Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

q tapped as an experiment. one man from
y Westford brought a small quantity Of
q what was called new syrup to the city
Tuesday afternoon.
) Fred Coutermarsh, who has been in ja
& for Just one week on an appeal taken
, from sentence Tor having disturbed the
Y Salvation Army service, came before JUS
Z tice E. e. Davis Monday morning and
\ withdrew his appeal Coutermarsh was
3 taken to Rutland at noon by Officer Rus.
sell and will serve 81 days.
Mrs. A. u. Allen, aged Is years, who
Y moved to this city last fall from Coches-
ter, died at her home at 2i5 South Cham
plain street Tuesday morning at l O'Clock
Z after an illness of only eight days with
pneumonia. The funeral will be held al
4 her former home in Colchester this
\ morning at 10 o'clock.
4 About GO cases have been entered fol-
trial in the March term of County Court
This is very small number and the list
contains few cases which will consume q
z long period of time. The number of cases
4 for trial last fall was lis. Thursday was
\ the last day for entering cases for trial
N This number does not include the State
n cases, of which there are several.
The continued warm weather has made
) the situation with regard to the ice har-
v vest still more serious. Ice men continue
their attempt at cheerfulness by hoping
Z for colder weather to follow. 1t Is said
Z that few hours of cold weather would
4 place the mingled ice, water and snow in
4 condition for harvesting again, but until
that comes nothing can be done.
Alfred E. Steele of Northampton. Mass
y Great Sachem of the Great Council of the
, order of Red Men of Massachusetts is
Y soon to make an official visit to Mohawk
= Tribe, No. u of this city and at the same
4 time will institute a council of Pocahon-
\ tas. The first council Of this kind to be
) instituted in Vermont was that at Lyn-
donvile last week.
\ Mrs. Francis Burke aged g. years, died
u at her sons home in Wllliston Saturday
} at p. m. after long illness. She
y leaves a husband three sons, and two
daughters. The services were held Tues.
Z day morning at 10 O'Clock at St. 10.
sephs church, the funeral leaving the
: house at $50. The interment was in
3 Mount Calvary cemetery
Three cases were entered at the County
3 Clerks office Friday. They were w
y. Hall & Son VS. O. j. Hosford for as
sumpsit; L. f. Terr7ll VS. Bridget Hursor
for assumpsit: Amos Curry VS.. William j
Fuller an action of replevin. The latter
case will be tried at the coming March
= term. The additions to cases make the
number for trial in the March term OF
court 60 by the court and 26 by jury.
Fanny Richardson, the somewhat eccen,
trio character. who was sentenced from
J the town poor farm to Rutland for a
breach of the peace, returned to this city
. Saturday morning. She paid a call to hei
old friend overseer of the poor Barber. or
" her arrival and then started out to go tc
4, the poor farm to secure some of her eff
e fects which were left there when she
went away from the city.
y The Waverly dining hall was the scene
Is Tuesday evening of a delightful dance giver
4. by some college men in honor Of Mortor
lie c. Robbins, who is in this city on a short
g visit. There were about 80 couples pres
ent and the 20 numbers on the programme
. passed very pleasantly. Five pieces o.
~ the Howard opera house orchestra fur
y, nished music. During the evening ligh
= refreshments were served by Caterer Gill
20 bert. Miss Mildred Lucas of st. Alban:
" was among those present.
Sheriff Reeves made search of the
- premises of David Lavoie on Saturday
y evening. The examination of the house
:. occupied by Lavoie revealed no liquor:
but the services of a reserve search war
= rant upon the house in the same yart
next door to Lavoe was rewarded by two
l. cases of beer. which were taken away The
n occupant Of the house where the beer was
& found said that it was used at Lavoie's
e and that sometimes Lavoe came for il
h and sometimes his man.
Two locomotives NJ the Rutland railroad
v came to this citv Monday and are heinz
# taken anart n as to he taker to Soutt
5 Hero, where they are to be used IN tht
u construction OF me Rutiano-, anidian ex
> tension Inc engines VIII DC taken 70 tht
lsiahu on sklds arranged lor the purpose
# Inc hrst consignment or ooo tons OF rams
# Is expected 10 arrive tn!s morning ana
>. large number Of teams have been engaged
!. 10 DRAW the'n across the ICE
It Deputy Sheriff Ballou of Winooski ar
rested another soldier in Winooski YES
terday on complaint of a citizen. The
'. man was Patrick Holland of c. Troop ant
" when taken before Justice Graves he was
Is fined IS and costs for intoxication and dis
o cioseu on so'eier VINO hau peen ols
r. INC, ST. 'oIi' anon VI 'no SAINT 'oop
~, ~ "aS e.. 80 :. d ie" rasa asI' wa
n " i.s ui,u ~ ~ ~, re a
e So uisI jos ol' d so'uiei "no "au ielt .h'
= at''i ou' "a' sent oacN ior iur'rer re-
Is ''e''''''
Is The funeral of Henry w. Johonnott was
II held at his late residence, No. 80 Battery
Place. Thursday afternoon at o'clock
"a Rev. c. L. Hall ofiiciated. The bearers
~ who were chosen from the oldest employees
: of the electric road. were I. Fl. Hunt, F.
y. ]. Babcock, F. o. Phelps and G. L. Mead
~ jr. The funeral was largely attended ano
G mere were many peau.liul MOWERS. ~