Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-28
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.


son was horn to Mr.. and Mrs. b. H.
Iagan Saturday morning.
The late Julia f. Hickol1 left by her will
1000 for a baptismal font at the First
church.
The steamer Marquita will begin on
Sunday, July to bring the New York city
papers to this city. She will go to Doug
lass for them.
DR.. and Mrs. j. e. Taggart have left
Dresden, Germany, for New York and
will spend some time there at No SO
Washington Square.
Jesse A. Robinson of Barre, a granite
manufacturer, filed his petition in bank
ruptcy Tuesday His liabilities are s2l53.72
and his assets sl75S. with s345 exempt.
Mrs. William Carpenter died in this city
Friday from a cancer. The remains were
taken Saturday morning to Moretown,
the home OF the deceased, for burial.
The excursion given by the Sunday
school of St. PauPs church Saturday on
the steamer Vermont to Fort Frederick
and return was attended by about $50 peo-
pie.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed Friday by Edward d. Wilson of
Brattleboro who has liabilities of S35 and
assets of sl75, all of which is claimed as
exempt,
The telephone line to Starr Farm Beach
IS completed and public station has been
established there. The line is about five
miles in length and will be operated as a
toll line.
The trustees of the Home Savings bank
met Tuesday morning and declared the
usual semi-annual dividend to depositors
at the rate of per cent per annum, pay
able July l,
Flour has taken remarkable jump
within the last two weeks. going from the
wholesale price of s4.2O to $3.50 per barrel
The cause is said to be due to a light crop
of wheat in the West
The steamer Chateaugay carried an ex-
cursion party of POO people Thursday UNI
der the auspices of the Essex Junction
Sunday school. The party went to Adams
or North Hero and return.
Robert Jennings, who is employed on
The Rutland Canadian Railroad Construc-
tion, had his collar bone broken by fall
Ing stone Saturday The injury was treat
I'd at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Ovcrseer of the Poor D. C. Barber NOV
ri into his new Office on the south side
Of the city hall and next east of his former
office Saturday morning. Constable Sails
win have desk room in Mr.. Barber's Of
nee.
A letter has been received from Cor
poral Wallace Barber, who is with the
10Th regiment in the Philippines, i'll which
ne says that the boys are getting fat and
azy, as they have only to drill onc-hal1
hour each day.
A number of the French republicans il
The vicinity of the second and third ward:
have begun the organization of a repubi
ran club. AS soon as a number of name.
ran be secured a meeting viii lbe held fol
organization.
An excursion party of about 200 pcopl,
left this city Saturday morning on thu
tteamer Chateaugay for ride to Adams
br North Hero and return. The excursion
was under the auspices of the Sunda,
Ichool of the First church.
Mrs. Electa Griffin Conant died at he
home in Mount Clare, Nebraska June Z
aged II years She was twice married
der first husband being Chauncey VOL
lott of Colchester and her second Plym
ION Conant who survives her.
Chief of Police Brownell has received
request for information concerning Georg,
J.. Spaulding, who Is wanted at Hartford
tOnn. in order that his mothers cstat,
may be settled Mr., Spaulding served in
Maine regiment during the war Will
-uba.
The Chinese hearings, which have beer
II progress before u. s. COMMISSIONS
George f.. Johnson for the past thre.
lays, closed Saturday. District Attorne,
IND Mrs j. l.. Martin ana L. S. Marsha
7. A. Field left for their homes upon TN
loon train