Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

Weston will remain at home for a few
days and will then leave for Havana
where he expects to make his future
| home.
I Five teams started early Tuesday
| morning for South Hero loaded with rails
| for the Rutland-Canadian extension.
There are five carloads of rails in the
Rutland yard, the contents of which are
| to be drawn TO South Hero.
| r. S. Isham, assistant cashier Of the
| burlington Savings bank, is in Boston for
a few days and will have a five weeks
| rest from his duties Mr.. Isham intends
taking an extended western and southern
| trip during his vacation.
| d. n. Nicholson and C. c. Miller return
| ed yesterday from Alburgh where they
went to attend the district Masonic meet
ing. The next meeting will be the district
! meeting of Lamoille county at Jefferson
vile Wednesday, March Sth
| Louis Pratt, aged Sc years, died Mon
day morning at l o'clock of consumption
at his nome on Cherry street after long
illness. Tho deceased was unmarried. The
funeral was held at ST. Joseph's church
at O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Two petitions in voluntary bankruptcy
We're filed Friday. They were those of
Harrison Block of this city with assets
VI s-ol'Ul 'tiu liabilities OF Sl,ooa2S ana
Benjamin f. Morse of Elmore whose as
sets are s959.75 and liabilities 1875.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane T. Sdwell of
Lakeside Park was held in the chanel of
st. Paul's church Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev George Y. Bliss otliciated
The remains We're placed in the vault at
Lake View cemetery.
Rev. It. G. Thompson of Johnstown, n.
Y, who was for three years the pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church in this
city, has recently received the compli-
ment Of a unanimous request to return to
the Johnstown pastorate for the fifth wear.
Two new cases were entered for trial in
| County Court Thursday. They are the
Villas National bank Of Plattsburgh, n. y
versus Marie C. Villas and the same versus
| S. II. Villas. The action in each case is
| that of assumpsit and the sum named in
the declarations is $1,000.
Charles Z. Pease e. Co., have leased the
store next west of their three adjoining
stores on Main street. The partition be-
! tween the stores will be removed and the
new store made a. part of the one now
used for woolenS and the boys clothing
department.
H. C. Smith shipped Monday afternoon
| to Springfield, Mass. a handsome pair of
chestnut mares which have been in Use
at his stable. The team was sold to Dr.
II. Rice of Springfield for $500. The mares
are seven years old and were sired by
AristoS.
| The basket ball contest for handsome
pennant betw en- two teams Of young ladies'
| from the Y. Nc. A. gymnasium in this
city and Bishop Hopkins hall was COM
pleted Saturday, when the Y. NJ. c. A.
! girls won the second game in the cham
| pionship series. The score was Is to a.
| The Grocers and Meatmen's association
| met Tuesday evening and voted to have
| their 18th annual banquet at the Van Ness
| House on Thursday evening, March 90 At
the meeting OF the association next We'd
nesday evening committees viii be APP
pointed and final arrangements made.
| The proposed banquet of the members
of Company NJ, who have completed their
| five years of service, has been postponed
in order to accommodate some who wish
! to attend the gathering. The date of the
| banquet as first selected was during this
| week.
| The Stannard Woman's Relief Corps
gave a very pleasant charity supper and
! 9ociable in the Y. NJ. C. A. parlors last
evening. which was largely attended,
about 200 people being present. The mon
| oy realized goes for the support of the
families of old veterans. After the supper
| a social hour was spent
| r, NJ. Spalding of Rutland was in this
| city Saturday 10 secure teams to trans
| fer some rails from this city to Grand
| Isle, with which to build a track to be
used in grading for the Rutland Canadian
extension. There are also TWO heavy en-
gines which the Rutland Railroad pro-
poses to take to the islands.
The last few days have been what il
termed sugar weather" and the sap is
! reported to have been running al different
points In the county where trees have been