Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23

Croker, and a daughter, Miss M. j.
Croker, both Of this city. The funeral
will be held this morning at o'clock from
st. Mary's cathedral and the interment
will be in st. Joseph's cemetery.
The case Of Henry Raymond vs.. Eli
Kirby was brought before Justice j. II.
| Macomber Saturday The case Is one In
which suit is brought for justice eject
ment and judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff to recover possession or the
| premises and damages of $22.75 and costs.
| The defendant moved for leave to take
| the poor debtors oath and was admitted.
| r. Smear has resigned as president Of
the Spear Martin Fur company and sold
| all his stock in the company to George r.
Martin and Charles II. Spear Mr.. Mar
| tin will act as president and Charles II.
Spear as secretary and treasurer in fu-
ture and together with Nathan Spear as
| sumo the entire management OF the busi-
ncss.
When the water in the lake was at its
highest point considerable damage was
done to the dock at Juniper island
About three weeks ago tie greater part
of the wharf was taken away, and last
Saturday the remainder was washed into
the lake. 1t has not been decided wheth-
er the dock will be repaired this season,
but it is probable that it will not be.
before Commissioner George e. John
son Tuesday for selling liquor without
| having paid n government license tax. He
was apprehended by II. c.. Gleason, deputy
| collector of internal revenue. and was
brought to Burlington by Deputy Marshal
Luke Parish of Randolph. He waived ex-
animation and furnished bail in the sum
of $500.
| The canal boatmen on Lake Champlain
have organized under the name OF 'Ine
| Inland Seamen's Union" and are in the
possession Of q charter from the American
Federation of Labor. The officers elected
are: President, Richard Vaughn; vice.
president, George d. Lampman; secretary
and treasurer, r. NJ. Adams. Secretary
Adams has established an office at the
foot of Thirty-Second street south, Brook
Ign.
The goods and household furnishings o,
Mrs. p. j. Kirby. who formerly lived or
Juniper island, were taken to this city
, Monday and moved to Mrs. Kirby's
rooms on Main street. Mrs. Kirbys hus
band. the late Peter Kirby, was assistan
lighthouse keeper on tho island and tn
position has been rendered to Horace
Adsit, one Of the clerks at the grocer!
store of +. j. Thomas. but he has not ye
decided whether he will accept tho posi-
J ton.
BUSINESS was conducted III tne new
Howard bank building for the first time
| Saturday. The moving was practically
completed on Arbor day and Saturday tho
rooms were filled throughout the day Will
friends Offering congratulations to Presi
, dent Gates and the other officials on thei
fine building. The other banking insti
tutions of the city sent beautiful Gu
, flowers and they with potted plants ant
palms added to the attractiveness of thu
, rooms.
The addition which has been constructed
at the rear of the Vermont Produce com
pany's building at the corner of Cham
1 plain and King streets is approaching
@ completion. The outside has been covered
Y with tin and given coat of paint ant
$ but little work remains to be done on tn
n interior. The addition is three stories II
height and will be used principally TO
storage purposes. A stable for the horse
2 used by the company and for thos
CARED here by Brown & Ayres is locate'
on the second floor.
Mrs. Mitchell Fouchctte of % Sout
Battery street died Monday afternoo
at o'clock. aged II years. She had bee
in Ill health for three months but wa
d confined to her bed only n week wit
,. dyspepsia. which caused her death. The flu
h neral was held at st. Joseph
B. Church, Wednesday morning at clock
= Mrs. Fouchettc is survived by a husban
= and two sons. all Of Burlington. Sh
also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Loudou o
y Canada and Mrs. Csebe Borve of Mich
- gan, and a brother Mitchell Maynard o
r. Winoosk.
h Tho Rcv. James L. Perders has bee
4 appointed by the Rt, Rev. J. S. Michau
4 as pastor to the Church of the Rogatio
and Donation at Randolph. Father Per
derss first parish was at St. Thomas
+ Church in Jndcrhill, where he RENAME
- about three months. He was then trans
; fcrrod to St. Mary's Cathedral in this city
He was ordained to the priesthood froi
% | the grand seminary in Montreal shortl
: before Christmas of last year. In cor
ncction with the parish at Randolph
Father Penders will have the missions {
IL Rcthcl, South Royalton and Roohestc
G He will begin his new duties next SundH,