Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11


accommodate two persons. The motive
power Is n gasoline engine or three morse
power and the maximum speed Is SAID
to be q miles an hour. Mr.. Fulton does
not expect TO appear In his new machine
very much before spring.
Two petitions in bankruptcy we're filed
! Friday Chauncey II. Lyman "a butch
er and grocer of Waterbury, has liabilities
of S., i43.3S and assets of s3,S1A61, OF which
s226 are claimed exempt; Timothy M. Lcet'
| Il quarryman of West Windsor, mas Iaplli-
ties of 1929 and assets of $4Co65 OF which
SIG are claimed exempt.
At the last meeting of the Foresters of
America 1t was decided to hold the annual
| ball New Years eve in Strong hall. the
| Toward Opera House orchestra has been
engaged to furnish music, and the follow
! ing committee has been appointed to have
| charge: Louis Grure William Moran, d.
!. Shea, ]. w. Daley, Joseph Fugere and
| Eugene Gosselin.
At the annual meeting of the Algonquin
club Tuesday the following members OF
the governing board were elected: I. ID.
| Ordway, G. H. Holden, Sam Sparhawk
| and e. L. Smith. The election of presi-
dent, vice-presIdent. secretary and treas
urer was postponed until Friday night,
n quorum of the governing board not be-
ing present.
The food fair which was to have taken
place this winter in the month of Feb
ruary. has been postponed. Many of the
merchants of this city had been making
elaborate plans for the fair, which was
to have been held in Strongs hall. but 1t
has been decided not to have the fair UNI
til next year. when they hope to make
II n grand success
Moses Boutell was arraigned in city
court Friday for grand larceny. He
, waived examination and was held for trial
, at the March term of Chittcnden County
Court and bail was fixed at $500. Boutell
is accused of stealing $50 from Nicholas
Larow. States Attorney Leary prosecut-
ed this being his first case in that capac-
ity
} Judge Hawkins received peculiar let
ter Saturday from a woman in Prov
idcnce, r. l.. requesting information re-
. garding certain property near Mount
! Mansfield, In which she claims to have
} an interest The letter was turned over
) to Judge Bingham for consideration. The
} peculiar part of the letter was that the
spelling and language made it impossible
to determine what the woman wanted.
The steamer Chateaugay was held for a
half hour yesterday morning on account
OF the weather but as the wind subsidized
Z Il little she made the trip nearly on scned
I ulc time. The high wind and extreme
! cold weather of the last three days has
le1t tnc lake 'front.' WIFI al ueCluciiy iiili
, appearance. All the wharves and the
hrcakwater are coated with a thick layoi
of ice and Rock Dunder looks like a small
: Iceberg.
DR.. and Mrs. B. II. Stone have gone t,
e New Orleans, where DR.. Stone will attic NJ
II the American Public Health association
- convention which holds through nex1
week and they will return about Decem
n Der ~, visiting on the return trip, Wash
| I 4 nd al not los
ia DR.. Stone goes as the representative o
,s the State board of health and other mem
Y bers of the medical fraternity from thi
State will also be present.
+ p. c. Dodge has sold his printing oitic
= to corporation made up of w. V. Bair
ID F.. L. Lane. Elizabeth Pearce, Ferdinan
IN Matte and Joseph st. German, who WI
,e also absorb the printing business of r. l.
Lane 4 Co. and the Balm e Pearce bind
cry The new concern will be called tn
I'd burlington Printing ard Bookbindin
10 company and is capitalized at $1,000. MI
I'd Dodge will continue his newspaper wor
ne ~ heretofore.
n An organization to be known as til
Mems League of the First Church wa
&C. formed Saturday evening the members
n be from tho congregation of that churcl
~ The League have chosen for their Officer
of w. II. Wood leader, II. $ Howard a
c. chairman of the religious work COMM
tee W. j. Van Patten as chairman of TT
II educational committee. c. l. Smith of tn
~ financial committee, Max l.. Powell {
A. the social committee and A. ID. Pease
In the membership committee.
f. At the annual meeting of the knights
Columbus held in the G. Y. NJ. L. hall la
evening, the following officers were e!ecte
III Chaplain, the Rev. G. c, DelanY; q. Is
h Thomas Maynard; D. G. X, +. f. Carve.
r. chancellor G. NJ. Cosgrff X. S, f.
IT, Corley: + S. Il. T.. McAuliffe; treasurer,
C. f. Conlon; lecturer w. H. V. Stanfor
"a advocate. T. l.. Graves; warden, w.
~ johnson; |. c., F.. T.. Dooley; o. c
az George McWilliams; trustees ]. II. Dola
ON j. o Neil and NJ. L. Sanborn