Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-03

the city churches. There were beautiful
floral displays and elaborate musical pro-
grammes at nearly all the churches.
Invitations were received in this city last
week to the marriage Of Miss Ada Pack
ard and Arthur S. Armagnac, formerly OF
this city. The wedding will take place at
eight o'clock p m. April 10 at the Church
OF the Epiphany in Brooklyn, N. Y, and
the ceremony will be followed by a recep-
ton at the brides home in that CITY,
The following business was transacted
| Saturday in probate court: In the estate OF
M. Il. Montgomery of Burlington the will
was proved and Mary f. Montgomery was
| appointed Administrative and l.. c. Grant
| and i. w. Macrae commissioners and APP
praisers; in the estate of Caroline w. Bur-
| rift and Helen l.. Burritt, Emery M. Bur-
rift was appointed administrators.
a Catholic chapel will soon no erected on
the Scarf Addition, where six lots have
Just been purchased for the purpose. The
lots are located on the corner OF Pine
street and Park avenue and the building to
be erected thereon Will be for the conven-
fence of the residents of that section and
| Lakeside. The plans for the structure are
not yet complete
The tax receipts received by State Tax
| Commissioner i. f. Cushman during the
month of March were $W,s173O, which is
probably the largest amount he has re-
ceived in any one month. The taxes were
| paid by savings banks, Insurance COM
panies. railroads and telephone companies.
| The inheritance tax from the John w.
| Cramton estate is also included.
Thomas Leonard died at his residence liz
North Battery street at s clock last even
| Ing. He came here from Limerick city.
Ireland in 1894 and leaves "A wife, five sons
and two daughters, Patrick Thomas.
| David John, James. Mary and Hanora, all
! of this city, except Thomas, who Is an &C.
clesiastical student at the Grand Seminary
at Montreal The funeral arrangements
are not yet completed.
! The regular meeting Of Company M was
held last night at the armory and the
question of securing a now drill hall was
discussed. Only two places seemed avail
able, the Green Mountain rink building
and the upper floor Of the IIyland block at
the corner of Church and Mechanics
street. No action was taken but conf
mittee was appointed to confer with the
governing board in regard to the matter.
Three petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Friday in the office of the clerk of the
| United States Court. They were those of
Maurice Ferris, quarryman of Calais
with liabilities of s3Sl. 20 and assets of s66O5
of which $5l.25 is claimed exempt; of Chas.
Mclean. an engineer of Barre, with liabili-
| ties OF S5032l and assets Of $50 and Of Glenn
NJ Coffin, a blacksmith of Barre with liza
biitics of 1854 and assets of 500. all of
which are claimed exempt.
The following business was transacted
Friday in probate court: In the estate
of Daniel Sullivan of Burlington the will
was proved and Johanna Sullivan and Will
liam II. sullivan were appointed admins
traitors; J. r. Kelley and John McKeogh
were appointed commissioners and appra S.
hn a q nj n
Colchester the administrators and ap-
praisers' inventories were filed and the es-
tate was decreed to the widow.
ST. Joseph's Court. c. o. f.. held a recep-
ton Monday evening. the affair being the
dedication of their new rooms on Church
street. About 200 members and their ladies'
attended and the affair was a complete
social success. Music was discoursed by
st. Joseph's Court orchestra and remarks
were made by T.. NJ Breton and j. A. Gin
gras. vote for the most popular lady
resulted in a prize for Mrs. ]. A. Gingras
Refreshments were served.
Miss Harriet p. Yuran, aged 81 years,
died at the home of T.. 4. Huntington on
South Champlain street Saturday morn
/ ing after brief illness. Miss Yuran was
a native and n resident Of Randolph and
vas making a visit at the home of Mr.
/ huntington. A prayer was offered at the
house Sunday afternoon at five o'clock
by the Rev Y. Bliss and the remains
We're taken Monday morning to Randolph,
where services will be held at II O'Clock.
The burial was made in East Bethel.
The Chateaugay will begin her regular
trips next Monday. For time only one
trip daily will be made between Burlu g.
ton and Plattsburgh. The boat will leave
/ Burlington at . a. m. for Plattsburgh,
/ leaving on the return trip at 2:45 and ar
] Burlington Wednesday,
! and Thursday nights the boat will go to
/ Essex. leaving at 4:30, and returning tho
| following mornings. If possible the beat
| will also go to Westport on these trips
The water is so high that there is ques-
ton about the latter point being reached.
An agreement was reached yesterday be-
| tween W. J. Van Patten and ". Il. Sails
whereby the latter purchases the Green
Mountain Skating rink on the lower end
of Church street. The building is one of
the largest in the city, being 175 by 1876
feet. 1t will no longer be used as a rink
but Mr. Sails will establish market to
he known as the Sails exchange for the
purpose of bartering heavy kinds of mer
chandise. The deeds Of transfer will be
signed to-day.
Sixty or seventy years ago large wood
en- building. known as the ''Wainwiight
| building" occupied the corner of Church
/ and College streets, on which the Howard
bank building now in process of demolition
in order to give place to a new banking
house has been standing. The longest di-
mensiOn Of the Wainwright building was
along Church street. and it covered both
the bank lot and the lot north of ii. In
the basement of it a Mr., Potter. father Of
"Charey" Potter, who died in States pris-
on, kept a grocery.
Dr. II. Edwin Lewis of this city has be
appointed by Governor Stickney as one OF
the delegates from this State to the AM
orican congress of tuberculosis to be held
at the Hotel Majestic in New York, May
IA to 16 The other delegates are Drs. c.
5. Caverly Of Rutland. Truman r, Stiles
of St. Johnsbury, D. d. Grout of Water
bury, William n. Plat of Shoreham, w.
n. Bryant of Ludlow, C. w. Peck Of Bran
don, j. w. Copeland of Lyndonville, Leo