeer carried $50 excur
sionists Thursday from Port Henry
Westport and Essex to Pittsburgh via
Burlington. About 70 OF the party re-
mained in Burlington during the after
noon. The boat arrived here at noon anC
went to Pittsburgh returning here abou
$3.50 O'Clock, leaving few minutes Later
for the return trip.
The Methodist Episcopal church o
, West Chazy, n. Y, hadan excursion Thurs
day to Plattsburgh. The cxcursonist
numbered about $50 From West ChaZ,
they went to Plattsburgh via the Dele
ware and Hudson railroad. The steamer
{ Chatcaugay brought them to Buringtor
at o'clock and the steamer Vernon
took them back to Pittsburgh.
! Miss Katherine Lord starts this morn
ing for Wilkesbarre, Pa, where she Il
engaged to teach the coming year. Sh,
will visit friends in New York a few day
on the way, Miss Frederlka Patterson
and Miss Henrietta Patterson OF Florida
, who have spent the summer with Mis-
Lord and Miss Katherine Edwards, leav
at the same time for Boston.
Annie Devino of Winooski. a girl abou
eight years of age, narrowly escaped be
5 ing seriously II not fatally injured by al
electric car near S. Fl. Weston's place yes
terday afternoon. She stepped on to tn
. track Just in front Of an electric car. 4
man on the car reached out and had par
TALLY pushed her off the track when tn
= car struck her and threw her into tn
4 ditch. She was only slightly bruised. NJ
$ blame can be attached to the motormai
e as he was running the car slowly an
constantly ringing the bell.
Napoleon, the six-year-old son OF MI
land Mrs. Napoleon Thomas of Russel