Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
THE OLD BEE HIVE CARPET DEPT.

Foultncy and will make his homo in Eur
lington.
The evening of March II will be ladies'
night at the Ethan Allen club rooms and
the Tuxedo club of New York will render
an entertaining programme consisting Of
ballads ana selections on the violin. gui-
tar mandolin and cello.
The b. & l.. train which left this city
a. o'clock Tuesday morning, arrived on
the return trip at > O'Clock yesterday
morning. having spent most OF the time
in drift at Cuderhill. The other trains
resumed their schedule time.
James. the four months old son Of Mr..
and Mrs Edward w. Bates died Tues
day at No. LafOuntain street. The re-
mains were placed in the vault at Lake
View cemetery and will be taken IN the
spring To Rutland for burial.
p. J. Donlin, the proprietor Of the block
on the south side of Main street next to
the American House and in which billiard
parlors have been located for several
years. has decided it to William Garlick of
Pittsburgh, \. Y. The price paid was
$6uGO
Miss Caro- Kingsland and Mrs. James II.
Middl"brook entertained a party OF friends
with a masquerade at the Howard Relief
han Tuesday evening. Music for dancing
was furnished by portion of the opera
house orchestra and refreshments were
served.
\ Free Press reporter was told yester-
day by an official OF the Howard Park as
sociation that application would DO made
At the coming term of County Court TOR
the appointment of a receiver for the as
sociation He said that the result YOU d
probably be the sale of the grounds,
Myron q. Putnam, bankrupt, received
a discharge before Referee Dcber\ He
saturday. The trustee realized 500 from
the assets. The unsecured claims amount-
ed to Sli05S0 and the secured claims to
Slo23.35. The principal creditor was l.. II.
Chaplin Of Jericho, who was secured By
mortgage.
A suit for divorce has been instituted
by Prof. Edwin h. ODER of this city
against his wife. Abbey ODER, who now
lives in Montpelier, Scyera. grounds for
divorce are mentioned in the allegations.
1t is understood that Mrs. Oher mas also
brought suit in Washington county foY a
separation.
It has been stated, relative to the out
come of the contest between the Rutland
Canadian railroad and the Central Ncr-
mont railway that tho former road WIS
at one time last year willing to pay $500
per year for the privilege OF using the
tracks and station of the latter road,
which they now get for $40.
Reading matter is in pronounced demand
among the American soldiers in the Phil
irpines and any of our readers who have
books, magazines or newspapers to spare
can send the same TO Mrs. Il. il. lisrum,
wife of Major Liscum, at Hotel Orcntil,
Manila, +. l., with tine assurance that the
same Will be carefully distributed.
Tho adjuster. who has been in this city
to settle the loss by fire upon the Daily
News building. left Saturday noon. hay
inI been unable to agree with John J.
Allen, the agent for the owner, on the
amount of damage done. The offer made
was $500 and the amount a~l,ed was 5000
The repairs upon the building are in
progress.
City Judge e. W. ]. Hawkins received
his commission from Gov. Smith Mon
day morning and took the oath of Office.
He viii appoint as the clerk of the City