Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-20

vermont, Montreal & Vermont junction,
Harlem Extension, New York. the La
noble road, ana Canada-AtlantiC. le
also ran for d number of years as con-
ductor on the Montreal q Vermont june
ton; also the Lamolle road. lie was also
Il prominent Mason being an active mem
Der of Webster Lodge, No. 81, +. and A. NJ.
Dodge Brown.
funeral of the late John I, Brown,
who died Friday evening, was held from
his late home at Winooski Park Sunday
afternoon. At 2 o'clock services were con-
Quoted at the house by the Rev. Edward
HungerfOrd of Burlington. Mrs. +. w.
Whitcomb of Burling ton sang two beauti-
ful solos, Lead Kindly Light and
Abide with Me The services at the
grave were conducted by Webster Lodge,
No. 81, f. e A. NJ. of Winooski, Of which
the deceased was member, and were
very impressive The Rev. c. b. Atwood
of Colchester Center OBLIGATED at the
grave and Homer Reynolds, p. NJ. of
Webster Lodge, read the Masonic burial
service. The bearers were from the Masons
and were Messrs. W. A. Trask, G. ID.
Flint Ira Allen Robert Taylor, Frank
Jubell and George D. Nash. A number OF
solos were also rendered at the grave
by the quartette composed of Misses Ha.-
gar and Dooley and Messrs. Sweet and
Lyon. The floral tributes were profuse
and beautiful, a handsome pillow from
the Masons being among them The Ma
sonic delegations, about so in number,
were from the Essex junction and Wi
noosk lodges, and were conveyed to and
from the funeral in two special electric
cars and were marshaled by Frank T..
Bigwood.
military wedding was solemnized in
this village Saturday evening when
Guidon Bearer Frank Delaney of the 9th
battery, +. A, of Fort Ethan Allen took
| for his bride Miss Ida Down Of Wespha-
liza Kansas. The ceremony took place at
the boarding house of Mrs. Charles Mont
gomery on East Allen street. which was
beautifully ard appropriately decorated
with bunting and flags. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. r.. S. Morey
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The
wedding march was rendered by two
trumpeters and drummer from the bat
| terry. To the rear and on either side of
the bridal party were eight comrades of
the groom, with sabres at carry Fol
lowing the ceremony light repast was
| served and congratulations offered by the
| grom's many friends among whom were
| nearly all the on-commissoned officers
of the 9th battery. Miss Down travelled
nearly l. 300 miles to meet her hance
Mr. and Mrs. Delaney will reside on Eas,
| Allen street for the present.
Thaddeus Seymour has vacated the bar
Der shop recently opened by him in the
Weston block on West Allen street, and
has opened the shop formerly occupied
| by Albert st. John. on Lower Main street
Mr.. St. John and family will return tc
| Canada.
| Two of the three soldiers who wsr'
arrested Tuesday afternoon at the For
! by Deputy Sheriff Ballou and ONCE
Bergeron were in court yesterday for
disturbance which they became involved
in on the streets of this village Sunda.
evening last. Privates Bernard Kclla
and James Murray of the 9TH Battery o
Artillery, the two men In question, wer'
brought before Justice f. L. Graves yes
| terday afternoon. Kcllar was charged
with intoXcation and upon conviction
was fined g. and costs which he paid. II,
disclosed on Maurice Flynn. who runs
billiard parlor on West Allen street
FLYNN was brought into court and de
and the following jurors were drawn: "A
| s. Webb f.. c. Brigham, Emile Blais
and Louis Marcott. After a deiberatior
Of about 20 minutes "A verdict of no
guilty was returned and Flynn was dis
charged. Murray was charged with in
toXication. and breach of the peace. II
the intoxication case he was found no
guilty but was convicted OF a breach o.
the peace and was fined $40 and costs o.
$50. Capt. Mcmahon OF the 9TH Battery
appeared as counsel for the men anC
Henry Conlin prosecuted. Corporal Geo
1rostle of the eth Battery who was alsc
arrested in connection with the above af
fair will probably have a hearing to-da,
with O'Neil of the 23d Battery.
| The W. A c. club will hold their fifth
social dance in Corporation hall this
evening. a special car will be provide,
at the close for the Burlington peopl,
who attend.
A regular meeting of Iroquois Cam
No 500. NJ. W. A. was held last evening
The first and second degrees were Gu
emplined
A number of the clerks in the loca
stores here went to Burlington last even
ing and were initiated into the Retail
| Clerks Union.
Martin Fay has returned from a thre
weeks visit at his home in Boston, Mass
| A petition is being circulated and en-
dorsed largely by voters of the town OF
| Colchester, petitioning Governor McCul
Tough to pardon George SHINE. a Serian
now confined in Windsor prison. The pc
tition puts forth as reasons for n pardon
| the destitute condition of his family
which consists of wife and several small
children, who have had no means of sup
port since husband and father was takel
from them. SHINE claims that he ha
property in his native land. Syria. an,
| will return there with his family i
| hardened