Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-20
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.


A son was born Tuesday morning to
f. n Drury of South Burlington is dam
Eerously i'll with acute bronchitis.
A marriage license has been issued to
Walter G. Durfey and Miss Nellie Gill,
both Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Crosby of "a Main
street are the happy parents of twin girls
born Tuesday evening.
Passengers coming from st. Adams Tues
day saw a farmer in Georgia. blowing
This is the first reported case of the sea-
son.
Harry M. Still of this city has filed
Yetition in bankruptcy with liabilities or
ti209S. His assets consist of household
goods and wearing apparel valued at $50
Spear & Wilson. creamery men of
Woodstock. filed a petition in bankruptcy
Friday with liabilities of S5o61.SS and
assets of s3244.s0.
An old man leaning heavily upon two
eanes went into an undertaKer's rooms yes
terday afternoon and wanted 20 make ar
engagements for his own coffin and funeral
John c. Brownell, who is we'll known in
The musical circles of this city. has been
,ffered position for next season at the
herald Square Theatre in New York city.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
ied Tuesday by the attorney Of William
Pelky of st. Adams, who has liabilities of
10SSO and assets of 1920,
Mrs. Dyonise ProulX aged 70 years, died
1t her home on ST. Paul street Tuesday
morning after an illness of two months.
A petition in Voluntary bankruptcy VS.
fled Monday by Charles n. Howard Of
bradford. He had assets of $40 and liabi-
lites of $l29S.25.
The average annual life Of the ice bridge
On Lake Champlain is q days. Tho long
rst period was in 1857, when the lake was
frozen III days and the ice did not disap-
pear until April %.
Driver Reed of the Grand Isle stage
crossed tho lake on the ice April IL fOI
The last time this season. This is believed
O ne the latest date that the stage ha.
lVer crossed on the ice.
The steamer Mohican on Lake George
owned by tho Champlain Transportation
company. will begin her trips about the
'rst Of May to accommodate the numor-
aus trout fishermen on that lake.
nitcd States Inspectors Holt and Good,
cuc have examined the steamer chateau
Jay at Shclburne and pronounced her ii
r-,od condition. The steamer is now
ieady for neC trips as soon as the ic,
breaks mp.
The funeral of Mrs. Patrick Gleason
aged rs years, who died at her home il
south burlington Wednesday afternoon
was held from ST. Mays cathedral a
, o'clock Saturday morning. The intermen
was in Mount Joseph's cemetery.
Edward lie Clair of South Burlingto,
and Miss henrietta IAfont of Wlistol
were married at ST. Josephs church at
o'clock Tuesday morning by Rev. Fathe
Cloarec. They will live in South Burl!ng
ton,
Mrs. L. A. Woodbury.. who has been q
I'm the south, is better and it is expecte
that Mr.. Woodbury. will return TO this cit
next week. Mrs. Woodbury. will probab
remain in the south until later in tn
fpring.
The ice in the lake is assuming the dar
color which Is always apparent just be
fore it disappears. There seems to he a
open spot out in the middle and all tina
IS needed now is strong wind TO plac
the lake in condition for navigation.
Friends in this city will DO panied ,
learn of the death of Frank Appleton {
Ottawa, Kansas. Mr.. Appleton was on
Of the early railroad men IN this sect -
and spent some little time in EurlinGto
last summer. He died from th- effects
a cancer in his throat.
The two odd Fellows lodges Of the di
arc preparing to celebrate the S0th ann
Iersary of the founding of tn" order In n
United States next Wednesday eve min
The celebration will consist Of apDropriai
exercises, after which a banquet VIII |
served at the WdveTly.
The al is rapidly rising and il is foa
cd by some that it will overflow tie docl