Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-21


fixed at $50 and in the having on hand at
500 which was furnished.
The ladies of the Methodist church who
have established a reputation for serving
excellent chicken pie dinners have reason
to feel proud of the patronage accorded
them yesterday. About 600 persons were
served and the society realized over $50
from the proceeds
The following business was transacted
yesterday in Probate Court: In the estate
of Nathan NJ Fay there was final settle
ment; in the estate of irene Trick there
was a settlement end dccrce; in the es-
tate of Beuah A. Fay and Murray N.
Fay of Oakland. Cal, Edgar l.. Barber
of Jericho was appointed guardian.
Camp Alpha. Modern Woodmen of
America, will tender a reception next
Monday evening to CONGRESSMAN u. }.
Foster, at their rooms on College street.
The principal speaker Of the evening Will
he Charles Whalcn of Madison, Wis,
state lecturer of the Modern Woodmen OF
America.
Mitchell IIamlin, ir., and Miss Melinda
I.anois, both of this city, were married
at StJoseph's church at o'clock Tuesday
evening. The ceremony was performed
by Mgr j. NJ. Cloarec. Later in the even
ing n reception was rendered the newly
wed pair at their home on Archibald
street.
News was received in this city Tues
day afternoon of the death of Bernie, the
ten year old son of Julian Stone of West
ford, after a three days Illness with spi-
nal meningitis. The funeral will be held
from his late home in Westford this
morning at ten O'Clock with burial in
Green Mount Cemetery, this city.
chin Ton. the Burlington laundryman.
who was recently arrested for aiding and
abettng his countrymen to enter this
country unlawfully and whose bail was
fixed at 5000 by Commissioner George e.
johnson, has furnished the required ball.
Charlie Sing and j. a. Kelley becoming
suritics
A seizure of 40 pounds of dressed frogs
legs has beer made by the customs de-
partmcnt at East Alburgh. All persons
Interested in the affair have been notified
to flle their claims within a week or the
seized goods will be sold at auction On
November ~ at the meat market Of f.
1owes q Co.
Mrrrill Dean. an Alburgh merchant, np-
pcared before Commissioner Johns n
Thursday and gave bail in the sum of $500
to answer to the charge of smuggling. 1t
is claimed that ne sent 10y express bun
Gle of Canadian furs as a matter OF &C
COmmodaton 20 a customer not Knowing
what the package contained
The annual examinations for positions
of clerk and carrier in the post office de-
Tartmcnt wera held yesterday at the Gus
toms house in this city. There We're three
applicants, two for the positions rs clerk
and one for carrier. The examining board
consists Of Fred y. 1sham, George w.
Zero and Miss Fannie l.. Morse.
~ petition in bankruptcy was fled yes
terday with Clerk George L. Johnson by
William r. Johnson of Iath, y. II. His
, liabilities are $Z"34 and his assets $50. 20
: of which $l62.7o are claimed exempt. FoI
, the greater portion of the six months
=. preceding the filing of his petition Jonn-
son was resident of NeWEury.
w p,,,oo,, ,,.,,, cer -r,osd,,, fro,, ,
, barn window and broke his collar bono
and dislocatcd a finger. was resting COM
fortlbly yesterday and no serious RESULT
are feared. He fell 4 distance Of about l.
feet and was unconscious for a time. 1t
: was thought at first that serious results
would ensue on account of his age but he
| recovered and is gaining slowly
, The funeral of the late MYRTLE NJ. IL.
; France wlfe or John Lafrance OF Ncrtr
street. VINO uiod ihursuay hlgh' at nv
f"nhy AIloh hospital tooh ildce "'
, CLOCK SanuruaS AFTERNOON from hei lat'
! nome Inc lht. rihcht was III l'ah1
l view cemetery IN" ueceaSeu was puti
III Ac"is' ~ - ana Was ~ years "'u'
William Wright a farmer of Concord
filed a potition in bankruptcy Thursday
His liabilities are slO2S 80 and his assets
\ $ZllHeo' OF which $ilo are claimed exempt
g EuE' ne H. ii"iI OF iu'ies a.So "'.u
4 het'uon' Win HaplllileS OF S5'o'5o ana as
4 sous oI St'"'6'' OF "hIch s-p arc c4aiil'e-
exempt
Vaccinations are i'm progress whereof,
Chnnlplain lodpn X of p will very lI5rl,
l,aso fer ten years the entire third 0ool