Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-02

claiming TO be 1903 years old, and at the
time he disappeared from his little hut
on Colchester Point there was some con-
| Germ as to his fate. Later he turned up
rim New York State and then returned 10
, Vermont.
A Large and handsome buck deer shot by
Loren Hill in Huntington was brought to
| this city Monday morning. The buck
weighed over 200 pounds and was about
! three years old. lie was shot on Satur-
day and is the first deer brought to this
city this season. The animal WAS pur-
chased by w. b. Craven.
Chief Engineer Burke of the Rutland-C Ca
madam railroad was in the city yesterday
/ Tho force of men at work on the road is
being brought nearly to the maximum
Two new construction trains have been
placed in use between Alburgh and Noyan
Junction and a new crusher has been set
up recently at South Hero.
The marriage of Edward Smullins and
Miss Rose A. Fitzgibbons was celebra ed
Tuesday morning in St. Mary's cathc-
dral. Rev c. c. Delaney officiated. The
best man was John Leonard and the
bridesmaid Miss Elizabeth Kennedy. The
couple did not go on a wedding tour but
gave a reception at the groom's home
Tuesday evening.
The suit of G. W. Whitney VS.. Harry
Gage, to recover tho sum of $50 for four
months rent of rooms in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building, was tried Thursday morning le-
fore Justice Hawkins. Judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiff to recover in dam
ages the sum of 800 and costs of 81. %. The
defendant appealed the case, but came in
later in the afternoon and withdrew his
appeal,
An investigation OF the conduct of the
police office meter by which electricity is
registered, was Instituted yesterday by the
company furnishing the light. The report
of the committee to whom the matter was
referred was 10 the effect that cockroach-
es had interfered with the performance OF
duty by the meter 50 that only nine cents
worth of electricity had been registered
during the past month.
OF the young lawyers from this city who
We're recently admitted to the bar at
Montpelier, f. l.. Graves and +. G. Web
ster will practice in the city, the latter
remaining in the office where he is now
located and the former to choose an Of
flee soon. Russell W. Taft and r. +. Hop
kins have not as yet decided where they
viii locate, but the former expects to re
main here and the latter may go west.
The training school for nurses will oper
Nov. 9Th, at the Fanny Allen hospltal
The faculty will be made up as follows
Wilder; anatomy and physiology, DR., A. T.
Grinnell; surgery and diseases of women
DR.. W. G, Il. Flanders; obstetrics and di,
seases of children, DR.. o. w. Peck; chem
istry and special nursing, DR.. II. Edwin
Lewis,
At a business meeting which followed
the regular meeting of the Young Peoples
Union of the Unitarian church Monday
evening it was decided to present TIT
operetta "Alice in Wonderland" at the
opera house December and and a com
mittee, consisting of c. ID, Smith, Mrs. j
II. Metcalf. Miss Ethel Spear, Mrs, w. Il
Greene and Mrs. w. Il. Gates, was APP
pointed to make the necessary arrange
mcnts.
Company NJ, held its regular monthly
meeting last evening at the armory. A ia
Vorable report was made OH the rollel
skating enterprise. The committee have
decided to continue the skating on Tues
day and Friday evenings with the banC