Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-11

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days at Buffalo and Chicago. They will
sail July % from San Francisco. Their To-
cation Is as yet undecided. but 1t may very
possibly he in the Island of Negroes under
Superintendent Stone.
The excursion of the Woman's Relief
! Corps which was run yesterday on the
Chateaugay was a decided success, $50 per
| sons being in attendance. The boat left
this city for its regular trip at 9:20 A. m,
| and carried the cxcursionsts to st. Adams
Bay. bringing them back last evening.
| Oficer Riley arrested Patrick Conway
on st. Pau street, last evening about 10
! O'Clock for drunkness. Shortly after ~
clock Sheriff Reeves arrested Victor Co.
| hen of st. Adams at the north end. Co.
! hon Is charged with stealing a horse and
! tho warrant was issued by states Attor-
| noy Steele of Franklin county.
The steam yacht Elfrda owned by Dr..
| w. Seward Webb. and the Karma, l.. G.
Clarh's pleasure yacht, had lively little
run In from Or. Webb's wharf at Shell
hurne Tuesday afternoon. The race was
an Interesting one and was quite exciting
when the breakwater was reached with
the karma in tho lead.
Justice and Mrs. y. j. Brewer were in
this city from Thompson's Point on Sat
| urday. They will leave the latter part OF
the week for Milwaukee, whore he will at
tend the annual meeting of the North
western Life Insurance company. of which
he is director and they will spend some
time visiting friends in the West.
II recent number of "Promctheus,"
magazine published in Berlin, Ger
many, there is an extensive ar
ticle on Recent Introductions Of
Wild Fruits into Gardens" The arti-
Gle deals chiefly With American fruits cs-
pecially plums, ard is largely taken from
the publication Of Prof. r. A. Waugh Of
the Vermont Experiment station.
Justice Dchcrville, Sheriff Reeves and
states Attorney Mower went yesterday
afternoon to Wirooski to hold a hearing
in the search made by the sheriff and
Deputy Sheriff Balou at the Winooski
station some time ago. when 3S gallons OF
whiskey was seized The liquor was adj
judged forfeited and ordered to be con-
fiscated. No one appeared TO claim it,
The costs Of the seisure Of beer
made at Thompson's Point. Col
chester by Sheriff Reeves last
week were taxed against Henry Baker
Monday by Justice peberville. Baker
cloimed the beer and in addition 10 the
costs of seizure paid a fine of $N with
costs of slli9 The case of Louis Borgia,
the carter arrested for transporting the
beer. was continued until August Sth.
The sessions of the Lake Chnmplain
Chautausua Assembly and School of
Methods were opened Tue sday night at
queen City Park with short addresses NY
Rev. J. Lewis, Mayor Hawley. ox-Gov.
Woodbury., Rev. b. w. Atwell. Hon. Elias
Lyman cx-Mayor Van Patten, Prof. l.. r.
Jones, Principal II O. Wheeler and DR.. l..
A. Smith. The regular work began YES
terday afternoon.
Word has been received Nv cx-Cov.
Woodbury. of the drowning of his nephew.
Frank II. Coin. He was bathing alone in
Black Lake, near Holland Mich, and in
some way lost his life. The young maj was
"A years old and was the only support of
his widowed mother. He had been with
Geo. F.. Marshall & Co.. stationers of Chi
cago. lie was at one time employed on
the staff of the Daily News of this city
Prof. n. F. Merrill of the University with
Grafton S. Brand and Earl +. Parker ofthis
years graduating class and A. ID. Wolch
of Sharon. who is also in the University,
left Friday morning upon the White
Mountain train for Portland and sailed
Saturday upon the Dominion line to spend
the summer abroad. They will visit Scot
and England, France, Germany and 9TH
err countries and return to Vermont about
the middle of September.
There was a hearing Saturday before
Judge Bingham in the probate Office upon
the settlement Of the estate of the late
Mary T. Hill of this city. Mrs Hill was
the widow OF Nathan s. Till, who left the
bulk of his property to his wife. After
making few minor requests Mrs. Hill
left the property to her heirs and those
OF her husband OF whom there appear to
he a considerable number. The hearing
was continued TO August -.
Justice Debervlle, States Attorney f. c.
Mower, Sheriff Reeves. Humane Agent
Fuller and Photographer Barker went
saturday morning to Colchester Point to
investigate cases Of cruelty to animals
Iilrnoy Porter was arrested and brought
before the court for cruelty to two horses
and fined s. and costs Of $40. The ami
mails had very sore shoulders. Their dri-
Yer Thomas Harpin was also arrested and
fined s. and costs of s6.1O for driving the
animals.
Levi Shackett is suffering from dam
aged hand as o result of his investigation
of a railroad torpedo Monday morning.
Shackctt and his brother were walking on
tie railroad track toward Essex Junction
when they discovered the torpedo Shack
EFT found stone with which he conducted
his investigations and after some pounding
the torpedo exploded, decorating one hand
so badly that he vas obliged to come to
this city, where it was dressed by DR. c.
A Pease.
The historic searchlight boatrde Tuesday
night on the Chateaugay was one OF tho
most successful excur siOns run this year.
1t was given under the auspices of St. 10
scph's Cemetery association, and the pro-
cceds are to be used for contemplated inn
proNements on the cemetery. The boat
lie tho dock at o'clock, carrying about
200 persons. After a sail to Split Rock and
return the steamer stopped at the dock at
\ O'Clock and 300 more people boarded ner.
making about 100 people who awaited them
selves of the excursion. Rev. d. j. O Sui |
Ivan of St. Adams accompanied the eX-
cursionsts and added not little to the
evenings enjoyment by explaining the
conts passed. Tho boat returned to the A.,
dock at IL o'clock.