Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-14
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS THURSDAY sEPrEMBEK

was taken 10 Port Henry during which
lunch was served. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Hale of Elizabothtown, n, v,
Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse of Bennington,
Mrs. Powell of New York and ex-Gov. y.
A. Woodbury. of this city Col. Putnam will
close his camp next week. In addition TO
the boats named he has an electric launch.
Articles of association we're fled for rec
ord yesterday by the N. K. Brown Med-
cine company of this city. The company
has a capital of $2O,0oO divided into 900
shares Tho inCorporators of the com
pany arc N. *. Brown, Frank Brown and
r. i. Shaw of this city, George G. Walker
of Middlebury and G.. II. Burrows of
Brockvlle, Ont
The funeral of Mrs. c. +. Hall, who died
Friday night at Or. Primes sanitarum
after an illness of several months was
held Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock from
her late home on North Battery street.
Rev. George Y Bliss officiated and the
burial was in Lake View cemetery. Mrs.
Hall leaves n husband and two step-chil-
dren, a boy aged 10 and a girl aged 10
years
A demurrer was flied Saturday in the
county court case of Wortheim vs. The
Fidelity and Casualty company of New
York The case Is an action in the collec-
ton of the value of an insurance policy
carried by Mr. Worthem at the time Of
his death. The policy was taken out by
him for a trip to the west and he was
injured after his return, but before the
term of the policy had expired.
The Grammar school, which has seat
ing capacity of i4S, had $50 pupils Mon
day morning. and it has been found nee
essary to transfer the G Grammar class,
now in the Grammar annex, to the Con-
verse and Pomeroy school buildings. The
overflow from the Grammar school proper
will then bc transferred to the annex.
This change may be inconvenont for some
but it IL necessitated by the large num-
Der of pupils.
Announcements were received in this
city yesterday of the marriage Of Miss
Helen May, daughter of Mrs. Emily Cur
rier to Donald G. Wedgowogth at the
brides home in Norwich. Mr.. Wedge
worth graduated from the University in ~
aud was a member OF Company NJ. First
Vermont Volunteers until transferred to
the engineers. Mr. and Mrs. Wedgeworth
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. r. G.
Mower last evening.
Joseph Bssette badly cut and broke one
arm Thursday while at work breaking
stone near the Home for Destitute Chill
dren. The stone were intended for use n
the Queen City Cotton company's plant
and BiSsetto was breaking them with a
big hammer when piece fell upon his
arm, cutting deeply into the Hesh and
breaking the bone He was brought to
this city and the fracture reduced. The
accident happened about o'clock.
There are now SO students at the Bur-
lingtsn Business college. Among those
from outside the city are Miss Nellie Wes-
ton Of Tilton, n. Y, Miss Florence Lyon
of Colchester. Misses Huey and Mccarthy
of Springfield, William Dennison of
TQriJ yaxt to, 1rl lot !, nf n
Forks. \. Y, Rollin Williams of Bristol,
Harry Scott of Bakersfield, Charles Heath
of Massachusetts, George Corse of Under
hill and Samuel Gaboree of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Whiting, who have
been living in West Chester, Penn, nave
leased the house occupied for some years
by Hon. j. y. Hatch on South linton
street, through +. p Shaw, and will take
up their residence in this city next April,
with view to making it their permanent
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting have been
looking for place in which to live for
two years and were about to give up the
search and settle in Washington, when
their attention was called to Burlington.
Two days in the city led them to believe
IT to be the spot for which they had been
in search.
Mr.. Joseph d. Allen, has been offered
ana has accepted a position of principa, of
the Delaney School in Philadelphia, made
vacant by tho death of the former pri1oi-
pal The school is the best private school
for boys in Philadelphia. occupying a
large six story building, erected express
ly for it at cost of 500 900. Mr. Allen is
a l.. V. NJ. graduate of the class of o.
and has been an assistant in the Delaney
school for three years past. The selection
of Mr.. Allen for such a responsible posi-
ton is very high compliment ami
marked recognition of his qualifications as
an educator; and his numerous Rurlng-
ton friends will wish him all possible sue
cess in the position.