Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-05
HOME MATTERS.
CITY N VICINITY.
Charles NJ. Ford of troop *, Sd cavalry
has Lncn nuAlishnl 4s n lnsnrlnr


Charles NJ. Ford of troop X, Sd cavalry.
has been published as u deserter.
L. +. Shaw sold Tuesday for Mary Nc
Grath the William IL. Root property on
South Willard street to j. i. McLaNen.
The records of the health officer for the
month of December in this city show that
there were 81 births and 81 deaths.
DR.. Annie L. Barker, who has practised
for some time in St. Johnsbury, is to re-
move shortly and locate in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wells are now in
Jacksonville. Fla, and will go further
south before returning to Burlington.
At an auction Friday where u piano,
a vice and a lathe were sold to satisfy
a claim, the piano brought $l.25, the vice
$50 and the lathe 80 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Spaulding will leave
this city about the middle of January for
Green Cove Springs, Florida, where it is
their custom to spend u portion of the
winter.
The coachmen of this city are TO give
their first annual bail Thursday evening,
January IL, at Masonic Temple hall. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the Queen City or
Cncstra.
Tie lights upon either end Of the har-
Dor are no longer lighted, nav
igation being closed for the winter. Ice
has not yet formed between the shore and
the breakwater.
Major S. =. Jocelyn left this city Tues
day moor for Washington and will go
from that point to Louisville, ky., where
he has been ordered TO muster out the
State troops.
Carroll Il. Whittemore of Eden whose
petition in bankruptcy was recently filed,
has been adjudged a bankrupt and the
petition referred to George w. Deberville
for a hearing.
n. T.. Chamberlin e. Co.. are erecting a
building south of the Welch Brothers
Maple company's mandatory on Battery
street, in which they will establish u car
pet cleaning department.
A petition which is being circulated
among tho officers of the First Vermont
regiment, asking the governor to rein
state u. s.. Peck as adjutant general, has
been signed by each of the three commits
stoned officers of Company NJ.
There were three assertions al
Fort Ethan Allen during the month OF
December. They were Matthew Strevell
OF Troop T. on the 18th, William j. Price
OF Troop ! on the 18th and Nelson Isaacs
of Troop L on the 18th.
The suit of G. a. Barber versus N. =
clifford to recover 1852 was r|eturnabl,
DtlO.C u uSllt nav Milo sdtui Nhy 'iIpi '4'lit
but proceedings We're stayed, it being al
legged that the defendant had gone intC
voluntary bankruptcy.
A very pleasant dancing party was Civ,
en- at the Howard Relief hall 1'hursda!
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. f.. A. Richardson
TO about 30 of their friends. Miss Nash anC
Vance Waterman rendered music fol
dancing and refreshments were served b..
Caterer Coon.
A settlement was reached Tuesday II
the suit of Eugene Lawyer versus Franz
Davis OF this city. The suit was brOugh
to recover $500 damages for an allegc(
breaking of Lawyers w%indpipe at th'
Sheldon fair last fall. The settlement wa
made for a small amount.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy ha,
been filed with the clerk of the United
States Court in this city by Dawley 6
Farmer Of Rutland, who have been dom
a meat and grocery business. The firm
arc Henry b. Farmer, and Norman Il
Dawley.
The records Of the city clerks ofiic
show that there We're issued in this cit,
during the year 1898 16 marriage licenses
This does not represent the exact numbC
of marriages in the city as some were no
used in Burlington ana others are nevc
used.
Three more petitions in voluntary bank
ruptcy were filed at the office of the cler.
of United States Court in this city SAT
urday. They We're those of George i
Church of St. Adams. Charles b. Brid9
man of Woodstock and Newell T.. Cliffor
OF this city. The last petition is the ACT
received.