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

Burlington. an appeal from the street
commissioners award for land damages;
Fred T.. Terrill VS.. II, ID. Burns, assump-
sit.
There are at present 122 rural free deliv-
cry routes in operation In Vermont. Enos-
burgh Falls and Middlebury each have five
routes running into the country and other
towns have from one to four. All the car
rierS are paid from the Burlington office
and the business Is conducted from this
point. That the service Is eminently sat
isfactory is shown by the few complaints
that are received.
The funeral of Mrs. Hester Il. Stanley
was held at 1890 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing from the chapel of st. Paul's Church.
the Rev. George Y. Bliss officiating. The
bearers were T.. II. Parker, G. II. Holden,
Joseph Aud and +. j.. Burgess and the
intermcnt was in Lake View cemetery.
Tho arrangements were in charge of J.
Warren Roberts.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. W. Chestnut Of Peru
street have moved to Portsmouth. n. II.
Mr.. Chestnut has for the past five years
held tho position of prescription clerk
in tho Crystal pharmacy, and has ac-
cepted the position of stenographer in a
government Office in Portsmouth. His
many Burlington friends will wish him
success in his new position.
Tho returns from the town Of Colchester
for the vote or the referendum were open
ed Monday by O. l.. Ray, county clerk.
and the vote was SOC yes and 1893 no. The
returns reached the county clerk in the
mail Friday morning. the time for filing
them having expired Wednesday night.
They were not opened until Monday,
owing to the illness of Mr.. Ray.
Atlanta, Ga, papers announce tho
marriage in that city Of Orvillc H.. Hall
and Miss Fannie CraiCmilcs. Mr.. Hall is
n native of Chittcndcn county and was
for some years engaged in the mercantile.
mining. lumbcr and banking business at
Dahlonega. More recently he has been
editor and publisher of the Southeastern
Underwater, at Atlanta.
Rut two cases are set for trial at the
February term Of United States Court to
he held in this city the latter part of this
month. opening February "a The cases
are those of Newton & Thompson Mig.
co. vs.. Drake, Smith d Co., and George
w. Sabre vs.. George NJ, Honsinger. There
will undoubtedly bc considerable criminal
business disposed of. This will be a grand
jury term.
There is already considerable talk about
the appointment of the board of license
commissioners created by the passage of
the license law. This board will be APP
pointed by the present board of aldermen.
There are already several candidates for
the Office. Among those whose names are
most prominently mentioned are S. j.
Beatty. John O'Neil. j. j. Enright, j. j.
Flynn and Thomas Reeves.
w. l.. Brown and c.. c. Forbes who
have conducted n creamery at the corner
Of North Winooski avenue and Grant
streets for the past few months, have dis
solved partnership. Tho business in the
future will be in charge of Mr.. Forbes,
MIR. Brown having retired to accept the
position Of shipping clerk with Arbuckie
& CO.. He Will begin his now duties the
18th inst.
II. S. Andrews who has been oversecr
in the Carding room Of the Queen City
Cotton Co. for tho past five years. has
resigned his position. Saturday as he
was about to leave he was presented with
"A solid gold chain. with a Knights Tenn
plar charm, and also with n very hand
some mcrschaum pipe and a box of cigars
by the employees. Mr.. Andrews is unde-
cidcd as to his future occupation.
Bernard German, one of the men re-
Gently arrested by Sheriff Horton for
stealing chickens. was in city court Thurs
day and was fined SO and costs OF
Sl6..i. the alternate sentence being Ill
days in the House Of Correction. Tic took
an appeal and bail was fixed at $50. Cor
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In the chicken supper at October Arcand's.
which resulted in the arrest of five men
for chicken stealing.
William II. McAuliTc OF Ottawa, Ont,
formerly of burlington. is in this city
for a few days stay on his return for
a six weeks trip abroad. Mr.. McAuliffc is
In the wholesale and retail lumber bust
ness in Ottawa, and combined business
with pleasure IN his trip. He visited
Paris and Rome, and spent several days
in England and ireland. lie was ac-
%companicd by Mr.. Blackmcr and Mr..
Mackrcl of ottawa.
The committee which was recently APP
pointed at the University to decide
whether the students should give n min
strol show or a kake walk. have decided
to give a kake walk, and have set the
date for the night of February q. The
walk this year promises to Guido all pre-
Nious efforts Of the students, as the
medical students have decided to take a
hand in it. 1t is planned that the walk
will take about two hours, and the re-
matndcr of the evening will he given up
to dancing.