Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

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compose the board Of license commission
crs IN this city IS also receiving no little
attention. Several candidates from inc
Republican,, Local option and Democratic
pfrties nave Already appeared above tho
horizon and others are daily expected.
Papers were signed Thursday transfer-
ring tho plant of tn" United States Clothes
Pin company TO a. G Brown. j. q. Brown
lnd {. r. Booth. g. H. Booth will r main
as manager of the company.
The Hon. u. $. Stanton Of Roxburv. e.
W. Huntloy Of DuXbury and g.. c..
T"wksburY of Worcester, the commissions
"rs in the case Of l.. r.. Huntington and
others ". tho city of Montpeli.r. filed
Friday the report of their findings with
The county aud city clerks. This is a
petition OF MIR. Huntington and several
other landowners for the rcsurvcy and
widening of River street. The commits
sionerS IN their report say that the nor-
ton OF River street bordering land owned
by n. 6. stone and John W. Emery
should be r,survcycd aud widencI hut
mat neither Emery nor Stone is entitled
to damages. Thcy also find that the r.
survey and widening of the remaining
portion of the street is not necessary and
is not demanded by the public good.
Heorg" Scribncr. drum major Of VA,
Montpelier Military band. who was ar
rested Friday night by Deputy Shorf.
ttt/2erald charged with keeping iuijHi-
eating liquor with intent to soil. pleaded
not guilty before Judge Woodward in
city court saturday morning furnished
hall i'm the sum Of SOD and his case wa,
continued for one week. II H. said IN,
state has evidence on which il relics To-
convict Scribnor Of pocket pcddling.
When he WIS arrested and takou T., All
'Tl"aY evening Il quart of whiskcy was
found in his pocket.
The total loss of the Vermont Mutual
Fir Insurance company in the recent
/ AIInIghI1t five. vrilI -. To- 49, Nh.
THIS IS tho heaviest loss this company has,
Sustained since the big fire at ST. Adams.
The employees Of tho Montpclier House
had q slcirhrido to Middlesex SATURDAY
evening ard had supper al the hotel, fol.
lowed tv dancing. John @. Adams trans
ported The party in the Monitor.
Business was light in bankruptcy court
on Saturday. The only case heard was
relative to tho petition Of f.. L. Davis.
trustee Of Alexander Mari a son oc
Barre. for permission to sell goods ar
private sale. Th, petition was denied.
The engagement of Clarence II. Senter,
son of eX-H'ayor John II. Sentor, and
Miss Eennie b.. Luke Is announced.
Moyor j. VI. boutwell, announces tina.
he Is not a candidate for recollection at
the coming annual city meeting. This
men most frequently mentioned a. 2 sue
ccssor 10 Mayor Boutwell, are Lester II.
Green, president of the hoard Of aldermen,
and eN-Al1ermau Martin ". Whoel0ck.
Sheriff Evans has drawn the following
petit jurors for the March term of Wash
ington County Court. which converse in
this city Wednesday. March 4 judge
Wendell +. STAFFORD Of St. Johus1ury.
presiding: Earre city. y. p. Willc,. II.
.. Patterson; Barre town. r. {. Bau-
croft. George 4. Holmes: Berlin. n. n.
Hawes. T.. G. Dewey; Cabot. Bemis Pike,
George y. Carpenter: Calais. &. 4. GRAY.
G. y. White; Duxtury. X. J. McMull,r:
! East NOntp,liCr Walter " little " T.