Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-04
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER,

Mr. and Mrs John Ransom Huff on the
occasion of the marriage of their daugh-
ter Florence, to Paul Shipman Dilling
ham, only son of Senator w. T.. Dlling-
ham. The wedding and reception are to
occur on the afternoon of Wednesday.
February 49, at 10 Revere Place, Brook
Ign, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Dillingham; will
be at home at No. West street, Mont
pelier, after April 8.
The body of Mrs. Isabella Marsh. who
died on Jan. % in the hospital at the
State prison at Windsor, was brought
to this city Thursday evening by A. w.
Huntington. q brother in law, and was
buried in the family lot at Green Mount
cemetery.
A meeting of the students of Montpelier
Seminary was held Saturday afternoon in
an attempt to further the efforts made
by those in charge of athletics at Mont
pcler and Goddard Seminaries to weed
out all professionals during the coming
season in the interests of pure athletics.
These two institutions have been at swords
points for several years on all athletic
fields, both are heartily tired of it and
it is believed the outcome of the con-
sideration of these matters will be to re-
Ceive no students who come to these in
stitutions for the sole purpose of playing
base ball or football Both institutions
have appointed committees to further dis
cuss the matter. The committee from
Montpelier Seminary is made up of Prof.
T.. a. Hamilton. capt. Drenan of the
base ball team, and Geo. Mclvor. manager
of that team. The committee from God
dard Seminary is composed of Prof. Can
nell. Capt. Mark Berry of the Goddard
base ball team and Mr.. White. These
committees will confer some time dur
ing the present week.
The total amount of uncolectcd taxes
in the hands of Charles u. +. Bancroft,
city sheriff, in 1902 and Sheriff John Doch-
erty In 1903 is $1,l57.67. After several de-
auctions are made the taxes in the hands
of Mr.. Bancroft will be only s35642 and
in the hands of Sheriff Docherty $l31.02.
The Hon. Walter E. Ranger, Prof. f.. G..
Ham and Paul S. Dillingham; held an ex-
animation at the state House Saturday
afternoon of candidates who are seeking
appointments to the military cademy
at West Point. The candidates examined
were: James II. Darling of Barre, Stew
art o. Citing of burlington, Jason D.
Jones of Chester. Lyman N. Wheelock
of Montpelier, William Kathan of North
field. The examination was completed Sat
urday evening and the findings OF the
examiners were forwarded to Senator w.
i. Dillingham; at Washington
Fire early Saturday morning destroyed
the blacksmith shop at Worcester corner
occupied by Ralph Richardson and occu-
pied by Fred Alexander. The building was
valued at 500.
Mrs Edwin Lane is dangerously i'll at
her home on Barre street, the result of
dislocaton of the spinal cord while at
tempting to throw a cape over her should
ers several days ago. The accident is very
rare in the knowledge of the medical fra
ternity at Montpelier
The civil case of II. NJ. Harvey vs. Clay
ton l.. Emery was heard in city court
Saturday morning resulting in judgment
for the plaintiff to recover $50 and costs.
The financial statement Of the city Of
Montpelier for the fiscal year ending
February l. as given out Monday by
City Treasurer Merrill. shows that dur
ing the year the income from the water
department has retired $4,000 worth
of the city bonds and that after paying
all expenses the treasurer has on hand
$4,617.13 The old city agency building
was sold for $4,000 and this money was
used in retiring bonds for that amount.
The cost of the street department has
been $lO.775. schools $4,000, and S4,i62
has been expended on permanent roads.
Two sealed freight cars in the Mont
pclier & Wells River yard We're broken
into sometime Saturday night and part
of box of hams was taken. The
thieves were evidently looking for a
car of beer which was expected in the
yard that night but did not arrive.
Mrs Joseph Morrison died Monday
in Barre of tuberculosis Her husband
is serving "A ten days sentence in coun-
ty Jail for intoxication.
Mrs. Louis DuchauM who formerly
resided in this city. died Monday at
Wells River. She was taken from Hea-
ton hospital to her homo in that viii
lage n short time since. Deceased
was formerly Miss Ncttie Duke of
Plainheld and had a large number of