Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

The funeral will occur tomorrow after
noon at 80 o. CloCk from the house. Rev.
D. W. DAYTON will of1iciate and the inter-
ment will he made in the cemetery at Shell
burne.
/ Civil service examinations for positions
in departmental work were held yesterday
in this city by John \. Arthur and e. +.
Stebbins. Four applicants appeared. tvs o
women and two men. Examinations for
positions as stenographcrs and typ writ
ers were taken by two and for positions
! as ccmpostors by two.
! Tho suit of George l.. Pease VS.. A. w.
Crane which was brought Tuesday be-
| fore Justice j. r. Stearns, was indefinitely
/ continued. X. W Taft appeared for the
plaintiff and e. r. Barney for the defend
ent. The case of q. V. Hooker & Son of
st. Johnsbury vs. ]. A Haynes, an action
brought to recover rent for n cottage mt
queen city park, was discontinued.
Tho following business was transacted
Tuesday in Probate Court In the estate
cf Joseph st. Antoine of Colchester. Tnca-
dorc }. Antoine of burlington was appoint
ed administrator and Louis Marcott and
James Grecnmarc commissioners and aN-
praiscrs; in the estate of Collins Merrill
of burlington, T.. Nj. Sutton was appoint
ed administrator and T.. G. Mower and
praiSers.
The barn at Mrs. r. NJ. Rickcrs farm
at Mallctts Bay, carried on by ]. j. Har-
rington. was destroyed by fire Tu, sday
forenoon about 1890. The origin of the ire
is a mystery. but II Is supposed that a
spark from the house near by was Blown
to the barn. II was filled with hay and
grain, which were a total loss and con-
siderable number of farming utensils, wa
It'll.
was an insurance Of about $500 on the
building and contents and the loss is csti-
mated at 1920 to $1i00.
Exceptions was filed Tuesday with
/ County Clerk O. y. Ray in the case OF
Alexander Tuh vs.. Angelic Rail- and Gui
Clio Ralh. The case was first tiied in Ct y
court ou May II. There was one count for
trcspass and two counts for false imp"is-
onmcnt. The defendants counsel claim
i that the city court had no right to try
cases Of false Imprisonment but the court
claimed it had. The case will 20 to the
supreme court and is one Of tho very "
that have ever passed directly from the
city to the supreme court.
The 26th annual New York excursion OF
the Champlan Transportation Co., left
this city Tuesday morning, the party be
ing carried on the steamer Vermont an
the Delaware & Hudson River rail- Dad &c
Albany or Troy. From either of these
cities the excursionists boarded the Hud.
son river steamers for New York. The
tickets were good to return from New
York up to the evening of Octob r 8
About 400 people awaited themselves Of
this chance of a tour to the metropolis an6
20 Of this number went from Burlngto on
Eugene Patnaude of Winooski. who was
accidentally shot Monday at Fort Ethar
Allen, is improving and will soon be able
to he about his business. The accident
occurred at the pistol range, which is 10
Gated on the banks of the WinoosM river
Several men were practicng there ant
one Of them oVersichtcd his revolver anC
the bullet went across the river into III,
farming country beyond. Patnaude wa.
working on Il farm in the vicinity ard his
back toward tho range The bul.e
struck him in the right shoulder and en-
tered the body. The ambulance was i'm
medately called and he was taken to tn
fort and treated
Patrick Hayes died yesterday mornin,
at 1890 at his home on North Bend stro e.
after an illness of about five months. TIL,
, cause of death was a general breakins
down of the system. Mr. HAYES was borr
in Cohen, County Limerick, ireland, I
years ago and had been "A resident of thi:
, city for the past 80 years. For a loAi
time he was Waterman at the lumhe
yards of j X. Booth and of w. & u. @
Crane, being obliged to give up work wheI
his sickness commenced upon him a few
months ago. He was a member of st
Mary's Mutual Benevolent Society and tn,
funeral will be held from the cathedra
tomorrow morning at Q o'clock. The inter
ment will be made in St. Josephs Gene
tpry.