Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-15

Coy. Leslie NJ. Shaw of Iowa was in this
city Saturday afternoon as the guest Of
c. =. Smith and left in the evening to re-
turn to his home in Des Moincs. Gov
Shaw was called to Vermont by the death
of his father, b. o. Shaw. in Worthwhile
last week.
c. T.. German, who recently sold out his
+ grocery store on the corner of North
street and North Winooski avenue, has
decided to enter the boot and shoe bust
ness lie has refitted his store for tho
purpose and will probably begin business
on April l.
Miss Clara f. Crandall. the stenoGraph-
or in the office of the Free Press left Sat
urday for a two months "trip in the south
during which she will visit relatives in
Clifton, South Carolina. During Miss
Crandalls absence her place will be filed
/ by Miss Addie L. Wright.
Champlain lodge No. ., Uniformed Rank
Knights of Pythias. installed the follow
ing officers Tuesday nighta at their rooms on
Church street Capt. b. 3. Beeman; first
lieutenant, G. w. Austin; second licuten-
ant, c. X. Tyler; recorder, John Young:
treasurer, Henry Raymond.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
governing board of the Algonquin club
Tuesday. Col. w. II. Allen was elect d
vice-president to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Judge julius W. Russell
c. f. Miner was elected to Judge Russers
place upon the governing board.
The marriage of Philip Pearlman, junk
dealer of North Winooski avenue, and
Miss Ida Kopman of Barre was celebrated
at shutdown Sunday at the Archibald
street Hebrew synagogue. Rabbi Sacks
performed the ceremony. The attendance
was very large, The couple will make
their home in this city.
The first team to cross the lake this
winter came to the city Monday Ward
Clark ana Mr. Blanchard crossed from
Willsboro Point and found the ice seven
and one-half inches thick in the thin
est place. The crossing was good except
on this side of Juniper Island. where con-
siderable snow was found.
Charles f. Allen has been appointed reg
istrar Of the Society OF Colonial Wars in
the State of Vermont to I'll out the unex-
pired term of the late Hon. J. w. Russ H.
Mr. Allen is admirably qualified for this
position and he will discharge its duties
in a manner credtabe to himself as well
as satisfactorily to the society.
q Peter Lander of Crowley street died a.
about > O'Clock Tuesday morning of
pneumonia. lie was GA years old Two
children, Mrs. Brown of South Burlingt on
and George Lander of Montpelier, survive
him. Funeral services will take place at
st. 1oscph's church at O'Clock thi :
morning. The interment will be in Mount
Calvary cemetery,
1t is understood from a competent source
that the reason the injunction case against
the Van Ness House has not been disposed
OF by Chancellor j. w. Roweil is that the
st, JOhnsbury Injunction cases. which are
not yet decided, involve a similar quest ion
in some respects. The Supreme Court will
meet at Mont pelier on March 81 and at
this time these cases will be decided.
Thomas Larner, ex-mayor Of st. Adams
has rented rooms in the American House
block of j. r.. Hogan, and will open a
brokers' office Monday lie will represent
the firm of Bache n Co, of New York
city who were formerly represented by
Knott & Closson. He will have a private
wire to New York Bache & Co., are one
OF the strongest houses in New York. Mr..