Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

o. y Griffin is having a summer cot
tage constructed at Starr Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Whallon of North
avenue are the parents Of a daughter.
The next meeting of the State Board of
Pharmacy will be held in this city on
April 5.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed Tuesday by William NJ. Billings of
Underhill.
George r. Neill has purchase OF Mrs.
George II. Smalley her residence, No. 400
South Union street.
At a meeting of the union poor farm d.
rectors, held a Williston Thursday, Geo
Beecher was unanimously reelected man
aging director.
The first woodchuck to show his head
above ground this year is reported from
the Experiment Farm, where one was
seen on Monday.
The Methodist Episcopal church of this
city is Il beneficiary in the amount of
between 5000 and $1,000 under the will Of the
late Mrs. Prudence Roby.
At a meeting of the governing board of
the Ethan Allen club Saturday evening
+. W. Elliott was elected secretary of the
club to succeed +. II. harrington, who has
moved from the city.
Miss Annie Goodwin Of Shelburne road.
an irresponsible person, was found wan
derng about the streets late Saturday
evening and was taken into custody by
the police until relatives care for her.
In City Court Saturday Ira Carter, a
boy VINO was in court about a week ago,
charged with using vulgar and indecent
language to Mary Lashaway, was dis
charged.
j. g. Cosgrff sold yesterday to A. +.
Richardson an undivided half of the prop
erty known as the old pottery on the south
side of Pearl street and cast of the resi-
denco of DR.. l.. b. johnson.
B. e. Buzzell, who was formerly con-
nected with McMahosl's barber shop and
who has since been in the West, will
shortly open d barber shop and pool room
In the Bellevue House at Richmond.
Fred Johonott sold Thursday to G. A.
Rumsey the Baxter block al the corner of
Main and Allen streets in Winooski Tile
consideration is about $500. The block
contains three stores and several tenc-
ments.
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Taylor have left this
city for Southern Pines, n. c., where Mrs
laylors mother and aunt are spending the
winter Mr. Taylor will return after a
few days, while Mrs. Taylor remains fol-
several weeks.
A new lodge of the Rehckah degree,
q. O. F., will be instituted at Bethel OF
March 3st. 1t is expected that the date
of the institution of the new lodge, l. O
o. F., at Wfliamstown will be on the 2Stl
of this month.
A petition In voluntary bankruptcy wa!
filed Monday by Frank g. Goodwin o
Underhil. Goodwin conducts 4 grocery
store in Cnderhill and contrary to the us
ual rule his assets exceed his liabilities
The assets are $40 and the liabilities s6j1
Lucy Ellen Miller, aged 10 years. dice
at her home on Cherry street at o'ClOCi
MoTday morning Of pneumonia. The gu
neral was held from St. JOseph's churcl
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock. The inter
ment was in Mount Calvary cemetery.
At the meeting of the Montcalm clul
Sunday afternoon the invitation to alton,
the celebration at Plattsburgh June @itl
was accepted. Committees were named t.
make ARRANGEMENTS for a whist party an
ball, to be given in the near future
The directors of the Vermont Shad
Roller company held a meeting Tuesda
morning and elected the following officer
for the company: President Williar
Crane; vice-president and secretary, A. G
Crane; treasurer, George T.. Davis.
The Champlaln Transportation compan
are rebuilding the high fence, whlc
separated their wharf property from tn
lands of the Shepard e. Morse Lumbe
company The fence was destroyed at tn
time of the fire in the lumber yards,
George r. Harrington, a travellin
salesman, who was taken i'll at the Va