Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11

been made Ivy him in connection with the
chief of police contention between l.. j.
Smith and r. J. Cosgrovc will be heard
soon in Washington County Court. "
a. Billiard of this city is counsel for MIR.
Sutton.
Co. r.. 18th Infantry. Capt. Edward
Lloyd, recently arrived from cuba reach
cd Fort Ethan Allen late last night. Many
of the men are invalids and will be allow
cd to recupcrate here. They are about Ga in
number. Company c.. 9TH Infantry, left
at $40 this morning for Plattsburgh bar
racks. From there they will go to Fort
Wayne. Mich, to do garrison duty.
The defendant in the case of A. H. Bal
ley versus X. H. Wiswali was defaulted
Monday by Justice Il. w. j. Hawkins
in a suit to recover $50 and costs of $40.
In a suit of Max l. Powell versus T.. A.
Morse of Calais in the city court, the de-
PENDANT dcfaulted and judgment of 5000
and costs of $3.50 given the plaintiff.
The increase in the business of the Bur
linstou post office during the last year is
larger tuan the business done at each Of %
Vermont postofiiCcs in good sized towns.
Among the number whose business the
increase of the local Office exceeds in total
for the year are those of Winooski, Swan
ton. Richford Poul,ney, Ludlow, Hard
wick, Bristol, Bradford and Barton,
Jones Ordway. the once wei-known rae
ing horse, was shipped yesterday morn
iug to parties In New Hampshire to whom
he has been sold. The horse was sold ~
Homer Brewster for Zcph IIapgood of lis
sex Junction, who has owned him for the
last three years. Ordway has been raced
but little during the last few years.
The W. r. c. of stannard Post C. A.
H., met vita Mrs. 5. Strong Monday af-
tcrnoon and formed 4 collecting army,
which consists Of Il guard 20 Coionels, 10
captains 10 sergeants and any number of
IrivatCs. There will be a campfire Jan.
23d. at G. A. r. rooms. a. which time re-
PORTS will be made. The object OF this or
ganization is to raise funds for their
charity work.
lIsck Cowen of New York, one of the
most eminent members of the legal pro-
f sson in that state. died Unexpectedly
ut the Troy club, of which he was mem
Der. III Troy Wednesday night The cause
OF death was a hcmurrhage of the brain,
which raraly1ed one side of the body. Tho
deceased was L5 years of age and was
born in Hartford, y. Y. His wife was Miss
Mary Blgclow. a daughter Of the late DR..
Thomas Bigelow. Of this city, and. with u
sc n, survives him.
John II. Farrell. who has been acting as
transfer clerk, handling the mail for this
city on the train from Rutland to Bur
lington, has been appointed to the regular
mail service, the appointment to date
from the first of the year and will be as
signed to some portion of the route be-
tween Essex Junction and Boston. Ny.
Farrell was formerly a clerk in the local
Office and has always performed his du-
ties in a very satisfactory manner.
Although the attendance at the evening
performances was not what the produc.
,.1 - ,Nt.ya If
the Unitarian church. under whose auspices
THE Brownies in Fairyland" was given.
will clear from the performances and
from advertisements on the programme
about $3.50. This money will be expended
for charitable purposes. The prizes for
the gCl and boy selling the most tickets
were won by Rose owen and Herbert Met
calf.
United States Commissioner George L.
johnson will go to Rutland on Friday 20
hold preliminary hearing in the cases of
Frank Primrose, Charles FRASER and Will
liam Rofe, who are accused of breaking
into the post office at South ShaftSbury
last November The men have been con-
fiji ed in Jail at Bennington and Were
brought to Rutland on Monday by United
States Marshal Fred A. Field, Deputy j.
NJ. Stoddard and Deputy Sheriff e. S.
Whitaker.
The case OF Moy 10y, at one time Chi
nese interpreter in this district and later
ordered to the district OF Northern New
York and against whom charges were
made will be heard in the United States
District Court at Albany, n. Y, next
Tuesday. 1t is expected that the hearings
in Chinese cases set for that day in this
city will be postponed on this account as
several of the officials who are Obliged to
be present at the hearings are subpoenaed
in Moy Logs case.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Kelley Of
North street occurred at about 5 o'clock
Thursday morning.. Mrs. Kelley had been
i'll for several weeks. She is survived by
a husband w II. Kelley. and seven chill
drcn, Edward, Frank, George, Charles,
Margaret, Elizabeth and Jennie. All are
residents of this city. The funeral was
held at 8 o'clock Saturday morning in ST.
Marys cathedral of which church the de-
ceased was a member, The remains Wee
Inferred in the family lot in St. Jo-
seph's cemetery
At a recent meeting of the League Of
the Sacred Heart society of St JGsephs
church, the following officers We're elect
ed for the coming year President, T. +.
Grady: first vice-president, Damas La
vallee; second vice-prcs dent, Pierre Del
isle: secretary, NAPOLEON Delisle; cor
responding secretary Arthur Dams, As
ssant corresponding secretary, Joseph
LeViclle; treasurer, II. Kobillard; col
lector, f. S. Grady; assistant collector,
Edmond Pratte; first marshal, j. b.
Guenette; second marshal j. b. Lusignan.
In the Pr'unier-Ash case In New York
Judge Shipman denied the motion for a
new trial. but granted "A stay of sixty days
on notice Of appeal Mrs. Prunier's coun-
sci informed the Judge that Mrs Ash had
transferred her interes is in the Wallpaper
factories left 20 her by Campbell and that
she had no property left except one piece
Of real estate at Fishkill valued at about
5000 Mrs. Prunor said after the verdict
she would never again live with her hUs-
band but would compel him to contribute
10 her support and prevent him from Sc
curing the custody of their children.
Joseph Delorme of Pine Street died at
an carly hour Friday morning, after
being i'll several years with paralysis. lie
had the first shock about 10 years ago
and third shock at II o'clock Thursday
night. He was Ga years of age and shoe
maker by trade. A widow and four sons,
George and Joseph of this city, and Will
liam and David of Massachusetts survive
him The funeral was held at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon in St. Joseph's church.
The remains were inferred in Mt Cal
vary cemetery. The deceased was n menu
her of ST. Jean Baptste society. They
attended the funeral III a Body.
The funeral of the late DR.. William II.
Waters was held from St. Pauls church
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. G..
Y Bliss officiating. About 80 members