Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-14


s2357 or an alternative sentence Of 252 ad.
dtional days at Rutland Callahan took
an appeal and furnished ball in the sum
of $3.50.
An excursion party of 500 people arrived
in the city yesterday from Waterloo and
intermediate stations as far as this city,
arriving here about II AS They imme-
dately boarded the steamer Maquam fol-
Ausable Chasm and returned with the
steamer Chateaugay on its regular trip.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed In
this city yesterday. One was that OF Car
ric c. Comstock of Barre whose occupa-
ton was given as a boarding house mis-.
tress. Her liabilities are $733. with assets
| of S52l IS. William II. Laundry, laborel
of st. Adams. filed a petition, his liabilities
being s4546o with assets of $50 exempt.
Gilbert Il. HARDWOOD, a carpenter Of Brat.
| tleboro, filed a petition In bankruptcy
Monday with liabilities of $3,192.S6 and
assets Of $500 exempt. Aonzo Packard, q
meat dealer Of ST. Johnsbury also filed a
petition in bankruptcy with liabilities oil
81, So and assets Of s77S.50 with $3.50 ex-
empt.
A triple marriage vas solemnized at st
Joseph's Church Monday morning. the
contracting parties being Albert Bergeror
and Miss Mary Ann Bernier, Fabian
| Maurin and Miss Corinna Dupont and
Thaophistus Ccrmont and Miss Lydia Roy
all of Lakeside The ceremonies were per-
formed at clock by Mgr. j. NJ Cloarec
Mrs NJ. Gladstone died at her home or
Intervale avenue Wednesday night after 6
six months illness with dropsy. She is sur.
| vived by her husband, one sister, Mrs
William Minther of this city, and one
brother of New York city. The funeral was
| held Friday night at the house, Rabb
Moscovitz officiating. Interment was In the
| Hebrew cemetery in South Burlington.
In City Court Saturday in the case oil
State against Edward DeGuise for furnish
| inc. he pleaded not guilty but upon tria
was found guilty and sentenced to pay g
| fine of 500 and costs of s2l- 10 with an alter
| native sentence of 1856 days IN the House
Of Correction at Rutland. DeGuise took
an appeal bail in the sum of $50 being fur
nished by r. w. Taft.
Lieut.. NJ. c. Mumma of the I'd regiment
of cavalry, Y. S. A., who is stationed al
Fort Ethan Allen and who umpired most
OF the base ball games in this city last
spring. and Miss Gail Cass Zugschwert
were married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Zugschwert
at No iii Hurd avenue, Find)ay o..
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock.
DaElQ t'lOOI, Jr., was IOu1lu eullty VI III
toxication in City Court Saturday and wa:
fined s. and costs of $3.50 with an alter
native sentence of ten days in the count,
Jail Ploof took the alternative sentence
In the case against Ploof for furnishing III
was fined $50 and costs of si5.75 with an al
tentative sentence of 1S5 days in the Hous'
of Correction. An appeal was called for
hail being fixed at 300.
| The Chazy Lake excursion, which was t
i have taken place Friday did not ma
terialze probably onaccount of the threat
ening aspect of the weather. About 4
7 gathered at tho dock at the appointed hou
and the trip was declared off but an at
! tractive excursion to Ausable Chasm wal
offered instead and several took advantage
| of it. The ChaZy Lake trip will occur late
in the season.
The case OF State against Lottie Potte
for keeping a disorderly house on Chas
street was taken up in city court Fri
day and the defendant pleaded guilty. Sh
j was fined $50 and costs of $3.50, with al
alternate sentence of 2l0 days in the Hous
! of Correction at Rutland. The woman ha,
lived in the place only week. She pai'
the fine. She also agreed to leave the cit.
at once and remain away.
Postmaster p. ]. Derby has received mott
fcation that postmasters at all postofflcc
can redeem in postage stamps or othe
stamped paper only, and from the origna
purchasers uncanCelled and unserviceabl'
postal cards at IS per cent of their fac
value. Parts or pieces of cards or cards
treated by bronzing enamelling or othe
process of coating cannot be redeemed un
der provisions of the order.
The republican city committee, consisting
4 of Messrs. S. NJ. Flint. l.. Z. Palmer, L
i H. Oumette. Robert Noble and J. w
4 Goodell, met Friday night and decided T.
l hold the republican caucus to nominate
candidate for city representative and
candidates for justices of the peace, In CIT,
Hall on Tuesday evening, August 10, at
o'clock The nomination of representative
will be by ballot and the box will renal,
open one hour.
On Monday evening. September I, tn
Zion Cadets of Montreal will hold a. bal
at the Masonic Temple at which time
company of the corps will give an eXhibi
ton military and physical drill. Music vii
proba bly, be furnished by the Howar
Opera House Orchestra, The cadets vii
be accompanied by representatives OF tn
, Montreal volunteer regiments and they wi
make their headquarters at the Hotel Bur
! lington. Orders will be received at Com
, pany Ms rooms on Church street.
Mrs. Clara Agnes Smith, daughter O
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Russell of 273 81
Paul street, died Sunday morning O
consumption after sickness of one year
The funeral took place from st. Mary
cathedral on Tuesday morning at o'cloc
with interment in St. Joseph's cemetery
The deceased is survived by three sisters
! Mrs. w p. Brown Of st. Johnsbury an
} the Misses Mary and Sarah Russell of thi
city and one brother, 7. f. Russell Of thi
city. She also leaves two small children.
Friday the Chateaugay brought I
this city from St. Adams bay on her reg
ular trip about GOO people from points o.
; Richford and this city. The party took
return train Immediately after their ar
rival here. They were accompanied by tn
Frontier band of North Troy. Severa
amusing incidents occurred as the excur
| sionists were landing at the Yacht clu
dock as number of them either had to
many tickets or no tickets at all and
few became quite excited in getting tn
matter adjusted.
There is a slight drop in the price o
meat, as Is usual at this time of the year
grades but in the cheaper prod uct II
quite marked. The weather has been favor
able to the growth of grass and poor 70
corn so in the corn-fed cattle there is Yer
little drop, 1t being only about 20 cent
per hundred pounds, while the grass fed o
cheaper grade is quite bit easier ther
being a drop of about s. per hundre
pounds. This meat is thoroughly inspecte
and is wholesome product, and the dro
will be much appreciated by the poore