Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-05

fifth street, Tuesday morning, November
S. at $50 o'clock. Frederick NJ. Peyscr
will be remembered by many people of
this city as q former wealthy summer
visitor and Mrs. Peyser had many pleas
ant acquaintances here.
petition in bankruptcy was filed Thurs
day by Horatio S. Josselyn, a merchant
tailor. who has been doing business on
Main street. He has liabilities of 50 COS Is
of which S3O9s.5o are secured. His as
sets are $l,GSe4o, of which sl,G75. are
claimed exempt.
Ex-Gov. f. c. Smith of ST. Adams was
in this city Thursday He visited the
Rev. j. II. Metcalrs observatory in the
afternoon in company with Elihu y.
Taft and inspected the telescope. Gov
ernor Smith is considering the purchase
Of the instrument and will communicate
with Mr.. Metcalf to that effect.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Tuesday. They were those of +. w.
Hunter of Burke, who has liabilities of
81 096. q and assets of 81 1O5, of which $40
are claimed exempt; and of Hiram r.
Spinney of st. Johnsbury, who has liza
bilities of s.6075, and assets of S1,o56 20,
of which s405 are claimed exempt.
The mandate of the county court disal-
lowing the will of the late Joseph Finley
of Hnesbursh was filed yesterday in the
probate court. The case was appealed
and was tried at the spring term of
county court, the jury refusing to sustain
the will. The estate will consequently be
divided among the heirs according to law,
as though there had been no will.
The case of John Zipfel of Newark,
n. J., VS.. j. r. Booth, which WAS tried
at the September term of county court
and a verdict returned for the plaintiff
10 la Gf Ia no.
settled by the payment to the defendant
of s4,4C0. The case was appealed by the
defendant but by the payment of the
above mentioned sum no further action
will be taken.
The stock Of clothing of A. F. Nc
Carthy, who was recently adjudged q
, bankrupt, was sold at auction yesterday
afternoon by Thomas Reeves for T.. c.
Mower, the trustee. f. G. Webster pur-
chased the stock at II per cent of it's in
ventory. The stock was valued at s., s3l O,
and the purchase price was $6,029.9l. Mr.
Webster declined to say what he intended
TO do with the stock.
The annual meeting of the Young PEG.
pies Alliance of the First Church wa.
held Tuesday night, the following officer.
being elected for the year ensuing: Pres
dent, DR. George Z. Partridge; secretary
Miss Bessie Childs; treasurer Free
wright; social committee, Miss Gertrude
Powell music Miss Elizabeth Winter
missionary, Elmer Russell; friendly. Mis-.
Anna Reynolds; membership Levi Smith
Alfred Tatro and Miss Alvena Lezot
were married at eight o'clock Tuesda,
morning al st. Anthonys Church. Tn,
ceremony was performed by the Rev. w
A. Piomondon, in the presence of a larg,
gathering of friends and relatives. Follow
ing the ceremony wedding breakfas
was served at the home of the bride o,
Howard street The groom is an oversee
at the Queen City cotton mill. Mr.. an,
Mrs Tatro will make their home on How
ard street.
Two boat loads of winter apples arrive,
at this port Saturday from Shelburn
farms. The boats were lowed here b,
the Mariquita, one being left in the sir
where her cargo will he transferred t.
cars for rail shipment to New York Th
other was left in the Burlington Grocer
company's slip, whore she will await tn
arrival of tug for Whitehall. Fror
there she will 80 to New York. The an
pies, which were principally of the green
ing and Baldwin variety. We're picked j
; the orchards of DIR. Webb at Shehurl,
and were purchased by Charles Webbe