Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11

she received n few weeks ago.-Mrs. AL
bert Sherman is very low from heart dis
ease.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.
state Fish Commissioner Horace. w.
Bailey passed through this city Friday
afternoon with 1000 lake trout fry from
the State fish hatchery at Roxbury with
which he is to stock Wiloughby lake in
Westmore. The hatchery is now closed
to visitors except on Saturdays. Formerly
it has been no unusual thing to have an
average of from ~ to 20 visitors at the
hatchery daily during the summer season
who would remain from onc-fourth to two
hours time. The cutting in half of the
former appropriation to the hatchery by
the Legislature of 1898 has necessitated 1e-
ducing the number of employees there, so
that it is now impracticable to extend the
accustomed courteseS to visitors.
At the annual meeting of Christ church
parish held Thursday afternoon the fol-
lowing vestrymen were elected: Charles
Dewey, Fred +. Smith. Edward Dewey, l..
=. Gleason, George Brainerd, Joseph A.
DeBoer Samuel A. Moss, William e.
Adams and Thomas Dewey. Charles
Dewey was appointed senior warden. The
officers elected were: Fred f.. Smith. jul
Nor warden: Osman ID. Clark, secretary;
Thomas Dewey, treasurer; j. A. De3oer,
l.. p Gleason and the wardens, music
committees; George Brainerd, pew commit
tee
Alfred Joslyn of Watsfleld was in the
city Friday on his way home from the
West where he spent the winter
Mrs. II. 4. Barnard and daughter arrived
from Brooklyn, n. Y. Saturday evening
and will reside in this town for the pres
ent. Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Barnard arrived
from the same city Thursday. A. w. Bar
nard is president and II. r. Barnard SUI
perintendent of the Green Mountain Pro-
duct company For the present the family
will live at the Mortified house.
/ The engagement Of Jesse S. Niles, pro-
prietor OF the Pavilion Hotel and Mrs
Florence F.. Porter is announced.
Willard Holden, aged 90 years, died early
Monday morning from Brights disease
at his homo in this city. For the past 10
years MI Holden has been an efficient and
popular railway postal clerk on the Mont
pelier and Wells River Railroad. He is
survived by widow and a son and
daughter. The funeral was held from
Christ church at $50 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. A. n. Lewis officiating.
The listers report the amount OF the bet
terments of the real estate in the city this
year as appraised by them to be about
So, 600.
Tho injunctons in the cases of W. A..
Shay, ct al. VS.. the Barre and Montpelier
Traction and Power company We're dis
solved Monday evening by Judge Thomp-
son, the arguments of both sides having
been submitted to the court on briefs.
This is virtually a decision against the
railway company and leaves the parties
in question at liberty to prosecute their
suits in City Court, the decisions of which
will be non appea liable. hearing in the
cases will now be held at ar early date.
At meeting of the Ladies Library
Guild held late Monday afternoon and To
which only members we're admitted, a
full discussion of the question of the d-
vision of the $500 in the treasury was
held, several of the ladies opposing and
advising that the matter be deferred till
the pending litigation in the case of r.
w. Wood "s. the Montpelier Public Ii
brary association is terminated by the
judgment of the Supreme Court now in
session. vote on the question Of "A di-
vision of tho money was finally taken and
resulted in 80 in favor to opposed to the
measure. For the purpose of particlpat t.
ing in this division, all who We're MEM
bers in 1894, when the pending injunction
suit was brought by Mr.. Wood, are to be
considered membeTs now, whether or
not they have been paying the annual
membership fee of fifty cents. On the
motion TO disband the guild there were
only i've opposing votes. The secretary
will prepare list of members, in accord
arce with the action of the guild, and
when this list has been perfected 1t is the
purpose to carry out the order of the
meeting in the mates of dividing the
funds.
An tachment of $500 has been placed
on the property of the Barre and Mont
prlier Traction and Power company in
Barre, Berlin and this city by John A.
Roebling sons & Co. of New York, who
sue TO recover for wire and material sold
to the railway company. The railway
used
by the Worcester Construction company
! in building the read and as it was build
ing II under contract it should have paid
the bill.
BARRE.
The State convention of the Congrega-
tional churches is to be held in this cit
, during the second week in June,
, The State convention of the Baptist sun.
| day-schools will be held in this city dur
ing the first week in June.
The Memorial day speakers in this Wei.
nifty are w. L. Stafford of St. JonnsbuI J
, in this city, Mayor Gordon at Northfielo
+. a. Rowland at Wiliamstown and Prof
J. A. DeBoer at East Barre.
Celia Cebeili who is under arrest on a
charge of intoxication and also on the
charge of having assaulted Mrs. Bernas.
conf was before Justice Fay for hearing
. Tuesday afternoon. The assault case IL
the most serious and 1t is alleged that the
woman on WnOm the assault is alleged t.
have been committed was severely cut by
the respondent. Officer Buchanan who ar
rested the prisoner states that he found
, the knife in his possession when the ar,
rest was made.
The city park is being put In excellen,
condition and the city council will be ask
ed to keep all religious organizations from
holding meetings in the park
The city school commissioners ar,
spending considerable time looking for
site for the new school building which 4.
to he erected at the south end Of the city
c. NJ Delaney OF burlington has airead,
brought a number of his fast horses tt
the Bolster trotting park which he ha.
leased for term Of years and opens with
/, races on Memorial Day.
: NORTHFTDLD.
) Observer w. A. Shaw OF the United
States weather bureau reports NEAR
temperature for April of 70 degrees with
Y maximum OF IS on the 36th and "A mini
! mum Of on the 9Th. The precipit atiol
amounted to l,1 inches. rain or snow fall
ing on 10 days. The prevailing direction