Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12

brought by Mrs Louise Ashley of Under
hill The case was brought before JUSTICE
Y. S Whipple and a verdict was given for
the plaintiff to recover $50. An appeal VIII
be taken.
1t is expected that Rev. George w. Nor
row of Randolph, who has been secured ny
the Anti-Saoon league to speak at d l.
| ferent points in the State, Will begin his
work about the first of February The
work will probably begin in this city, ana
Rev Mr.. Morrow will make his head
, quarters in Burlington.
The receipts from the three performan-
ces in tho production of Plnafore ly the
| Burlington Philharmonic society recently
| amounted to S505. All of the bills have not
yet been paid but it Is not expected that
this amount will much more than cover
the expense of the production OF the
opera.
! A letter was received at the customs
house yesterday from William f. Baker
who was at one time assistant Janltor OF
the building Baker states that he Is Sc "
ing in tho Third New Jersey regiment ana
il now stationed at Athens. Ga. The res!-
ment expects to go to Cuba. Baker ran
away from the city in September
George Brown, a night errand boy In
the Rutland Herald office, has been ar
rested for opening letters taken from the
postofIice and presenting postoflice mon y
orders with a forged signature. Brown
made a confession and will be brought
| to this city for a hearing before United
States Commissioner George T.. Johnson.
| A large bay lynx killed in Bennington,
| which has been stuffed, and the lynx
| which jumped upon the back of Frank
| Cahill of Underhll in a barn and was
afterward killed with a pitchfork are on
exhibition in the window OF Stiles q KEEL
leys store. The Underhill lynx is mount
ed upon rug. Both are handsome speci-
mems.
| Goethe Lodge, No. 592, Order of Haru-
| gari, of this city installed in their hall on
Crowley street the following officers Satur-
dayevening: John ii. Hauke, o. b., Wilhelm
Suckstorn, L. b.; Hermann Rodegerts,
treasurer; Joseph kmetz, recording secre-
tary; Ferdinand Ludwig, financial secre-
tary. The officers were installed by John
Mueller d. ID. g. b.
John Maher, aged II, died at his home
on North street yesterday morning at l:3o
o'clock of pneumonia. The deceased WAS
| born in this city and has always lived
here He was sick only a week. Notice
of the funeral will be given later. William
| = Maher, a brother OF the deceased Will
arrive in this city to-day from Washing
ton to attend the funeral
Mrs. Emma Vaughan, aged 40, daughter
of the late John p. Hart Of Malone n.
| y, died at 10 O'Clock Thursday evening in
this city. The funeral was held at the
home OF O. S. Dodds. III North Wlnooski
avenue. Friday Afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Rev. c. L. Hall officiated. The remains
were taken on the APO train to Malone N.
| Y, where the interment will take place.
Charles +. Ballou. formerly of this city
and Shelburne died at the State Asylum
for the Insane in Waterbury on Saturday.
The remains were brought to this city Mon
day al noon and burial made at Lake
| View cemetery under the auspices Of
| Hamilton Lodge No. IA. l. o. o. r. Mr..
Ballou graduated from the University OF
| Vermont in 1874.
Patrick Finnoran, who was convicted
Of assaulting an officer and sentenced 10
pay fine of $25, has been taken to the
| House of Correction to serve out the alter
nate sentence of 10 days. The assault was
committed upon Officer Coon nearly a year
ago. Finneran appealed and secured bail
and then claims to have enlisted in the
army. He returned to this city recently
and was arrested,
Capt. George Rushlow has received news
of the sudden death of Jacob Cole Of
brooklyn, who spends his summers at Port
Kent, ~ Y, and who is quite we'll known
in this city, where he makes frequent Wis
its while at his summer home. Mr.. Cole
dropped dead upon the street in Brooklyn
from apopleXy. He was 70 years of age
| His business for many years was that OF
an auctioneer
The annual meeting of the Vermont Su.
gar Makers association convened at st
JohnsburY, January and g. 1899, whici
on the whole was a success. As usual "a
cvaporator manufacturers We're on hand
together with their friends who We're after
prizes offered by the association. Tn,
quality of maple sugar and sugar was fine
and IL out OF 1G of the prizes, includnl