Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23

acted as DcSt man, Wnlle me bride was
attended by Miss Julia Lapierre. Mr.. and
Mrs. Coffin left en- the noon flyer for their
| future home in Lynchburg Va.
| In one of the windows of Stiles g. KEEL
| ley's clothing store there Is a group of in
| teresting pictures of army and native life in
| the Philippines. The pictures were sent by
| Edward Ward to his father, Daniel Ward
| of Chanpaln street. The young man left
| burlington Jan. Q, 1901, and Is now in the
Island of Boac with Company of the Soth
infantry.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Monday in the office of Clerk George T..
| johnson. They were those of Curtis H..
Gilman. laborer of Fletcher, with La
biites of s443.26 and assets of $l76. Of
which $104 is claimed exempt, and OF
George W. Carpenter, a farmer of Tun-
bridge, with liabilities of 1882 and assets
of $751; of which s12s are claimed exempt.
Deputy Sheriff L.. w. Ballou went Mon
| day to Rutland. taking with him Jo-
seph Myers, who is to serve five months
in the House of Correction for being a
tramp. Myers was a transient inmate at
the Colchester poor farm. but could not
be made to stay indoors During a Sc
we're storm he wandered away and came
near freezing, SO 1t was thought best to
send him to Rutland.
| Dispositions were taken Friday in the
office Of Il. j. Foster before Judge Eli T..
Holbrook In the case Of W, j. Cote, admin
istrator vs Sheppard Il Morse Lumber Co.
The case involves a claim for damages
amounting to several thousand dollars, re-
sultng from the death of Lynn Allen.
who was killed In the defendants lumber
yards by coming in contact with a live
electric wire.
The following business was transacted
Monday in probate court In re Fritz
Sophia and John Van Sicklen, minor
wards, of Burlington. the guardians an
nual settlement was made; Grace May
Barber was adopted and made the legal
heir at law Of s. L. and Emily l.. Shaw
Of Burlington: in the estate of Martha J.,
Sumner of Burlington the executors in
ventory was filed.
: 1t is probable that nothing will be done
in regard to the case OF Heist Stavitzkey,
who was arrested for smuggling about
$4,000 worth of diamonds into this country
from Canada until the regular session of
the United States Circuit Court in this city
next month. After that some disposition
will be made of the stones, public auction
probably being the means Of converting
them into money
John kahort. a soldier, was before JUS
tice George w. Deberville Saturday for in
toxication. He pleaded guilty and was
fined s. and costs of $40. He disclosed on
two strangers, saying that he had four
pulls from the citizens bottle and three
pulls from the soldiers bottle. kahort was
arrested at the fair now in progress at the
City Hall where he was boisterous in his
talk and actions.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
Venetian Blind Co. WIS held at the office
of the Elias Lyman Coal Co yesterday
afternoon. The following We're elected d.
rectors for the ensuing year Elias ny
man, d. G.. Crane, l.. C. Grant, ,tenry
, Wells. Willard Crane, e. A. Pore and J.
A. Baldwin. Officers were elected as fol
lows; President, Elias Lyman; vice
president. y. G. Crane: treasurer, L. A.
"ie' sco'e'aiE' a " Crane
Ralph Butler, son of Superintendent J.
: X Butler of the New England Telegraph
) and Telephone Co. was taken very ill Sat
urday morning by UnknoWingly eating
some cakes containing tuckwheat. His
system cannot stand tuokwheat in any
fern ard for a time he was very III. a
physician WAS calico and the patient Re.
sponded rapidly to his treatment, being
able to be out Saturday o,enng
William Hulin Of Williston was arraign.
ed Friday before Justice Geo w. Deb
} erville on the charge of cruelty to animals
1t is alleged that he caused the death of
his horse by beating it with shovel. When
, he came to the city yesterday he was fully
determined to contest the case but upon
reflection decided to plead guilty. He was
fined s. and costs of $500 and after being
given some good advice was allowed to yo
|, home.
State Tax Commissioner ]. f.. Cushman
returned saturday from Newport, where
he made an argument relative to the col.
: lection of an Inheritance tax in the estate
of II. u. Holmes of Derby Line. The
amount subject to taxation was $54 500 and
!, the commissioner was successful in his con
tention. securing s2725 for the State. Thi.
makes 1l2 collateral Inheritance taxes thai
5 he has collected during his term as com.
missioner
: nv, - ~
secured temporary quarters in severa
buildings at the south end of the marbl,
mill property and are installing machiner,
therein, preparatory to resuming opera
= tons the latter part of this week or tn,
first of next week. BY running night anC
1 day they hope to keep up with a large par
I Of their orders. The dyeing will be don,
: in their dye house at the old plant, which
= was not destroyed at the time of the fire
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e. ~, Sioi 'SieeSe"' WIN Is eEpioSt ~
= Wards new house on Tho corner of Moi,
|, md Williams etraats &c ~, tha Me-, t,,atah
, er hospital suffering from, iniurios nhirI
he rec.,ved Saturdoy ,norninr IIa 81
, THROUGH tho ala,,,,o. Lo,o ia ,ha So,,na - -
beside breakinp his laft Iey iriured t,,,,
ribs and u.ac hod,,, sbaLan IN A. loo, 20
. ports he MAS resting comfortahlv viii