Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01

torHS mouse TUESDAY. IL IS six feet high
er than the old one. The roof is being
painted ana some minor repairs are being
made upon the interior of the building
The office Of Clerk OF the United States
| 'ourt GeorCe L. johnson is being paper,d
md frescoed.
BESSIE Curry. aged seven months. the
| infant daughter Of Mr. and Mrs A. A.
| Curry, died sunday afternoon OF meuin-
gifts. The funeral services were nv,i ~
| the house in South Burlington at O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Z. l. Hall ~
| ficiated. The interment was N Lake
View cemetery.
A chess playing contest OF considerable
| interest was closed late Thursd evening
| in Ninoosk.. The players were IL. ket-
cham and Prof. Hobart Of NerSenueS ard
| IL F. Wolcott and ]. Gingrts. G;nErsS
beat ketchdm three games and played ore
draw with Hobart. Wolcott lost four
games with Hobart
Mrs. C. f. Barrows. wife OF Z. z. Bar
rows ot this city, who is employed in
j. NJ. Isham's tailor shop. was taken sud
denly worse Wednesday morning and died
Wednesday evening at O'Clock in Yer
gennes where she was buried S9tur-
day morning. Mrs. Barrows has been
sick for the past year,
The fire committee of the Boari o. Al
6ermen have ordered Il new ksy.esS lire
alarm box at a cost OF about SltS which
will be placed on Church street between
College and Bank streets and the present
box removed TO the corner of North 81
/ Willard streets. The new box is lifted
with a gong, which rings when an alarm
il sent in.
The regular meeting OF Hamilton Lodge.
|. q. q. F.. was held last evening and -
the close Of the business session IttenliCn
/ was given to an exhibition OF magic Ian
tern views from different parts Of the Uni
ted States. The lantern Is one purchased
some time ago by the Odd Fellows and
mas recently been supplied with several
new slides.
Sheriff Reeves made TWO searches last
night. in one OF which liquor WAS secure /
William McCuen's place on North stree,
was touched for Il case of beer, which WAS
located in the shed back Of the house.
Mike Callihan's place was examined b,,:
nothing was found and IL WAS evident that
Callihan's assertion that he had gone out
OF the business was true.
Or. W. Seward Webb left Ne-ha-Si-ne
Park in the AdirondackS at 1875 last sun
day afternoon and made the run OF SN
miles To SheIburne in four hours and y
minutes with three cars drawn 10y the
engine Ne-hd-sa-ne. Engineer McEeSgsn
and Conductor Hassett. This was vcfy
fast run. Or. Webb left Shelburne Tues
day night for New York and returned last
night.
or Edward Bradley of New YORK. who
recently came into possession OF the Peck
property at the corner of College and
South Union streets, is opening - new
court. which enters the property Just
north of the residence of John Griffin ~,
South Union street and runs eaSSeTiS,
When graded. the new court will be ocer-
ed to the city under the name Of Bradley
Place.
The drug store OF F. l.. Taft suffered
from sneak thieves to the extent ~ SIS n
cash early Monday evening. There WIS
only one person in the store and durir I;
his absence IRON the front room the mon
ey was removed from the cash register.
There is little if any clue TO the thief.
one OF the peculiarities Of the act 5 tina,
three five dollar bills were taken and sew
eral others left untouched.
Information has just been received here
~ the sudden death OF Mrs. Charles u,
Nichols OF Pomona, Cal. Mrs. Nichols
died ut san Francisco. where she WAS in
u hospital for treatment Her case H. !
not been considered serious, and her
death was unexpected. She was woman
OF many fine qualities OF mind and heart,
and her husband and relatives will have
the sincere sympathy of many Burlington
friends.
Just one week ago yesterday Chief Smith
received u tels gram from DR.. J. K. R1-
meyne of Keessville. y. Y, asking HIM "a
look FOR boat that had been stolen from
the doctors boat house at Port Douglass
Notice was sent out along the Vermont
shore and yesterday telephone message
i, was received from Shelburne Farms say
ing that u row boat had been found at this
dock. A telegram was sent to DIR. ROmeyrIs
= and a hoy sent to row the boat to this