Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25

Mrs Alma c. Dodge of Calais is in this
city, the guest of her son, 7. c. Dodge.
Mrs. Dodge will celebrate her SOD birth
day on Saturday and enjoys the best Of
health.
The Mexican Herald OF the City Of Mex
leo announces the death of the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs O. w. Barrett and tina
burial of the little one in the American
cemetery. Mrs. Barrett was Miss Bessie
l.. Stcarns of this city.
Mrs Hortense Brdgeman Underwood cf
Springfield, Missouri, is in this city The
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. II. II. Common.
Her husband. Josephus Underwood. who
is brothe'' of ex-Lieut.-Gov Underwood.
will come to this city in a few days.
The suit of Michael Corley VS.. Henry
Major was defaulted by the defendant
Thursday and judgment entered for the
plaintiff to recover S4.56 and costs of 1921.
The possession of premises, for which the
suit was brought as we'll, was also ord
The steam launch Peggy, owned by DR..
McBurney of New York, has been sold TO
ID. n Burton of Swanton. Mr.. Burton
has visited Sheburne ard left orders for
, the boat to be repaired and put into COM
mission a. soon as possible.
Deputy Marshal Luke Parish came to
this city Saturday noon with two China
der the Chinese exclusion act. The men
were arragned before Commissioner
Johnson and bail fixed at $500. but not Sc
cured.
| The firm of Fletcher Boynton, which
! was made up If +. q. Fletcher ana Frank
b. Boynton. has been dissolved. Mr.. Boyn-
ton will retain the shoe store at 81 ChuCch
street and Mr.. Fletcher VIII continue to
manage the "Bankrupt shoe sale" near
] I ~ b., al of OF
| H. +. Stowe, father of Mrs " A. Bull
! lard, died this morning aged 70 years He
/ lived in Morristown and Hyde Park until
/ about three years ago, when he came to
! this city to reside with his daughter. The
/ funeral will be held in Morrisville Satur-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The people of this city will be pleased at
the intelligence that the grand lodge Of
Odd Fellows at BratUeboro last week Vo-
! ted 10 hold the next annual session in
Burlington. This means the bringing to-
gether of large number of odd Fellows
from all over the State a parade and 9TH
er pleasant things.
Oliver Mitchell was in city court Tues
day afternoon on the motion of Chief Of
Police Smith, who had received a COM
plant from Thomas Menack that Oliver
/ had been scrapping with him. A tooth
| which had been Knocked from its proper
position was produced evidence Judge
Russell fined Mitchell 81 and costs of sS.O1.
II, G. Loomis returned to his home in
this city Tuesday after spending the win
ter in New York. Mr., LOOMS has been i'll
for some time and is unable to walk. He
came to the city in special car at
tacheh TO the sleeper and was accompanied
by DR. l.. NJ. Bingham.
While riding on Malletts Bay avenue
Sunday, Eugene Amell of Winooski was
thrown from his wheel and sustained a
broken collar bone. A surgeon was called
but it was thought best to bring the young
man to the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
he is now as comfortable as could be eX-
pected,
Miss Grace Noe, tho daughter of former
Presiding Elder j. j. Noe of this district
and for several years the organist at the
} Methodist church in this city, has been
, appointed the organist of tho Dutch Re-
form church Of Cohoes, n. y. Rev. j. j
Noe is now assigned to the church at Wa.
terville. a short distance from Cohoes.
r The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, In
session at Brattleboro last week, voted tc
present to past grand master W. ID. Wi
son Of St. Adams, who is at Sparhawk's
Sanitarium in this city, a handsome
souvenir badge. The badge was sent tC
this city and presented to Mr.. Wilson oil
Saturday afternoon.
Clerk of the United States Courts George
f.. johnson returned Tuesday from Brat
tleboro, where he had been to be presen
at the hearings before Judge Wheeler Of
four appealed Chinese cases. OF the foul
! respondents two were discharged and III,
cases of the Others continued for tive
weeks.
= The city directory for 1899 will be issue
to-day. The book is like it's predecessor
) in appearance. 1t contains 1872 names be
;, ing an increase of rs over the director,
$ for 1897, The additions and alteration
number 5465. Directors of Wnooski al,