Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26

city for the past 10 years, being in the
employ of A. i. Austin. The deceased
leaves father, mother and two sisters in
this city and two brothers who reside In
the West. He was member of the Cath
Ole Order OF Toresters and of the G. Y.
NJ. u. The funeral was held at 0 o'clock
Monday morning at st. Mary's cathe-
dral. Mr.. Murrin was a popular young
man among his associates and kind and
thoughtful of his parents. His death is
a sad blow to his family.
Announcement of the following mar
rages was made at st. Mary's cathedral
Sunday morning: Officer Patrick J.
Russell and Miss Bessie A. O'Neil and
William Harrington of New York city
and Miss Margaret Conlon, both on the
18th Of February and James G.. Sullivan
of Brattleboro and Miss Agnes e. Fulton
about the middle of February.
The funeral of Mrs. p. w. Barney, who
died in St. Paul, Mimi, Thursday, was
held from the Unitarian church parlors
Monday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock There
were many beautiful flowers from friends
in this city and in st. Paul. Rev j. II.
Metcalf ofciated and the bearers were H.
S. Peck, y. II. Holton, Fred Johonnott and
Rodney Roby. The interment was in
Lake View cemetery.
Mrs. Edward Lamothe died at her home
on Elmwood avenue at o'clock Friday
evening of pneumonia after an Illness Of
only one week. The deceased was %
years of age and leaves a husband and
three children. The funeral services were
held at St. Joscph's church Sunday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. Father Cloar-
&C officiating. The interment was in
Mount Calvary cemetery
| Lieut.. j. w. Heard, quartermaster at
Fort Ethan Allen, has just opened bids
for two sets of non-commissloned sta IF Of
ncers' quarters. The new quarters arc
intended for the use of Bandmaster Bes-
sey and for Engineer Patrick STANLEY.
The lowest bidder for the construction of
the quarters was Thaddeus B. Robinson
and the lowest bidders upon the plumbing
and gas piping was w. H. Buckley e. Co.
| Both are of this city.
A bill in chancery has been entered for
hearing in County Court in which Charles
Stevens of Troy, George W. Stevens of
| Essex Junction and G. r. and s. w. Ste
VEINS of Bolton seek to restrain Edgar A..
and Hattie II. Wedge of Bolton and others
from the collection of accounts, sale of
property or use of any money in the busl-
ness in which the plaintiffs and defendants
are associated. A temporary injunction
has been granted.
Gov. r. c. Smith has selected state S
Attorney F. L. Fish of Nergennes to rcp-
resent tho State in the bill Of complaint of
the stockholders of the Rutland railroad
restraining tho Rutland Railroad com
pany from issuing or Offering for sale
mileage books good to bearer at the rate
of two cents per mile. Chairman n. j.
Foster will represent the railroad com
mission in this case as in that of the ST.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain railroad
There will be an important adjourned
session of the United States Courts at
Brattleboro on Friday. The motion for
an injunction restraining the St. Johns
bury and Lake Champain railroad from
offering for sale mieages good to bearer
at the rate of two cents per mile Will be
heard. The case will prove one OF the
most interesting in the Vermont court.
for n considerable period and involve
the consututionalty of the law RELATIVE
to mileages passed by the last Genera
Assembly.
Harmon Thomas. an aged colored gen
; tleman of Elmwood avenue. died Sun
day morning of the grip Mr.. Thomas
was 70 years of age The funeral wa!
held in the parlors of the Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock will
: burial in the Elmwood avenue cemetery
Mr.. Thomas had been for many years
member OF the Baptist church. For sew
eral years he had been almost blind, bu
, bore his Affections with such patience az
to win the esteem of all who knew him
His wife died about two years and hal
ago.
Collector DIN Merrill of Enosburgh wa
in this city Tuesday after spending sev
eral days at his home, whore his aget
, mother has recently died. Mr.. Merrill
father, who was seriously i'll, is now bet
ter. Collector Merrill has recently spen
some time ut Richford holding some hear
| ingS in the cases of Chinese merchant
! with papers alleged 10 be proper authorit.
for their admittance into the Unitet
States. Out OF n party of fifteen, four
: teen were turned toward the backwar,