Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20

to South Union street. Tho city engineer
will make surveys and will secure neces-
sary data which will be presented at a
public hearing to be held later. at which
damages and other matters OF interest to
the property owners will be discussed.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont Life
Insurance company was held Tuesday
AS the business was sold several years
ago to another company, the annual meet
ings are held simply to keep up tho organ
iZation and the old officers are elected
from year to year. This was done Tues
day.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
yesterday They were those Of Fred II.
Varney, 81 salesman of Lyndon. with liabil-
tiles of $i,9i2 and assets OF s5o.5O and OF
A. T.. Niles & Co, dry goods merchants
of Montpelier, with liabilities of $3.50. of
which 50, 100 is secured and 1850 unsecured,
and assets of $500.
The largest consignment Of silk that ever
passed through Burlington was at the
Rutland yards Friday. where 1t was
inspected by the United States customs Of
fioials. There were II cars Of the goods
and the silk was valued at about $l,W0Wo.
1t was shipped from China and came via
the Canadian Pacific road to Montreal, ana
shipped from there to New York over the
Rutland road
H.,
home on Main street Friday morning
from the effects OF a shock sustained two
weeks ago. lie had been resident of this
city for a number of years and is survived
by a wife and several small chlldren. OW-
ing to illness in the family the funeral was
held Friday afternoon, with burial In
st. Joseph's cemetery.
From three neighboripc towns tho HUI
rane Society tas received reports of great
r,,aIty 10 animals One Of these cases In
wolves 36 horses ard to inv estigate it the
agent would heed the assistance of tho
sheriff and the expense would be from $50
to s15. The society hopes soon to he III
position strong enough financially to 60
forward with the work.
The school of instruction for officers OF
the Vermont National Guard which OPEN
ed at the city hall Tuesday, was con-
tinued Yesterday and will close with a ses-
sion this morning. The work taken up yes
terday was the school of the company.
school of the battalion. map drawing,
sword and sabre drill and quiz on var
ious subjects Nearly every officer In the
regiment is in attendance.
st. Joseph's Court. c. o. F.. Tuesday
moved the furniture from the rooms which
they have occupied in Lanou's block on
North street to the Knights of Pythns
rooms on Church street, where the next
Pythias will also occupy the rooms until
the completion of tho repairs on their new
quarters in the Barrcws block, about
April |.
'rhe following business was transacted
Thursday in Probate Court: In the estate
of Annis Thompson of Essex, the will was
proved and Harriet Thompson was APP
pointed executrix; in the estate of Mary
G. Lane of Burlington. the commits toner's
re port was filed; in the estate of Nathaniel
Blood Of Burlington the executriX's invon
tory was fled Delima Myers was appoint
ed guardian over Odillon j. Bertrand,
minor.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Clark Bishop
of Williston was held at her late home
Sunday afternoon at o'clock conduct
cd by Rev. w. H. Crawford The bearers
were Marvin Clark. Frank Clark, Marvin
Chapman and Allen Wright and the re-
mains were placed in tho Vault. w. G.
Bishop and Or. r. w. Bishop. two sons
of the deceased. we're pttsent from CHI
cago to atterd the funeral, as we'll as a
niece Miss Flora Clark of Boston.
A year of Unprecedented success is pre-
dicted for the medical department of the
University of Vermont. There are now
enrolled In this department go students.
which is six mCIe than the average for The
last ten years ard - more than were reg
istered last year. The fact that the num-
Der of students is steadily increasing anu
that new courses have been added and the
standard raised. both in regard to prelln-
mary education and in the requirements
for graduation, seems to insure promis-
ing future.
Thomas McMt hon. the so'dler who was
arrested in WinoCski by Sheriff Reeves
snd Deputy Sheriff Balboa, was before
Justice Deherville Monday. In the
krCat h of tho peace case he pleaded guilty
and was fined s. and costs of IS 10 In tho
Itoxication case the plea was tho same
and the fine was So ard costs Of sG1o lie
disclosed on two strsnsrrs who met him
in the road and asked him if he did not
want drink. He did, and as a result got
Grunk. He was remanded to Jail for furth-
er disclosure.
Mr. and Mrs Peroival w Clement, &C
companed by their daughters Misses
Elizabeth w, Ethel 5 and Caroline Glenn
ent and James +. Sawyer of Rutland pass
ed through the city Saturday in Mr.. Glenn
ent's private car the Grand Isle" for a
trip to California. They go to Montreal,
Canada, thence to Chicago. H.. New Or
leans. La, and by way OF Mexico to Los
Angeles, Cal. The return Will be by way
of Salt Lake City, Utah. and Denver, Col.
The distance covered will be about 1900
miles, or 1000 miles week
Humane Agent John Fuller returned Sat
urday from HanFsviIle, where he went to
investigate the cases of cruelty reported
from that toHn. He fund the horses in
au ever more wretchcd condition that ne
had supposed, three of item being unable
to draw a load which would be considered
light for one sound horse. one horse
which was being worked had one foot
nearly ready to drop of, ii being kept in
place by means Of a rope, while another
animal had been struck with a heavy in
strument and made blind
George W. Deberville, referee In bank
ruptcy for Chittenden county, received Sat-
ur1ay from Judge Hoyt VI. Wheeler a de-
cision which confirms the referees deci-
aion in the matter Of the homestead claim
in the bankrupt estate OF Z. G. Vincent.
The decision of the referee was a denial
of the claim and this decision was con-
firmed by Judge Wheeler on the grounds
that the premises were not used by the
head of the family CIR even temporarily
vacated, but or the other hand were per-
manently rented. Th9 contested premises
are located IN ST. Adams.
Thursday was the last day for noting
cases for trial at the March term of Coun-
ty Court New cases we're those of Il.
Spear q Son VS.. n. A. Johns, an action Of
trover, and a petition for divorce by
Susie Zcno VS.. William Zeno, on the
grounds of deserton and intolerable Sc
verify. The case of John S. wilkins VS.. w.
w. Brock and l.. X. Roselle has been set
for trial by tho attorneys on each side.
The action is brought to recover 80 900