Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-12

stone from the same place to the Vermont
Commandery, Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States.
Mary I. Haas transferred Saturday to
Mary Niles premises on the southwest
corner on Bank and Champlain streets
for a consideration of $1,000 Bridget Null
queen transferred to r. NJ. and Harriet A.
Duggan premises at No. 2l5 Champlain
| street for a consideration of 81 900.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
yesterday. They were those of Homer L.
Sherman of Burlington who has assets OF
1921 and liabilities of Sis, all of which arc
claimed exempt; and of Joseph s. Rock OF
Montpelier, who has liabilities of S35S 6t
and assets of $685. of which SIS are claimed
exempt.
About $205 was realized at the annual
kake walk which was recently given BY
the students of the university. This is q
good start for the base ball team and the
chances are that the management of the
team will not encounter the financial en-.
barrassment that has been encountered
some years.
Mrs. +. w. Ballard with her daugh.
ter. Gwendoln, and her mother. Mrs. Guy
c. Noble, go tonight to New York and will
sail on Thursday for the Bermudas. The,
will remain there for several weeks re.
turning about the middle of April. The
trip is taken for the benefit of Mrs. No.
ble's health, she having been i'll for some
weeks.
AS result of the vote to issue bonds
in the sum of $4,000 to secure the head
quarters of the Rutland railroad at least
nine residences will be constructed In
Burlington this summer The contracts
| were all let Professionally before the meet
ing was held and If n negative vote had
been recorded the houses would not have
been erected.
Tho Hoosic Tunnel and Wilmington rail.
way have withdrawn their appeal from
| the recent appraisal OF the property made
by ]. T.. Cushman. State tax commission
or. The appraisal was increased from
$1,000 to s2St920. They considered the
increase unfair and took an appeal but
| upon investigation decided that the ap.
pratsal was proper and Just.
James Lynch of George street died Sat.
| urday night after n weeks illness OF
pneumonia. lie is survived by two chill
| dren. Mrs. j. T. Kelley and Edward
| Lynch, both Of this city. The funeral
will he held tomorrow morning at !
| o'clock from st. Mary's cathedral. The
| interment will be in st. Josephs GENE
| terry.
letter received by gentleman in this
city from the commanding officer of the
| United States naval recruiting Office IL
| Boston, Mass, pays a high compliment
| to the young men who have been en-
| listed in the United States navy as nava
| apprentices and seamen from tho State
of Vermont and says they are considered
an exceptionally fine lot of men.
The case of Frank A. IIaire VS.. A. Coher
was tried III city court yesterday anC
judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
| tn In, Of o
s7oj. The plaintiff who lives at Milton
sold the defendant, a Burlington resident
"A lot of old iron. The claim is that the
latter not only took tho iron but also
a stove valued at about $50. An appea
was taken.
| The appointments which were recently
made by the Rt. Rev. ]. S. Michaud o
the Rev. Father Terrien to the Churcl
OF st. Thomas at Undcrhill, and the Rev
j. {. Mclaughlin to the Church at Wind
sor. have gone into effect. 1t is expected
that the Rev. James Penders. who ha
been stationed at the chruch in Underhill
will be in this city shortly to assist thu
reverend fathers at the cathedral.
The New England Telephone and Tele
graph company are now locating new cop
per circuits between this city and St Al
bans and between this city and Montpel
Ter. These two lines will require 147 mile
of copper wire, weighing 25.2S4 pounds
| They are also hanging a copper circui
between Rutland and White River juno
ton and an iron circuit between st. Al
bans and Alburgh.
The appeal from the appraisal of tn
property of the burlington Traction CO
and the Military Post road which wa
made when j. T.. Cushman State ia:
commissioner increased the valuation O
the roads recently in the making of al
appraisal Of the property of the differen
roads in the State, has been withdraw
and the meeting Of the board of appeals
which was set for tomorrow, will con
sequently not be held.
The eastern shore of the broad lake |
free of ice for several miles north AM
south of this point. The ice has moved Il
a solid mass toward the center of the lax
leaving a broad border of clear water
| Several fishermen who have been slow il
removing their shanties--are in Il goo
way to lose their property. One shant
has .loated out toward Juniper islam
nearly mile. Another near Rock Poin
has broken through the ice as has ais
another inside the breakwater
Mrs. Charles Myers of Appletree Poin
died yesterday morning of pneumonia
aged 81 years and months. after an III
ness of IL days. She leaves IA family q
six sons and two daughters. Charles, Jo
scph, Moses, Alexander, Napoleon an
Adolphus, and Mrs Charles Provost an
Mrs. Alfred Racicot. She had been
resident of the Point for the last so years
The funeral will be held at ST. Joseph
Church Saturday morning at O'clock
Below zero weather is not common i,
March, in this quarter, but it Is by M
means unknown. On the Eth OF March
1887, in this city. the mercury fell 10
below zero; and on March ), 1900 y wa
recorded here The great blizzard of lsSS
when drifts were twenty feet high IN tn
streets of New York and no trains reache,
this city from either New York or Bos
ton for three days, came on the 18th o
March. Last March was a mild montl
the thermometer ranging from 16 to 5
above zero.
Farmers from the surrounding countr,
brought in some maple syrup and suga
| Tuesday. They state that the war;
weather came on so suddenly that onl,
about one half of the orchards are il
operation, but those who were so for
tunate as to be prepared have gathere,
a good amount of sap. 1t did not freez
enough Monday night to make yesterda,
a very good sap day. One man offere,
new sugar yesterday at 20 cents pc