Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-10


"A consideration of $500. The land adjoins
that recently purchased for the new loca-
ton of the armory building and contains
a building formerly used as a bicycle re-
pair shop
A motion for the recommtal of the re-
port will be made before Chancellor w. p.
Stafford in the case of John j. Monahan
vs.. Edward T. Monahan. in which the
plaintiff seeks to recover mortgages of the
defendant which he claims are his proper
ty. The report was made by Special Mas
ter A. V. Spaulding.
All the members of the State board of
cattle commissioners are in this city in
attendance at the School of Instruction fer
Health officers. Tho report of the COM
mission is being prepared and very little
other work is being done at present, al
though few herds in different localities
will be inspected soon.
Two petitions in baskruptcy were filed
Monday They were those of Charles
Rice. a farmer of Cavendish, who has liza
bilities of s502.44 and assets of 81. 796. AZ, of
which $S23 is claimed exempt; and of How
ard ID. Lindsay, farmer of Derby. who
has liabilities of s697.3S and assets Of $685.
%. of which $3.50 is claimed exempt.
Sheriff Reeves attached the property of
Chin Tom. the Chinese leundryman. yes
terday, an action having been brought
against him by Lawrence BARLEY for the
collection of coal bill of SIS. Chin Tom
is now in the States prison serving five
months sentence for smuggling some Of
his countrymen into the United States
Gen. T. s. Peck was thrown from his
horse Friday afternoon during the mill
tary parade just as the grand review had
taken place in front of the stand at City
Hall park. The horse suddenly reared and
rolled to the ground. throwing Gen. Peck
violently. Gen. Peck sustained no serious
Injuries but was badly shaken up.
The Modern Woodmen of America will
hold log rolling at St. Johnsbury on Sep
| tcmber % and it Is expected that Lieut.
Gov. Northcott OF Greenville ILL.,, will be
present and deliver an address. a delega-
ton of Camp Alpha will go to st. Johns
bury After the meeting there Governor
Northcott will visit Burlington and speak
The case of the Burlington Paper Stock
Co, VS.. John McElroy was tried Monday
in city court and judgment was rendered
for the plaintiff to recover damages of $751;
2. and costs. The plaintiff asked for a GER
titled execution. claiming that the money
was held In n fiduciary capacity. A hear
ing on that motion will be held July IA at
two o'clock in the afternoon.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Saturday in the office of the clerk OF the
of Alfred ST. Germain of Franklin, who
has liabilities of s44317 and assets of $3l5
of which s275 is claimed exempt; and OF
Joseph Pepin, carpenter Of St. Johns
bury. who has liabilities Of s2c6 and assets
of 1925, all Of which are claimed exempt.
The second days cruise of the Vermont
Botanical and Bird club was made Fri
day on the steamer Mariquita, when the
ielands to the south of the lake were visit
I'D hn 1aft Cha~ 11,t~ Tvvo,
rortaticn Companys dock at $50 a. m. and
spent the entire day searching for speci
mems, many being obtained. The return
was made in the evening.
The Innocent Beauties Burlesque Com
pany," so-called, gave two performance.
at the opera house Friday. The atten.
dance was very light in the afternoon, blu
: there was a fair-sized audience in th'
evening. Little was expected of the com
} pany and so no one was disappointed
/, pleasantly or otherwise, although some o
the turns were applauded.
Henry Belrose, the boy who was de
tected in stealing marked bill at Nor
rs Abraham's cigar store, was in cit,
| court Saturday afternoon. He waived ex
animation and was held for trial at tn
: September term of county court, bail be
: ing fixed at $500, which was furnished
1t is said that the boy has admitted tina
his thefts have amounted to about 80 cent
per day.
| At the communion service in the Colleg
Street church Sunday, the deacon's chat
so often filled by Judge Wales. and whicl
was occupied by him at the last prevou
| communion service. two months ago, stoo,
empty. 1t was draped in Grape and gar
landed with white roses and lilies, in tokel
of affectionate remembrance of Deacon
Wales, who had officiated on such occa
sions for sixteen years.
D A special train over the Central Yer
mont road brought a party of excursion
lists to this city Thursday from stations
> between Windsor and West Berlin. Their
were about 800 people and the train reach
ed here about 80 a. m, the Mortified
Cornet band being in attendance. TIL
party boarded the steamer Chateauga.
for a trip to Fort Frederick, returning s.
as to leave for home about o'clock p. m
Henry Huse was in city court Saturda,
for the non-support of his wife and thre
children. He was notified by the oversee
of the poor to support his family but II
two weeks gave them sl.65 which the.
considered insufficient for the mainten
ance OF five people. In explaining his cas-
he remarked that he had been drunk som
lately but that 1t had not cost him any
thing. He was fined IS and costs.
After several hearings the case of Johl
Lewis VS.. John King and Michael Kelle!
was disposed of Tuesday by Justice j. T
Stearns. judgment being rendered for tn
defendant in the sum of 1886 and costs
E. +. Davis appeared as claimant to tn
extent of sl1 but his claim was disallowe,
and costs were taxed to the amount o
; $l92. Judgment was also rendered agains
the trustee in favor of the plaintiff 70
sl7, less the trustees costs OF 80 cents
An estimate of the people in the city OF
the Fourth of July can be arrived at b.
the numbers carried by the Traction &C
The Military Post road carried g. 400 peopl
and the other lines 144O. or a total Of II,
500 over n thousand more people hav
been carried in a single day by the Burl
ington Traction Co.. when a circus was 4
the city. but at that time the record of tn
Military Post road was not kept but II
thought the total would be larger than tina
OF last Friday.
The remains of b. II. Shinville, who die
at Amsterdam, n. Y, Thursday wer
brought to this city Saturday and taken [
lIinesburgh, where the funeral was hel
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock q
Methodist Church. Mr. Shinville was for
merly resident of IIinesburgh, but for tn
past three years has lived with his daugt
ter. Mrs. Alfred Davies at Amsterdam. II
was so years old. He Is survived by thre
sons, +. Shinville and f. L. Shinville G
Burlington and G. II. Shinville OF Fai
Haven.
The case of Richard Hoose of Burline
ton VS.. George F. Prindle of Charlott,
which was brought to recover $500 damage
| clatrnad nv the plaint IN tho s,ilt ~