Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-26

kept closed so that very little smoke en-
tered the rooms.
A meeting of the state board Of health
will be held Friday evening at the State
Laborato Of Hygiene. At this time de-
tails of the health officers school to be
held here in June will be arranged.
The board of assessors will occupy their
Office in the city hall April 1 and will
Immediately begin the work of the year.
The board is the same as last year. being
composed of A. l.. Barrows, +. o. Beaupre
and +. II. Corley.
Word has been received in this city of
the death in North Ferrsburgh of Mrs.
George Cross at one time resident OF
this city. Her son. John Cross, went to
North Fcrrisburgh yesterday to attend
the funeral.
| Several of those who spend the summer
in camp at Germans Point are getting
their cottages in readiness for the coming
season. There are at present seven cot
tages there and it is expected that one
new cottage will be erected this summer.
| Members Of the Waubanakee Golf club
have already begun practice at the links.
The greens have not yet been opened for
play and probably will not be for two or
three weeks on account Of the soft con-
dition Of the ground.
In the canvass that ia being made for
the election of city officials by the beard
of aldermen the name of j. ii. Macom-
Der is being mentioned for city clerk. c.
T.. Allen, the present incumbent, is can
ddatc for reelection
Miss NJ. T.. Jeffrey, who has been assist
ant clerk in the money order department
of the postofiice of this city for the past
four years, has been promoted and trans
ferred to a position in the New York
city postofIice to take effect April l.
The Memorial day address before the
members of the c. a. X. will be delivered
this year by the Rev. T. Dee Penney.
pastor of the Baptist Church. The ar
rangcmcnts for the observance of Mem
orial day have not yet been completed
| by Stannard Post.
The owners Of dogs are not responding
RAPIDLY in the matter of paying taxes,
although the time for payment in order
to secure the discount expires April l.
Up to last night but 81 dogs had been
licensed There were 731 licenses issued
last year.
Reports of immense catches Of pike
on the shores of Grand Isle county are
current and large quantities of fish are
being shipped to this city. On one farm
it is claimed n half ton was secured by
the means of a seine. They were shipped
to burlington.
y Several teams are at work removing
dirt from the cellar of the new house
. which is to he built by II. NJ. Lord at th'
r. corner of Mansfield avenue and Colchester
NJ avenue. The foundation will be begun il
Il few days. Nichols & Parker of Esse'
junction will build the house.
"a "a The government inspectors b. ]. Hol
~, and A. |. Goodhuc went Monday tc
~ sheburno harbor and inspected TIL
= Champlan Transportation company
steamer Chateaugay which was found t.
st be in first class condition for the work o
I'd the season.
~ Deputy Sheriff James Fine has returned
- from South Hero where he served sew
cral subpoenas for witnesses who are t.
Sc testify in county court. While there h.
It's saw Louis Cameron fire bullet into hi
cd foot instead Of into the lake, where h
Sc was attempting to shoot fish.
DIR. II. c. Tinkham went to New Yorl
's yesterday and expects to sail to-day TO
re Jacksonville, Florida. and to be ava,
re from burlington at least two weeks. DI
8. 'Tinkham feels very weak after n thre
weeks illness and will take a much needle
&c rest. lie is obliged to go away out o
81 reach OF all professional demands
re Mrs. Ellen Kelley of North avenue die
nd yesterday morning at o'clock at the ag
of Go years. She is survived by her hus
+. band and eight children. The funera
-. was held from ST. Mary's Cathedral Fri
~ day morning at O'Clock with inter
~ ment i'm St .Ioseph's cemetery.
The hearing in the matter OF the dis
-. charge from bankruptcy of Knott !
'ln Closson, which was set for Wednesda
es before Judge H. II. Wheeler at Brattle
- boro, was postponed account o
"' cases in county court, which deman
the attention of the attorneys.
IS Lieut.. J. H. Holden, L. $. ~, son o
y Mr.. and Mrs (,pOryp H. Hidden n ibi
l"- city, now stationed on the new battle
" ship Maine in West Indian waters. Ia
been promoted from the rank of JUNO
sui to senior lieutenant His ship has bee
wn ordered to Key West to join the Atlanti
nc, squadron.
''' one of the most closely conteste
games of basket ball played this winte
81 among the boys teams was the one whic
in took place Saturday between the Lion
j. and the Juveniles at the Y. NJ. c. A. gym
me nasiUm. The game resulted in a tie, tn
score standing to at the end of tn
- second half
rs Tho remains of the late Maria Walto
lp- of South Burlington were brought to thi
css city Friday afternoon and intermer
was made in Lake View cemetery. At tn
90 grave short burial service was cor
an Quoted by the Rev f. c. Bennett, assist
- ant rector of St. Paul's. The arrangement
ha We're IN charge of j. A. Corbin.
Ike, Miss Bertha Brownell rendered a far,
&C. well reception to her sister nurses AT tn
the Nurses Home on North Union St, Thurs
elk day night The different rooms were pre-
use tily decorated with plants and cut flower
is and during the evening refreshments wer
M served. Miss RroWnell will he marie
vas April TO T.. II. Merrill of Montpelie
They will reside in Chicago.
Gov. Mccullough came to this city MOI
day night from Bennington and RENAME
b at the Van Ness until morning when
III went to White River Junction to atten
"A meeting of the trustees of the Soldier
Home. A secretary was elected at IL
meeting to succeed the late c. C. Kin'
man. From White River Junction Coy
ernor Mccullough will so to New York.
The vacancy in the clerical force OF II
postoffice caused by the transfer of Mis-
NJ. T.. Jeffrey to New York will be file
by promotion and will result in sewers
h advancements 1t is expected that Il
vacancy thus caused will be filled by II
appointment of Frank Brown. Mr. Brow
has many friends, who Will be pleased
know of his appointment
Frank r. Roberts who has conduct'
a meat market in the Sherwood block
Church street for the past few years, h;
r. rented the store at No % Church stree