Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-24

The entire fire department of Queen City
Park was called out shortly before 10
O'clock SUNDAY night to put out small
blaze IN the grass. which is supposed to
have been started by boys
The Chinese hea rings were resum ed Tues
day morning before United States Com
m ssionor George f.. Johnson. Nire cases
We're heard and none of these finally COM
pletcd.
Miss Anna Noyes who went from this
city to become the matron of the Bright
look hospital at st. Jopnsbury, is now very
i'll and it is feared tnat she will not re-
cover.
The Burlington and Hinesburgh Railroad
company are distributing rails and will be-
gin laying track in a few days. The work
of grading ia nearly completed and will
probably be finished this week.
one of the county fairs to be held net
a long distance south of this city Is adver-
Using Capt. Dodds troop of rough riders
as an attraction at its meeting. The troop
is of course on its way to Manila.
A force of men began work Monday
morning on the new Catholic school build
ings on the corner of Cherry and St. Paul
streets The force will be shortly ncrea@-
ed and the building hurried to completion.
Officers Cole and Brothers arrested Err
nest Mercier very much intoxicated early
yesterday morning and he was placed i'm
jail. MERCER had been out in the heavy
shower but did not seem to mind the wet.
John Fraser formerly a member of Co.
NJ, who has been making his residence in
New York city for the past few mont his,
has come to this city, fer the possible pur-
pose of enlstirg in one of the newly re
cruited regiments,
Richard Dugan has furnished bail in a
suit brought by Roberts & Sears VS.. John
| Dugan. his son. to recover 500. alleged TO
have been held In fiduciary capacity.
Dugan. jr., works for the plaintiffs. The
suit is to be heard on August 80.
S. L. Ketcham, who has been in the en-
ploy of the Boston Store for nearly seven
years has been give the position of assist
ant manager under the new control of the
store. Mr. Ketcham's promotion is a de-
served recognition of faithful service.
! The Central Vermont railway have Just
completed a new siding the entire length
of their freight depot, thus giving two
complete tracks from which to unload
freight The new track is built entirely
| over the water.
| Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson have issued
Invitations 10 the marriage on September
| 6 of their daughter. Louise Wilson to
| Frank A. Campbell of Rochester, n. y,
The ceremony will be at 100 in the evening
at st. Paul's church.
Maggie Mckenzie. wife OF Eugene
+. Craven Of II Pearl street died
at $3.50 Thursday evening after an illness
| If several weeks. She leaves two sons
and husband. who is in Montpelier. Mrs
Craven was about 80 years of age.
Manager NJ ]. Norris of the Grand
| Caion Tea company will leave this city
| early in September for Portland Me
where he is to have charge of the stores
of the company in northern New England
| Mrs. Norris will accompany her husba nj
Deputy Sheriff WHITAKER of Montpelier
came to this city yesterday and returned
with Arthur f.. Allen, who was arrested
and fined In this city for intoxication
Allen is charged with having secured II.
quor under false pretences at Montpelier
A suit for divorce was entered Thursday
for trial at County Court in which Edward
NJ. Cady seeks divorce from his wife, Su.
san Cady on the ground of desertion and
adultery. The correspondent named Is
Luke Morse and the parties are from Jer.
icho.
j. S. Patrick has returned from a hunt
inc trip IN the Adrordacks during which a
party of ten, Of which he was one. securec
nine deer, Mr.. Patrick brought home &
handsome trophy in the form of IL
pound buck wearing a handsome pair o.
antlers.
There was a hearing Monday in Cit!
Court in the case of Esther Frank VS.
Charles Barney. The action was brough
to recover 5000 claimed for groceries fur
nishod the defendant. Judgment was rend
cred for the plaintiff to recover sl49A AN,
costs of $7Ol.
The Free Press Is in receipt of n checl
for $50 from Bishop A. G. A. Hall in re
Spouse to the appeal from Gov f. c
Smith for aid in behalf of the Porto ri
loans. The subscription heads the list an.