Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01

York to take a post graduate course, nut
has not yet decided what institution he
will enter. He has been very popular az
the hospital and before leaving was ore
scented with a handsome remembrance
from his associate workers at the hos
pitdl.
Alexander Payea was arrested Thursday
night about midnight by Deputy Shcrll
Lavell for intoxication. lie was bror9nt
Friday before Justice f.. f.. Davis ana
as this was his third offense was fined w
and costs. He disclosed on the Wnooskl
agency, but from the sample Of the SUN
that was shown in the Court the disclosure
was not taken and Payea committed 10
Jail to think 1t over. He was brought IN
later and disclosed on six bottles of beer
bought of Peter Prevey of Winooski.
Just 100 ladies accepted the hospitaliy
of the Ethan Allen club Tuesday after
noon. The card and billiard tables were
as usual all in use, while many foui
sufficient pleasure in listening to inc
music furnished by the Eureka Mandolin
club of Montreal, the organization which
so pleased the members of the CLUB nj
the annual meeting last Friday evening.
The Ethans' Tuesday afternoons for ladies
are among the most popular social events
of the winter.
one of the more prominent of the city3
officials said to reporter few days ago
4 that if a meeting should be called to vote
upon the question Of reopcninB the city
liquor agency the majority for reoPentng
would. in his OPINION. be far greater tha "a
was that for closing the place when the
vote was taken in November. There are
many things which would indicate that
this statement would be proven true. II
was also said that a large number of the
men who voted to close the agency did
so thinking that they were doing an in
70 hts,e ttyht ,,h ha
has not materiaized.
De Goesbriand Council. knights of Co
lumbus have received an invitation to at
tend the annual State convention of the
Knights at st. Adams on Tuesday, Fen.
9th. About 300 guests are expected. The
meeting will open at O'Clock in the af-
ternoon and the session will be devoted to
business. The evening session will open
at $50 and the third degree will be work
cd upon p Candidates by State Deputy
Thomas W. Mooney of Rut and. A ban
quet will be served after the evening Sos
sion. 1t is expected that about so knights
from this council will attend.
Iieut.-Col S. =. Jocelyn and family are
spending short time in this city Pre-
vious to his sailing for the PHILIPPINES
to join his regiment Col. Jocelyn has
been for the past six months stationed at
San Francisco and his family have been
with him for a Part of tho time. He came
to Vermont by the way OF New York,
stopping in New York to examine the con-
vetted transport CAssus, which he is 10
take out with about 1000 men as soon as
she is ready for sailing, which will tie
about March l. 1t is expected Until that
time he will remain in this city and viii
leave Mrs. Jocelyn and their children here
for the present, although they may JON
him later.
The Allen Shoe company closed their store
at NO 10 Chui Oh street Tuesday and
the members of the firm will 20 into tie
wholesale boot, shoe and rubber business.
They have rented the lower floor and
basement with the exception of half the
front office of the Henry, Johnson e. Lord
building and will conduct their business
from there. The Henry, johnson & Iced
company will move their work room
up one flight in the same build
ing. The new who .esale company will
go under the firm name of Allen
, Il Young They viii have two men on tho
, road for the present, but expect to in
crease the force later.
who died Thursday afternoon at o'clo k
from a paralytic shock was held Saturray
) afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock from his late res
dence on South Winooski aN enue. Rev. j
II. Metcalf OBLIGATED ami the BURN
, was in Lake View cemetery. He wa
", ii
was therefore rs years old. He came Il
Burlington when a young man and has sine
made his home here. He married May A
, Cole, of Winooski. who died eieht year
, ago. Mr.. Crossman was a prominent mr
stefan. being for many years connec;e'
with the Holmberg & Crossman orc hes
ira. He is Survived by five daughters alt
3 one son.
= The statue of St. Jean de Raptistc, which
Q occupied place on the rorthwest COTn'
Of the roof of St. Joseph's church, Wa
r blown off by the heavy wind early TIL ITS
a day morning The statue was gif
of the local branch of the St. Jean Baptis
society and was mate to tho one nov
: standing on the opposit" corner of tn
y. church. II was composed OF cement am
supported inside by iron rods. Mir. Il
. clair, the sexton of the church who re
!, sides in the church yard, says he heard
tremendous crash about O'Clock in tn
morning. Tho statue was dashed into in
Vulnerable pisces the distance 1t fell be
l. ing nearly sixty feet, The asphalt side
0 walk whore it struck was dented about ST
n inches deep and nearly yard square. Tn
: replacing Of the statue will involve con
ciI WI hi la