Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-14

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and has been in the employ of the COM
pany at that place, Concord N. H., st.
Adams ana this city for the past 20 years
The company having lost the right on the
Rutland railroad will not have an Of
flee hereafter in this city but this office
and the one at Concord will be consolidate
cd at White River Junction and Will be
in charge of George Fox of Concord
Eugene Chausse, Jr., of the Burlington
employment agency will go to New YORK
one week from to-day to get a carload of
Swedes and laps for farm help and ser
want girls. This kind of help is very hard
to find this spring and Mr.. Chausse has
already received large number of APP
plications
Daniel McVegh. who has been employed
by the Central Vermont railroad in the
capacity of section boss in the local y'rds
for many years, left yesterday for New
York. Mrs. McNeagh is now in Ireland
for her health but will return soon and
they will reside in New York. where Mr..
McVcigh owns some property.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Marengo of North
Champlain street gave reception at
their home last night in celebration OF
the 18th anniversary of their marriage. A
large number of their friends called on
them during the evening and they were
the recipients of many presents. Tho lat
ter part of the evening was given up to
dancing, after which supper was served.
A. T.. Burke of Waterbury, who has
rented the store on Church street recently
made vacant by the death of j! }.
Wright. was in this city Tuesday get
ting things in shape for the opening of
a restaurant There still remains some
carpenter work and plumbing to be done
but Mr. Burke hopes to be able to begin
business by the first of juno
County Clerk Ray has received and is
preparing the books of record to be fur
nished those holding druggists licenses
and will distribute them throughout the
county at once. The druggists must keep
a record of all sales in the book and on
the first of every month the books must
be returned to tho county clerk. when
new ones will he issued
Gilbert Bouchard. the II years old son
of MIR. and Mrs. Louis BouChard of North
Champlain street, broke a leg while play
ing near his home between and Z o'clock
Sunday afternoon He had climbed tree
and lost his balance. falling to the ground
and turning his foot under him. The leg
was broken at the ankle, and he will be
confined to the house for several days.
Plans for the building to he used as
temporary quarters for the postoflice and
custom house will arrive in about ten
days. Bids will be called for and work
will be begun upon the building at an
carly date. As soon as the work is com
plctcd the present postoffiCe building Will
he vacated and torn down. Work on the
permanent building will probably be be-
CUR carly next spring.
William Topper, an cmployc at tho Rut-
land freight depot. was the victim of a
painful accident about o'clock yester-
day morning He was standing in the
doorway of ono of the cars on the track
near the depot, and in some way lost
his balance and fell to the ground lie
struck on tho back of his neck and when
picked up was in a scmi-conscious state.
He was taken to tho Mary Fletcher hos
pital and at last reports was resting COM
fortably.
The horse attached to a milk wagon
driven by Joseph St. Peter of South Bur
lington was frightened by T.. a. Brode 5
automobile while Mr.. st. Peter was deiv-
cring milk on Elmwood avenue Fri
day morning and started on n run. In
| turning the corner of Grant street the
animal broke an ankle on the curbing. \
veterinary was summoned and after an
examination had been made it was de-
cided to shoot the horse, which was done.
On account of the extreme drouth and
danger of fire, Red Rocks has been tenn
porarily closed to the public. A small
fire was started sunday and to prevent a
serious one this precautionary measure
has been thought necessary. The vegeta
ton at the park is suffering severely from
the prolonged dry weather and people
passing through are not always as care
full of cigar ashes and matches as they
should be The drives will be reopened as
soon as the weather will allow.
An amusing incident happened at the
railroad station early yesterday morning.
a coffin box had been left in the station
the night before and some time during
the night two soldiers in an an advanced
stage of intoXcation came to the station
ana finding that they had missed their
train, climbed into the box and went to
sleep. When they We're awakened yester-
day morning by one of the station hands
they got hurredlY ont of the box and
proceeded on their way to the fort
ono of the busiest places in this part of
the state these days is Shelburne harbor
where - or more men are at work rush
| ing to completion the new steamer Yer
mont Considerable of the interior finish
| ing vet remains to be done but Acting
Manager LOOMS of the Champlan Trans
portation company told Free Press man
on the boat Saturday that the new steam
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on May %, Just three weeks from last
Saturday. starting from Plattsburgh. stop
ping at Burlington and going to the south
crn part of the lake.
| Dorothy the two-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs NJ. T.. sullivan of North
street, was the victim of a painful acct
dent Sunday afternoon about o'clock
She was coming down the front stairs OF
their home carrying match in her hand
| and scratching it on the floor. When ii
| ignited the Child'S dress Immediately took
| fire She began to scream and Mr.. Sulli-
van, who was on the front piazza, went
| to her rescue and quickly cXtngushed
the blaze. She was burned quite badly
about the face and arms but no bad re-
| suits are expected
The friends Of Mrs. John j, Allen will
! sYmpathize with her in the loss by death
Of three of her sisters, a notice of whose
death within little more than a fortnigh
appears in another column. For some years
they had been accustomed to spend theil
winters in the South, and this year they
went to Colon, Columbia, to be will
their brother, Colonel James r. Shaler
manager of the Panama railroad &
Steamship company. They had been well
enjoying trips to various places, and it /;
presumed that upon some of these they
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| fatal in many instances.