Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-09

casing around the wheel house facing
the south has been torn away and the
upper dock is weakening. The lower part
of the engine is in the water and will be
greatly damaged II not ruined.
George I.aDue of North Battery street,
IN cmployc of the Queen city Cotton
company. had the misfortune to let
large piece of gearing fall on his left foot
while at work Tuesday morning. Tho
foot was damned quite badly and he will
be confined to- the house for several days.
During the heavy north winds of the
past few days the water in the lake here
rose about four inches, but a shift in the
wind yesterday has again lowered it some
what The Shepard & Morse Lumber
company had q fire under their boilers
Monday for the first time in over
week No work was done in the shops
but the steam was used in pumping out
some of the water
Joseph Nczna. the baker. will serve to
the members of st. JoSophs Church
bread feast at one of the services next
Sunday a large loaf of bread is blessed
before mass and distributed to the faith
full This is to represent the ancient love
feasts of the first Christians. The Gus
tom has never been very prevalent In the
United States, but is practised to n con-
siderable extent in some parts OF Canada.
William McElroy, father of Mrs.
Thomas f. Ahearn of George street. died
Saturday afternoon at Jericho at the age
of s. years. The cause OF his death was
Il complication of diseases. The funeral
was hcld from St Thomas Church in
l1ndcrhil Yesterday morning at . O'Clock.
Those who attended the funeral from this
city included r. +. Ahcarn, james Madi-
gan and John MclIlroy.
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Champlain Manufacturing company held
Monday morning. 1t was unanimously
voted to accept practically the same prop
osition that was offered by the manage
mont six weeks ago. The main features
of the proposition are that all matters re-
latinC 30 the workings of the shop shall
be settled exclusively between the man
agcment and the employees.
Four candidates appeared before the
State board Of medical censors at the
y NJ. G. A. building Yesterday morning
and are now being examined. The ply
sicians having the examination in charge
are Or. s. w. Hammond of Rutland. Sec
rotary of tho board. and DR.. c. w. How
ara of Shoreham, treasurer DIR. Henry
James of Waterbury, president of the
hoard, will he present to-day when tho
examinations win be completed.
The 90 foot smoke stack on the Burling
ton Venetian Blind company's engine
house fell yesterday forenoon, crashing
through the roof All of the worknen
were much alarmed but none were injured.
the cause of the trouble is said to have
been with a force OF mon who are string
ing q power wire near the building. They
found it necessary to pull on one Of the
guy ropes breaking a link and topping
eight sections of the stack to the roof.
| I he funeral of the late Miss Rather
inc Iiagar was held yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock from her late home at 323
| College street. The Rev. G. II. Beard Off
ciated assisted by Prof. j. L. Goodrich.
The high esteem in which the deceased
was held was shown by the large attend
ance of friends The bearers were G.. G
Benedict. Elihu h. Taft. NJ. II, Buckham
and J. a. Arthur. The arrangements
were in the charge of J. Warren Roberts
Harris II. Walker has resigned his posi-
! ton with the Wells g. Richardson COM
panY to accept the general agency of the
New York Life Insurance company with
| headquarters in Burlington He will open
offices in the new Howard bank building
about April u. Mr.. Walker is popular
young man and we'll qualified to win sue
cess in his new position and he Will enter
upon his new field OF operations with the
best wishes of Il host of friends.
|
Graves of Waterbury WAS tried yesterday
in city court and judgment was rendered
| for the defendant to recover his costs.
| The plaintfi claimed that he secured a
| judgment against "A creditor before a jus
| ticc during the term of Mr. Graves as
sheriff in Washington county. He claim
! ed that he delivered an execution into the
| hands of Deputy Sheriff II. b. Wedge and
that the latter never made service. He
/ brought the suit to recover $685. damages
and costs of $500 of Mr.. Graves. The de
| fendant showed tho writ with the officer $
return made after service, hence the judg-
ment for the defendant.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed Yesterday in the office of George
| =. Johnson, clerk Of the United States
courts, under the petition of the I}urllng-
ton Grocery co., the Northern Provision
Go. and Hobart ). Stanley. The petition
is that Of +. G. Howd. The petitioners
claim that hc owes the burlington Groc-
cry Go. $40 A. the Northern Provision Co
/ S53ol2, and H. }. STANLEY $40. They also
claim that he committed an act of bank
rurtcy by transferring within the pas,
, four months bis stock of goods to the
| Vermont Produce Co. with intent to MAKE
that firm q preferred creditor.
Mrs Il. II. Stone has rendered to the
| board Of directors of the Howard Relief
association her resignation as matron of
the mission to take effect in July. At that
time she will have served four years in
that capacity The mission was never on
| q ilrmcr basis than ut present and during
| the four years that Mrs. Stone has been
matron a great amount of good has been
accomplished among the poor of the COM
| munitN through a judiciouS use of the
! funds at the disposition Of the institution
y class of children not reached by any
! a nt