Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
CITY NEWS.

fessor Henry A. Tcrrey and Miss Dor
cthy Van Patton of Davenport Iowa.
In county court Tuesday the case
Of Matte NJ Partch VS.. Mrs. p. L.
Dodge was settled and discontinued.
Prof. G. II. Perkins has returned from
Hawaii. where he has been making geo.
logical surveys. His absence has covered
period Of several months.
At a hearing Saturday afternoon in the
bankrupt estate Of Morris Brown a divi-
dend of 1 "a cents was declared and paid
by Referee George ". Debervillc.
james Muir pleaded guilty in city
court yesterday morning to charge
Of intoxication. He received a fine of
IS and costs of 5000. which he paid.
The public schools opened Monday for
another year. There vas an enrolment
of 2,27o. being gain of 1O1 over the
registration OF the first day last year
Milo staff Of Huntington. an old vet.
eran. is at the Mary Fletcher hospital,
recovering from the ampuntion Of his
right hand. the operation being made nec-
essary by blood poisoning.
Jonn f1ynn ana w. IS.
have sold the Kingsland residence on
South Union street to E. B. Collins,
who is planning extensive improve
ments on the property. The premises
have a frontage on Union street OF lie
feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carpenter have
returned from Los Angeles. Cal, where
they have resided the past year. Mr..
Carpenter went there last fall to re-
gain his health, which was poor. He
conducted a grocery store while in Los
Angeles.
Miss Jane W. Reed. for 20 years a resi-.
dent of Burlinc on. died Saturday at the
ST. Lawrence hospital in Ogdonsburg. n.
y, aged So. The funeral was held
from the residence Of ]. w. TMttlc in
Plattsburgh Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
John J Flynn and W. r. McKillip have
sold and Lydia farm property OF II. II.
Chittendcn on Shelhurnc street To Nelson
W Jones. MIR Chittcndon taking in OK
Change Mr.. Jones's homestead or South
Willard street. Mr. Iones's now property
js ono of the most desirable places in this
section.
Joseph Sheppard and Miss Eva Duf-
feny were quietly married Monday
evening at eight o'clock by the Rt
Rev. Mgr. Cloarec. The brides home
is in Plattsburgh and the groom is cm-
poyed by Arsenc Boucher as barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard will reside on
Drew street in this city.
Men began Monday to remove the
large wooden fence, which separates the
Elmwood avenue cemetery from the
street. This fence will be replaced by a
modern IRON one and will be set up imme-
diately. The present fence will not be re-
moved from the south and east portions
IF the cemetery. which front on buildings
and vacant lots.
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed
in this city Tuesday nv Nelson W.
Haynes of Groton, who has liabilities
OF 1925 and assets of $40. claimed ex-
empt; Eugene p. Taylor of st. Adams.
. laborer who has liabilities of $222.52
and assets Of s42. and Louis A. Longe
of Burlington. a laundry foreman. who
has assets of SAB and liabilities of 81.
Mrs. J. h. Rogers died Sunday morn
consumption, after an illness Of several
years. She was 81 years old and is sur.
vived by husband and two daughters
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at three O'Clock from St. Josephs
Church. with burial in Mount Calvary
cemetery.
session Of county court in memory
of the late w. /. Rurnap was held Mon
day afternoon. Resolutions prepared by
o committee OF the Chttenden county
tar were presented and adopted and re-
marks were made by Henry Ballard.
NJ A. Bingham. O. =. Ray. Robert
Roberts. f. c. Mower. II. S. Peck c. s.
Palmer. C. T. Barney and Judge Seneca
Haselton
Mrs. A. r. Robertson OF winooski
has sold the lard and sausage factory
on North Winooski avenue to C. A.
Bushey of this city. Mr.. Bushey was
formerly employed by the Burlington
Traction company as electrician and
as the result of an accident lost a leg.
As he is now unable to pursue his vo-
cation as electrician he will devote his
time to his newly acquired business.
Miss Hannah Geer Harrington daughter
of Nj. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrington Of
Shclburne. was married to Ralph Ludford
Eutler. son Of Superint endent j. X. But
Ter Of the New England Telephone &
Telera Nh company AT Plattsburgh on Aug.
ust 1S, by the Rev. DR.. Kendall. Mr.. and
Mrs Butler have returned from their
wedding trip and are at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Butler in the Richardson"
Word was received in this city Mon.
day of the death Of Dennis B,esnahan
at Chicago. III. Mr.. Bresnohan was en-
poyed on tho Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad and resided in South
Chicago Last week John Newton Of this
city. a relative Of the deceased, received
telegram stating that Mr.. Eresnahan
had been seriously injured and Monday
he received notice Of his death. The de-
ceased was horn in this city and spent
his carly lifc here. OF late nc had Travelled
South and West.
The northern division OF tho New Eng.
lond Telephone and Telegraph company
will shortly open an exchange at Felch-
Vile. The poles and other material for
tho construction Of the exchange are row
on tho way to that town. An exchange
was opened at North Troy on the first
iurtant with between 30 and So suhscrib.
ers. Plars are completed for two moro
exchanges. one at lowell and one at
West Stewartstown. N. H. 1t is expected
that these exchanges will be in operation
In about a month