Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04

given having evidently changed their
nina before communicating the act. Dur
ing the previous year the number of mar
rages solemnized la the city was 15g
hr A. w. Soule is in receipt of a let
ter from Walter Stockton, who left the
Free Press staff to enter the 10Th e. :
volunteer regiment, stating that he had
been transferred from the bugle corps to
the mounted signal corps of the regiment
The Congregatonalst contains the in
formation that Rev. f. f.. Dewhurst of
the plymouth Congregational church Of
indianapolis has received a call to the Uni
Versity church OF Chicago. Rev. Nv. Dew
hurst was formerly a pastor of the
Berean church in this city.
Mrs. Charles l.. Woodbury. entertained
q few friends Monday evening at adancng
parry in the Howard Relief hall The
event was in honor of Mrs Woodbury. )
sister. Light refreshments were served.
Music was furnished by Nittums orches-
ira from Vergennes.
The Warner will case which was recent
y tried in Lamoille County Court and n
verdict rendered sustaining the will, will
De taken to the supreme Court upon ex-
ceptloNs. Attorneys Haselton and Billiard
of this city are employed by the contest
ants.
Ht ne" year Opeflcd with one bank
ruptcy petition filed with Clerk johnson
of the United States Courts 1t was that
or FRANK H. Winch OF Middlebury who
reports liabilities of $10lO90 and assets of
NH'"i, OF which sum 1885 is claimed as ex-
empt.
Christmas brought to many of our read
crS Bibles. pocket books, card cases, and
other articles of leather which should be
marked with the owners name. This
can Se done in a neat and durable manner
in The Free Press book bindery. For tive
common run of such work the charge ia 2j
cents.
Engineer Sinclair Of the Bolton Falls cleo
trio plant states that the rebuilding of the
Golfer dams al that point has been com
pleted and the work upon the dam prop
per will be commenced the latter part
or the week. 1t Is expected that the work
Will be carried on all winter.
New Years Day was observed very
quietly in this city, as was the case wit
Chis tmas day. The stores and those places
of business not closed ali gay nearly all
locked their doors at noon The storm.
which continued nearly all day, kept some
In doors who would otherwise have been
out but there was little in the line OF
amusements.
Mr. +. b. Houston was surprised to get
- l''t'l HAill'i lIOIl ~. AlDdIS at sew n
o'clock yesterday morning replying to an
advertisement which appeared for the
first time in the Free Press of the same
day. His correspondent must be wide
awake business man as the paper reaches
81. Adams about six in the morning.
The State board of railroad commiss os
ers will go to Swanton on Friday TO hold
a hearing on the petition of the citizens
Of that place for new passenger station.
The Canada Atlantic Railway now has go
station there and the one used by the Cen
tral Vermont, into which the Boston and
Maine runs its trains, Is not satisfactory
to the petitioners
Miss Maudc A. Stevens has accepted the
position Of soprano in the Episcopal
church at Lakewood \. j., for the win
ter. This is one of the most desirable of
church engagements. She Is also much oc-
cupied In teaching, Her success as a
teacher of voice la this city and as con