Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-22

terday at Wolcott.
Louis Pccor of Hinesburgh was arrest ed
yesterday by Sheriff Reeves and brought
before Justice Dcbcrvillc on the charge Of
breach Of tho peace. lie was found
/ guilty and fined S. and costs of 500. 1t
was claimed that Pccor's wife interfered
with his taking horse OUT with which to
do some raking and that he kicked her.
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. are now making the conncc-
/ tions from the conduits recently laid in the
| principal streets There arc in all about 80
! connections to hc made and the work will
! take until about September first. The
wires will be taken into the telephone Of
fee ny way of the Easement of the store
occupied by Gardner Brewer and up
through an air shaft.
The board of school commissioners have
engaged Prof Maurice Fichot to have
charge of the instruction in Frcnch in the
High school this coming year. Miss Annie
smith, present teacher in French, Will
take Miss Collins place as teacher OF
German. Prof. Fichot has been most
successful instructor of priv ate pupils Cor
years and is we'll known as n very COM
netcnt teacher of French.
The steamer Majestic. which carried u
small excursion from this city to st.
Johns on Tuesday, was detained by the
CUSTOMS Officers on itr arrival nero lbte
| Tuesday evening There is a question as
t. the right Of the steamer to come to
points in the States and take excursions
from here into Canada. which is now In
process OF adjustment Tho steamer re-
maincd in this city last night
Ordnance Sergeant 4. Won Nyvcnhcim.
who recently returned to Fort Ethan Alien
after years service In China, received
orders Saturday taking him to Fort Smell
itff Inn .g.,tp
Paul. Sergeant Won Nyvcnheim will leave
early in the week for his new post. loaN-
ing behind him many friends who will
wish him success wherever he may be.
Or. Fred r. jackson has opened an Of
fee at 1& Pearl street. Or. Jackson is the
son of Or. j. Henry jackson of Barre,
and graduated from the medical depart
mont at the University in 1899 having pre-
VicuslY pursued course in arts at the
same institution. Since his graduation he
has been connected in different capacities
with the Mary Fletcher hospital.
The work of laying the conduits for pac-
inC the wires of the Now England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company UNDER
ground on som" of the principal streets is
practically completed The removal of
tie wires from the poles and inserting Of
them in the ducts with tho making Of the
necessary connections has yet to be done
other week.
There was joint meeting of the Sodal-
ity and IF st. Auno's Society in St. Mary $
Hall Sunday afternoon at I o'clock. The
/ Meeting was held for the purpose of COM
plotting preparations for the annual nil
EtifnaCc Of ~" cathedral CcnGrcga "a
ST Anne of Isle I.aMottc. IT was decided
to have tho pilgrimage on Aug 9th and
the steamer Chatoaugay Will carry the
PARTY, leaving at 9 a. m. and returning in
the evening.
Sheriff Reeves discovered "A new way In
which sellers of liquor seek to evado MS
Cou'isCation of their goods while making a
search Saturday night. Tho search was at
VIM Smiths on North Bend street and
1t appeared that William had two kegs in
wagon ready to drive away at n mo-
n"ntS notice when the sheriff was found
to be near. This part of the plan was sue
Ccssful but the sheriff secured dshpan
fun of beer which had been drawn from
the wagon
a. \ .Nantelc has sold to David Nei-
burg the stock of croCkcry, groceries and
dry goods in his store at the junction of
lntcrvalc and Elmwood avenues. Posses
sion IS to he given as soon a the taking
Of the inventory Is completed. which will
probably Toe to-day. Mr.. Nantelle has
been in business in the same store for the
last 40 years, during which time he has
built mp an extensive trade by integrity
and strict attention to business. His plans
for the future are indefinite hut ii is not
likely that he will retire from active life.
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