Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19

! A very pleasant affair was tho dance OF
the Cotillion club last evening at the
Howard Relief hall. 1t was the first dance
of the season given by the club and WIS
largely attended. There were twelve
numbers on the programme, one of which
was a co.illion A few visitors from out
of town were present. Four pieces of the
Howard Opera House orchestra furnished
music.
No less than four Of the teachers of the
public schools were taken i'll Monday and
obliged to temporarily give up their du-
ties. They were Miss Sherburne of the
High school, Miss Smith of the Pomeroy
school. Miss Chapman of the Adams in
termediato and Miss Lee of the Gram
mar annex. Three diseases were repre-
resented among the four patients They
were the mumps. tonslitis and the grip.
James IToleran died at his home in
South Burlington Monday evening at 1li5
of pneumonia aged 46 years. The funeral
was held at st. Mary's cathedral at O.
o'clock this morning. The deceased
is a brother of Selectman Barney Holler-
an and was a member of Court Burlington,
No. ;. Foresters of America, the catholic
order of Foresters and of St. Mary's Ben
cvolcnt society.
Louis Trouville died at his home at Star
Farm Beach at . o'clock Tuesday even
ing of pneumonia after an illness of only
eight days. The deceased was 80 years
of age and leaves a wife and five little
children. The funeral services will take
place ut ST. Joseph's church at 10 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Trouvlle was well
known in this city, having formerly work
ed for c. Il. Smith in his feed store. lie
was very much liked by the campers at
the beach and will be greatly missed.
David S. Osgood, the aged father of the
late David C. Osgood, died at "A o'clock
Thursday morning. Mr. Osgood had
,I,-tt
sons death IN Sunday from the effects
of which he died. The funeral services
were held at Roberts undertaking rooms
at o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev. G.
L. Hall officiating. The remains were TAX
on to Rutland on the $50 train, where
the were inferred beside those of his son.
Mrs. L. C. Lee died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. II. NJ. Lord, % Mansfield
avenue Monday evening after y short i'll
ness with pneumonia. She has Deen a life
long resident of Fletcher, coming to this
city about year ago. A short service of
prayer was held at the house Wednesday
afternoon at D. m. and the remains We're
taken to Fletcher, where the funeral
will he held Thursday morning at Ii
o'clock.
Ensign ]. Hannibal Holden arrived in
this city Sunday morning to spend
two days leave of absence with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs @. II. Holden. He
has been ordered to Manila on the Solace,
; which will carry 125 officers and make the
trip via the Suez canal Lieut.. G. Jean
Holden, Mr.. and Mrs Holders other son.
who has been spending short furoueh
5 in this city, has been ordered to Havana
and left Burlington Monday night
Mrs. Laura L. Whitcomb wife Of L. L.
Whitcomb and mother of l.. r. Whit
= comb, foreman at the Rutland railroad
5 yard, died at S:1J o'clock Thursday morn
| ing of old age at her sons home on st.
Paul street. The Whitcombs came to this
city about year ago from Ludlow. The
funeral was held at the house No. 339 St
! Faul street, at 7:3O o'clock Friday even
ing. The deceased was 70 years of age.
The remains were taken to Ludlow,
/, where they were inferred in the fam
lily lot.
An exchange and sale of business and
real estate was effected Tuesday morn
ing by which City Constable Hoyt f. Sails
: transfers to Attorney S. NJ. Flint the
stoneware business operated by Mr.. Sails
on Main street in exchange for the prop
erty Of the Bridget Narcotic estate at the
corner of Bank and Battery streets. Mr.
Flint transfers the business operated by
, Mr.. Sails to Joseph Agel. Constable Sails
moved his office to the quarters formerly
used by that officer upon the Main street
, side of the City Hall.
l Minnie Lester. "the dancing ray of sun
= shine" is again heard from. After an
absence from the stage of a couple Of
, years, the poular soubrette attempted to
; appear again in repertoire. She made her
first appearance at Red Bank, n. j., the
. other night. The strain of acting threw
, her into nervous prostration, and she has
since been unable to appear Miss Lester
, Will be remembered by patrons of the city
opera house For many years she APP
peared here annually, and by her clever
. made herself nTit
= DR. ]. Nelson Jackson is suffering from
, severe wound in the ankle which he
received while removing the cartridge
from a 32 caibre revolver. DIR. Jackson
purchased the revolver from the late
> Chief of Police Dumas effects. He was
taking the cartridges from the cylinder
G at the house of DR.. l.. NJ. Bingham when
e one of them was exploded and the ball en-
r tered his ankle just back of the Joint.
1 The ball was removed at the hospital but
1 leaves very bad wound. some of the
$ bones being broken. The ball was found
k imbedded in the bone. 1t is hoped to over
come the effect of the accident without
permanent difficulty.
t David s. Osgood. the elderly man, who
e died Thursday, had two cats to which he
h was very much attached. Friday Mrs.
G.. c. Briggs with a companion went to
J. his late home on Poplar street to get the
@ cats and take them home with her, that
they might not be abused. One of the
cats put in a bag successfully but
il the other one seriously objected and be-
- fore Mrs. Briggs could get it in a bag
- her hands were covered with blood from
:. wounds caused by the efforts of the ami
nal to get away. Her hands were bitten
U and scratched so badly that a surgeon had
to be consulted
: The adjourned hearing in the chancery
case of Catherine A. Atkins vs.. George
4 and Alfred Atkins. executor and trustee
: of the estate of the late Hiram Atkins
!, OF Montpelier, was resumed before J. T..
y, Cushman as special master In his office
yesterday. Hon. w. p. Dillingham; was
4 present to assist Mr.. Huse in addition to
/, the attorneys who were in this city for
:, the previous sessions. They are c.
" G.. Austin of Highgate for Catherine A.
> Atkins. K NJ. Harvey of Montpelier for
Mrs Elizabeth ID. Clark and II. A. Huse
|, of Montpelier for George and Alfred At
r kins.
u Il. A. Grant of the Essex Classical In
" stitute, Miss Sarah A. Martin and Miss
=, Mary X. Bates of this city, composing the
" executive committee of the Teachers as
D ISOLATION of Chttenden county, with Prin-
:, cipal T.. II. Johnson of Essex Junction
= president of the association met at the
home of Miss Bates on LOOMS street las:
l. evening to perfect arrangements for tn.
l. winter meeting of the association
" which wir be held in this city
e the latter part of February. No definite
II arrangements were made but it was de-
n cided to hold another meeting. No datS