Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-23

nesday.
The remains Of Mrs Harriet n Sayes,
late of Middlebury, passed through this
city Friday afternoon at 400. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs Luther Putnam
and Joel Putnam of Cambridge and DR..
Martin of Middlebury The funeral
took place in Jericho Centre Saturday
morning at o'clock. Mrs. Sayles was 81
years of age.
A special car attached to the noon train
from Waterbury and returning at 4:2O
carried seven subjects with attendants
from the State Insane asylum, who were
used dus'ing the lectures of DR.. F. w.
Page at the Medical college Tuesday. The
party dined in the small dining room of
the Van Ness and were taken to and
from the college in the barge Adirondack.
A. Worthiem of Hinesburgh who was
brought to the Mary Fletcher hospital
two weeks ago suffering from an attack
of bronC hits following a fracture of the
lower jaw received by kick from "A
horse, died Saturday incoming at $50
o'clock. Tho body was taken to the jew
ish synagogue in this city, and on Mon
day morning was taken to Plattsburgh for
burial.
City Treasurer l.. C. Grant is trcasuring
a consignment of 5000 stamped envelopes,
of which only 10000 were made on account
of an imperfect die. Mr.. Grant secured
without intent IL large number u lHt tli-
velopos upon which this die WAS used. The
difference Is detected only by comparison
and close examination and it is believed
that the stamps will be valuable to col
lectors.
The case Of the State VS.. w y. Johnson
of Essex Junction, resulting fron seiz-
uCe of intoxicating liquor at the johnson
House by Sheriff Reeves, has been heard
and tho liquor ordered confiscated. w. u.
az iudupd its r.
dered to pay the costs of seizure. In the
case for having on hand with intent to
sell, which followed, Mr. Johnson was
fined SO and costs.
J At a meeting of the American Order of
Foresters in their rooms in the Hayward
| block Wednesday evening delegates were
elected to represent the order in this city
at the meeting of the Grand Court Of
! Vermont, which occurs at Bellows Falls
on the 18th of May. They are William
Moran, past chief ranger; and Louis
Groupe George r. Patch and r. j. Mad
igan are the alternates.
The Grand Union Tea company of New
York has placed their business in the
; State of Maine under the management Of
I NJ. j Norris who has been for consid-
cradle period the successful manager of
the company interests in Vermont and
New Hampshire, with headquarters In this
! city. MIR. Norris goes to Maine next week
to look the ground over preparatory to
n the establishment of new stores.
The Rutland-Canadian railroad engineers
filed u second location of the proposed
S road in this vicinity Thursday at the ci y
- clerks Office. The location provides for
/ the construction of the road south from
. the terminus OF the Rutland railroad in
G this city and around to the east of this
city to Winooski The location is filed in
compliance with State law and is in the
: language of the engineer, wholly unintel-
u ligible to the ordinary individual.
S The case of the State vs.. nine bottles
q of beer and one bottle of whiskey found
= at n recent search of the Doxey place on
Battery street was heard Tuesday and
Mary Doxey was adjudged the owner.
n The liquor was coniscated. For having
: on hand with intent to sell Mary Doxey
: was fined $40 and costs of s145l. An APP
7. peal was taken with reference to costs
q in the seizure case and also in the case
for having on hand. Bail of $50 was fur
nshed in each instance.
r The COMMITTEES of the Board Of Alder
: men, to whom was entrusted the selection
y of counsel to assist City Attorney ID. j.
l Foster in the suit Of the Rutland railroad
company VS.. Hoyt Z. Sails, constable, TO
= recover damages for the attachment and
sale of train in the collection of unpaid
= taxes, held a meeting Friday and selec-
G ton and II. w. Mooney of Rutland. The
O committee were President Mason, Alder
y men Gutchell, Kelley ard Adsit.
u There was little to Indicate that Mon
day was the first day of spring. A fierce
Y northwest Wind kept the air filled with
r snow which fell Sunday evening, while
y FREQUENT iiurries of snow: snow alter alter
e We're brought out Sunday morning and
e then put away when the rain melted the
snow sunday afternoon, were once more
in evidence, although there was nothing
7; about the day to induce people to take
u Il sleigh ride for pleasure
: 1t is authoritatively stated that no de-
C CisOn has been reached as to which OF
n the two surveys made for the Rutland
Canadian railroad in this city will be
used One of the surveys leads northwarC
: through the lumber district and a later
&c survey has been made to the east of the
= city The lattec' enables the road to have
Is station at Winooski but would MAKE
u tho entrance to the city by means of a
ID track.
:. Forty-eight members Of Troop +. sever
y of Troop G and one from each of the 9th
u er troops of the Sd United States cavalry
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, with theil
>, horses, left this city at O'Clock Saturda!
D." evening on n special train consisting of {
baggage car, four parlor horse cars, anC
TWO wagner SleepcrS LOT Now 1Oth CITY
O. where they are taking part in the thirC
8 annual military athletic tournament which
t opened Monday at Madison Square Gar
re den.
~, Judgment by default was entered in sew
- eral cases bcfore Justice Il. W. J. Haw
kns on Saturday afternoon. They were
as follows: f.. T. Clarkson & Co. VS.. J
s A. Clapp, $12; George r. Trick VS.. n. D,s
I'd jardins, 81 George r. Trick VS.. EdwarC
is dumas ir 90 George e Trick Y
~ Dclibeck s2i; Peter Devereux VS.. +. II
ID Kennedy, SO. A suit of Henry Raymond
H. VS. WNren White to recover 50, set 70
N hearing Saturday. was continued for on
week
VI. The Chinese hearings before Commits
d sioner Johnson in tho judges room at tn
st customs house continued yesterday, In
cr spector lizard of Washington was presen
Of as was also United States Marshal T.. A
by Field of Rutland. Thirteen cases wer
s. heard and of these three respondents er
H. discharged, one boy ordered deport
ed, and the remaining cases being con
, tnued for further investigation The hear
90 ings will continue to-day and probabl
w close for the present this afternoon.
A short service was held vt Gree
d. Mount cemetery Saturday morning at
, O'Clock over the remains of Mrs l.ucin
"a A. Dewey of Chicago, widow of the lat
=, Archibald S. Dewey. Rev. Edward Have
80 OBLIGATED. A few of Mrs. Dewey's oil
friends, who knew her when she lived i
of this city, we're present at the burial TIL
ny receptacle which contained the ashes {