Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

VI = fNiNO NiStlNt U.
The Consumers Ice company will brsin
suttinr ice on Shelburne pond to-day.
MIR. and Mrs. r. c. upper Of ST. Paul
stree; are the parents of a baby boy. born
Saturday.
Edgar Davis Of Rutland filed petition
N voluntary bankruptcy Friday. The
petitioner is a farmer.
The Rock Point Institute and bishop
hopkins Hall will close for the holiday
vacation on December I'D.
w. L. Haear. who has be,n home on
4 visit for The past five weeks. started
Monday for Cascade, Montana. where he
Is in business.
Henry Holt and family who have been
ypending the summer at their summer
come, F..irhol,. in this city. returned to
New York city Tuesday for the winter.
The trustees OF the Home Sayiu.s bank
met Tuesday and voted a semi-anuuIl
dividend To dcpos!tors at the rate Oi four
per cent. per annum, payable January !.
The condition Of Rev. DR.. ]. Isham
Bliss, who IS suffering from an organic
difficulty. remains about the same. Mr.
Iiiss i only able 10 Sit up for a short
lime each day.
Deputy sheriff Lavelle went TO Milton
GloI'.AN ana SllCSN'u -Nt4Sou tllfI, WHO
Is charged with stealing coat from
Charles Spauldinc in this city about
Thanksgiving zine.
y r. Spau!ding returned TO this city
from Mor,town yesterday morning and
reports that IN" mercury there yesterday
morning registered . htlow zero and at
Waterbury q below zero.
States Attorney Brown. Justice E F.
Davis and Sheriff Reeves went To Essex
Junction yesterday and tried one Thomas
o'Noii Tor a breach OF tho peace. \ fine
OF $ ana costs was imposed.
d. c. Wedeeworth who recently return
&c from service in the United States m
enecring service, went SATURDAY 10 W,r-
ocster, Vt. II spend part OF his TWO
months iurloush at home.
Four Cinnamon have been added 10 the
list Of those awaiting hearings IN De-
osmh.r ed. The men came from Rich
ford and We're arraisned and thcir cases
continued before Commissioner Johnson.
Several young ladies recently enjoyed 4
cane walk Al the home of the Miss Nye
on Maple street. Many OF the costumes
were unique and str.kingly hands one.
The cake WAS won by Miss Ethel Spear.
The rooms on the third floor over
Ch"rchll's drug store have been leased for
five years by the Alpha Kappa Kappa
fraternity OF inc medical department Of
the L. V. NJ. for their use during the col
lcce year.
The exceptions in the Barney will case
have been filed with the county CLERK
and the case is now ready for its fourth
trial. II has been twice before tho Coun-
~ Court and once before the Supreme
Court
The breach of promise case Of Heating
against Paul. which was to have come w
Saturday, was settled by the defend mi
paying the amount tina, Miss Keati:g'
repre- sentative, W. II. Carney asked for
damages.
4 reward of So IS offered for the return
OF -bout s2co in bank notes and a gold
watch and chain from - T.. Graham nj
Hull, p @, a few days ego. Three men
are believed 10 have committed the rob
berry.
The force NJ men At work upon the Bur.
linston and HineSnursh railroad has beer
reduced, tho weather being unSui'ah..
for part Of the work. a comparatively
large force is still retained. IL is hopet
10 keep somo men at work all winter
The contention over the office OF dcpTt,
sherin for Hincsburgh was settled Fri
day. when Sheriff Reeves appointed o \
Baldwin, the former officer. Mr.. BALDWIN
was in this city and took the oath yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Catherine Bond Of West Cornwall
died ~ IN" Mary Fletcher hospital Mon