Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08

The remains were taken Sunday to Jeri-
oho, where the funeral and interment
took place Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock from her late residence Rev. Ge-
mont Graves ofiiciated.
The annual meeting of tho Vermont An
tiuuarian society will be held in the small
hail of the Y. NJ. c. A. building on Fri
day evening An interesting programme
has been arranged, including symposium
on "rrhe Value of Historical Collections"
by Prof s f. Emerson, Chief Judge r. 8.
Taft and Hon. G.. G. Benedict. The pub
lie are invited to attend.
Constable H. f. Sails recently posted
in the window at his office several yellow
cards warning taxpayers to pay their
sprnklng tax. A small boy and girl
passed the office short time afterward
and, seeing the cards. the little girl fran
tically warned her brother to keep away
from there as they had typhoid fever in
side.
Mrs Sarah Walsh died at about o'clock
Saturday evening at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. John J. Shea, on North
Champlain street. The cause of death
was pneumonia. The deceased was about
20 years of age and was the widow of the
late Charles Walsh. Funeral services were
he'd Tucday morning in St. Mary's
cathedral.
The death of Mrs Henry Myers occur
red at 1870 o'clock yesterday morning at
the residence of her father, Isaac Rogers
on Murray street The deceased, who was
n victim of consumption, was a years Of
age. She is survived by a husband and
one son. Funeral services will be held at
s o'clock Friday morning IN st. Joseph .,
church The intermcnt will we n Mount
Calvary cemetery.
DR.. G. A. Miller returned Sunday
morning upon the sleeper from New York,
where he had been to see his brother Or.
| l.. II. Miller, who is critically i'll with ty-
phoid fever. DR.. Miller has been i'll for
some weeks and is now suffering from a
relapse which finds him much dcbilitated
His brother was not allowed to see him
and his condition is critical.
The bankrupt estate of W. NJ. Doyle was
sold Friday afternoon at auction by
Sheriff Reeves. The bidding was lively
and the premises sold AT a good price. The
house was sold to J. T.. Reeves for $1,000
! the blacksmith shop to George M. De-
laney for Viii and the barn to E. e. Da-
Wis for 500 The house was sold later in
the afternoon by j. f. Reeves to Il. Il,
Davis for a nominal consideration.
The illness of Judge Russell with typhoid
fever will necessitate the postponemeil
I oil tnc nearing oil Gilbert FARMER, WHO u
charged with the murder of Agnes VIII
lis, which WAS set for January 18th anC
postponed on that date until Thursday .
this week. The hearing would probably
result in the holding of Farmer undel
bonds for the grand jury which does no
meet until next fall
News has been received that a son wa!
born to Commissary Sergeant and Mrs
Herman Il. Ensslin of Humacao, Portt
Rico. Mrs. Enssiin was Miss Mary Il
! Chatterton, "A trained nurse of this city
Sergeant Ensslin was quartcrmaster ser
geant of Troop f., Third Cavalry. when i
was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen. The!
have many friends in and about Burling
ton.
The members of Unity continued thei
study of the strange peoples of the worlC
Thurs lay evening. Prof. james Eaton o
the University read paper on "Th
Malays" and Rev. j. IL. Mccall read al
article on their language Mrs. Eaton fol
lowed with a paper on The Filipinos.
There were also some stertOpticon views
a piano solo by Miss Marjorie Batchelde
and song by f. Il. SWEET.
Two civil suits were brought before Jus
tice l.. w. j. Hawkins Friday. Susai
+. Alien, administrators of the estate o
nr. Joel Allen. brought suits to recove
so from Jakcs Marcia. Neither defendan
appeared and judgment was rendered b.
default. Judgment was rendered in tn
first case to recover 81 and costs of s2.S
and in the latter case to recover 81 an
costs of $3.50
Capt. e. w. Blodgett of Sheburn
Farms returned Sunday morning fror
New York, where he mad been to irspec
DR.. w. S. Webbs new yacht "Elfrida,
now in process of construction. The net
yacht is larger than the Cd Elfcida, whic
was proffered by DR.. Webb to the govern
ment during the Spanish-American wa,
and is expected to be ready for launchirI
7 about June list She will be brought /
' Lake Champlain via the St. Lawrenc
/ river
Thomas d. Barber of this city, who wa
r a member of Company NJ, First Vernon
, Volunteer regiment has just receive
: $3.50 as ration money from the govern
r ment from October 4th, when the on
t month furlough of the men in the reg
, ment expired, to November 18th, the dat
of their discharge from the service Tt
claim was made to the office of the pa,
master general at Washington, who 70,
warded blanks for the proof of the cl1ii
and then sent for signature : receipt Il
v the same. 1t is probable that the san
/ amount can be secured by the other men
0 bers of the regiment if they make appl
cation.
A telegram was received Tuesday fro
. Harry Milford who has a photograph st,
;, do in Paxton, H., saying that his who
| gallery had been destroyed by fire. Thel
was no insurance. Milford is a Burlngto
y boy and was for a long time in the On
'ploy of +. T. huntington, the phot
s grapher. Some time ago he went to T.
d iingham, ILL.,, and there took course In
p. school of photography. Later he opened
Y studio in Paxton and bad been in busine
{ about six months when the fire occurre
S His business required the assistance
two men in his studio. 1t is not know
whether he will rc-engage in businc
d., there or return to Burlington.