Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
CITY NEWS,

Springfield. lie has liabilities OF S4OO ana
assets OF $3.50, of which SIS are claimed
exempt.
Judgment was rendered Friday in |
city court in the case of Norton |
Johnson vs.. D. p. McGillicuddy The
plaintiff is to recover damages or
$S4.47 and costs of sl0.12.
At IL meeting Of osteopathic physicians |
in Boston on Saturday n New England |
| association was formed and Dr. &. f. |
1.uudon of this city, who read paper a'
| the needing. was elected vice-rrcsidcn'.
A. T.. Austin left Monday for Pan
ANA where he has position IN the
| construction of the Panama canal. Mrs.
Austin and their two sons. Charles and
Louis. will leave for Panama in about
month
r. G. stone and Il. j. Spaulding left
Friday for New York, and sailed
Saturday on ono of the Ward line steam
crs for Havana. cuba, whore they will
remain about a month. they will also
visit other Cuban cities.
A petition for divorce was filed Satur-
day in the county clerks Office by Ida Nj
| Estcy rl Essex VS.. Ernest G.. Estey. The
grounds alleged are intolerablc severity
draerion and refusal to support The
ease is returnablc at the March term OF
tourt
w. T. Scott. representing ThaXter Scott
& son of Hnvlcy. Mass. was i'll town
Yesterday looking for AYRSHIRE stock. Tie
las baryancd for two cows and thrtc
hc'icrs from G. w. Emcrsons herd IN
Charlotte ard Il bull calf from i. >.
1iews herd.
Mrs. Maria Corcy, wife of NJ. Il. Corley.
died at tho Providence orphanage Thurs
day morning betwc twelve and ono
o'clock Tho funeral was held from
the chapel at the orphanagc Friday morn
ing at eight o'clock, and ntcrment was i'll
ST. Josephs cemetery.
Abel l.. owen. n long slime resident and
respected farmer in South Burlington.
died at his home in that town Sunday
at the age of 81 years. Mr.. owen is sur
NiveL by one son. +. a. owen. who re-
sides in the West. and by "a daughter,
Mrs Lima Shcrwn. who lived with her
father.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Monday. Joseph poirier of this city has
liabilities of S36 and assets of $50, all of
which arc claimed exempt. Freeman Il.
Walton. a laborer of Concord. has labli-
ties of s4li and assets of S215. of which
ST., are claimed exempt
Horace W. Bailey, United sta'os mar
.haI was inthis city Monday and Ut
the Office of Clerk George Il. johnson
drew grand and petit jurors to serve at
the February term of United States
courts to be held in this city. The time
for noting cases for trial at this term of
court will expire February 5.
rhe damages caused by the bursting of
II water main in Winooski avenue several
weeks ago have been satisfactorily set
tied by the water department. The dam
ages amounted to S433.1 and We're paid to
the occupants of the Hayward block and
adjoining property. The cost or help
amounted to $l6G.0S.
Thomas Kerns was arrested Fri
dag on charge or havinE stolen an
uvercoat from the boiler room at the
shop of Spear Bros. The coat was
valued at about $50 and was owned by
Mr. Evans. 1t was sold to James Fine.
who operates a second hand store, and
was found there by the police.
rho poles which it is necessary TO set
in some of the streets in the installation
of tho new municipal electric lighting
will he placed in position. immediately
upon their arrival in the city. The fecd
pumps aud the condenser hay" arriN Al
tho plant ana arc being installed.
The selcctmon of South Burlington
met Friday to arrange the chccf
list to be used at the March meeting
The names of all delinquent taxpayers
were secured from f. f. Lord, tax col
,i,.l.n fpnv In 4
lists. The deinquents will be unable
to vote unless they pay up before Feb
ruary -
Green Mountain Chapter, u. A. r., helt
II largely attended meeting at the hom
of Miss Converse on Church street Mon
day. \ very interesting paper ON LAX
thDnnlain'' was read by Mrs +. j.. Bur
e,ss. Miss Mary Roberts and Mrs. DO
8, phn. II. Wires were elected delegate
To the national congress to be held II
Washington. April II.
,assius Il. Peck, who recently left thi
city for Oklahoma and who was appoint
ed assistant United States district attor
noy, has located in Guthrie. and has bee
Sworn into his new Office Mr. Pee
writes that there has been Il snow stori
there and that the single sleigh in tn
Guy mas h'tn III great utIllHIu' Iii'H liSc
~ paying dollar per hour for its us
and furnishing their own horse.
Railway Mail Clerk II. II. Bishop q
Bolton, who was i'll AZ White River June
ton for some time, has been moved I
SparhawkS sanitarum in this city. MI
Iiishon's Illness has been serious. He sus
tanned slight injury To one hand am
blood poisoning set in, making an opera
ton necessary. This operation was pei
formed by Drs. Guild of Hanover, n. IL
and Worthen of White River junction
All though his condition has been precar
Gus, his many friends will be pleased I
learn that he is now decidedly improved
Bids were opened Thursday at FOi
Ethan Allen lay Captain KenZie "
Walker. rcgimrntal rommissary, lot
cavalry, for furnishing butter for Ill
Co,nmssary department for the comm
month. The lowest bidder was the Enos
burgh Falls Creamery company of Eno'
burgh Falls, who bid % cents a pound,
b.. delivered from the creamery to Esse
Junction by express. The amount aske
for was 500 pounds, more or less. Thes
bids are asked for every month by TT
commissary department, and for the pa
f,yo months bidders have been few, La