Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-09

ed: President, Prof. Wilbur A. Colt first
vice-president, Miss Helen Hendee; second
vice-president, Miss Daisy Clapp; third
vice-presidcnt, Mrs. w. A. Colt; fourth
vice resident Miss Mary Henderson; sec
rotary, Miss Grace Drury; treasurer. John
Irwin; pianist, Miss Arletta Shinville.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Thursday IN the office of Clerk George E
Johnson They were those of Charles e..
Cook. a carpenter of st. Adams, who has
liabilities of S1i5 and assets of $l3S Of
which he claims SIS exempt; and OF Charles
W. brown, n farmer of Wheeock. who
has liabilities of s2679.S5 and assets of
81, GA %. of which s1,3l1 are claimed ex-
empt
The annual meeting of the Ladies' So
ciety of st. Paul's Church was held in the
chapel Thursday afternoon and the fol-
loving officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Solomon Walker; vice-president. Mrs.
D. W. Robinson secretary, Mrs. c. ID. Will
liams; treasurer, Miss Lizzie Lowrey. The
regular routine business was transacted
and IL was decided to give three socials
and one supper during the winter and to
hold a Christmas sale.
Perrine's comet, called Comet Of 1902
because 1t is the second discovered this
year, has Just crossed the earth's orbit
and is approaching tho sun. with which 1t
Will he III conjunction dDOut NONeInDtl
1t is moving southwest among the con-
| stella tions and at s o'clock each evening
is almost directly overhead, being little
to the north of tho zenith and near Deneb,
the brightest star in the constellation
| Cygnus.
John Murray, who was recently released
from the pest house at tho poor farm, went
Monday 10 Lowell. Mass. Murray came
to this city in the middle of the summer
with Walter l.. Mains circus and when
here came down with small pox. causing
no little excitement. Soon after he was
taken to the pest house he ran away and
remained in the woods for nearly a week
and when found was in n critical condi-
ton but recovered under careful treat
ment and is now little the worse for the
experience.
return the money. but upon inspecting the
clothes claimed that Miller had soied ant
otherwise damaged them to the extent Of
40 Judgment was rendered for the plain
tiff to recover S. and costs.
Three petitions In bankruptcy were flee
Monday in the office of Clerk George +
johnson. Frank II. Johnson. lahorcr o
St. Adams, has liabilities Of $3.50 and asset
Of SO. Of which $50 are claimed exempt
, Elmer w. Wceden of hartford has liablli
ties of 5000 10 and assets oi sl0j2, of whicl
} si4S are claimed exempt. Carrick Bros,
granite firm of st. Johnsbury. have liza
bilities of s. 9S7. 20 with no assets Edga
Carrick has no assets and no liabilities
t while Wallace Carrick has liabilities q
81, 304 and assets { $500, all OF which ar
| claimed exempt.
, In connection with the going and comm
of the steamer Vermont. mention has bee
made of some persons who were on boar
= the boat when she made her initial tri
\ x,.I,. rlA Il r.
t bye to the public, but no mention has bee
{ made of the veteran Lyman b. Whitne.
e who has been in the continued service {
the steamboat company since 1863 and WI
. not only caught the first and 'ast III
- thrown from the Vermont, but who durin
= the 80 years she has touched the dock her
= has missed but few OF them. Mr. VIII
:. ney expects to be present next spring an
h welcome the successor to the boat Ju:
= retired and bids fair to see her go an
come for many years.
c The third annual meeting of the Burlint
:. ton Humane society was held Monda
c in the Darlors Of the Y. NJ. c. A. TT
= secretarys report showed 81 trips out
5 town nv the humane agent. IA hors'
o placed in shelter TO be cared for. 50 ca
4s dogs, &c horses and 800 cattle killed /
n the agent during the year. During TN
:. tire II men were arrested. tried and hnt
l. for cruelty to animals. The following o
=, ficers were elected to serve during II
= year ensuing: President, Prof. j. f. Goo
= rich; vice presidents. Mrs. Frederick Ga
and Miss Carrie Roberts; secretary, MT
NJ l.. BENEDICT; treasurer. +. Il. TAT
/ councillors. DR.. ]. NJ. Clarke, Mrs. =.
y Dodge and C. II. Bessey: ENTERTAINERS
n committee, Mrs. NJ l.. Benedict, Mrs e.
: HaCar Mrs. Frederick Gay, Miss Carr
q Roberts and b. y. Clark.
y The annual meeting Of the Woman
70 Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C. A. was held
- the Y. NJ. C. A. building Tuesday afte
noon. The attendance was very large.
s. the business session the reports of t
v president and secretary were read and a
IS copied and the following new board
n managers elected: From the Bapti
n church. Mrs. X. l.. Mitchell and Mrs.
a c. Peterson; from the First Church, Nj
j. +. II. Martin and Mrs. Henry Smit
n from the College Street Church, Mrs.
A. Bond and Mrs. II. r. Rutter; from
Paul's Church, Mrs. r. l.. Taft and MI
"a A. f. Clement; from the Unitari
II Church, Mrs. w. f. Hagar and Mrs. Vi
q A. Nye; from the Methodist Church, Nj
j. f. G. Page and Mrs. G.. G. f. Tobey,
y the close Of the business session the
o. dies were addressed by the Rev. F.
lie Penney on Saving the Last Boy aft
v which refreshments were served. the
lie cream being the gift Of b. l.. Kent.