Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-02
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Mrs Sarah Scribner; secretary, Mrs.
Flora Stoddard treasurer, Mrs Jessie
Fallon; auditor, Gilman Scribncr; musical
director Mrs. Ida Young; managers, Mrs.
Mary Snow. Il. j. Fallon and Trad Ellis.
! Joel Foster, superintendent Of water
works recommends that the city lay n Is
to 20 inch water main from the gate house
TO the reservoir at Berlin pond, a distance
| OF 1877 feet at an expense of about S2IOo
should the 2O-inch pipe be used. If this is
done, II would then be possible to clean
the lower basin when desired thus keep
ing the water supply pure and free from
vegetable matter.
/ City Attorney f.. i. Carleton Monday
brought suit against the town 81 Wor-
cester for the amount this city has had to
pay for Lemue Holden's board. Holden
has been in Jail for over ii months on aC-
count of a one dollar debt and was resi-
dent of Worcester when arrested but it
has been suggested that he has now been
In Jail here long enough to gain resi-
dence in which case the suit brought will
be non-effectlve.
| Sunday morning while c. S Hubbard of
this city and j. J. Enright OF Burlington
were out driving in a team owned by e.
G. Downing the runner of the sleigh lock-
ed into the curve of the trolley track at
the head of State street, throwing both
men out and the horse clearing himself
from the sleigh ran for some distance
dragging Mr., Hubbard, who chung TO the
lines, on his back. The sleigh was badly
wrecked and Mr. Hubbard's coon skin
coat was badly torn and he feels that the
electric railway company is liable for the
damage and says he shall make an effort
to recover from the company.
Monday morning, the masons began
work on the brick-work of the power
house at the Bolton Falls electric plant.
A gang of 10 men are employed in break
ing up an ice gorge which has formed in
the river above the dam in order that the
gravel filling may be put in.
| Monday afternoon at the special SEES
sion of the United States District Court,
40 Italians were made citizens. Judge
Wheeler had been given to understand
before coming to the city that there were
about % longing for ma turaliz alton papers
but found instead that there were over a
hundred. Being obliged to leave for Bur-
lington that evening, Judge Wheeler ar
ranged to notify City Sheriff Bancroft il
. he could get away from Burlington and
come to this city and hold another session
of court next Monday when the work of
naturaliz alton might be completed.
A public memorial service in honor OF
the late Homer w Heaton will be held on
Wednesday evening, March s. in the
County Court room and will comprise re-
marks by Judge Thompson and members
of the bar and the presentation of bio
; graphical sketch of the life and work of
Mr.. Heaton.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Dawson left Tues
day afternoon for Saranac Lake In the
Adirondacks. Mrs. Dawson, who has a
serious bronchial trouble, will enter a
san1tarium and expects to remain about
u year
On Tuesday evening the sixth annual
. junior prize-speaking exhibition was held
in the chapel of the Montpelier Seminary.
, +. A. Rowland, ]. A. DeBoer and Prof.
y. j. Whitehill acting as Judges The excel
Ian f,f : rnrl- Iona t.,t ~,
testants made the work of awarding the
prizes a delicate one. The first prizes
=, We're awarded to Edward Il. Wells and
, Miss Grace Anthony and the second prizes
to Harley w. Heath and Miss Nettie Rich
ard.
on Tuesday evening meeting of the
. board of stewards of Trinity church was
held at which it was voted to extend call
to Rev. G. o. Judkins. who for the past
three years has been pastor of the Meth
: odist church in Windsor. Rev Andrew Gill
lies will close his pastorate at Trinity
church at the close OF the conference year
and is to accept the pastorate of the
. Methodist church in Troy. n. Y.
"A. j. Stone, aged 80 years, died at his
= home on the Worcester branch road on
F. Tuesday evening after brief illness from
heart disc se. Mr.. Stone served through
the war of the rebellion with the Vermont
0 troops
George l.. More, who for several years
. has been employed in the office of the c.
$ ii. More Granite Manufacturing company
leaves to-day for Canandaigua, n. y,
where he is to engage in the retail gran
lite business under the firm name Of Salt
din & More.
BARRE.
/ The following games have been arranC-
, ed by j. Ward Carver of the Goddard Sem
. mary base ball team for the season: May
: 10, Middlehury college at Barre; May 81
p Vermont Academy at Barre; June s. Meri-
= den High school at Barre. Manager Car
q Yer Is also endeavoring to secure a game
I TO be played here with Tufts college.
Rev. Il. NJ. Fuller Is seriously i'll with
\ an attack of the grip.
The Champlain club has decided to hold
, their first annual ball Easter Monday
/, April 3.
! Miss Bert Morse was taken to the Mary
;, Fletcher Hospital at Burlington Tues
= day morning, accompanied by Rev. Enie
!, *. Jones.
a Rodney Fasset has moved to Halowell
Me.
The class of 1900 of the Spaulding High
school will hold Il class reception Friday
! evening in the school chapel
- II. j. Slayton OF South Barre has bee.
= appointed deputy sheriff
- Francisco Demarco and others entered
. complaint Tuesday night against Alton
- so Demarco, charging him with assault
with intent to kill on Francisco Demarco
his brother. He was arrested and OF
| Wednesday morning was bound over tC
County Court, and Is now in county jai
on default of bail of $500. The row grew
out of the opening of letter belonging L
= the brother who made the charge. Dur
q ing the melee a revolver is alleged to hav,
A been drawn.
n WATERBURY.
- About o'clock Saturday afternoon tn,
4. dwelling house on Railroad street owneC
- by Mrs. Andrew Brown and occupied b,
q Mrs. Stone, took fire, and before the hos
- company could get to the scene the hous,
!, was wrapped in flames. They succeeded
- however, in saving the household goods
=, and frame work of the house The insid
- was completely Quilted. Madam Stone wal
70 so overcome with smoke and fire and run
- that it was only with great difficulty tina
~ she was rescued from the burning build
- ing. Last Monday the overseer of the poo
- Sumner Blaidsdell, was called to the hous,
~ or town business and found Mrs. StOn,
- and four men in the house nearly doa,
= drunk
y, Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Whitehll entertain
" cd a party OF friends at their rooms II
u, the Waterbury Hotel, Monday evening
ID. T. Harvey. who has been confined
- to the house by illness for several day
:. Is conYalescent.
p Mrs, Hollis Sheple is moving into he
% new house on Randall street.
d Rev. Mr.. Whitman Is spending few