Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01

neral will be observed and the interment
will be made in the Chinese cemetery
there. Ultimately the bones will be sent to
China, as all followers of Confucius be-
leve that their bones will not rest peace
fully outside of the Celestial country.
Clarence Cunningham. boy IL years of
age, was arrested yesterday by the police
department. charged with stealing IS from
a Syrian woman who conducts u stand at
the corner Of Cedar and Lafountain
streets.
At meeting Of Camp Captain c. NJ.
Brownell, Spanish American War Vet
Grams, committee was appointed to ar
range for the observance on May 16 of the
anniversary of the mastering of Company
NJ into the United States service and final
preparations were made for the observance
Of Memorial day. A meeting of Company
NJ was also held last evening at which the
company voted to have an excursion to
Montreal on May "a
There was n partial hearing Monday
before Referee w. l.. Burnap in the case
of c. 0. Murray VS.. The Black Falls Spool
& Bobbin company. The case has been
on the docket since 1894 and Is brought to
recover commissions on the sales of bob
bins and other products Of the manufac-
tory The claims amount to $3.50. r. W.
Taft and L. c. Mower represent the plain
tiff and NJ. l.. Powell and John Young OF
Newport the defendant.
The Rev. Dr. w. S. Roberts. formerly
pastor of the First Baptist Church in this
city, is in town to remain until Saturday,
being a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. y. Bailey
of Clarke street. DR.. Roberts has decided
to accept the call of the Baptist Church in
Deep River. Conn, and will go to his new
charge next week. He is in the city to ar
range for the removal of his household eff
fects Mrs. Roberts is in Boston, Dr. Rob-
erts having supplied pupits In that city
and In Philadelphia since leaving Burling-
ton
Charles Champagne was in city court
Saturday for intoXication. He pleaded
guilty and was fined S. and costs Of 5000.
He disclosed on Minnie Powers. who plead
ed not guilty but was found guilty and
fined so and costs Of $21.19. She took an
appeal and bail was fixed at 500. Halsey
Hathaway, who was disclosed on by An
drew Martin, pleaded guilty and was fined
$40 and costs of $3.50. The alternate SEN
tence is 100 days in the House of Correc-
ton.
John Redmond was robbed Of $50 Ion-
day morning at his home in winston ana
short time after reported the affair to the
sheriff and police department in this city.
According to his story Robert Nay.
young friend of Redmond. asked the loan
of a dollar Redmond took out a roll of
bills to comply with the request and as he
held them Nay made a grab, secured the
wad and ran as fast as he could. Red
mond thought Nay was fooling and waited
for him to return. He waited In vain anc
finally reported the matter.
Pearl Prior. the boy who was brought tc
this city by Sheriff Reeves from Worces'
! ter, Mass, for stealing a stove and othei
articles in Williston, was in city court Sat
| urday. He was bound over to county cour
| in the sum of $780, but later at his request
an information was filed against him by
! States Attorney Mower and to that h'
pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to serve
not less than five nor more than sis
months in the House of Correction, bu
sentence will be withheld, pending the out
come of an application to have the DO,
placed in the hands Of the probation of
fcer.
A. N. Langeier Of st. Adams was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff J. Z,
| Reeves Of Burlington and is now in tn
| Franklin county Jail pending arrange
ments to secure bail in the STUN of S2,WI
that being the amount Of damages claime'
by II. G. Wilson of Burlington manager o
the International Collection and DetectiV
Agency, In a suit for malicious prosecu
ton in which Mr.. Wilson is the plaintiff
The suit resulted from the arrest Of MI
Wilson in ST. Adams last March at mid
night in an action to recover 50 elaine
to have been converted by him, whic
claim was found to be erroneous by tn
city court OF Burlington.
: w. II. Fuller, who has served as fore
man at w. & ID. G. Cranes mills for I'll
, last % years, completed his work Their
{ Yesterday. A pleasant feature of the cor
pletior of his long term of faithful servic
/ was the presentation to him by the OF
] fcers and employees of the company, of
= Morris chair an Odd Fellows pin, gol
= watch chain and box of cigars. The al
fair was a complete surprise to Mr. Flu
Ter and the tokens, valuable in themselvc
will have a double significance to hii
since they also represent the good will {
: all connected with the establishment M
Fuller whose health Is very much broker
4 will go to Claremont. n. H., to spend I'll
summer. His place will be taken temp
rarily by E. NJ. Long.