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

Miss Charlotte Il. Bates was fined SO
and costs in City Court Saturday for OBJ
tanning goods under false pretences at sew
eral local cry goods stores. She Is from
Montpelier, where she Is employed ms
domestic. Her method was to go to q store
and pick out {, silk waist skirt or some-
thirs Of the sort and then ask to take 1t
home to show her sick sister before she
decided. She MAS young, pretty ard wei
drcs, I'd and worked the game successfully
several times. but was finally seen Sdtur-
day by ono of the clerks who had been
tricked and followed to Montpelier and
arrested. on Icing charged with her Of
fence She confessed and gave up the stolen
articles.
Charles Coach of Websterville was
thrown from a wagon Sunday and quite
badly hurt. The horse ran away ana
smashed the carriage
Ninetv-three tickets were sold at the lo-
cal station ycste rd9y for the annual CEN
trial Vermont excursion to New York.
or tho city taxes amounting to Sill 0p0.
the sum of over sl0S,0co was paid at the
treasurer's office. leaving only S,1l5 to be
collected by the constable.
James Brown, a native of Scotland, nut
for the past u years a resident of Barre,
died Tuesday from heart disease after a
weeks Illness aged 43 years. His wife Is
dead but he leaves two children. The fun
cral was held from the home of his broth
err on Grant avenue at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Walter Keith of Toronto is a guest Of
Rev. Y. II. Mitchell.
William Stephenson was taken violently
insane Tuesday and was confined in tn
basement of city hall. He was taken to
Waterbury Wednesday, He has been the g
before, but was thought to have recovered.
Aonzo Hart of Waterbury has bought
Of T. ". Smith two houses on Foster
street for $3.50.
At a meeting of the board of aldermen
Tuesday evening o. d .Shurtlcf present
ed his resignation to take effect oct
unless his salary is raised to 800 per year
as IT has been previous to last spring when
it was cut down. The resignation vas not
accepted. the vote being to 3. and a re o.
luton to increase his salary failed by the
same vote. and action was delayed until a
meeting Of the city council which has
seven members 80 the tie will be broken.
The combined steam laundries have
been installed in Mr. Houghtons new
building on the Whoeloch property.
Mayor Phelps and the members Of the
board of aldermen are to go to Burlington
this morning for a days cruise on Lax.
Champlain In Mavor Phelps new IA o.
line yacht. city clerk Wells and a. H.
Gilcy are also to be Of the party, which
wi 90 to some point across the lake for
dinner.
Alderman Abram Damn has begun the
erection of two tenement house on
Church street.
Mrs Hattie +. Waite Of Shoreham has
bought for $3.50 G, Is. Martins two teuc
rNcnt house on Maple avenue.
Joseph Cclcogin and Miss Esther Mala-
nj, well known italian young people, were
married yesterday at II o'clock by Justic
=. II Wells. Inst evening they gave d
reception at their new homo which they
have fitted up on Smith street and left
ON tho night train for Boston.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Rchar.
Norcoe of Maple avenue died yesterday
from scarlet fever
over go people went from hero yesterday
to attend the fair at Northdcd.