Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
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home on Lccair street of old age. Mr.
Barbeau was ST years old and came here
from Canada. The funeral services were
held from st. Francis Xavier Church
Saturday morning at eight o'clock with
intermcnt in the church cemetery.
The first case of the much Dire AIDED
disease spotted fever made its appear
ance in this village early Saturday MORN
ing and within IL hours had claimed it's
first victim. Arthur David Musgrave. tho
l2.year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
MusGrave. n bright and promising young
10y was taken i'll about five O'Clock Sat
urday morning and DR.. Sbechar was hur-
freely summoned. The case was dag
noscd rs cerebro spinal meningitis and
everything possible was done to alleviate
the chd's sufferings. He continued TO
grow rapidly worse and died at five
O'Clock in TIE afternoon. just Il hours
after being stricken. The health officer
was notified of the case and the house
unlarantined The funeral was held from,
the house in the afternoon at four o'clock.
The service was private and was con-
Quoted by the Rev. l.. $ Morey and the
intcrmcnt was in Green Mount cemetery.
The arrangements were in charge of A.
u. Clement. This is the only case of
Tho disease reported in the village.
The new board of license commission
crs met Saturday in the office OF Deputy
Sheriff l.. w. Ravlin and organized with
r. j. White as chairman and secretary.
An important real estate transaction
was completed Saturday when the brick
manufacturers. Huard and Pratt. pur-
chased DDS acres IF woodland in the Sun
dcrland Hollow district from the l.. r.
| Platt estate. The land is heavily wooded
| and the new owners VIII begin at once
to clear "A large portion Of the land. The
wood cut from the tract will he hauled
| To tho brick yards on upper North street
rhc buildings at the brick works are
| being repaired and extra sheds will bt
put up, This being made necessary by
| The burning of enc of the large sheds
last summer. New machinery will bt
also installed and the plant thoroughly
equipped for the seasons work One OF
the large contracts which the firm have
in hand is the furnishing of the brick
for the new medical college.
Mrs. Julia Dandrcw. widow OF
Charles Savage. died at the Fanny Aller
hospital Saturday morning OF old age
Mrs. Savage was born in Canada 81 year.
ago and some 80 years ago was resi-
dent of Swanto7. later removing &c thi!
village. where she has since made hel
home. Her husband died 80 years ago
She Is survived by seven sons. Noel. Jo
Heph. Moses. Charles and Fred of Mimi
capols. Mimi. and John and Etman o
Swanton, and one daughter. Mrs. Eft,
Seymour. of this village. She also leaves
one brother Joseph Dandrew. of New
port The remains We're brought to tn,
home Of her daughter, Mrs Seymour, ant
tho funeral was held from ST. Francis
Navicr Church Monday morning at eigh
o clock.
| At Mondays session of the boar'
of license commissioners the rates fol
the different classes OF licenses were GXed
as follows: First class, $l,l0O, an increase
Of 500 over last year. second class, $500
as against $500 last year; third class, $3.50
fourth class. $1,000; fifth class, so, as
compared with $40 last year: seventh
class. 500. The board is now ready Il
receive applications and the time fol
filing the same will expire Friday even
ing, April 7. The members will be al
their Office in the Ravlin block every day
from 10 a. m. to twelve noon, and from
IL y. m. to p. m. The board will &C
|cept surety bonds issued by companies
doing business in the State.