Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24
CITY NEWS,

ut the Burlington postoflice and reported
Monday for duty.
News has been received in this city
ar the death in New York OF George
IL. Lavigne, at one time Il popular bar
her in Burlington.
Mrs. Edward Robinson of 81 Colchester
avenue, fell ON the ice Friday afternoon
and broke her right arm between the Ell
bow and the shoulder.
carl T.. S%toughton, who has been en-
rloyed at Mckannon Bros. music store,
has accepted a position in titchburg,
Mass, as freight clerk.
Following Il gale of wind from the
south AL the morning. there was a lively
thunder storm Tuesday afternoon, the
FIRST of the season ana rare in March.
a petition in bankruptcy was flied Mon
day by Anthony Mcclure. Il luinber-
man of Essex. He has liabilities of s2,S6-
81 and assets OF sos, Of which $50 are
claimed exempt,
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
Thursday by Nollion stevens. a railway
section man of ST. Adams. lie has liabil-
aties of S2i7 and. assets Of 800, all of which
ore claimed exempt.
Tho first meeting Of the creditors in the
bankrupt estate of y. \. johns of Hun
tifgton was held Monday before Referee
George w. Dcborville. y large number OF
creditors were present but no trustee was
appointed.
William Il. H. Davidson OF Essex June
ton was Thursday appointed a deputy
collector and inspector of customs to he
stationed at st. Adams to succeed Charles
&. Taylor, removed. lie will assume his
duties at once.
Theatrical managers and rol,nr players
are not the only people to whom q fun
house" il important. Ii is important to
the man who Keeps boarders or lo1gers
FOR PROFIT. Again, the moral: Use
the want columns
Mrs. Mary Mattress died Thursday at
her home on Peru street Of plcurO-pnru-
munia, aged 50 years. She leaves d hus-
band and Two children also one sister
and FIVE brothers. The funeral was held
~ Crierhill Center Saturday.
The case of C.. V. wcthorby vs.. Louis
T.. Peterson. which has been continued II
times. was closed Thursday by Justice
J. Il. Stearns. who rendered Judgment for
the riaiNtifi to recover possession Of the
premises sued for and for 81 and costs
Of 500.
Octave Parri2o was arrested yesterday
~ Deputy Sherin Brodie on It charge
Of intoxicatiou. tie put M u fight hut
was finally landed in Jail. At that in
stitution he objected 10 being searched
nut was ovcrpowered and a h"ttle of
rplit, partially fun, was taken from
lirI.
The cases Of Thomas Ward " co.. ye.
+. f.. Lldrcd and Henry ThaYor :, ca.
". r. l.. Ildrod wer" disposed OF Yes
terday by Justice j. I. StearnS. In the
former damages of SD. 80 ana costs OF
$3.50 We're nllowcd the plaiutih and in
the latter damages OF S|0.1i ana costs
of $50.
Sergeant {. &. Nahouey VIZ last tight
amounted first sergeant Of Company VI
by Capt. T.. =. Woodbury.. Sergeant Ma
honey succeeds Sergeant Spending, vino
was rcCently elected SECOND lieutcuitt.
The armory board appointed the follow
Ing house committee: Sergeant willard.
Corporals laushton and Habcocll, Fri
Yates Dover and Kendall
TWO men were arraignci in city court
Hhureday for being drunk, both hay
tng been arrested by the police They were
John WEIGH of SWauton ana James
Sandros of Burlington. They pleaded
guilty. the former being fined s. and COSTS
~ t'.74 aui the latter - and costs of
$50. They will each serge the alternate
.ntonco 81 ten days il Jail.
j. Il. Tcluregar1 has leased tn" prem
Aos ~ 1M5 North street formerly oc-
cluiod as a barber shop and us soon
as repairs are m@de will move his Under
taking hliSnmout from li% t.lmw0od
avenue To- the North street store. Mr.,
Braurccard VIII continue the news bust
ness at the new stand in connection with
his Undertaking business.
I.phraim Mayo. who VAS recently adj
Judged instre At Winooski ana placed
IL the jail in this city for safe keeping,
was taken Monday to the State hos
pital for the insane at Waterbury 10y
constable RaVlin. Mayo created con-
tiderable disturbance at the Jail sunday
evening but WAS quite rational when
taken ia the train aud no trouble vas
experienced 10y the officer.
A motion has been mad" by the de-
fendtnt in the case Of Athie j. Elliott
80. the Canadian Pacific railway for an
arrest of judgment and TO have the YER
dict set aside. This case was tried at
the February term Of nitod States
Courts in this city ana the jury awarded
damages to tho plaintiff \ hearing on
tho motion Will lc had noNl Tuesday at
Erattlcboro before Judge Wheeler.
\ meeting Of the representatives of
the different towns who are considering
the project of a base bah league for the
:Oming season will meet at the Van Ness
HOUSE in this city f'rhiaN afternoon at
100 o'clock to complete the league. ar
range schedules and to do any other bust
ness. from recent reports ii seems doubt
full whether either Rutland or Glcns
Fails will be represented in the league.
Tho term of +. o. Bpluprc as city as
SCISSOR has expired and according to tho
terms of the city charter the city cCuncil
will have to hold q meeting S0rnrtlln"
.hIS month To elect hiS successor. II Is
probable that n meeting VIII be held i'm
the near future. II is understood that
Mr.. Bcdupre Is a candidate for recollection.
CtlIcr city officers win not be elected un-
al the new members of the city council
take Office.
The case of T. { Mower. tr.. W, j.
II. McCilty AMI j. Il. Brodi", which was
set for trial at the present term of cOun-
tN court, has been continued on the
ground that some of the testimony might
tend to bear on the case brought against
Mr.. MtCarty by the United states in the
United states Courts. IN" case was con
tinucd on the stipulation that Mr.. Me
'artY should not ask for II continuance OF
this case again.
About 300 children of tho parochial
schools Of this city gathered at St. Mary's
hall Friday afternoon ana partook Of
n banquet which had been arrange for
Them in connection with the St. Patrick $
had enjoyed their feast, they were enter
tanned - feW minutes with songs by the
Rev. i j. Barrett, with the Rev. Father
toffey OF Bristol as a~cCompanist. Father
C0ffoy also rendered several Irish songs.
col. il. W. ANA Edna T.. Jcwott trans
x,ry,I tIrtt11N tn I'M NJ Charlie. tlt4f,.